Best Demetrius Johnson Podcasts (2024)

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Medicare Made Clear Lunch and Learn 1:01:49

3d ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Medicare Made Clear lunch and learn is hosted by HNCLet's Talk Podcast. These lunch and learn sessions are designed to assist Medicare Eligible beneficiaries in understanding Medicare option during his/her enrollment. HNCLet's Talk Podcast is an affiliate of HealthNetCO Insurance Agency, licensed in several states. You can visit us online at Health…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 39 - Back To The Drawing Board 33:47

6M ago33:47

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Send us a Text Message. It's been a minute between podcasts, but in this conversation, Bryan discusses his recent experiences with work and family and he also shares how a co-worker discovered his past and how it led to conflict and contributed to a hostile work environment. Now looking to start the new year with a renewed sense of understanding hi…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 38 - Lady Ada 30:19

9M ago30:19

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Send us a Text Message. Resident. Nurse. Teacher. Entrepreneur. Ada Taylor, AKA Lady Ada, has been a fixture and role model in the St. Louis community for years. Her main mission in life is to do the things that would be pleasing in God's eyes. One is to provide jobs for many who would most would call unemployable. She also strives to educate young…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 37 - Demetrius' Day Is Coming 53:13

10M ago53:13

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Send us a Text Message. Demetrius Hooker has a great support system - his wife Shnette and their four children. Also, his cousin Dr. Samada Randels. But from a legal support, he has no one working to help him gain his freedom after having spent more than 30 years incarcerated. In late 1991, Demetrius was arrested for a murder that he didn't commit …

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 36 - Help Us Find Makayla and Malayiah Wickerson 5:50

11M ago5:50

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Send us a Text Message. Makayla (25) and Malayiah Wickerson (2) have been missing from their Berkeley, MO home since July 28th and we need your help finding them. Please contact us at guodr17.com or on this page or the Berkeley police at (314) 400-3810. Contact us at: guodr17.com; bls@guodr17.com; dj@guodr17.com; g.u.o.d.r.31@gmail.com; Guodr Johns…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 35 - You Can't Pimp My Pain 54:55

11M ago54:55

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Send us a Text Message. Molested at 4 years old. In drug rehab at 12. She meets the local drug dealer and becomes involved with him at 14 and was soon married at 15. And as if that wasn't enough, Sheena Eastburn was physically, mentally and sexually abused by her husband....how it ends is murder and 25 years in prison. Hear Sheena's story and how s…

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Growing Up On Death Row AT 17 - Session 34 - Giving Back Is A Beautiful Thing 11:30

11M ago11:30

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Send us a Text Message. Those who have been incarcerated come out of prison knowing that certain members of society are watching them and judging them. But for Bryan Seddens and many of those whom he was released with, there is a sense of wanting to give back to the communities where they weren't always at their best. And now they are in position t…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 33 - Sometimes It's Better To Just Walk Away 23:41

12M ago23:41

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Send us a Text Message. Spending 31 years in "the coffin" as Bryan Seddens calls it, taught him that there is only so much a person can do. And though he would like to help as many young people as he can stay on the right path, he also knows that it is better to walk away because these days it's so hard to gauge a person's heart and mindset. Hear h…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 32 - Our Kids Are On Their Own 21:07

1y ago21:07

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Send us a Text Message. Years ago, children knew that when the street light came on no matter what neighborhood they were in, they better be on the porch or in the house - period. It's sad to say but the old streetlight rule no longer has meaning. For Bryan Seddens, this is disheartening because he knows all too well that when there are no rules, n…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 31 - Controlled Movement and Institutionalized Thinking 23:30

1y ago23:30

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Send us a Text Message. When your every move and sometimes thoughts are in the hands of others, it can be a humbling thing. In prison, it's called "Controlled Movement" and after spending 31 years incarcerated for a crime that he didn't commit, Bryan Seddens knows it when he sees it, even in the free world. This podcast highlights how the way you a…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 30 - Re-Writing My Story, My Way 16:06

1y ago16:06

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Send us a Text Message. Bryan Seddens is doing something few people get to do - re-writing his story. Because he was locked up at 16 and many people lost track of him while he was incarcerated for 31 years, they only know what they see him doing now: giving speeches, co-hosting a podcast and working every day. Listen to Bryan's recent encounter wit…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 29 - Accountability And Accomplishment 18:58

1y ago18:58

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Send us a Text Message. You're 48. Your last relationship was 31 years ago at the age of 16. In between that time, you were in prison so you have no idea what to expect, but your time incarcerated has taught you that loyalty is crucial and a key for survival. But in the free world, things are much different as Bryan Seddens found out. Listen to how…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 28 - I Needed To Get Some Things Off My Chest 13:26

1y ago13:26

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Send us a Text Message. Time in the free world has opened Bryan Seddens' eyes to a lot since his release from prison in May of 2021. One revelation is that loyalty is very rare and it's confusing to him as to why that is. Listen to a few things that Bryan needed to get off his chest in this latest episode of Growing Up On Death Row At 17! Contact u…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 27 - If Only I Had LIstened To Grandma 16:06

1+ y ago16:06

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Send us a Text Message. Bryan Seddens knew he had no business getting into that car and to this day he still can hear his grandmother advising him not to. Yet he got in anyway and that ride took him right to prison where he spent 31 years for a crime that he did not commit. Knowing that he let her down and more importantly himself affects him now a…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 26 - Two Places At The Same Time 38:33

1+ y ago38:33

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Send us a Text Message. A few things that Christopher Spates acknowledges: He’s not a saint; he’s incapable of being in two places at once and more importantly, he’s not a murderer. But he was convicted and is still in prison based on the fact that he was supposed to be somewhere that he wasn’t with very little evidence to prove otherwise. Christop…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 25 - No Mercy For George, No Mercy For Me 31:30

1+ y ago31:30

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Send us a Text Message. Mercy is defined as "compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm." George Stinney , Jr. was electrocuted in 1944 for a crime that he didn't commit. Bryan Seddens related to young George because he spent 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn't commit and understands tha…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 24 - Seriously, Why Am I Still Here 30:07

1+ y ago30:07

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Send us a Text Message. John Frost believed so much in his innocence of a homicide, he voluntarily went to the police station for questioning. He never returned home that day. Then after his conviction, John knew there had to be proof that he was not guilty. Investigator Ron White believed his story and began to search for the parties responsible f…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 23 - Why Am I Still Here 35:35

1+ y ago35:35

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Send us a Text Message. No evidence. No fingerprints. No DNA. No eyewitnesses. But after a day and half on trial, John Frost still was convicted of murder. Twenty-three years later with the help of private investigator Ron White, John has what he needs to be a free man. And still in prison he sits. Listen to John and Janice Frost’s struggles to gai…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 22 - What's In A Color 24:39

1+ y ago24:39

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Send us a Text Message. For years, Bryan Seddens thought by representing the color red and all that it stood for, that he was doing the right thing. But having spent 31 years and not received one call, one letter, no money on his books from "his people," he realized that he was wrong. Hear what Bryan's theory is on how and why gangs became so promi…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 21 - Interview with Jacque Bryant 27:57

1+ y ago27:57

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Send us a Text Message. Unlike what you see in the movies and on television, many of the facilities in the Missouri Department of Corrections system are staffed by women, not men. Jacque Bryant spent three years in one of the most dangerous prisons in the state - The Charleston Correctional Center - and was well-respected and had no desire to leave…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 20 - The Making Of A Book 16:41

1+ y ago16:41

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Send us a Text Message. From the beginning of this podcast venture, Bryan Seddens knew that what he had to share with parents and their children is powerful. He also knows that there is more to be told and that's the reason he is writing a book. Bryan speaks to the difficulty of realizing that the lack of love and attention from his parents led him…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 19 - Ladies First 33:20

1+ y ago33:20

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Send us a Text Message. It's been said that beside every good man is a good woman. And most times because the woman is juggling being a mate, a mother and having a career, it's sometimes hard for them to find someone compatible. And more often than not, they are not expecting for their companion to have spent many years in prison. But Ceverlyn Jenk…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 18 - Mr. Seddens Goes To Jeff City 30:38

1+ y ago30:38

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Send us a Text Message. Bryan Seddens had a goal and a dream to one day let Missouri senators and representatives know just what their Department of Corrections had done to him, especially because he served time for a crime that he didn't commit. He got that wish on Jan 23, 2023, when he was able to testify before the Missouri Senate Committee and …

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 17 - Still Adjusting 33:07

1+ y ago33:07

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Send us a Text Message. One thing that Bryan Seddens does not shy away from is the fact that every day is an adjustment for him. After spending 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn't commit, he has had to reprogram his thoughts, his actions and his ways. How you move and react in prison, is not the same as a free man and he is slowly but sur…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 16 - Interview with Christopher and Kira Dunn 28:54

1+ y ago28:54

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Send us a Text Message. Thirty plus years incarcerated. Twelve plus years of appeals. And after all of that, a judge rules that you should no longer be there, but because a law specifically states "on death row" and he is serving a sentence of life without parole plus 90 years for a crime that he did not commit, Christopher Dunn is not a free man. …

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 15 - Murder Was The Case - Part 1 with George Williams 25:02

1+ y ago25:02

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Send us a Text Message. After numerous failed trips before the parole board, George Williams finally was released from Missouri State Prison in November of 2021. Originally serving a 25-year sentence for robbing a lounge in which his partner was killed by the police, Williams found himself getting 99 years for being wrongly accused of murdering a p…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 14 - Interview with Joe Amrine and Elyse Max 31:35

1+ y ago31:35

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Send us a Text Message. Joe Amrine already was facing 55 years when he was wrongly convicted of killing an inmate in 1985 and then was sentenced to death. After three different trials, Joe finally was exonerated in 2003 and released. Bryan Seddens was soon to be 18 when he and Joe crossed paths in Potosi, where inmates are sent to be executed. Joe …

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 13 - To Much Is Given, Much Is Required 36:17

1+ y ago36:17

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Send us a Text Message. Similar environments landed Bryan Seddens and Michael McRoberts in the same place - prison. The exception is one was convicted and sentenced for a crime that he didn't commit, while the other had murdered someone and understood why he was imprisoned. Seddens used violence as a coping mechanism while McRoberts used his time p…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 12 - The Masegians 45:35

1+ y ago45:35

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Send us a Text Message. In past sessions, the focus has been on how lowdown and dirty guards and prison officials are/were. But during his stint in the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, Mo. , Bryan Seddens came across two brothers – Charles and Kenneth Masegian – who treated him with dignity and respect. In this, the second of two interv…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 11 - Interview w_Lori Curry 57:59

1+ y ago57:59

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Send us a Text Message. Inhumane conditions in prison have become a norm especially in Missouri. Family members seldom speak out for fear of retaliation against their incarcerated loved ones. However, the Missouri Prison Reform Group headed by Lori Curry is stepping in to help shed light on injustices within the prison system in the state. And havi…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 10 - Family Betrayal 36:02

1+ y ago36:02

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Send us a Text Message. Once the prison doors slammed shut on Bryan Seddens at 17, it also slammed shut the door on his connections to family members. He would call relatives on special occasions but had the feeling that some were less than thrilled to hear from him. There were letters from aunts in the beginning, and his grandmother kept in consta…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 9 - Why Has The System Failed Me 1:17:31

1+ y ago1:17:31

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Send us a Text Message. The doors to freedom opened for Bryan Seddens in May of 2021. But because the last 31 years of his life had passed him by due to being incarcerated, there was a lot that he simply didn’t know. For instance: writing a check, paying his bills, catching a bus if needed. There are programs designed to help with the transition ba…

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Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 8 - The Real Life 25:54

1+ y ago25:54

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Send us a Text Message. Life is precious. Life is fleeting. Life is what one makes of it. And if you put yourself in a situation where jail/prison is your reality, the life that you could have had, is gone. The person that you could have become is probably not going to happen. And after spending several years behind bars, watching others around him…

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Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 7 - Operation Booty Call 32:47

2y ago32:47

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Send us a Text Message. Prison is a lonely place and a world unto itself. What applies in the free world, is the opposite inside. And what normally is unappealing and uninviting, over time may cause your views to change – especially if you are sentenced to die in jail. Bryan explains the concept of Operation Booty Call and how in one minute you see…

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Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 6 - Al Capone 28:49

2y ago28:49

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Send us a Text Message. Friend. Ally. Protector. Loyal. Obedient. These are words we look for in ones closest to us. Sometimes you find it, sometimes you don’t. Bryan Seddens didn’t know he could find such attributes in a dog but he has done just that. Hear how his thought process has changed after meeting and growing with Al Capone Jenkins in this…

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Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 5 - CJ 37:16

2y ago37:16

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Send us a Text Message. He was alone. She had recently lost her fiancee. Neither was necessarily looking for the other, but the chance to help her load a heavy box into her truck allowed them to officially meet. From that point on, Bryan and CJ have been on a rollercoaster of emotions that all relationships go through. Listen to their story and gro…

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Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 4 - LGBTQIA on the Yard 31:19

2y ago31:19

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Send us a Text Message. It is normal to yearn for love and affection, but prison is the last place where one looks to fulfill those needs especially surrounded by only men. However, when certain members of the LGBTQIA community were allowed to dress and look like women, it changed the way they were viewed. Sentenced to die in prison, Bryan had to d…

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Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 3 - The Guards 26:37

2y ago26:37

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Send us a Text Message. The word guard makes one think of protection and safety but if you’re in the corrections system, you learn it’s anything but. You’re about to be released from prison soon, looking forward to your new life of freedom and then a guard decides to test you. To avoid confrontation and time added to your sentence, you choose to wa…

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Growing Up on Death Row at 17 - Session 2 - Adjusting 51:00

2y ago51:00

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Send us a Text Message. Freedom wasn't an easy transition for co-host Bryan Seddens and at times he wondered if it's what he wanted. In prison, your every move is planned for you from the time you wake up until the lights go out. Experiences that most people take for granted such as being in a relationship or a simple walk in the park, were a new w…

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The Raw Open Session 1 1:08:29

2y ago1:08:29

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Send us a Text Message. Imagine you're 17-years old and sentenced to LIFE in prison for a crime that you didn't commit. Bryan Seddens lived that truth for 31 years before unexpectedly being released in May of 2021. For most of that time, Bryan was forced to live amongst Death Row inmates. Now, listen to and follow his long, grueling journey to free…

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Medicare Made Clear 30:56

2+ y ago30:56

30:56

Medicare is the federal health-insurance program that provides coverage for millions of retired and disabled Americans. While the government has made efforts to make it easy for participants to sign up for Medicare benefits, there are a handful of eligibility hurdles that potential enrollees need to be aware of. Who is eligible for Medicare? Medica…

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Medicare Part B Premium Increase for 2022 Largest Ever 12:01

2+ y ago12:01

12:01

Medicare’s Part B monthly premium for 2022 will increase by $26.60, the largest dollar increase in the health insurance program’s history, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Nov, 12. Standard monthly premiums for Part B will cost $170.10 in 2022, up from $148.50 in 2021. Learn more Support the Show.…

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On Being a Black Man, Guest: Lawrence & Tajh Jones 1:00:48

3y ago1:00:48

1:00:48

Lawrence Jones ,photographer/photojournalists, United States Marine Corps Veteran, retired after 20 yrs; completed 4 combat tours, and a recent graduate of HBCU Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville North Carolina, completing his Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Media Studies with a minor in English & Literature. Together, Father (Lawren…

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American Rescue Plan and the Marketplace 16:59

3+ y ago16:59

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President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) into law on March 11, 2021. ARP makes major improvements in access to and affordability of health coverage through the Marketplace by increasing eligibility for financial assistance to help pay for Marketplace coverage. The new law will lower premiums for most people who currently ha…

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How To Shop & Save On Your Health Plan During Open Enrollment 16:17

3+ y ago16:17

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Shop & Save on your Health Insurance Premium. Individuals and Families with high premium renewal may be able to take advantage of new healthcare insurance plans with lower premiums. How to video click HERE HealthNetCO Insurance Agency Together, We Make Insurance Simple! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may r…

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Black Business In America & Covid-19 1:07:40

3+ y ago1:07:40

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Demetrius Rayden Johnson & Dexter Brooks discuss the effect Covid19 has on Black small Business. Several Black Small Business didn't qualify for PPP funding therefore most are at risk of closing. While states have attempted to provide some limited resources, it up to the people to invest in Black Small Business. HealthNetCO Insurance Agency Togethe…

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Talking Chronic Pain Management with Dr. Ajay Vallore 47:33

4y ago47:33

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Dr. Ajay Vellore, M.D., M.S., is double board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Dr. Vellore was fellowship trained in Pain Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Vellore's curiosity in chronic pain was first piqued in residency, where he gained valuable experience with difficult-to-treat conditions, with pa…

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After The Debate 43:25

4y ago43:25

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After the debate Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden Americans are still in awe of the chaos seen on National TV. We dig into the last several years regarding the so called "He Didn't Mean That" defense. #politics #healthcare #unemployment #BLM #proudboys #RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis HealthNetCO Insurance Agency Together, We Make Insurance Simple! Discla…

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Financial Wakanda Continued: Host Demetrius Rayden Johnson 55:58

4y ago55:58

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Demetrius is a licensed financial representative and public speaker continues our conversation on Building Financial Wealth. Key points on does and don't to start the building process. HealthNetCO Insurance Agency Together, We Make Insurance Simple! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission a…

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HNC Let's Talk Podcast: Guest: Rhonda Y. Williams, MBA, MSN, RN - Recovering Stressed-Out Leader 42:03

4y ago42:03

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Rhonda is the founder of the Dream Life Leadership Academy, LLC. where she coaches, supports and inspires leaders to become members of the R-SOUL club leader. She is also the host of The Coffee with Rhonda Show: Enter the Stress-Free Leadership Zone. Rhonda holds a double master’s degree in nursing and business administration and her professional e…

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