Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin is a multi hyphenate – she is known as accomplished producer, award-winning Director and has written a number of screenplays. She is also the founder of Artists for Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to create high impact film, television, and multimedia projects to inspire individuals, organiz…

Vernon Davis is a former American football tight end. The 15-year NFL veteran played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Denver Broncos, and the Washington Football Team. Even during his playing days, Vernon had his eyes on an acting career. He has already appeared in blockbuster movies such as Baywatch, as well as Hell on the Border. Davis was a cele…

Cara Lunsford began her nurse career in pediatric oncology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2008. She first discovered an interest in oncology when she worked as a sign language interpreter at Cal State Northridge, interpreting the Biology of Cancer class two semesters in a row. It was that class that put her on her path to become a nurse. As …

Christine Peake is a model, writer, publicist, comedian and single mother. She was born in the North of England and moved to London at the age of 19 and pursued a successful career in modeling for 10 years and also wrote for the top two newspapers in England. She moved to Los Angeles and founded peakPRgroup, representing celebrities, brands and pro…

Asher Gottesman is a spiritual entrepreneur, human connection coach and Rabbi in Southern California. Asher was 33 when he lost his multi-million-dollar business, with the resulting bankruptcy destroying what little self-worth he had as a provider to his family – he had hit rock-bottom. Asher found his road to recovery through the rooms of Alcoholi…

A tireless advocate for long-term recovery, Tim Ryan is no stranger to addiction. Despite a successful business career, Tim found himself in the grips of heroin and, ultimately, was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug-related convictions. Tim got clean and sober behind bars.By Comedians Greg Baldwin and Jimmy Shin

Christine is the Producer and Host of the weekly storytelling podcast Story Worthy… celebrating 11 years in July. And she is also creator and host of the game show, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, now played WEEKLY streaming on Facebook and YouTube at 7pm PST Friday nights. She also produces a monthly storytelling show, The Story Worthy Hou…

Considered one of LA’s finest vocal coaches, Katie Riggs has been teaching voice for over twenty-one years. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Katie grew up at the knee of arguably the most distinguished and successful voice teacher in the business, her father Seth Riggs. His voice training has worked for many of the world’s best singers. It’s been st…

Paul Costabile is a host, comedian, writer, producer and entertainment reporter. He is the newest face on Universal Kids as the host of the iconic revival of Beat The Clock. He also appears on daily segments on NBC's New York Live and is the host of Doodle Wars on NBC’s digital network Bluprint. Most recently, Paul interviewed the band One Republic…

“From Life in a Maze, to an Amazing Life” best describes De’Juan “DJ” Verrett. On February 6, 1990 DJ Verrett was arrested on drug charges at the age of 19, and was sentenced to 19 ½ years of imprisonment. After serving 16 years 10 months and 3 days in some of America’s most notorious federal prisons DJ Verrett was released on November 1, 2006. The…

JF Harris is a former NY now LA based stand up comic and writer. You may have seen his stand up on the Late Late Show with James Corden or Bill Burr presents The Ringers on Comedy Central. JF has written for big stars like Will Smith and shows like Netflix's Magic For Humans. He tours regularly in arenas with his good friends The Impractical Jokers…

Kyle Joachim is a third-generation Presbyterian pastor, a recovering alcoholic, and a compulsive people-pleasing do-gooder. After working with Middle Eastern refugee youth in Berlin, Kyle moved to Los Angeles to study theology at Fuller Seminary. He served at churches in Hollywood and The Valley, but then took a break from church work to get some s…

Gregg Adams’s life was forever changed in 2015 with the death of his wife, Leslie, from a long-time battle with Lupus. He became a single parent to his teenage son Tyler, who during this same time was also diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. How he successfully dealt with these hardships and challenges eventually led to Gregg becoming an empowering and…

Jennifer Gimenez is an American model, actress, reality television personality, and addiction recovery advocate. She has appeared in music videos for Tupac Shakur, Babyface and Mick Jagger, in films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and on TV shows such as The Bold and the Beautiful and Karen Sisco. She ranked 77 on Ma…

Tamer began his comedy career in Los Angeles and New York, but very quickly began to tour internationally. His over-seas experiences include tours for the troops in Afghanistan, performing at the American University in Cairo (during the Egyptian revolution) and the Edinburgh fringe in Scotland, where he received three 4 star reviews from internatio…

Jeff Greenstein is a television writer, producer, and director known for his work on Friends, Will and Grace, Desperate Housewives, and countless others. Jeff was one of the writers on the Charmings. After that, he worked on Dream On for five seasons, before becoming a writer on the show Friends. He was the co-creator and co-showrunner of Partners …

Megan Holiday has been obsessed with music for as long as she can remember and her record collection varies from Motown and The Beatles to Nirvana and Post Malone. Megan always had a love affair with listening to radio and it was when she first attended a local radio summer concert in college that she realized she could harness that passion into a …

This episode is different from the past ones. Instead of focusing on our guests' life stories, we focused on one particular event in their lives: Near Death Experiences. Tom Wells and Ken Cross tell their stories of seeing the other side.By Comedians Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

Matt Gallagher (comedian, actor, storyteller) has performed thousands of shows in comedy clubs all over New York and Los Angeles and is currently a regular on the Sunset Strip, at the world famous Comedy Store and at The Dojo of Comedy. A Stumble in the Woods, his "sober stand-up special you have to see" (Genius Recovery), is available on Amazon Pr…

Dawn Ritz is an international costume designer, stylist and conceptual artist who interweaves seamlessly between the worlds of music, film, television, commercials, fashion and art. She creates an alchemy of textures, fabrics and emotion across her characters elevating the power of their transformative journeys across multiple mediums be it, live p…

Greg Roque is a screenwriter and accomplished stand-up comedian residing in the Los Angeles area. He’s been featured on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle II and is the 2017 winner of the Uncle Clyde’s Comedy Contest at Flapper’s Comedy Club as well as a finalist in The US Comedy Contest.By Comedians Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

Uzette Salazar is radio personality, producer and TV host. She was the producer and on air personality of the popular radio show Sara & Vinnie on Alice 97.3, co host with Don Bleu on Star 101.3, and worked for numerous other radio stations. She Currently, does segments for KOFY TV-20 and voicetracks for Hall of Fame Music Radio.…

Danny Boy O'Connor is a rapper, hip hop artist, founding member of the rap group House of Pain, current member of the hip hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, creator of the Delta Bravo Urban Exploration Team, and owner of The Outsiders House Museum.By Comedians Greg Baldwin and Jimmy Shin

Abby Roberge, born Abbyram Roberge is an extremely talented and popular comedian who has been making everyone laugh. He has built a name for himself in the L.A. scene, regularly performing at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory. In 2016, videos of his stand-up and sketches were viewed over 100 million times. He has performed at Just For Laughs North…

You probably know Rosalee Mayeux from the cult classic The Lawnmower Man with Pierce Brosnan. A high-fashion Ford model in New York and Paris the 80’s, Rosalee moved to Los Angeles and played the quintessential mom in over 300 movies, commercials, and TV shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, Nickelodeon. Rosalee won The Columbine Writers Award for non-violent co…

Matt Pinfield is an American music personality, TV host and radio DJ best known as a video deejay on MTV and VH1. Pinfield also worked as a Vice President of A&R and Artist Development for Columbia Records.By Comedians Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

By Comedians Greg Baldwin and Jimmy Shin

By Comedians Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

By Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

By Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

By Greg Baldwin & Jimmy Shin

Actor/comedian Darrell Hammond fondly recalls his first taste of show business at age five practicing the impressions of his family members on the porch of their home in Melbourne Florida. It wasn’t many years later when Darrell realized he wanted to submerse himself in the pursuit of bringing his comedy and impressions to a much bigger stage. For …

ANT, Former co-host of Second Chances Podcast returns to the show to catch us up on what’s going on in his life and career. Since leaving the cast, he continues to slay on stage, help others in comedy and recovery, and work for a better world battling addiction by starting a company, Continued Compliance.…

Mark Brazill is an American stand-up comic, television creator and executive producer. He is most well known as being the co-creator of the FOX situation comedy That '70s Show which aired for eight seasons, and continues to be a large part of the American pop-culture zeitgeist. Mark was also a consulting producer and later a producer of NBC's 3rd R…

A regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. In his stand-up special, Heavy Lightweight, which streams on Amazon Prime Video, he presents a range of topics from slavery, cell phones, and the #MeToo movement, to millennials, Kanye West and Taco Bel…

Jimmy Shin joins Greg Baldwin as the co-host of Second Chances Podcast! Jimmy has been Mixing his musical and comedic talents all of his life. After graduating from California Western School of Law, Jimmy decided to take a more humorous path. While in Seattle, Jimmy won the honor of "Rookie Comedian of the Year" in the Seattle International Comedy …

Greg Baldwin, Cecilie Korst, and Charlene Goto get together in the studio and talk about the podcast, what it takes, and a little about Cecilie (which she finds totally unnerving because she prefers working behind the scenes). Second Chances is celebrating 90 episodes and is moving on to a slightly different format with a new co-host and more comed…

Charlene Goto is a San Francisco native and has been working in market 4 since 2002 and is the owner of Go-To Productions, a creative services production company, specializing in producing quality audio content and entertainment through radio shows, podcasts & live broadcast events. A Television & Radio graduate of San Francisco State University, s…

In the fourth grade, Olivia used to stare out the window of her second-story classroom and daydream. Her teacher declared that she would be a writer. He was right. Born in Quebec City, educated in Montreal and brought to maturity in Los Angeles, Olivia has worked as a freelance writer, translator, art gallery curator, and retail manager. In 2014 sh…

Doug and Christine Fekete have an encouraging story of reconciliation. They were married for almost 20 years, divorced for eight, and have recently reconciled. Their journey begins when they met in college and continued in Nashville, TN, London, England, and includes four birth children AND four adopted children. Christine is a writer, actor, abstr…

Joumana Kidd is an actress and journalist and former wife of retired NBA basketball star Jason Kidd. She has hosted shows for NBA television, E Television’s Extra, and has covered various Red carpet events including The Grammys and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. After a very public divorce, Joumana was invited as a guest analyst on a variet…

As a satirical comedic innovator, Jeff Hilliard’s provocative point of view on the dark, twisted reality of modern-day society proves his creativity knows no bounds. His controversial music videos have garnered millions of views and recently been promoted by the likes of Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand, and Tommy Lee. Hilliard's film credits include o…

Jacob Kilborn is a stand-up comic and musician originally from Perris California. He's inspired by George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and Richard Pryor. He has performed at The Comedy Store can be found often at The Dojo at Sycamore Tavern.By Comedian Greg Baldwin

Natalie Fikes, joined on the podcast by her friend Tina Strange, is a highly sought after speaker, coach, #1 Bestselling Author, and The World’s Greatest Emcee™. As a speaker, she has been trained by New York Times Bestselling Author and Inc 500/5000 five-time honoree- Suzanne Evans, Larry Winget- six-time New York Times Bestselling Author and the …

Matty Staudt is a 27 year broadcasting vet. ​Having worked as a producer, consultant, and mentor throughout his career, Matty is now serving as VP of Podcast Programming for iHeartMedia. He talks about his journey with long-time friend and the host of Second Chances, Greg Baldwin.By Greg Baldwin

Julie Kertes connects great brands with great people through celebrity and influencer events, editorial placement, focus groups and a consumer product awards program, the Hot Diggity Awards. She has extensive experience in marketing and communications, PR, non-profits, event planning and execution, and strategic partnerships.…

Cory Reeder is a writer, director, producer and founder of Renaissance Man Productions. Since moving his company to Los Angeles in 2011, he has been creating music videos for Hayley Kiyoko, Seether, Martin Solveig, Of Mice & Men, Five Finger Death Punch, and more. In between music video productions, Cory is devoted to directing narrative stories. I…

Kerry Mondragon is an award-winning writer, director, and producer known for Da Sweet Blood of Jesus and Meet Me at a Funeral, He was born in Arizona and raised in the Bay Area. He got his start in advertising, working on commercials for Fortune 100 tech companies until moving to Los Angeles, California, in 2013. He recently wrapped the feature fil…

Greg tells the story of his life, addiction, sobriety, and being of service to others. Greg Baldwin is a comedian, actor and VO guy. As an actor, Greg began his performance career in the 3rd grade with a hit rendition of Greased Lightning in the school talent show. He has been hooked ever since. A natural comedian, Greg performs in comedy clubs thr…

Willie Macc has quickly come a long way as a member of young black Hollywood since first becoming known to a national television audience as the funny man on BET's extremely popular “College Hill Virgin Islands” in 2007. He has become one of the few Reality TV stars to make the transition from Reality TV to that of a working actor in Hollywood. He …