Background Check Podcast
After five DWI’s landed me prison, something had to change. One day I got into a fight and I spent eight days in solitaire confinement thinking about my life and the decisions I had made that led me to that dark place, literally. I came out of the hole a different man with a different heart, mind, soul, direction, and outlook on life. I got mentored by a couple of inmates who eventually made parole but within a year they were both back in. This confused me and ticked me off. I wondered how I was going to make it out there. Since my release in 2006 we’ve opened up a transitional house for men, with another ”ranch” coming, launched a documentary, been on the Mike Huckabee Show, launched this podcast, and it goes into prisons all over the nation.
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Episodes
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Show Summary: Jay Dan, Jessamy, Jessa, and Jane (Jay Dan’s mom) talk about family Christmas traditions, favorite Christmas drinks, movies, and songs. A few funny and touching moments in this episode.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Show Summary: Today on the show I talk about Christmas in prison and how Covid19 has turned our prison system into a huge mess. I reminisce about my holidays in jail and prison and how my family was impacted deeply by the decisions I made. I list some stats about the current positive cases and death toll among inmates and staff. The staff are put in the middle of all this. If they don’t do their job, they’ll lose it but if they do their job, they could die. The inmates are treated poorly as well. We can do better as a system. I put a link to a recent investigative video of what is going on in our Texas prisons. The mayor of Palestine, TX had some blunt things to say about our system. Check out the link on our show page as well as Christmas cards that I drew in prison. I posted a couple of letters to my mom and dad during that time too. forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
What’s up? Another solo episode by me. I like doing the solos but man I get more nervous doing these. Not sure why. In this episode I talk about grace and truth, my parenting skills, our legal system, and how it can use a little more grace. Thank you for listening. If you can, and you listen on apple, please give us a review and rate us if you don’t mind. For more information and pics of my car wreck visit the show page at: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Show Summary: Jay Dan and the guys at Forgiven Felons have a conversation with Michael Elizondo, an inmate that is coming to the transitional house when he gets out. Michael tells his story of how God changed his life after he was sentenced to life in prison. "We can change" is the message Michael sends to everyone. For more info about Forgiven Felons and to see pics of Michael, please visit our show page: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck Follow us on social media to see pics of him after he is released.
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Show Summary: Today's episode was recorded on Thanksgiving Day 2020 at the Forgiven Felons house. On the holidays, most of our guys go spend it with friends and family. But there are usually several men who are on lockdown and cannot go anywhere on holidays because they wear an ankle monitor. Each year we stop by Boston Market and grab thanksgiving meals and spend time with these men. This year it was Chris Aguilar, Chris and Georgianne Ramirez, Boyce Gholson, Daniel Lindsey, and of course my beautiful bride, Jessamy. We ate then talked about thanksgiving in prison and what they're most thankful for now that they're out. We had fun and could've talked for hours about what we are thankful for. For more info and pics please visit the show page at: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck Watch the Forgiven Felons documentary on ROKU TV: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/5c40f7221c025695a3ba2321dc322db0/forgiven-felons-s1-e1-the-consequences-of-crime How to get more involved with Forgiven Felons: Leave a review and subscribe on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/background-check-podcast/id1515831127 Learn about our Future Plans: https://www.forgivenfelons.org/future-plans Give to our organization: https://www.forgivenfelons.org/support Shop our merchandise: https://forgivenfelons.org/shop FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Show Summary: This episode Jay Dan takes a break from the regular stories and topics and just gives thanks. Take a thankful journey with Jay Dan and hopefully it will encourage you to see something to be thankful for IN everything life throws at us. For pics, resources, and more visit the show page at : forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Show Summary: Jay Dan goes solo this episode and talks about winning in prison. Prison is not always about being in a cell in a real prison. It can sometimes be a prison of debt, grief, unforgiveness, bitterness, you get the idea. The three main points are 1. It's not about you. 2. Use your gifts talents. 3. You have to want to make parole. So whether you have someone in prison you can share this with or use it for yourself for what you are going through, please share this with someone. To visit the show page go to: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Show Summary: On this episode of Background Check, I'm a guest of Niya Cotton, on her show, Off the Record. Niya asks me about my story, my politics, religion, and our organization, Forgiven Felons. Niya didn't serve up easy questions or topics and we talked about them all, open and honestly. Niya is a worship leader at Trinity Church in Cedar Hill, Texas and she has her own worship music out there. You should look her up. It's amazing. For the link to her show off the record and more information about Forgiven Felons please visit the show page: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Show Summary: Titan Gilroy has his own tv show, he built a CNC Academy in San Quentin Prison, and he runs a multimillion dollar business. But the road map he took to get there was filled with homelessness, beat downs by bullies, prison, boxing with Top Rank boxing, and starting out at a $9 an hour CNC job. In this episode Titan talks about living homeless on the beach with his mom, getting beat up every day at school, that night that landed him in prison, his first CNC job making $9 per hour, and how he has turned that into the business and academy he runs now. We talk about the academy and why he gives all his education, which spans the globe with students, for free. We talk about faith a lot and politics just a tad, but we also talk about his move to Texas. We can’t wait til he’s fully transitioned to Flower Mound so we can go hang out with him. For pics and all the resources mentioned on the show please visit the show page: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck If you've never tried AUDIBLE and you are ready, this is the perfect time. Click the link for your free trial, and it helps Forgiven Felons as well. audibletrial.com/backgroundcheck
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Show Summary: On this episode, Jay Dan does a background check on Anthony and Cynthia Corder. They do so much for the Kingdom of God. Cynthia owns Recovery Chick, Recovery Chick Fitness, Texas Property Chicks, is a speaker and prison minister. She also has a recovery house named Judy’s House, after her mother. Anthony is a professional sound man, musician, fisherman, and a pretty good speaker in his own right. Together they run a recovery ministry called The R. It is held on Saturday nights in Galveston and has amazing guest speakers and musicians. Their individual testimonies are amazing, but when God put these two together, He had a harvest in mind, and they are laboring after it. Check out all the websites and pages on the show page below. For pics, info, and all links, please visit our show page: forgivenfelons.org/backgroundcheck