Driving Freedom Podcast
Welcome to Driving Freedom, a TAT Podcast! As TAT works to educate, equip, empower and mobilize members of the truck, bus and energy industries to combat human trafficking as part of their regular jobs, we wanted to create a podcast that would serve as a helpful training tool to one of the largest mobile armies of eyes and ears out there on the roads seeking to recognize and report this heinous crime. Each short episode is designed to refresh critical issues learned and keep this life-saving informationtop of mind.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Survivor Leader Spotlight: Ele DeRomano
Elesondra DeRomano is the founder of STARS Toledo. Standing Together Against Real Slavery (STARS) is a survivor-based organization dedicated to supporting and empowering young women who have experien…
Calling all Movers and In-Home Delivery professionals with Jeff Schimmel of Atlas Van Lines
Would you know the red flags of human trafficking to look for if you were a professional in an industry that was routinely entering homes? Would you be able to recognize signs of trafficking inside a…
Survivor Leader Spotlight: Joy Friedman
Joy Friedman is the Sexual Assault Street Outreach Advocate for the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, a wraparound non-profit whose mission is to empower Native women and families to exercise…
No Buyer = No Victim: the Necessity of Addressing Demand
The demand for commercial sex is directly tied to human trafficking. Hear from TAT's own Louie Greek as we drive into how movies and culture have influenced what it means to be a man. We also dive in…
Vacating records with Beth Jacobs
Today's episode focuses on a key challenge that survivors face after getting out of "the life". Oftentimes survivors of human trafficking have extensive criminal records from their time being traffic…
Undercover Operations with Sgt. Dan Nash
One way victims of human trafficking can find a way out of “the life” is through interventions by ethical law enforcement. In this episode of Driving Freedom, we hear from retired Sgt. Dan Nash, who …
Labor Trafficking with Rafael Bautista
On this episode we dive into a topic not yet covered on Driving Freedom: labor trafficking. Transportation was number 10 in the list of Top 10 Industries associated with labor trafficking victims in …
The Healing Journey with Courtney Baldwin
What happens after that call is made? Can someone survive and thrive after such a traumatic past? Yes! Hear from two survivor leaders about their journeys of healing through art and how this creative…
The Black Experience with Human Trafficking
Dr. Nissi Hamilton, CEO of A Survivor's Voice of Victory, shares with us about racism and the systems it has created which lead to vulnerabilities with African Americans, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian…
Vulnerabilities to Trafficking: The LGBTQ2IA+ Community with Wade Arvizu
In June, which is Pride Month, we want to acknowledge and work against the difficulties and discrimination faced by those in the queer community, which can make someone more vulnerable to trafficking…
Vulnerabilities to Trafficking: Immigrants and Refugees with Lutheran Social Services
Traffickers exploit any vulnerability they can find in their victims, whether that is trauma from past violence, isolation from support networks, language barriers, lack of familiarity with their sur…
Vulnerabilities to Trafficking: Foster Care with Survivor Advocate Joise Feemster
Anti-sex trafficking programs and organizations across the US report that survivors on their caseload are overrepresented by youth or young adults from the foster care system. Some programs even repo…
Vulnerabilities to Trafficking: Homelessness with the National Network for Youth
Unlike adults without consistent housing, youth are often pushed into homelessness directly, because of an already traumatic situation -- whether that is violence in the home or rejection by their fa…
How to recognize grooming with the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking
Trafficking doesn’t happen instantaneously. Traffickers manipulate and trick their victims into thinking they want to be there or it’s their fault. This makes it much easier than trying to keep someo…
A Non-OTR Driver's Perspective on Human Trafficking with Tim Taylor
What if you are not an over-the-road driver or spend every night at home? Could you still be in a place to recognize and report human trafficking? Yes, local and regional drivers are still very much …
Human Trafficking In Canada: A Survivor's Perspective
Wondering about the prevalence of trafficking in Canada? Join us as we examine the issue of trafficking in Canada with a powerful survivor interview which highlights the reality of the situation, inc…
Pornhub and sexual exploitation with NCOSE's Jake Roberson
Pornography is inextricably linked to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. In 2020, TraffickingHub, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) and a New York Times article spotlighted the…
Empowering Freedom with Kevin Ficke
You may have heard of a boomtown -- a town experiencing rapid growth due to prosperity -- in this case, prosperity due to oil. Have you heard how this sudden prosperity has also led to some unintende…
Victim Recovery with Professional Driver and Harriet Tubman Award Winner, Arian Taylor
“You are my hero.” That’s the sentiment we often hear when it comes to our Harriet Tubman Award winners, and it is who we know professional drivers to be. The Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) Harri…