The Hustler Files with Lisa Reilly - Stories That Challenge What You Thought You Knew
One in three Americans is justice-impacted, and at The Hustler Files, we’re here to change the conversation. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s storytelling with grit, hope, and purpose. Each episode amplifies voices closest to the system: justice-impacted individuals, reformers, changemakers, and the guardians behind the wall who offer healing and opportunity. These are stories of truth, perspective, and possibility. Some involve real crime and real consequences, but we tell them with care, intention, and respect. Because there’s always a voice that can challenge what you thought you knew.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
A MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS FLASHBACK
NOTE: TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES PREVENTED THE AIRING OF A NEW SHOW THIS WEEK, SO ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES AND ENJOY A FLASHBACK TO ONE OF THE HUSTLER FILES MORE POPULAR SHOWS! WE’LL BE BACK WITH A NEW EPIS…
HE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE, KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Criminal Justice and Prison Reform may vary from State to State, but for those who understand that trauma is at the core of most incarcerated individuals, the key goal to their success, both behind t…
FROM CORRECTIONS TO THE CARDINAL, MEET KERON MCHUGH
Keron McHugh may have seemed like just another black-market bad boy when the Feds arrested him in 2010, but they never could have guessed that incarceration would actually be the change that Keron ne…
THE LAST MILE, FOR MANY, BECOMES THE FIRST STEP
In 2010, Venture Capitalist, Chris Redlitz spoke to incarcerated men at the infamous San Quentin Prison. That visit inspired him to launch a technical program, for those incarcerated, that would disr…
WE CAN’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE NOT EXPOSED TO
When a house of corrections is located in a rural, farming area, it’s a no-brainer to include a gardening program in the vocational and educational offerings to those incarcerated. The ‘students’ of…
EXTRA: WHO IS THE HUSTLER FILES (Interview on Talk the Talk Radio Show)
Each morning, from 9 am-11 am, Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg host Talk the Talk radio show on WHMP.
In this EXTRA episode of The Hustler Files, Creator/Host Lisa Reilly has the opportunity to share …
A HANDS ON TASK FORCE THAT FIGHTS THE OPIOID CRISIS EVERY DAY
The Franklin County, Massachusetts, Opioid Task Force has come a long way since its inception in 2011. Across a 30-town region in rural Western Mass, the Opioid Task Force is a 400-member entity work…
RECOVERY IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T GET A DAY OFF, EVER
The opinion of this week's guests, based on their daily hands-on experience, is that addiction in the United States is sadly becoming the norm. The good news is that if you live in an area that is p…
AT S.A.V.R. THEY ARE ADDRESSING CRIMINOGENIC FACTORS WITH MINDFULNESS TRAINING
Bruce Willis, the Actor, has a quote, ‘You Can’t Undo The Past, But You Can Certainly Not Repeat It’. Many people residing behind the wall have experienced disciplinary issues in the past. A mindfu…
FROM ROSIE’S HOUSE TO A FUTURE BLOOMING WITH POSSIBILITIES
Finding the possibilities in life, after incarceration, and with a forever criminal record, is a daunting task, but since 2004 when Jacqueline Velez was released from the women’s section of Rikers Is…
THE SINS OF THE PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE LAID UPON THEIR CHILDREN
In the United States, one in five children has had a parent incarcerated at some point, and more than 75% of children who have had a parent incarcerated, have themselves become incarcerated. John F.…
THE ONLY WAY TO DO GREAT WORK IS TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO
The title of this week's episode is part of a quote by the late Steve Jobs. The full quote says; “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to d…
THE LIFE OF A CORRECTION OFFICER, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK
The criminal justice system is in a recruitment crisis. Correction Officers (yes, those uniformed individuals who work inside the local, State, and Federal Prisons and have military titles such as Ca…
VOICES FROM INSIDE, THE POWER TO HEAL
Author May Sarton wrote, ‘the only way through pain is to go through it, to absorb, probe, understand exactly what it is and what it means….whichever form our writing takes, it has the power to heal …
EVEN IN HER DARKEST HOUR
E-12 - EVEN IN HER DARKEST HOUR
Twenty million Americans struggle with alcohol. For Melissa, it was a triple threat - alcohol, drugs, and anger. From the very young age of 11 till her 37th birthda…
UNTAPPED TALENT, HOW SECOND CHANCE HIRING WORKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY
Author Jeff Korzenik’s day job as a Chief Investment Strategist at one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S. led him to take a deep dive into the realm of the social issues that have been plagu…
FINANCIAL EDUCATION - BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER INCARCERATION
“To be a unifying person, you must have acceptance. It is a social responsibility for those who are better educated to give back some to the society in whatever service they can help.” - Tan Cheng Bo…
ROCA INC = ROCK
“There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.” - Friedrich Nietzsche. ROCA means ROCK and for 35 years th…
THE BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE HOUSE - PART 2
“When we take the responsibility for cultivating our true self, we break the ties that bind us to the illusions of who and what we falsely think we are.” In part 1 of the interviews with incarcerate…
THE BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE HOUSE - PART 1
“Your mind and habits will create either barriers or bridges to a better future” - Dr. Al Siebert. While re-entry programs, 2nd chance hiring, education, and halfway houses are known to lower recidi…