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The question
nobody asks.

Every week, a 12-year-old co-host sits across from a celebrity, athlete, or public figure and asks the question a young person actually needs answered. Not about the fame. About the road.

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Why this show exists

Twenty years ago, a fifteen-year-old asked a question.

My oldest son was watching Tony Hawk skate. He didn't ask how famous Tony was. He asked: "How much did he practice when he was young?"

He wanted a roadmap. Not inspiration — an actual plan he could follow. And I realized in that moment that nobody was giving young people that answer. We show them the result. We never show them the road.

A couple of years later, my daughter had the chance to interview two Atlanta Braves players. I told her to ask them the same question. She thought it was too simple. She asked anyway.

"Nobody ever asks us this."

Two professional athletes. Genuine surprise. That was the moment I knew.

BreakN is the show that asks it every time.

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Why it matters

More than a podcast.

BreakN is a prevention and intervention tool built to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline — one episode at a time.

Focus
A roadmap, not just inspiration

Young people need evidence that a different life is possible — in the voice of people they believe. Every episode is that evidence.

Prevention
Interrupting the pipeline

A young person who can visualize themselves in a future makes different choices. BreakN shows them the road exists — and what it actually looks like.

Intervention
For those already in the system

Licensed to juvenile detention centers and at-risk youth programs as a structured discussion tool. The show is the spark. The human in the room is the intervention.

$35k+
Annual cost to incarcerate one juvenile
76%
Of incarcerated youth re-arrested within 3 years
~$0
Cost of a BreakN episode in a group session
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Episodes

Every episode. Every path.

New episode every week. Real stories. The road nobody shows you.

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The Giveaway

Every guest gives something back.

As part of every episode, our guest donates an item or experience to a young viewer. To enter, you answer one question:

"What is the one thing you want to get good at — and what is your first step?"

The winner is announced on the next episode. Their answer is read on air. They are seen.

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