Reformed N' Reel

Reformed N' Reel is a weekly conversation bringing together voices from every corner of the community to talk about corrections, reentry, and reform in Idaho's prison system.

Hosted by Mario Hernandez, a formerly incarcerated and fully reformed individual who now leads a reentry-focused nonprofit called Learning How 2 Live, and Wayne Birt, Program Director and Production Manager of Radio Boise. Wayne brings the perspective of an average citizen, and considers himself a curious moderator seeking to understand the system from the outside looking in.

Together, Mario and Wayne sit down and talk with a wide range of guests: formerly incarcerated people, social justice advocates, charity foundation leaders, and even directors from the Idaho Department of Correction.

Reformed N' Real brings all different perspectives together to better understand the correctional system and how it affects us all.

Host

Wayne Birt

Wayne Birt has been the Program Director at KRBX, or "Radio Boise," Boise's first community radio station, since 2012. He has been involved in the project since 2004, and was a student DJ at KBSU while working on his geophysics degree. Besides being a longtime radio guy, Wayne is a student of podcasting, has taught podcasting classes, is a published writer and former university teacher, and actually gets out of the studio every now and then where he goes on exceedingly long and minimalist hiking trips, which he calls his plan for sustaining his love for new ideas, like co-hosting a show focusing on incarcerated individuals and those around them, with persuasive folks like Mario Hernandez.