Finding Second Chances Through Audacious Solutions

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This chapter explores the hurdles of finding rental places post a mistake, delves into audacious solutions for societal issues like improving laws and caring for foster children, and highlights Sheena Meade's journey of utilizing clean slate laws for financial stability and career advancement.

Original broadcast date: June 30, 2023. Big problems need audacious solutions. This hour, TED speakers use data and common sense to make laws more effective, reform the foster care system and hold environmental offenders accountable. Guests include criminal justice reform activist Sheena Meade, child welfare advocates Sixto Cancel and Marquan Teetz, and ocean monitoring expert Tony Long.

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