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Nov 2020
25m 20s

How I Built Resilience: Father Gregory B...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Father Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry programs in the world. He speaks with Guy about how the Los Angeles based organization has adapted to continue training and employing people during the pandemic. These conversations are excerpts from our How I Built Resilience series, ... Show More
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