"You were the angriest against injustice, and you were the hungriest for something new". From drive-by shootings and drug addiction in the ganglands of the San Gabriel Valley to a life dedicated to poetry and community service: the story of Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis Rodriguez this week on ARRVLS.

Part Two of our series on the life and remarkable times of Joe Lumbroso: The Children of God, or The Family as it's sometimes called, was founded in California in the late 1960's. The Family is a fringe religious group with a worldwide following. Their leader referred to himself as a prophet, as moses, as a king. The group has become infamous for many of their practices, including the use of sex as a missionary tool. Rarely do we have the opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at life in groups like the Children of God. In this week's episode and next, we are fortunate to bring you a two part series on a life inside The Children of God.

The Children of God, or The Family as it's sometimes called, was founded in California in the late 1960's. The Family is a fringe religious group with a worldwide following. Their leader referred to himself as a prophet, as moses, as a king. The group has become infamous for many of their practices, including the use of sex as a missionary tool. Rarely do we have the opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at life in groups like the Children of God. In this week's episode and next, we are fortunate to bring you a two part series on a life inside The Children of God.

One brisk autumn morning in Brooklyn, Katie decided to go for a bike ride. Little did she know that the gruesome events to follow would nearly cost Katie her life, and forever change how she looked at the world.

He's been a womanizing petty criminal. A revolutionary marxist. An ex-con bank robber. A spiritual teacher. This week on ARRVLS, we go on a journey through the many lives of John Sherman. Find out more about John Carla Sherman's organization Just One Look, by visiting their website. ARRVLS is a proud member of The Heard. Check out fellow member Erica Heilman's program Rumble Strip Vermont. Producer Hans Anderson Jonathan Hirsch Editor Jonathan Hirsch Sound Design Jonathan Hirsch Episode Art Steph Tan

Catie's dad joined the FBI after serving in Vietnam. Despite the popular portrayals of FBI agents in the media, Catie's dad was a dressed-down family man with a day job that happened to be highly classified. But things changed dramatically in Catie's life when her dad became very ill, and the mystery of her dad's illness would haunt her for years. Then one day, she went to the movies. Producer Sound Designer by Jonathan I. Hirsch Associate Producer Nora Linde Additional Music by Hakan Erikkson Martin Landh Episode Art by Steph Tan Original compositions in today's episode are by Jonathan Hirsch and Shani Aviram. They've collaborated in launching a new "small batch" music library for producers of film, tv, and radio projects. To find out more, visit liminalaudio.com

What happens when your religious faith and sexual identity directly contradict one another? Josh Tranen lived with this contradiction for years. Even while studying in an orthodox Yeshiva in Israel, Tranen struggled to reconcile his beliefs with his identity. But when attitudes towards marriage in the US shifted, Tranen found his relationship to his religion changing as well. Producer Phoebe Petrovic Editor Jonathan I Hirsch Sound Designer Jonathan I. Hirsch Associate Producer Nora Linde Episode Art by Steph Tan Music by Gunnar Johnsén, Anders Ekengren, Måns Billner, Jack Elphick, Gavin Luke

Jerry Curl takes us into her world: growing up gay in the projects on the east side of El Paso, coming out to her parents, and eventually becoming a drag performer.