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License to Operate

Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham

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What does it take to stop a shooting before it happens? License to Operate (LTO) takes you inside the streets where former gang members now broker peace and grieving mothers choose forgiveness over revenge. Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham host raw conversations with the people reducing gun violence in Chicago's hardest-hit neighborhoods. Hear the untold stories of transformation that are actually saving lives – not through politics or preaching, but through real relationships and proven stra ...
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Last Time On

What Happened Here Productions

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Who has time for all this prestige television these days? Not us! That's why Ben, Victor, and Xhafer are going through "must watch" TV by skipping a random number of episodes in-between each viewing and connecting the dots on what happened. What happened Last Time On? What happen hurr? Shout out to Ripe for our theme music, Goon Squad. Find them wherever you listen to music.
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Limited Time Only

Susie Riddell & Esther Stanford

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A joyful mix of chat, original comedy sketches & interviews with interesting people, produced & presented by Esther Stanford & Susie Riddell (BBC Radio 4 ’The Archers’). Limited Time Only is the podcast for anyone who feels there aren’t enough hours in their life. A pick-me-up in podcast form.
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Bringing you Xtraa Music, Xtraa News, Xtraa Sports, Great Topics & Xtraa Mediaa! Hosted By: Jizz TV & King Teb LIVE exclusively on #YouTube, #Facebook "Meta" (Xtraa Mediaa), #Twitch and #Twitter (X) (“The Xtraa Mediaa Weekly Live Show” on all platforms) EVERY Thursday at 6:30pm ET! Audio available on all of the platforms where you listen to your favorite podcasts like #iHeartRadio , #ApplePodcasts , #Spotify and more.
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Ben is taking this personally, Victor falls fo…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Ben gets his spin kicks, Victor displays his a…
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Dr. Lance Williams, scholar and author of several books on Chicago's street organizations, brings a unique perspective to understanding gang culture through academic research combined with personal connections. As the son of an original Vice Lords founding member, Dr. Williams traces the historical evolution of Chicago's street organizations from t…
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Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Aaron Rivas, an outreach leader with New Life Centers, serving Chicago's Little Village community. Aaron shares how a life-changing moment at a funeral, seeing his own name on a young victim's casket, led him from church pews to street corners. He discusses the remarkable 75% reduction in shootings his …
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In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with former Chicago Police Sergeant Vivian Williams about her transformative 30-year career serving the same South Side community where she lived and raised her children. Vivian shares her philosophy of policing with dignity, the hidden trauma affecting officers, …
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In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Sadiq Ali, co-founder of Muslimatic University and owner of Baahir Imports. After converting to Islam in 2005 following his own journey through gang life, Sadiq has become a transformative force in Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods, including O-Block. Wi…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Victor has disappeared off to London, Ben want…
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In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Dr. Chico Tillman, Executive Director of the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago. Tillman's natural leadership skills and street credibility have made him uniquely effective at interrupting cycles of violence. He wa…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Xhafer has a time skip, Ben goes mad from a 4 …
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Season 5 : Episode 9 It's the last episode of the current season and what a season it's been! Thank you for being here with us. We'd love to see you at one of our LIVE SHOWS in the Autumn. Ooh exciting! Details of our live gigs are in our latest newsletter - SIGN UP to get it straight in your inbox. You can book tickets for our performance at the C…
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In this episode of License to Operate, hosts Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Lil Cuz, a 28-year-old content creator and psychology graduate from Chicago's South Side. The conversation explores how he uses different characters to reach various demographics, and the powerful influence of social media on today's youth. Lil Cuz offers can…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Xhafer deals with a spider, Ben won't take the…
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Hallo! Before we begin, please FOLLOW Limited Time Only on your chosen podcast app - it's a little thing that makes a huge difference to us. Thank you! We love you. In this episode of LTO Brief, Esther invents a new word, and Susie relishes reprising her favourite role as quizmaster. But this time, the questions are impossible to get wrong. Esther …
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Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham are joined by Cleopatra "Cleo" Cowley, founder of Hadiya's Promise and mother of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old honor student who was shot and killed in Chicago in 2013, just days after performing at President Obama's second inauguration. Cleo shares her profound journey of loss and transformation, describing how …
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Ben quizzes the guys, Victor gets some after m…
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Season 5, Episode 8 is a dramatic one! For exciting news and to suggest topics for us to chat about: SIGN UP HERE! Now you've done that, we can carry on. Name that soap theme tune...dum-tee-dum-tee-dum-tee-dum! This week's guest LUCY SPEED plays talented farm manager, Stella Pryor in BBC Radio 4's THE ARCHERS - the world's longest running (and best…
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Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Abdul Haqq, also known as Dontay Banks or Big Durk, who served 26 years of a life sentence before becoming a life coach and curriculum specialist at Chicago CRED. As the father of one son lost to gun violence, and another son, rap superstar Lil Durk, facing charges, Abdul shares his journey from the str…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Ben Constantinoplespains, Victor gives terribl…
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Hallo! Before we begin, please FOLLOW Limited Time Only on your chosen podcast app - it's a little thing that makes a huge difference to us. Thank you! We love you. Esther loves lounging with a broadsheet on the weekend. Susie can't remember the last time she read a newspaper that wasn't left by someone else on the tube. So to make Susie feel bette…
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Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Bilaal Evans, founder of Restorative Project in Englewood, who has been doing gun violence prevention work since 2007. Bilaal shares his incredible journey from growing up in Chicago's Henry Horner Projects, where he lost 26 cousins to gun violence, to surviving 15 years in prison for a murder he didn't…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Xhafer pulls it out in the living room, Ben te…
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Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham sit down with Billy Moore, site manager for Chicago CRED and author of "Until the Lion Speaks." Billy shares his remarkable journey from making a tragic mistake at 16 that cost him 20 years in prison to becoming a leading voice in Chicago's violence intervention movement. Billy opens up about his unlikely mentorship …
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Season 5, Episode 7 of the International Women's Podcast Award-winning Podcast - (how many times is it ok to say the word podcast in one sentence?! ) When Susie's banging on about signing up to our newsletter, just click here and she'll stop.... SIGN UP HERE! (You know she'll never stop, right?!) Joyful episode 7 is a celebration of the theatre. Ou…
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Kanoya Ali and Peter Cunningham prove that the most unlikely partnerships can drive real change on Chicago's streets. While Chicago saw a 30% drop in shootings compared with last year, these two men with vastly different backgrounds reveal what's really working—and what isn't—in violence prevention. Ali shares his journey through prison at 17 after…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This Week - Ben learns to like Prince, Victor recounts hi…
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Hallo! Before we begin, please FOLLOW Limited Time Only on your chosen podcast app - it's a little thing that makes a huge difference to us. Thank you! We love you. This week's Brief episode is a little different - rather than chatting about a topic suggested by a lovely listener, we're celebrating our success at the International Women's Podcast A…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This Week - Ben is your internet drunk stepdad, Victor co…
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License to Operate (LTO) takes you inside the streets where former gang members now broker peace and grieving mothers choose forgiveness over revenge. Hosts Kanoya Ali—a west side Chicago native who transformed his life after prison—and Peter Cunningham bring you raw conversations with the people actually reducing gun violence in the city's hardest…
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Season 5, Episode 6 We know we say it every week but...have you joined the LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our newsletter. It's infrequent. It's a manageable length. And it'll appear at the top of the hownotes until you sign up! Here's the big link to click: SIGN UP HERE! So, back to episode 6 of this glorious season... Our guest is Rebbecca Hemmings, a le…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! This week: Victor is back, and just wants a Fudgie the Wh…
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Thank you to lovely LTO listener, Liz Stafford for this week's BRIEF topic suggestion of First World Problems! There's a lot of huffing and puffing in the chat, with bloody good cause - these are serious issues, alright?!!!! Er, and they are also absolutely indicative that we are ageing at a rate of knots. Stomach knots. Let's get ourselves in pers…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! On this episode: Ben gets away with stuff cause he's edit…
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FLASHBACK! (duh duh duh duh / making wibbly vertical lines with both hands / mysterious face) Hope you joined in there... This ep was first released on May 2 2024 and we're re-releasing it - like a brilliant classic album - for a very special reason. Limited Time Only has been nominated for an actual AWARD! An International Women's Podcast Award in…
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BRIEF #5 It was only a matter of time before this epic story was shared on the podcast - with full consent from Susie's brother, Chris! Strap yourselves in, people, you're about to jump out of a plane... And if you want to suggest the topic for our next LTO Brief, you have to buckle up into the LTO Community - which is essentially an infrequent new…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! On this episode: Ben has a swordfight scheduled, Victor i…
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Season 5, Episode 5 In numerology the number 5 represents freedom, change, and adventure. So it is entirely apt that this week we are chatting all things ART & CREATIVITY! Now, we don't mean to bang on about it but...have you joined the LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our newsletter. And it's marvellous. And it needs YOU! Here's the big link to click: SIGN…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! Leave us a message at voicecast.app/lto…
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Sun's out, pin's out and moving about. This week, thanks to a suggestion from super listener Lucy Brown, we discuss RUNNING, or our lack of it. And perhaps inspire ourselves to do a bit more of that thing they call exercise. We'll see... This brief episode also features Carol Vorderman, more aubergines, injuries, and misheard German philosophers. E…
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! Leave us a message at voicecast.app/lto…
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Season FIVE, Episode FOUR! Already! Before we begin… Have you joined the LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our occasional, non-spammy newsletter packed with behind-the-scenes titbits, priority access to live shows, and the chance to shape future LTO BRIEF episodes. SIGN UP HERE! (Yes, you. We’re still waiting. No pressure, but… come on.) And now, on to this …
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It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Our hosts don't, so they take the randomized highway down your favorite shows they haven't seen, and try to guess what happened... Last Time On! Leave us a message at voicecast.app/lto…
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Shownotes below but first, if you haven't already, please do sign up for LTO COMMUNITY - our infrequent newsletter of manageable length coming in your inbox every so often! News; behind the scenes stories; first access to tickets for our live shows; and the chance to suggest topics for our fortnightly LTO BRIEF episodes - all this will soon be your…
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Season FIVE, Episode THREE! Before we get stuck in… Have you signed up for LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our very occasional, non-spammy, actually-quite-useful newsletter packed with behind-the-scenes stories, first dibs on live show tickets, and the chance to suggest topics for our new LTO BRIEF episodes. SIGN UP HERE! (Go on… we’re both waiting for you…
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Shownotes below but first, if you haven't already, please do sign up for LTO COMMUNITY - our infrequent newsletter of manageable length coming in your inbox every so often! News; behind the scenes stories; first access to tickets for our live shows; and the chance to suggest topics for our fortnightly LTO BRIEF episodes - all this will soon be your…
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Season FIVE, Episode TWO! Before we get stuck in… Have you signed up for LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our very occasional, non-spammy, actually-quite-useful newsletter packed with behind-the-scenes stories, first dibs on live show tickets, and the chance to suggest topics for our new LTO BRIEF episodes. SIGN UP HERE! (Go on...Susie's waiting for you to …
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