In a recent special rare and raw episode this weekend, The Bad Boys, Shayne Brian and Darren J. Carver, shared the hurt and hopelessness that families feel when their loved ones are locked up in prisons.
Speaking with Bad Boys Breakfast Show Newsreader Andrew Hackett, Bad Boy Darren said, “The thing that was the most scary to us was the hurt that our families were going through and not knowing how to help them.” Mr Carver continued to say that, “while it was hard to go through the incarceration, we believe that what we have now is bigger than ourselves (and bigger than the experience of going to prison).”
The Bad Boys currently have plans to take podcast, radio and music training programs into youth detention centres across Australia, Shayne Brian said, “We can create something amazing and we know we can have a massive impact, that is the thing that drives all of us. And we continually have the support of our families who stood by us during the prison time.”
On the back of the success of the Bad Boys Breakfast Show, releasing their 100th episode on Saturday July 18th and with over 100,000 listeners on Apple and Spotify, Bad Boys Comedy Duo, Shayne Brian and Darren J Carver, are on a path to commence training at-risk and youths in digital media production.
The bold plan would see Shayne and Darren offer education to low-risk juvenile offenders, many of who come from an indigenous background, as a positive measure to prevent them from going on to re-offend as adults. Shayne and Darren explained that the Bad Boys Digital Media Training Initiative will encourage the potential in these kids by providing training in digital broadcast media and also give them a platform to have their stories heard – many of which are utterly heartbreaking.
One concern that Darren expressed is the extremely high rate of recidivism that is currently being experienced with both adult and youth detention centres. Darren said “After discussions with two major political members in Queensland, Amy McMahon (Greens) and Jackie Trad (Labour), this problem is quite obviously being echoed throughout the government and is a major concern within Australia. Shayne Brian stated that “in addition to our own experience in podcasting and radio, we will be working with some outstanding people in the music industry to deliver programs that will offer a possible future for the kids instead of the future they are currently facing now. Our program will help reduce the chance of recidivism and give young people purpose. If we can stop these kids from re-offending at a young age by giving them hope, then programs like the Bad Boys Media Training Initiative will end up benefiting society in the long run.”
