When It Clicked: A Better Way to Treat Kids Who Make Mistakes

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Lemonada Media

True Crime

4.2 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This week we're introducing you to When It Clicked, whose newest season focuses on what a better justice system can look and feel like.

How can we think differently about accountability for kids in the justice system? Hollywood producer Scott Budnick built his career making blockbuster hits like The Hangover, but his real passion is working with incarcerated youth. In this episode of When It Clicks, Scott talks about how one visit to a juvenile hall reshaped his purpose and set him on a mission to support young people caught in the justice system. As founder of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition and CEO of 1Community, Scott is helping youth rewrite their stories – and pushing for a system that gives them a real chance.

Learn more about the Anti Recidivism Coalition at antirecidivism.org and 1Community at 1community.com.

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0:00.0	At the Just Trust, we're working to make sure the United States becomes a global leader in justice and public safety innovation, not just a leader in our incarceration rates.
0:12.0	There's so much opportunity to move us from a system of punishment for the sake of punishment to one that actually centers prevention, safety, accountability, rehabilitation, and healing.
0:24.8	Right now, that means powering innovative programs and policies that significantly improve our
0:30.0	institutions and make our neighborhoods safer. But we can't do this alone. Your support helps us
0:36.6	continue to push for meaningful change in this moment. Together, we can't do this alone. Your support helps us continue to push for meaningful change in this moment.
0:40.3	Together, we can build a justice system that works for everyone.
0:45.0	Visit thejusttrust.org slash donate to join us in this mission today.
0:51.5	Hey, it's me, Steve Burns, and I'm so glad you're here because you and I go way back, right?
0:57.4	Yeah. And look at us now. Like, we're all grown up. We've got this new podcast where we talk about all this grown-up stuff. And there's special guests like Jamie Lee Curtis and Bill Nye. But for the most part, it's about you.
1:11.9	I mean, it's always been about you.
1:17.8	From Lemonada Media, alive with Steve Burns is coming September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts,
1:19.6	or you can watch every episode on YouTube.
1:24.7	Lemonada Welcome to When It Clicked.
1:33.3	I'm your host, Anna Zamora.
1:35.4	I'm the founder and CEO of the Just Trust, an organization fighting for a justice system that works better for all of us.
1:43.1	This season, we're showing you what a better
1:45.6	justice system actually looks and feels like and why it should matter to you. We're going way
1:52.3	beyond talking about what's bad and broken because a better way is already happening right now.
1:58.6	We just need more of it. Our guests are innovators and advocates,
2:03.7	entertainers, and government officials, and they're all on a mission to help the American
2:08.6	justice system move beyond being just a tool of punishment to a tool of real accountability.
2:16.9	Today's guest is someone whose career took a dramatic turn,
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