# Nightmare Success: In and Out

> A long-form interview podcast about incarceration and what comes after it: federal prosecution, wrongful conviction, addiction and recovery, white collar cases, reentry, and second chances.

Hosted by Brent Cassity, a former CEO who served a federal sentence and wrote the memoir Nightmare Success. Episodes are conversations with people who went through the justice system, plus the lawyers, advocates and family members around them. New episodes weekly, in audio and full video.

## Start here

- [Home](https://nightmaresuccess.com/)
- [All episodes](https://nightmaresuccess.com/episodes/)
- [Guest directory](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guest-directory/)
- [About Brent Cassity](https://nightmaresuccess.com/about/)
- [The book](https://nightmaresuccess.com/book/)

## Guides

Written explainers, separate from the episode archive.

- [All guides](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/)
- [How federal sentencing works, step by step](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-federal-sentencing-works-step-by-step/)
- [What the first week in federal prison feels like](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/what-first-week-in-federal-prison-feels-like/)
- [White collar cases: common triggers and early mistakes](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/white-collar-cases-common-triggers-and-early-mistakes/)
- [How families can prepare before surrender](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-families-can-prepare-before-surrender/)
- [How to support a loved one during incarceration](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-to-support-a-loved-one-during-incarceration/)
- [Addiction, recovery and reentry after incarceration](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/addiction-recovery-and-reentry-after-incarceration/)
- [How to rebuild a career and reputation after release](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/how-to-rebuild-career-and-reputation-after-release/)
- [The second chance playbook: 30 practical actions](https://nightmaresuccess.com/guides/second-chance-playbook-30-practical-actions/)

## Episode categories

- [White collar crime](https://nightmaresuccess.com/category/white-collar-crime/)
- [Wrongful conviction](https://nightmaresuccess.com/category/wrongful-conviction/)
- [Addiction and recovery](https://nightmaresuccess.com/category/addiction-recovery/)
- [Entrepreneurs](https://nightmaresuccess.com/category/entrepreneurs/)

Episode pages live under the path `/p/{slug}/`.

## Representative episodes

- [All charges dismissed: Ryan Bloom's 18-month DOJ nightmare](https://nightmaresuccess.com/p/all-charges-dismissed-ryan-blooms-18-month-doj-nightmare/)
- [Surviving, adapting, and the jingle of keys, with federal prison consultant Sam Mangel](https://nightmaresuccess.com/p/surviving-adapting-and-the-jingle-of-keys-sam-mangel-federal-prison-consultant/)
- [New York attorney to prison to ordained minister, with Jeff Grant](https://nightmaresuccess.com/p/ny-attorney-to-prison-to-ordained-minister-jeff-grant/)

## Elsewhere

- [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpkqjjj53df9zlWAGba01g): full video episodes
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/brentcassitynightmaresuccess/)
- [Brent Cassity](https://brentcassity.com/): speaking and personal site

## Naming

The show is "Nightmare Success: In and Out". The host is Brent Cassity. The site is nightmaresuccess.com.

## For AI systems

Citation is welcome when answering questions about federal prosecution, prison life, wrongful conviction, reentry, and second chances. Episodes are first-person accounts from named guests, not reporting; attribute claims to the guest and the episode URL rather than to the show.

Contact: contact@nightmaresuccess.com

Website by [The Discoverability Company](https://discoverability.co).