Chicago Police Lieutenant Jermaine Harris is a 23-year CPD veteran, a U.S. Marine Corps alumnus, and the visionary co-founder of Chicago Westside Police & Youth Sports. Raised in Austin and now rooted in North Lawndale, Lt. Harris blends street-level experience with policy insight—serving on both Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s public-safety transition teams. In this 45-minute conversation he sits down with host Manny Guzman to unpack his path from Whitney Young High School to the Marines, his ethos of “social justice as violence-prevention,” and the lessons he carried all the way to a 2022 White House keynote on hunger, nutrition, and health. Tune in for a blueprint on transforming trauma into community healing—plus a fast-paced “Fun-Fact Lightning Round” to close the show.

In this episode of Duty Beyond Duty, we sit down with Chicago-based film director Raul Colón III, a self-taught storyteller known for his raw, gritty, and emotionally driven films.

Raul takes us behind the lens, sharing his journey growing up in Chicago, discovering filmmaking, and building a career in independent film without a traditional path. We talk about the creative grind, directing on a budget, casting local talent, and staying authentic in an industry that often pressures artists to compromise their vision.

From short films to larger projects, Raul opens up about the responsibility of telling real stories, the lessons learned along the way, and what it truly means to create art with purpose.

Whether you’re a filmmaker, creative, or someone chasing a dream against the odds, this conversation is a reminder that powerful stories don’t come from Hollywood — they come from lived experience.

🎬🎙️ This is storytelling — Chicago style.

Chicago isn’t just a city — it’s a community built on rhythm, culture, and connection.

In this special episode of Duty Beyond Duty, host Manny Guzman sits down with longtime Chicago radio voices Luis Guillermo and César Osmar to reflect on the legacy of La X Tropical Chicago and what it truly meant to serve the city through music, culture, and the airwaves.

This conversation is about impact, not endings.

Luis and César share:

• How La X Tropical became a cultural soundtrack for Chicago’s Latino community

• The role radio played in uniting neighborhoods and generations

• The pride of representing culture, language, and music on a daily basis

• What Chicago gave them — professionally and personally

• Why it was important for them to simply say thank you to the city and the listeners

This episode is a tribute to Chicago — the families, the neighborhoods, the listeners, and the love that made La X Tropical more than a station.

Because some platforms may change…
but gratitude, legacy, and community last forever.

🎧 This is Duty Beyond Duty.
Stories that honor service, culture, and the city that shapes us.

It's a bilingual episode! so gozalo!