From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller

2025-10-22 · 94 min · episode 3 · 13 entities

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From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller
→ hosted by Mariana van Zeller person

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Feed author/publisher: Mariana van Zeller
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Feed category: Society & Culture
→ discusses True Crime podcast

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→ discusses Documentary concept

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Feed category: Documentary
→ references MARIANA website

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Link in episode "From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller": http://betterhelp.com/mariana
→ references topodesigns.com website

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Link in episode "From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller": http://topodesigns.com/

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Feed category: Society & Culture
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Feed category: Society & Culture
discusses Documentary concept

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Feed category: Documentary

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mentioned MARIANA website

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Link in episode "From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller": http://betterhelp.com/mariana
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Link in episode "From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller": http://topodesigns.com/
references MARIANA website

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Link in episode "From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller": http://betterhelp.com/mariana
references topodesigns.com website

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Link in episode "From Cocaine Trafficker to Prison Reformer | The Hidden Third with Mariana van Zeller": http://topodesigns.com/

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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/mariana for 10% off your first month. Go to http://topodesigns.com and use code TOPOHIDDENTHIRD for 10% off your order. When Michael Santos was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, he turned a cell into a classroom, earning degrees, writing books, and, inspired by Frederick Douglass, becoming a leading voice for reform. He tells Mariana how the transformation happened, and what freedom looked like after decades behind bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices