DRUMBEAT Episode 1 | How Did We Get Here

The Drumbeat with Josie & Pete

We are excited to launch The Drumbeat with Josie & Pete!

Welcome to Episode One where we start with the question:

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Josie and Pete's friendship goes all the way back to kindergarten in 1979. But after graduating high school in 1992, their paths diverged dramatically. Pete became involved in crime, while Josie prepared for college. By the summer of '94, a staggering 7% of their classmates were dead or incarcerated, leaving a scar on their entire community.

That June, Pete was arrested after an armed robbery and shootout. He spent years in prison, including a decade in solitary confinement following a failed escape attempt. His journey towards freedom wouldn't be complete until 2008.

During those 14 years, Josie built a life for herself. She graduated from the University of Michigan, pursued comedy in Chicago, and even wrote a sitcom. After her father's sudden passing, she moved back home to support her mother. Eventually, she returned to Ann Arbor, started a business, and met the love of her life.

Through it all, Josie and Pete stayed connected through letters. When Pete got out in 2008, they reconnected in person and have experienced the last 16 years together supporting each other, giving each other a lot of shit, and laughing through it all.

Our first episode answers the questions: How we got here, where we are going, and how. you can help.

We invite you to join on us this journey.....Let's Get Drumming!