episode #20 · August 23, 2026

Beyond the Worst Thing I’ve Done

A conversation with Ernest Henry

1 hr 19 min runtime Albany, NY documentary conversation
redemption incarceration fatherhood public service
Beyond the Worst Thing I’ve Done. Ernest Henry on Weirdinary Podcast.

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Incarceration, service, and redemption.

Poughkeepsie, New York Common Council member Ernest Henry confronts the murder that changed his life forever and the painful journey that followed.

From incarceration and fatherhood to grief, public service, and personal transformation, he explores whether genuine redemption can emerge from irreversible harm without minimizing the life tragically taken.

Weirdinary is a documentary conversation podcast from Albany, NY, hosted by writer and journalist BradQuan Copeland. It explores the psycho-philosophical inner worlds of everyday people in order to better understand ourselves.

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