CHANGED is an intimate conversation series that goes beyond what people have accomplished to uncover what those experiences did to them. Through honest conversations with influential voices across sports, music, entertainment, business and culture, CHANGED explores the moments, choices, successes and setbacks that shaped who they became. You may know their name. You may know their story. But what happened is only half of it.
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Paul Lozada | The REAL Cop Behind Denzel Washington's Training Day
Behind Denzel Washington's legendary portrayal of Alonzo Harris in Training Day was a real undercover police officer who helped bring the character to life.
Paul Lozada, a former San Francisco police officer and Hollywood film consultant, joins CHANGED to share the experiences that took him from the streets of San Francisco to working alongside Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua.
Paul reveals how his own undercover experiences influenced Alonzo's swagger, mannerisms, and mindset, why Denzel wore his actual police holsters in the film, and the conversations that helped shape one of Hollywood's most memorable performances.
He also discusses his experiences with Jerry Bruckheimer, his influence on scenes from Training Day, his connection to Man on Fire and American Gangster, and the dangerous realities of undercover narcotics and organized crime investigations.
But Paul's story goes far beyond Hollywood. From meeting Bruce Lee as a child to confronting career challenges, discovering the importance of faith, and reflecting on his relationship with his late mother, Paul shares the defining moments that changed his life.
A conversation about authenticity, perseverance, faith, and the real stories behind the characters we remember.
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5 Nov 2026
James Worthy: Lessons From Legends
Before he became “Big Game James,” a three-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer, James Worthy was a kid from North Carolina determined to earn a college scholarship and make his parents proud.
In this episode of CHANGED, James reflects on the devastating injury that nearly ended his basketball career, his mother's lasting influence, and the powerful advice from legendary coach Dean Smith that taught him how to stop carrying the weight of his past.
He also shares personal memories of Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Byron Scott, revealing what the greatest players in NBA history taught him about leadership, friendship, and life beyond the game.
From the Showtime Lakers to the lessons that matter most, James Worthy shares the experiences that made him the man he is today.
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29 Oct 2026
Byron Scott: The Cost of Winning
What does winning three NBA championships mean when you look back at everything you sacrificed along the way?
Showtime Lakers legend and former NBA Coach of the Year Byron Scott joins Brian Amlani on CHANGED for a revealing conversation about basketball, fatherhood, regret, and finding peace after a lifetime of competition.
Byron reflects on his championship years alongside Magic Johnson, the lasting influence of Pat Riley, and an early coaching mistake involving Stephen Jackson that taught him the importance of communication and accountability.
He also shares the personal cost of his basketball career, including the holidays, birthdays, and family milestones he missed while providing for his children. Years later, a heartfelt message from his son helped put those sacrifices into perspective.
Now embracing life as a husband, father, and grandfather, Byron explains how he's learned to let go of anger, protect his peace, and appreciate the relationships that matter most.
It's a different side of Byron Scott — one that goes beyond the championships to explore how experience, forgiveness, and family have changed the man behind the Showtime legend.
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22 Oct 2026
Noel G: Abandoned at 13, Finding Hollywood and Forgiveness
You know his face. Now hear the story behind it.
Noel G joins Brian on Changed for a personal conversation about his parents leaving when he was just 13, finding his way into Hollywood, and learning to forgive the people who hurt him.
Known as Hector from The Fast and the Furious and for his role in Training Day, Noel opens up about the life behind the characters—and how he found a way forward without holding on to every hurt.
A conversation about abandonment, forgiveness, and becoming more than what happened to you.
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15 Oct 2026
Jon Abrahams | Kill Your Ego
Actor Jon Abrahams opens up about growing up in downtown New York, the impact of 9/11, losing his best friend, and privately struggling while trying to hold everyone else together. He joins Brian Amlani on CHANGED to discuss addiction, control, vulnerability, asking for help, and why real change began when he learned to kill his ego.
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8 Oct 2026
Lea Thompson | The PROBLEM With “Follow Your Dreams”
Back to the Future star Lea Thompson opens up about losing her ballet dream and how that painful ending redirected her toward an extraordinary life in acting, directing, producing and motherhood.
Lea reflects on why fame never creates lasting happiness, raising daughters Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch in Los Angeles, aging in Hollywood and realizing she no longer has to make herself small. From becoming a grandmother to bringing Anna Pigeon to television, she explains how the worst thing that happens to you can sometimes become the best—and offers honest advice for anyone facing a change they cannot yet understand.
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24 Sept 2026
Tisha Campbell: Taking Off the Mask
📚 Tisha Campbell’s new book, *The A Word: A Mother’s Journey Through Autism and Love*, is available now. Get your copy on Amazon:
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Audiences know Tisha Campbell from *Martin*, *My Wife and Kids*, *House Party* and a career spanning more than four decades. But in this episode of *Changed*, Tisha introduces us to the woman underneath the characters.
Tisha opens up about the exhaustion of always being seen as the “strong Black woman,” masking so completely that she forgot who she was and the moment she realized that her life had to change. She also shares how her sons taught her to establish boundaries, why making her son Xen feel validated means so much to her and how one brutally honest conversation at a 500-person party revealed who was truly in her corner.
It’s a candid conversation about motherhood, people-pleasing, family, vulnerability and learning to see devastation as the beginning of something greater.
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13 Sept 2026
EDI Mean Remembers Tupac
Thirty years after Tupac Shakur’s passing, Outlawz member EDI Mean remembers the childhood friend, mentor and big brother behind the global icon. EDI shares firsthand stories about Tupac’s humor, generosity, relentless work ethic and desire to uplift his community—from recording “Changes” and performing “Hit ’Em Up” to their final trip to Las Vegas. This is a celebration of Tupac’s life, legacy and the man behind the legend.
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