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Keynote · workshop · pulpit · panel.
Faith · fatherhood · second chances · rebuilding the block.

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· THE SET LIST ·

SIGNATURE TOPICS

Each can be delivered as a 25-min keynote, 60-min talk, or 90-min workshop. Custom topics available for policy, faith, and corporate engagements.

01
SECOND CHANCES
And what to do with one when you get it.

For corporate, civic, and faith audiences. The story of the letter every Sunday for two years, and how a man with a pen survived a system designed to bury him.

CORPORATECHURCHPOLICY
02
FATHERHOOD INSIDE
Raising a son through a TV monitor.

Duke’s son was 2 when he was arrested. Five years before they could touch. The keynote on presence, distance, and what fathers actually owe their kids.

CHURCHCAMPUSYOUTH
03
KILL THE SLUMS
Building a community worth coming home to.

A working talk on housing, education, mental health, and supervised release — the four levers that actually keep first-timers out of prison.

POLICYCIVICHOUSING
04
FAITH UNDER FIRE
When the only door left is upward.

Sixteen years in maximum security. The dream. The discipline. The God who answered a letter the courts wouldn’t.

CHURCHMENS GROUPS

"WHEN DUKE TALKS,
THE ROOM LISTENS DIFFERENTLY."

— PASTOR · GARY, INDIANA

· FORMATS ·

HOW DUKE SHOWS UP

◆ MOST REQUESTED
25 MIN
Keynote

A clean, polished version of the story for stage and screen. Q&A optional.

60 MIN
Talk + Q&A

Long-form delivery with sustained interaction. Right for churches and conferences.

90 MIN
Workshop

For policy, justice-reform, and re-entry programs. Includes facilitated discussion.

CUSTOM
Pulpit / Panel / Fireside

Sundays, panels, and fireside chats with hosts and journalists.

· FROM HOSTS WHO HAVE BOOKED HIM ·

WHAT VENUES SAY AFTER

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"He held 800 men silent for 45 minutes. Nobody touched a phone. We re-booked for next year before he left the building."

Sr. Pastor
Christ Tabernacle, Gary IN
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"Our policy team came in skeptical and left rebuilding the agenda. Duke turns lived experience into actionable reform."

REFORM Alliance
Washington, DC
"

"I’ve interviewed three presidents. Duke Tanner is one of the five most compelling people I’ve put on a microphone."

Coach Lou Holtz
The Lou Holtz Show

· RECENT APPEARANCES ·

ON THE ROAD

11·07·2025
REFORM Alliance Summit
Washington, DC
Policy keynote
09·14·2025
Athletes for America
Las Vegas, NV
Athlete forum
06·22·2025
Christ Tabernacle
Gary, IN
Sunday service
04·18·2025
Indiana State Senate
Indianapolis, IN
Civic address
02·11·2025
Fox News Digital
New York, NY
TV interview
11·08·2024
The Lou Holtz Show
South Bend, IN
Long-form podcast

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