Creative writers from Brothers in Pen, Zoe Mullery, Watani Stiner, and Troy Williams talk about their experience with writing stories and how their writing group has helped them gain meaningful insights as activists, creative individuals, and as a community.
(Music by PureDesignGirl)
Dec 17, 2021
40 min
Elida Ledesma is the Executive Director of the Arts for Healing and Justice Network (AHJN). Elida talks about her experience as the Executive Director and AHJN’s journey in providing art programs as a way of healing for young people affected by the juvenile justice system.
Music by PureDesignGirl
Dec 10, 2021
26 min
Jimmy Wu is a writer and the Executive Director at InsideOUT Writers (IOW) in Los Angeles, California. Jimmy shares his experience with incarceration, how creative writing can help people, and about how IOW offers support for young people who are experiencing life during or after incarceration.
Music by PureDesignGirl
Nov 19, 2021
35 min
Co-hosts Ella Turenne and Kathie Foley-Meyer reflect on the podcast’s journey and introduce the new addition of having creative prompts that listeners can engage with this upcoming season.
Music by PureDesignGirl
Nov 12, 2021
12 min
Jesse Bliss talks to us about the Roots and Wings project and the reasons behind creating the book "I Love Myself Golden," both of which are projects created to help individuals acknowledge and overcome effects of violence and the carceral system.
Sep 17, 2021
42 min
Musician Chris Lamoreaux talks with us about how reconnecting with his indigenous heritage and having access to a guitar while he did time helped him find his voice. Today, Chris uses music and storytelling to inspire others to seek remedies to injustice, as well as to advocate for people struggling with mental health conditions and substance misuse disorder.
Sep 15, 2021
38 min
Laurie Brooks of the William James Association shares a bit about the history of arts in corrections, a field she's been working in since the 1980s and has reflected the tumultuous changes in policies and perceptions around incarceration that have been happening in California since then.
Sep 3, 2021
29 min
Rapper Milagro Jones tells us about how growing up without stable housing influenced not only his artmaking, but also his choice to become involved in bringing visibility to his community through his voice and his talent.
Aug 27, 2021
29 min
Author Belle Phelan tells us about how her involvement in programming during her incarceration helped her find her love and talent for writing, and became a way for her to make a living helping others and doing what she loves now that she's on the outside.
Aug 20, 2021
26 min
Musician and sound designer Eric Abercrombie, AKA Maserati-E, talks to us about creativity as community building within carceral spaces, and shares some of his original music. While serving time in San Quentin, Eric helped produce films with First Watch, a project dedicated to exploring the truth about life on the inside. Eric is currently the sound designer for the podcast Uncuffed.
Aug 13, 2021
22 min
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