Randall Horton is an associate professor of English at the University of New Haven. His new memoir,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09THKRMDD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1">Dead Weight&nbsp;</a>details his time incarcerated. Today, we talk about his journey from incarcerated person to English professor. Horton&rsquo;s numerous felony convictions made establishing a career in academia challenging, at best. Have your or someone you know navigated transitioning out of the prison system? We want to hear from you. GUEST: Randall Horton -&nbsp;Ph.D., Professor of English at University of New Haven. Read an excerpt of&nbsp;Dead Weight&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href="https://bostonreview.net/articles/the-protagonist-in-someone-elses-memoir/">Boston Review.</a> Where We Live&nbsp;is available as a podcast on&nbsp;Apple Podcasts,&nbsp;Spotify,&nbsp;Google Podcasts,&nbsp;Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.<a href="http://wnpr.org/donate" rel="payment">Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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