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A pebble in the shoe of the Prison Industrial Complex. Notes From The Pen is a modern portrait of American incarceration told, in real time, through a series of fifteen-minute phone calls between two special degenerates on opposite sides of a prison wall.
Our website: Notesfromthepen.com
Check out our reviews: https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/Reviews/1518819034

Notes From The Pen Caldwell

    • Society & Culture
    • 2.7 • 6 Ratings

A pebble in the shoe of the Prison Industrial Complex. Notes From The Pen is a modern portrait of American incarceration told, in real time, through a series of fifteen-minute phone calls between two special degenerates on opposite sides of a prison wall.
Our website: Notesfromthepen.com
Check out our reviews: https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/Reviews/1518819034

    EP #178 - Rare Universe Of Creatives In Prison

    EP #178 - Rare Universe Of Creatives In Prison

    Bobby and mama c talk art and creativity. Artists require space; mental, physical, and emotional space in order to be creative, and prison puts a giant choke hold on all of these things. Prison stifles creativity, so it's rare to find someone who can rise above it. Bobby meets another artist in prison, Justin, and the two of them quickly form a bond and get to work creating. Justin's book American Inmate is out and can be found just about anywhere, so please check it out. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2181-american-inmate

    You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com

    And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start  https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq   

    Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.


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    • 36 min
    NFTW (41) Nose Candy, Empty Bunks, And Lotto

    NFTW (41) Nose Candy, Empty Bunks, And Lotto

    Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day: at what age did Bobby's quick whit and humor start, mama c thinks she has prosopagnosia, gross nose candy, updates on why there are two empty bunks, and driving 3 hours to get a lotto ticket. There's also a short post-show clip. 

    You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:  notesfromthepen.com

    Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802

    it allows us to create these podcasts.

    And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen


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    • 31 min
    EP #177 - National Guard Prison Shake Down

    EP #177 - National Guard Prison Shake Down

    The National Guard is called in to do a massive, prison wide, tear everything, spread the cheeks, lift the dick, shake down; and Bobby's cell gets trashed by someone you'd never suspect!  
    Welcome back Bobby & JD!
    You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:  notesfromthepen.com
    And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq
    Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.

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    • 42 min
    NFTW (40) - Evolution Of A Friendship: Fat Mike, Hip Hop, Punk, And Stanhope

    NFTW (40) - Evolution Of A Friendship: Fat Mike, Hip Hop, Punk, And Stanhope

    Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. 

    Bobby shares how he and Co-host JD bonded over music and how their relationship grew to a meaningful friendship. Bobby loses his rock collection after a shake-down, and Mama C gets flowers.  

    You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:  ⁠notesfromthepen.com⁠

    Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts.

    And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start  https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq   

    Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.

    Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.  






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    • 41 min
    EP #176 - The Clinic: Ground Zero

    EP #176 - The Clinic: Ground Zero

    Breaking down the stereotypes of drug addicts. The creative writing piece Bobby has been working on - The Clinic - is nearing the end of edits. The Clinic is about the tumultuous dance between a drug addict and the cold embrace of a meth clinic (and everything in-between). A true love-hate relationship. It starts out at a meth clinic in South Florida - the waiting room for rock bottom...and ends up at one of the most magical places on earth - The Mouse. The road to get there, and the ending, is anything but enchanting. 

    You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:  notesfromthepen.com

    Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802

    it allows us to create these podcasts.

    And check out the GoFundMe  to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq

    Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.

    Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero


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    • 42 min
    Time Warp NFTW (6) - Bloody Band-aids In My Coffee

    Time Warp NFTW (6) - Bloody Band-aids In My Coffee

    EP #6: The depths an incarcerated addict goes to will have you re-thinking band-aids...and coffee!
    It's been fun listening to throwbacks, but this is the last phone issue replay episode. The word on the yard is; the phone problem is being solved, which means Bobby will be back next week with all new recordings. 
    Note: This episode has been edited to fit under 30 mins.
    You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
    And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq
    Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
    For help with addiction: SAMHSA National Helpline
    Confidential free help, from public health agencies, to find substance use treatment and information.
    1-800-662-4357

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    • 29 min

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