Prison Breakdown

Professors Eric Bronson & Beck Strah
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  • SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY

A podcast about prisons. Hosted by Prof. Eric Bronson and Prof. Beck Strah.

  1. 4D AGO

    Prison News 2/2/26

    Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss a handmade musical prison performance, Thomas Silverstein, an update on Elizabeth Holmes, and issues in programming at New York State Prison.

    29 min

  2. JAN 26

    Manipulation (Pt. 2)

    Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss being tall, how inmates select their victims of manipulation, secrets between COs and inmates, A Christmas Karen (2022), and stunt spectaculars.

    51 min

  3. JAN 19

    Prison News 1/19/26

    Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss a brawl in a Georgia prison, a North Carolina man buying a prison for the forces of good, a Nevada warden getting fired for a party gone awry, and a mail carrier getting busted for mail theft.

    34 min

  4. JAN 12

    Manipulation (Pt. 1)

    Professors Beck Strah and Eric Bronson discuss the ethics of manipulation, advertising, population control, inmate manipulation, downing a duck, blackmail, totalitarian communities, and Get Santa (2014)

    1h 4m

  5. JAN 5

    Prison News 1/5/26

    Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss smuggling tobacco into a prison, detestable co-workers, and the buried 60 Minutes CECOT report.

    28 min

  6. 12/29/2025

    The Christmas Star (1986)

    Professor Beck Strah and Producer Brit discuss the made-for-TV movie "The Christmas Star", and, more importantly, who controls the pipes.

    1h 7m

  7. 12/22/2025

    Prison News 12/22/25

    Professor Beck Strah and Producer Brit discuss this week’s news, including Sam Bankman-Fried acting as a jailhouse lawyer, a loosening of regulations for UK corrections officer retention, and an update on CECOT. Also, Beck’s Reccs and Brit’s Picks!

    39 min

  8. 12/15/2025

    Prison News 12/15/25

    Today Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss short time, good time, a father and daughter prison dance, God behind bars, and another Louisiana prison escape.

    30 min
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A podcast about prisons. Hosted by Prof. Eric Bronson and Prof. Beck Strah.

Information

  • Creator
    Professors Eric Bronson & Beck Strah
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Prison Breakdown