Prisoncast!

WBEZ
  • 5.0 (10)
  • DOCUMENTARY

Prisoncast! is a show made with and for people in Illinois prisons and jails, and their loved ones on the outside. We feature stories, investigations, interviews, and sounds from beyond prison walls – all requested by our incarcerated listeners. Each episode is a bite-sized bundle of some of our favorites. Take a glimpse inside a carceral system that’s designed to be invisible. Engage us at prisoncast@wbez.org. Listen free in prisons and jails on the Edovo app.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    Forgiveness and a mother's love

    Lisa Daniels knows all about forgiveness. When her son Darren was murdered, she did what would be unthinkable for so many of us: She forgave her son’s killer.

    15 min

  2. APR 27

    Is Chicago's best pizza made inside Cook County Jail?

    Making pizza, hot for delivery, inside Cook County Jail. One man's 18-year fight to get his GED. The value of education for someone serving a life sentence.

    20 min

  3. APR 17

    How to make a prison pianist

    How to learn piano with toothpaste and paper. What people locked up in Illinois want you to know about them and their lives on the inside. By request: a roller coaster ride for one incarcerated listener.

    13 min

  4. APR 17

    Parenting from behind bars

    Visiting one of the few in-prison nurseries in America, where incarcerated new moms get to live with their babies. Advice on parenting behind bars from formerly incarcerated moms with the Women's Justice Institute and Women Initiating New Directions (WIND). A meditation on letting go from one dad in an Illinois prison.

    19 min

  5. APR 17

    A Chicago mayor walks into a prison

    What it takes to get gussied up inside Illinois prisons. How tattoo removal can be life-changing for people inside. Bringing the sounds of the family bowling alley to one incarcerated listener.

    15 min
  6. Prisoncast Trailer

    APR 3

    Prisoncast Trailer

    A podcast that asks: What do the 30,000 people locked up in Illinois state prisons most want to hear?Executive Producer: Lauren FrostEditors: Al Keefe and Rob WildeboerHost: Erin Allen

    4 min
  • 6 Episodes

5
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About

Prisoncast! is a show made with and for people in Illinois prisons and jails, and their loved ones on the outside. We feature stories, investigations, interviews, and sounds from beyond prison walls – all requested by our incarcerated listeners. Each episode is a bite-sized bundle of some of our favorites. Take a glimpse inside a carceral system that’s designed to be invisible. Engage us at prisoncast@wbez.org. Listen free in prisons and jails on the Edovo app.

Information

  • Creator
    WBEZ
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Prisoncast!

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