MX5942-This Is Me, My Story
MX5942 – This Is Me is a powerful podcast series that uncovers the human stories hiding in plain sight. Hosted by Darren, each episode brings forward voices that mainstream narratives overlook — from life behind bars to war-torn streets, and everything in between. With gripping first-hand accounts, emotionally rich storytelling, and a commitment to truth, this series challenges listeners to rethink what they think they know.
It’s raw. It’s real. It’s the story behind the headlines.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2025
“The Last Time I Saw Jules: Where Silence Spoke Volumes and Unfinished Stories Still Echo”
In this raw and reflective chapter of MX5942 – Your Story, Darren revisits the final days of his connection with Jules and the Ruislip firm. From whispered conversations in Bedford to a Chinese resta…
00:18:36 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
The Label Doesn't Fit
Inside HMP Morton Hall, Darren was handed a needle, a pile of Fruit of the Loom children’s T-shirts, and a box of Harrods labels. His job? Strip the originals. Stitch in luxury. Rebrand mass-market c…
00:08:27 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
“This Is Me: The Outro”
This one’s for the silence. For the shame I didn’t own. For the echoes in the cell, the jokes that held my soul together, and the songs that cracked the concrete. I walked out with a bag that said HM…
00:23:03 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
“This Is Me, Amplified”
In this episode, host Darren shifts the lens inward. After a series built around amplifying voices and breaking silences, he confronts the one voice he’s kept in the background—his own. MX5942 – This…
00:26:38 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Chicken Tikka, Close Calls & The Day My Parole Was Decided
In this mid-season episode of MX5942 – This Is Me, I explain how I along with another pull off one of prison life's boldest favours—an unsanctioned curry run dressed as a medical emergency. From fake…
00:23:21 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Bonus Episode 1: "My Somalian Pad Mate",
Bonus Episode 1: My Somalian Pad Mate
In this deeply personal bonus episode, Darren shares the story of his Somalian pad mate — a language student and farm worker who witnessed the tragic Black Hawk …
00:04:42 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
HMP Morton Hall & HMP Springhill
From Morton Hall's strict warnings-one mistake and you're back in cuffs and shipped out- to the freedom of Springhill open prison, this episode covers my next chapters inside. I talk about my move fr…
00:27:36 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
HMP Bedford & The Ruislip Firm
Ghosted out of Woodhill, I landed in HMP Bedford- a new nick, new faces, and new tension. I quickly crossed paths with a firm out of Ruislip, who wanted a word about old business. From confrontations…
00:27:44 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
The Pad Thief & Prisoner Justice
Trust is everything behind bars- and when someone breaks that trust, there are consequences. In this episode I deal with a con who stole from me, and what followed was a lesson in prisoner justice. N…
00:24:22 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
'The Beginning'
I didn’t cry when the car door shut.
Didn’t plead. Didn’t ask questions.
There’s a threshold — where adrenaline evaporates and exhaustion takes its place.
That was me.
The officer said “Attempted mur…
00:15:01 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
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