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.
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In addition to Bobby talking about forced labor behind bars...he also addresses the distress or uneasiness of mind caused by the fear of the institutional hammer coming down on his head at any moment…
Bonus Pre-Show clip, followed by Episode #28; where Bobby talks about what it's like getting ready to attend a college creative writing class held in the prison Chapel. From his Ray Ban glasses, brok…
Barb, a transgender inmate in Michigan's prison, joins the podcast and shares her experience being locked up in what's referred to as the Doll House. Listeners will get to explore the battles of mora…
Bonus Pre-Show clip prior to episode. Annoyingly positive Bobby is back and discusses filling the void, using meditation, and changing your perspective. The guys answer a few more listener...I mean …
Short Bonus Clip at the beginning.
Ep #20 GR Joe, Bobby, and Jeremy talk about what landed Joe in prison and how you, the listener, could be just one stroke of bad luck away from being in prison too…
This episode was a rough one to edit, because about a third of the way through Bobby chokes up explaining how prison is affecting him, I cried. Bobby takes a trip to a prison hospital and along the w…
This episode continues to take the listener through Bobby's first day in prison; packing inmates in dog cages, what a buck-fifty looks like (exposed teeth and all), and an introduction to LaPierre.
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Bonus beginning clip included. Bobby and Jeremy talk about the types of food behind bars - like veined sausage and cat head...PLUS...Jeremy attempts to eat the same type of nasty bagged fish that Bob…
A reminder that prison phone calls are only 15 minutes and when that limit is reached the phone call abruptly ends, but the phone conversation picks right back up. Also, a few names have been muted. …
This is just the first part of multiple episodes dedicated to Bobby's journey in prison. Additional parts of this episode will be released at some point in the future.
You can read more about Bobby…
More insight of daily prison life...so this podcast is about the multi layers of hustles. With state mandated budget cuts to prisons, many inmates must learn to adapt in order to survive. With some c…
In prison there are very few tools to support mental health; even so an 'annoyingly positive Bobby' manages to pop up. In this episode they discuss the pit falls that lead to his incarceration...and …
Discussions on the differences between being living as a Convict or an Inmate behind bars. Also, more questions from listeners.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website: notes…