Life Jolt Podcast
1) Episode 1: The Before Times
The road to prison begins with a period of uncertainty and dread – the time between arrest and sentencing. It’s before your day in court, before you've been convicted or acquitted. First time prisoner...Show More
2) Introducing: Written Off
“Untitled.” Written by Jimmy Wu. Performed by Randall Park. Jimmy runs the organization that saved his life years ago when he was a youth who felt lost in the system: InsideOUT Writers. Today, he’s co...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Introducing: Ear Hustle
Leslie has served more time in prison than anyone ever interviewed on Ear Hustle: over half a century, for a crime committed when she was 19. Four times, the parole board has deemed her fit for releas...Show More
4) Introducing: Ideas from the Trenches: The Resilience of Incarcerated Women
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In this episode, you’ll hear from PhD student Rachel Fayter who was incarcerated for m...Show More
Introducing: Ideas from the Trenches: The Resilience of Incarcerated Women
55:08 | Jun 21st, 2021
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Episode 9: Legacy
Prison isn’t just painful for the person sent away. Rosemary left four children behind when she was locked up. She sits down with her two oldest twins for a difficult conversation about what her incar...Show More
6) Episode 8 : Surviving the Hole
The hole, the shoe, segregation. Whatever you call it, many human rights advocates consider solitary confinement a form of torture. Rosemary recounts her experience in solitary – what she describes as...Show More
7) Episode 7: The After Times, Part 2
Hard reality begins to set in for Diana as her home life starts to crumble. Mary’s hopes for freedom are derailed by her struggles with addiction.
8) Episode 6: The After Times, Part 1
Surviving a prison sentence is only half the battle. Getting out - and staying out - can be just as tough. Emily was a successful entrepreneur before she became a drug mule. Now that she’s out, she’s ...Show More
9) Episode 5: Inside and Indigenous
Indigenous people account for five percent of Canada’s population, yet Indigenous inmates make up 30 percent of the country’s federal prison system. For Indigenous women, the number jumps up 42%. We s...Show More
10) Episode 4: Parenting from the Pen
Prison can be especially difficult for mothers. They struggle with separation and guilt as their kids are raised by grandparents, partners, exes or worse - by strangers. Melissa was staring down a thr...Show More