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Prison Pen Pal PodcastRyan Rice Shares His StoryWhen Ryan Rice was growing up in Illinois, his parents let him do anything he wanted. Spoiled might be the word that comes to mind. The "freedom" he was granted as a young child ultimately sculpted him into a man with no direction, quitting most of the things he set his mind to...until, that is, he was sentenced to 35 years in a Dixon, Illinois prison. That's when things had to change. Tired of "going nowhere fast," Rice, a prison pen pal and member of PenPals.Buzz, shares why he made an "executive decision" about his life, and what...
2025-11-2229 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastRyan Rice Shares His StoryWhen Ryan Rice was growing up in Illinois, his parents let him do anything he wanted. Spoiled might be the word that comes to mind. The "freedom" he was granted as a young child ultimately sculpted him into a man with no direction, quitting most of the things he set his mind to...until, that is, he was sentenced to 35 years in a Dixon, Illinois prison. That's when things had to change. Tired of "going nowhere fast," Rice, a prison pen pal and member of PenPals.Buzz, shares why he made an "executive decision" about his life, and what...
2025-11-2229 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastRyan Rice Shares His StoryWhen Ryan Rice was growing up in Illinois, his parents let him do anything he wanted. Spoiled might be the word that comes to mind. The "freedom" he was granted as a young child ultimately sculpted him into a man with no direction, quitting most of the things he set his mind to...until, that is, he was sentenced to 35 years in a Dixon, Illinois prison. That's when things had to change. Tired of "going nowhere fast," Rice, a prison pen pal and member of PenPals.Buzz, shares why he made an "executive decision" about his life, and what...
2025-11-2229 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastPrison Pen Pals: Still HumanPrison Pen Pals, defined as prison inmates who write letters to people on the outside, may be incarcerated for doing really bad things, but they're STILL HUMAN. That's the belief of Salena in Indiana, a 22-year-old student (and soon to be school teacher) who has written over 30 prisoners in the past two years. "You think they're bad, but they're actually really sweet," Salena noted on this episode, adding that prison inmates (and her prison pen pals) are still human and still deserving of human interaction.
Hear her entire story, including who her very first prison pen pal...
2025-11-1031 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastPrison Pen Pals: Still HumanPrison Pen Pals, defined as prison inmates who write letters to people on the outside, may be incarcerated for doing really bad things, but they're STILL HUMAN. That's the belief of Salena in Indiana, a 22-year-old student (and soon to be school teacher) who has written over 30 prisoners in the past two years. "You think they're bad, but they're actually really sweet," Salena noted on this episode, adding that prison inmates (and her prison pen pals) are still human and still deserving of human interaction.
Hear her entire story, including who her very first prison pen pal...
2025-11-1031 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastPrison Pen Pals: Still HumanPrison Pen Pals, defined as prison inmates who write letters to people on the outside, may be incarcerated for doing really bad things, but they're STILL HUMAN. That's the belief of Salena in Indiana, a 22-year-old student (and soon to be school teacher) who has written over 30 prisoners in the past two years. "You think they're bad, but they're actually really sweet," Salena noted on this episode, adding that prison inmates (and her prison pen pals) are still human and still deserving of human interaction.
Hear her entire story, including who her very first prison pen pal...
2025-11-1031 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastLocked Up on Halloween: Hear Real Stories from InmatesAs we celebrate Halloween today, we thought we'd invite inmates around the USA to join in on the fun, eat some candy, and share their traditions both in and out of prison. We wondered if they watch scary movies from the prison dayroom, if they make homemade goodies or buy homemade candy from other inmates, or even if they give candy away to trick-or-treating cellmates. So we asked male and female prison inmates to call PenPals.Buzz and share their stories on this extra spooky and fun bonus episode.
First, we talk to PenPals.Buzz member and...
2025-11-0131 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastLocked Up on Halloween: Hear Real Stories from InmatesAs we celebrate Halloween today, we thought we'd invite inmates around the USA to join in on the fun, eat some candy, and share their traditions both in and out of prison. We wondered if they watch scary movies from the prison dayroom, if they make homemade goodies or buy homemade candy from other inmates, or even if they give candy away to trick-or-treating cellmates. So we asked male and female prison inmates to call PenPals.Buzz and share their stories on this extra spooky and fun bonus episode.
First, we talk to PenPals.Buzz member and...
2025-11-0131 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastLocked Up on Halloween: Hear Real Stories from InmatesAs we celebrate Halloween today, we thought we'd invite inmates around the USA to join in on the fun, eat some candy, and share their traditions both in and out of prison. We wondered if they watch scary movies from the prison dayroom, if they make homemade goodies or buy homemade candy from other inmates, or even if they give candy away to trick-or-treating cellmates. So we asked male and female prison inmates to call PenPals.Buzz and share their stories on this extra spooky and fun bonus episode.
First, we talk to PenPals.Buzz member and...
2025-11-0131 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastIs Marvin Dearing Innocent?Over 25 years ago, just a few days after the turn of the millennium and the Y2K madness, Marvin Dearing was arrested, interrogated, and ultimately convicted of murder. But did he do it? New DNA evidence suggests not, but the judge is unwilling to revisit the case. Mr. Dearing, a member of PenPals.Buzz, now in his early 50s, has spent over a quarter-century (and more than half of his life) locked up in Ohio. He hopes that someone, somewhere -- maybe even Kim Kardashian -- will take another look at his case, the evidence, and his conviction. Later...
2025-10-3024 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastIs Marvin Dearing Innocent?Over 25 years ago, just a few days after the turn of the millennium and the Y2K madness, Marvin Dearing was arrested, interrogated, and ultimately convicted of murder. But did he do it? New DNA evidence suggests not, but the judge is unwilling to revisit the case. Mr. Dearing, a member of PenPals.Buzz, now in his early 50s, has spent over a quarter-century (and more than half of his life) locked up in Ohio. He hopes that someone, somewhere -- maybe even Kim Kardashian -- will take another look at his case, the evidence, and his conviction. Later...
2025-10-3024 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastIs Marvin Dearing Innocent?Over 25 years ago, just a few days after the turn of the millennium and the Y2K madness, Marvin Dearing was arrested, interrogated, and ultimately convicted of murder. But did he do it? New DNA evidence suggests not, but the judge is unwilling to revisit the case. Mr. Dearing, a member of PenPals.Buzz, now in his early 50s, has spent over a quarter-century (and more than half of his life) locked up in Ohio. He hopes that someone, somewhere -- maybe even Kim Kardashian -- will take another look at his case, the evidence, and his conviction. Later...
2025-10-3024 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastDavid Bomber: Incarcerated Artist, Blogger, and ActorPrison Pen Pal David Bomber has been incarcerated for 15 years at Nottoway Correctional Center in Burkeville, Virginia, but there's so much more to his story. This blogger and artist once acted in the same movie with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning -- War of the Worlds! During our interview, he shares fond memories of his brush with stardom. David, an avid blogger on both InmateBlogger.com and PenPals.Buzz, talks about his motivation behind his most popular blog entry, Herman. Also in this episode, we touched briefly on his criminal convictions, and on how he could be convicted of...
2025-10-1522 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastDavid Bomber: Incarcerated Artist, Blogger, and ActorPrison Pen Pal David Bomber has been incarcerated for 15 years at Nottoway Correctional Center in Burkeville, Virginia, but there's so much more to his story. This blogger and artist once acted in the same movie with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning -- War of the Worlds! During our interview, he shares fond memories of his brush with stardom. David, an avid blogger on both InmateBlogger.com and PenPals.Buzz, talks about his motivation behind his most popular blog entry, Herman. Also in this episode, we touched briefly on his criminal convictions, and on how he could be convicted of...
2025-10-1522 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastDavid Bomber: Incarcerated Artist, Blogger, and ActorPrison Pen Pal David Bomber has been incarcerated for 15 years at Nottoway Correctional Center in Burkeville, Virginia, but there's so much more to his story. This blogger and artist once acted in the same movie with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning -- War of the Worlds! During our interview, he shares fond memories of his brush with stardom. David, an avid blogger on both InmateBlogger.com and PenPals.Buzz, talks about his motivation behind his most popular blog entry, Herman. Also in this episode, we touched briefly on his criminal convictions, and on how he could be convicted of...
2025-10-1522 min
⭐️毎日新曲を紹介！⭐️ミラッキの帰り道ラジオ🌇「POP/PENPALS」「おやすみTaxi/MON7A」8月13日、7日配信の新曲を紹介する帰り道🌃今回話題にあげた曲が聴けるプレイリストはこちら！「あの曲良くない？」と学校の帰り道に話したあの頃のように、2025年の新曲を喋るラジオ！とりあげたのは⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️◯POP/PENPALS◯おやすみTaxi/MON7A⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️話題にあげたアーティストや曲のタイトルはこちら⭐︎TELL ME WHY/PENPALS⭐︎桃源郷とタクシー/Mega Shinnosuke Xのハッシュタグは #ミラ帰 で感想をぜひ🙏コメントもどうぞ！
2025-08-1613 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastJason Kurtz – Incarcerated AuthorJason Kurtz, an incarcerated author at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, has written four highly praised books: Secrets to Wealth, Secrets to Wisdom, Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom, and Secret Tales of the Supernatural. All are available as paperbacks or e-books at Amazon. We interview Jason Kurtz, a member of PenPals.Buzz, as he shares fascinating details about what it took to actually write and publish a book from his prison cell. He also shares excerpts from his books and talks about his motivation for writing them.
Locked up for over ten years, Kurtz purchased and...
2025-08-0130 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastJason Kurtz – Incarcerated AuthorJason Kurtz, an incarcerated author at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, has written four highly praised books: Secrets to Wealth, Secrets to Wisdom, Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom, and Secret Tales of the Supernatural. All are available as paperbacks or e-books at Amazon. We interview Jason Kurtz, a member of PenPals.Buzz, as he shares fascinating details about what it took to actually write and publish a book from his prison cell. He also shares excerpts from his books and talks about his motivation for writing them.
Locked up for over ten years, Kurtz purchased and...
2025-08-0130 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastJason Kurtz - Incarcerated AuthorJason Kurtz, an incarcerated author at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, has written four highly praised books: Secrets to Wealth, Secrets to Wisdom, Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom, and Secret Tales of the Supernatural. All are available as paperbacks or e-books at Amazon. We interview Jason Kurtz, a member of PenPals.Buzz, as he shares fascinating details about what it took to actually write and publish a book from his prison cell. He also shares excerpts from his books and talks about his motivation for writing them.
Locked up for over ten years, Kurtz purchased and...
2025-08-0130 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastEaster Nightmare: An Interview with Colby BrookmanIt was Easter, 2020. PenPals.Buzz member Colby Brookman was driving home from dinner at his mother-in-law's house, where he had been drinking. His wife, J'lynne Stothers, was a passenger in the front seat. In the back were Colby and J'lynne's two infant daughters, Ariana and Ava, along with his 32-year-old brother-in-law, Matthew, who was autistic.
Unaware he had made a wrong turn, Colby was trying to find a local radio station on the dial as he drove his 2004 GMC Sierra, too fast, down Grand Avenue in Oroville. He thought he was on a highway heading back toward...
2025-07-1731 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastEaster Nightmare: An Interview with Colby BrookmanIt was Easter, 2020. PenPals.Buzz member Colby Brookman was driving home from dinner at his mother-in-law's house, where he had been drinking. His wife, J'lynne Stothers, was a passenger in the front seat. In the back were Colby and J'lynne's two infant daughters, Ariana and Ava, along with his 32-year-old brother-in-law, Matthew, who was autistic.
Unaware he had made a wrong turn, Colby was trying to find a local radio station on the dial as he drove his 2004 GMC Sierra, too fast, down Grand Avenue in Oroville. He thought he was on a highway heading back toward...
2025-07-1731 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastEaster Nightmare: An Interview with Colby BrookmanIt was Easter, 2020. PenPals.Buzz member Colby Brookman was driving home from dinner at his mother-in-law's house, where he had been drinking. His wife, J'lynne Stothers, was a passenger in the front seat. In the back were Colby and J'lynne's two infant daughters, Ariana and Ava, along with his 32-year-old brother-in-law, Matthew, who was autistic.
Unaware he had made a wrong turn, Colby was trying to find a local radio station on the dial as he drove his 2004 GMC Sierra, too fast, down Grand Avenue in Oroville. He thought he was on a highway heading back toward...
2025-07-1731 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastFormer EMF Gang Member Talks Faith, Hope, RedemptionAs a young boy, Christian LaFargo was introducted to the violent El Monte Flores EMF gang, affiliated with the Mexican Mafia, in Southern California. Forced to grow up with an incarcerated father, EMF was all he ever knew. "It's just the culture there," LaFargo said. Chris, better known in EMF as Bossy -- pled guilty to multiple charges, including attempted murder, and was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison.
Now more than halfway through his sentence, this man, age 39, has done the unthinkable. He has completely transformed his attitude, his life, his behavior, and his...
2025-06-2027 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastFormer EMF Gang Member Talks Faith, Hope, RedemptionAs a young boy, Christian LaFargo was introducted to the violent El Monte Flores EMF gang, affiliated with the Mexican Mafia, in Southern California. Forced to grow up with an incarcerated father, EMF was all he ever knew. "It's just the culture there," LaFargo said. Chris, better known in EMF as Bossy -- pled guilty to multiple charges, including attempted murder, and was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison.
Now more than halfway through his sentence, this man, age 39, has done the unthinkable. He has completely transformed his attitude, his life, his behavior, and his...
2025-06-2027 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastFormer EMF Gang Member Talks Faith, Hope, RedemptionAs a young boy, Christian LaFargo was introducted to the violent El Monte Flores EMF gang, affiliated with the Mexican Mafia, in Southern California. Forced to grow up with an incarcerated father, EMF was all he ever knew. "It's just the culture there," LaFargo said. Chris, better known in EMF as Bossy -- pled guilty to multiple charges, including attempted murder, and was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison.
Now more than halfway through his sentence, this man, age 39, has done the unthinkable. He has completely transformed his attitude, his life, his behavior, and his...
2025-06-2027 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastWrite a Pen Pal Profile that Gets ResultsWhen a prison inmate spends their hard-earned money for a pen pal profile, it should be considered an investment -- into their lives, their happiness, and their future. But what actually makes a profile good or bad? In this episode, Big Steve and Daisy share proven tips and techniques to help incarcerated men and women write a profile that will catch a reader's attention and get results. The tips shared in this episode could make all the difference between a profile that gets zero responses (or hits, as they're called) or a profile that gets dozens of letters, emails...
2025-06-1330 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastWrite a Pen Pal Profile that Gets ResultsWhen a prison inmate spends their hard-earned money for a pen pal profile, it should be considered an investment -- into their lives, their happiness, and their future. But what actually makes a profile good or bad? In this episode, Big Steve and Daisy share proven tips and techniques to help incarcerated men and women write a profile that will catch a reader's attention and get results. The tips shared in this episode could make all the difference between a profile that gets zero responses (or hits, as they're called) or a profile that gets dozens of letters, emails...
2025-06-1330 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastWrite a Pen Pal Profile that Gets ResultsWhen a prison inmate spends their hard-earned money for a pen pal profile, it should be considered an investment -- into their lives, their happiness, and their future. But what actually makes a profile good or bad? In this episode, Big Steve and Daisy share proven tips and techniques to help incarcerated men and women write a profile that will catch a reader's attention and get results. The tips shared in this episode could make all the difference between a profile that gets zero responses (or hits, as they're called) or a profile that gets dozens of letters, emails...
2025-06-1330 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastJimmy Tench Interview from Death RowJimmy Tench, convicted of murdering his mother, Mary Tench, and sentenced to Death Row in Ohio, recently appeared on Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks (Season 2, Episode 4: He Murdered My Mother). Now, Jimmy (or James Tench, as he's listed in the Ohio DOC) speaks to us from a telephone in his prison cell. During the interview, he goes into more depth about how he was portrayed on Evil Lives Here and mentions several topics which weren't discussed on the TV show, such as his negative experiences with his attorneys, what positive things he has gained from his time on...
2025-05-3031 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastJimmy Tench Interview from Death RowJimmy Tench, convicted of murdering his mother, Mary Tench, and sentenced to Death Row in Ohio, recently appeared on Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks (Season 2, Episode 4: He Murdered My Mother). Now, Jimmy (or James Tench, as he's listed in the Ohio DOC) speaks to us from a telephone in his prison cell. During the interview, he goes into more depth about how he was portrayed on Evil Lives Here and mentions several topics which weren't discussed on the TV show, such as his negative experiences with his attorneys, what positive things he has gained from his time on...
2025-05-3031 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastJimmy Tench Interview from Death RowJimmy Tench, convicted of murdering his mother, Mary Tench, and sentenced to Death Row in Ohio, recently appeared on Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks (Season 2, Episode 4: He Murdered My Mother). Now, Jimmy (or James Tench, as he's listed in the Ohio DOC) speaks to us from a telephone in his prison cell. During the interview, he goes into more depth about how he was portrayed on Evil Lives Here and mentions several topics which weren't discussed on the TV show, such as his negative experiences with his attorneys, what positive things he has gained from his time on...
2025-05-3031 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastPen Pal Love Across the Pond: Bianca and ArmonOn the evening of July 17, 2024, Bianca, from the UK, was browsing inmate profiles on PenPals.Buzz and was attracted to Armon Irons, an American prisoner with tattooed hands. Minutes later, she sent him this email:
Good evening Armon, Sending you lots of love from across the pond. Loved your profile. Never done this before. I am a virgin! If you would like me to write to you I can. Anyhow, I will keep this short and sweet like me! Tally Ho Captain.
At the time, nobody would have guessed that those 47 words sent via a...
2025-05-0947 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastPen Pal Love Across the Pond: Bianca and ArmonOn the evening of July 17, 2024, Bianca, from the UK, was browsing inmate profiles on PenPals.Buzz and was attracted to Armon Irons, an American prisoner with tattooed hands. Minutes later, she sent him this email:Good evening Armon, Sending you lots of love from across the pond. Loved your profile. Never done this before. I am a virgin! If you would like me to write to you I can. Anyhow, I will keep this short and sweet like me! Tally Ho Captain.At the time, nobody would have guessed that those 47 words sent via a...
2025-05-0947 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastPen Pal Love Across the Pond: Bianca and ArmonOn the evening of July 17, 2024, Bianca, from the UK, was browsing inmate profiles on PenPals.Buzz and was attracted to Armon Irons, an American prisoner with tattooed hands. Minutes later, she sent him this email:
Good evening Armon, Sending you lots of love from across the pond. Loved your profile. Never done this before. I am a virgin! If you would like me to write to you I can. Anyhow, I will keep this short and sweet like me! Tally Ho Captain.
At the time, nobody would have guessed that those 47 words sent via a...
2025-05-0947 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastPrison Artist: An Interview with AlfsonSt. Peter, Minnesota boasts a plethora of sights: a beautiful arboretum, a Veteran's Memorial, the Paddlefish Brewing Company (with 12 homemade beers on tap) and last but not least, the prison artist known as Alfson. This artist, whose real name is Benjamin Alverson, can't really be considered a prison artist, as he is technically not in prison. He's been held captive in a Civil Commitment Facility (a prison disguised as a mental health hospital to get around due process laws) in St. Peter, for well over a decade. This place is a real dark stain on the community, yet Alfson...
2025-04-2525 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastPrison Artist: An Interview with AlfsonSt. Peter, Minnesota boasts a plethora of sights: a beautiful arboretum, a Veteran's Memorial, the Paddlefish Brewing Company (with 12 homemade beers on tap) and last but not least, the prison artist known as Alfson. This artist, whose real name is Benjamin Alverson, can't really be considered a prison artist, as he is technically not in prison. He's been held captive in a Civil Commitment Facility (a prison disguised as a mental health hospital to get around due process laws) in St. Peter, for well over a decade. This place is a real dark stain on the community, yet Alfson...
2025-04-2525 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastPrison Artist: An Interview with AlfsonSt. Peter, Minnesota boasts a plethora of sights: a beautiful arboretum, a Veteran's Memorial, the Paddlefish Brewing Company (with 12 homemade beers on tap) and last but not least, the prison artist known as Alfson. This artist, whose real name is Benjamin Alverson, can't really be considered a prison artist, as he is technically not in prison. He's been held captive in a Civil Commitment Facility (a prison disguised as a mental health hospital to get around due process laws) in St. Peter, for well over a decade. This place is a real dark stain on the community, yet Alfson...
2025-04-2525 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastConnection: The Real Reason People Seek Out Inmate Pen PalsWhen most people hear that someone has proactively decided to write, befriend, or even date a prison inmate, they think it's weird, bizarre, or unhealthy. So many people, not accustomed to the prison pen pal world, will ask, "Why would you write an inmate? Why not find a friend (or partner) who ISN'T incarcerated?" This same question recently came up at one of Big Steve's therapy sessions. Why would someone proactively choose to look for an inmate friend, instead of someone not incarcerated.
After a lot of thinking and a little research, we now know the answer...
2025-02-2834 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastConnection: The Real Reason People Seek Out Inmate Pen PalsWhen most people hear that someone has proactively decided to write, befriend, or even date a prison inmate, they think it's weird, bizarre, or unhealthy. So many people, not accustomed to the prison pen pal world, will ask, "Why would you write an inmate? Why not find a friend (or partner) who ISN'T incarcerated?" This same question recently came up at one of Big Steve's therapy sessions. Why would someone proactively choose to look for an inmate friend, instead of someone not incarcerated.
After a lot of thinking and a little research, we now know the answer...
2025-02-2834 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastConnection: The Real Reason People Seek Out Inmate Pen PalsWhen most people hear that someone has proactively decided to write, befriend, or even date a prison inmate, they think it's weird, bizarre, or unhealthy. So many people, not accustomed to the prison pen pal world, will ask, "Why would you write an inmate? Why not find a friend (or partner) who ISN'T incarcerated?" This same question recently came up at one of Big Steve's therapy sessions. Why would someone proactively choose to look for an inmate friend, instead of someone not incarcerated. After a lot of thinking and a little research, we now know the answer...
2025-02-2834 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastIt Wasn’t Me: Bad DNA? Framed By the CIA?62-year-old Mark Huber is serving a lengthy sentence in Idaho for sex crimes he claims he didn't commit. "I am not freaking guilty," he loudly proclaims early on in this episode. According to Huber, the DNA used to convict him belonged to a Hispanic female. Then, we head slightly northwest to Aberdeen, Washington, where PenPals.Buzz member Rich Parenteau, convicted of murdering his mother and stepfather with an axe, describes in detail how he was framed by the CIA. Both men provide a wealth of evidence to support their claims. But are either of them telling the truth? You...
2025-01-2836 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastIt Wasn't Me: Bad DNA? Framed By the CIA?62-year-old Mark Huber is serving a lengthy sentence in Idaho for sex crimes he claims he didn't commit. "I am not freaking guilty," he loudly proclaims early on in this episode. According to Huber, the DNA used to convict him belonged to a Hispanic female. Then, we head slightly northwest to Aberdeen, Washington, where PenPals.Buzz member Rich Parenteau, convicted of murdering his mother and stepfather with an axe, describes in detail how he was framed by the CIA. Both men provide a wealth of evidence to support their claims. But are either of them telling the truth? You...
2025-01-2836 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastIt Wasn’t Me: Bad DNA? Framed By the CIA?62-year-old Mark Huber is serving a lengthy sentence in Idaho for sex crimes he claims he didn't commit. "I am not freaking guilty," he loudly proclaims early on in this episode. According to Huber, the DNA used to convict him belonged to a Hispanic female. Then, we head slightly northwest to Aberdeen, Washington, where PenPals.Buzz member Rich Parenteau, convicted of murdering his mother and stepfather with an axe, describes in detail how he was framed by the CIA. Both men provide a wealth of evidence to support their claims. But are either of them telling the truth? You...
2025-01-2836 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastThe Holiday Episode: Happily Ever After!This holiday season, we celebrate myriad lifelong friendships and relationships which we have helped facilitate between incarcerated individuals and their free-world pen pals. In 2024 alone, PenPals.Buzz helped generate hundreds of long-term friendships and relationships, several engagements, and at least three marriages! On this final episode of the year, we interview Patrick and Melissa Cloud, who met right here on PenPals.Buzz. Learn about their journey and discover how a nurse from South Dakota found happiness with a prison inmate in Washington state. We wish them all the best for 2025 and beyond.
Later in the episode, we...
2024-12-2129 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastThe Holiday Episode: Happily Ever After!This holiday season, we celebrate myriad lifelong friendships and relationships which we have helped facilitate between incarcerated individuals and their free-world pen pals. In 2024 alone, PenPals.Buzz helped generate hundreds of long-term friendships and relationships, several engagements, and at least three marriages! On this final episode of the year, we interview Patrick and Melissa Cloud, who met right here on PenPals.Buzz. Learn about their journey and discover how a nurse from South Dakota found happiness with a prison inmate in Washington state. We wish them all the best for 2025 and beyond.Later in the episode, we...
2024-12-2129 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastThe Holiday Episode: Happily Ever After!This holiday season, we celebrate myriad lifelong friendships and relationships which we have helped facilitate between incarcerated individuals and their free-world pen pals. In 2024 alone, PenPals.Buzz helped generate hundreds of long-term friendships and relationships, several engagements, and at least three marriages! On this final episode of the year, we interview Patrick and Melissa Cloud, who met right here on PenPals.Buzz. Learn about their journey and discover how a nurse from South Dakota found happiness with a prison inmate in Washington state. We wish them all the best for 2025 and beyond.
Later in the episode, we...
2024-12-2129 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastMarijuana Inmates: Amy in Arizona Wrote to a Dozen Prison Pen PalsAt the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy, a cannabis marketing executive in Arizona, felt especially bad for incarcerated men and women. Prison was bad enough; the thought of the pandemic causing so many prisoners to be locked down constantly, not even allowed into the dayroom, was disheartening. In her late 40s at the time, and single, Amy took it upon herself to write to a dozen inmates. "Think of me as the cool aunt," she told some of them, making sure that the connection would stay strictly platonic. Since she worked in the cannabis industry, she was well...
2024-11-2631 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastMarijuana Inmates: Amy in Arizona Wrote to a Dozen Prison Pen PalsAt the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy, a cannabis marketing executive in Arizona, felt especially bad for incarcerated men and women. Prison was bad enough; the thought of the pandemic causing so many prisoners to be locked down constantly, not even allowed into the dayroom, was disheartening. In her late 40s at the time, and single, Amy took it upon herself to write to a dozen inmates. "Think of me as the cool aunt," she told some of them, making sure that the connection would stay strictly platonic. Since she worked in the cannabis industry, she was well...
2024-11-2631 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastMarijuana Inmates: Amy in Arizona Wrote to a Dozen Prison Pen PalsAt the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy, a cannabis marketing executive in Arizona, felt especially bad for incarcerated men and women. Prison was bad enough; the thought of the pandemic causing so many prisoners to be locked down constantly, not even allowed into the dayroom, was disheartening. In her late 40s at the time, and single, Amy took it upon herself to write to a dozen inmates. "Think of me as the cool aunt," she told some of them, making sure that the connection would stay strictly platonic. Since she worked in the cannabis industry, she was well...
2024-11-2631 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastKiller with a Conscience: The Will Leverett InterviewIn 2011, Will Leverett stabbed 54-year-old Melissa Millan as she jogged alone at night on a trail in Simsbury, Connecticut. The case went unsolved for over four years. Overcome with guilt and shame, Will confessed his crime, first to a good female friend of his, and then to some members of his church. Soon after, they walked with him to the police station, providing moral support as he confessed to the crime. Will, now a member of PenPals.Buzz, hopes to meet an understanding and open-minded pen pal who would be willing to write him letters and emails. He loves...
2024-11-1229 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastKiller with a Conscience: The Will Leverett InterviewIn 2011, Will Leverett stabbed 54-year-old Melissa Millan as she jogged alone at night on a trail in Simsbury, Connecticut. The case went unsolved for over four years. Overcome with guilt and shame, Will confessed his crime, first to a good female friend of his, and then to some members of his church. Soon after, they walked with him to the police station, providing moral support as he confessed to the crime. Will, now a member of PenPals.Buzz, hopes to meet an understanding and open-minded pen pal who would be willing to write him letters and emails. He loves...
2024-11-1229 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastKiller with a Conscience: The Will Leverett InterviewIn 2011, Will Leverett stabbed 54-year-old Melissa Millan as she jogged alone at night on a trail in Simsbury, Connecticut. The case went unsolved for over four years. Overcome with guilt and shame, Will confessed his crime, first to a good female friend of his, and then to some members of his church. Soon after, they walked with him to the police station, providing moral support as he confessed to the crime. Will, now a member of PenPals.Buzz, hopes to meet an understanding and open-minded pen pal who would be willing to write him letters and emails. He loves...
2024-11-1229 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastInmate Service Companies: Hear Real Reviews from InmatesBooks such as The Best Resource Directory for Prisoners and Inmate Shopper list thousands of resources for prison and jail inmates. Companies around the USA offer services including online research, book and magazine sales, email forwarding, gift purchasing, printing photos of beautiful women, pen pals, blogs for inmates, discount phone calls, correspondence college courses, and much more. But which ones are reliable, and which ones should be avoided? In this podcast episode, we interview Illinois inmate, Daniel Patrykus. Daniel's blog, The Best Inmate Service Companies, details some of his go-to companies for inmate services. He talks with us in...
2024-10-3029 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastInmate Service Companies: Hear Real Reviews from InmatesBooks such as The Best Resource Directory for Prisoners and Inmate Shopper list thousands of resources for prison and jail inmates. Companies around the USA offer services including online research, book and magazine sales, email forwarding, gift purchasing, printing photos of beautiful women, pen pals, blogs for inmates, discount phone calls, correspondence college courses, and much more. But which ones are reliable, and which ones should be avoided? In this podcast episode, we interview Illinois inmate, Daniel Patrykus. Daniel's blog, The Best Inmate Service Companies, details some of his go-to companies for inmate services. He talks with us in...
2024-10-3029 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastInmate Service Companies: Hear Real Reviews from InmatesBooks such as The Best Resource Directory for Prisoners and Inmate Shopper list thousands of resources for prison and jail inmates. Companies around the USA offer services including online research, book and magazine sales, email forwarding, gift purchasing, printing photos of beautiful women, pen pals, blogs for inmates, discount phone calls, correspondence college courses, and much more. But which ones are reliable, and which ones should be avoided? In this podcast episode, we interview Illinois inmate, Daniel Patrykus. Daniel's blog, The Best Inmate Service Companies, details some of his go-to companies for inmate services. He talks with us in...
2024-10-3029 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastSolitary Confinement: The Hole TruthIn this week's episode, we interview Kim Romero, the mother of Nick Romero (a prison inmate and PenPals.Buzz member in Shelton, WA). Nick has been locked up in a solitary confinement cell for over eight months...and won't be getting released anytime soon. His story is all too common. Administrators of jails and prisons around the country will tell you that they're using solitary confinement less and less often for punishment. On the surface, this sounds great. But what they won't tell you is that over 125,000 men and women are currently locked up in isolation and segregation cells...
2024-10-2229 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastSolitary Confinement: The Hole TruthIn this week's episode, we interview Kim Romero, the mother of Nick Romero (a prison inmate and PenPals.Buzz member in Shelton, WA). Nick has been locked up in a solitary confinement cell for over eight months...and won't be getting released anytime soon. His story is all too common. Administrators of jails and prisons around the country will tell you that they're using solitary confinement less and less often for punishment. On the surface, this sounds great. But what they won't tell you is that over 125,000 men and women are currently locked up in isolation and segregation cells...
2024-10-2229 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastSolitary Confinement: The Hole TruthIn this week's episode, we interview Kim Romero, the mother of Nick Romero (a prison inmate and PenPals.Buzz member in Shelton, WA). Nick has been locked up in a solitary confinement cell for over eight months...and won't be getting released anytime soon. His story is all too common. Administrators of jails and prisons around the country will tell you that they're using solitary confinement less and less often for punishment. On the surface, this sounds great. But what they won't tell you is that over 125,000 men and women are currently locked up in isolation and segregation cells...
2024-10-2229 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastBrian Dripps: Convicted of Angie Dodge Murder After 25 YearsAngie Dodge was raped and murdered by Brian Dripps in 1996. The location of the murder? Her bedroom in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The cause of death? Stabbing (and near decapitation). But Brian Dripps wasn't arrested until 2019 -- 23 years after the crime occurred. Another man, Chris Tapp (completely unrelated to the crime) was wrongfully convicted and served 20 years in prison until he was finally exonerated due to advances in DNA testing. Dripps has been interviewed by Dateline, 48 hours, and 20/20, but claims that due to editing, he was never able to tell his true story. Until now, that is. Join PenPals.Buzz...
2024-10-1435 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastBrian Dripps: Convicted of Angie Dodge Murder After 25 YearsAngie Dodge was raped and murdered by Brian Dripps in 1996. The location of the murder? Her bedroom in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The cause of death? Stabbing (and near decapitation). But Brian Dripps wasn't arrested until 2019 -- 23 years after the crime occurred. Another man, Chris Tapp (completely unrelated to the crime) was wrongfully convicted and served 20 years in prison until he was finally exonerated due to advances in DNA testing. Dripps has been interviewed by Dateline, 48 hours, and 20/20, but claims that due to editing, he was never able to tell his true story. Until now, that is. Join PenPals.Buzz...
2024-10-1435 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastBrian Dripps: Convicted of Angie Dodge Murder After 25 YearsAngie Dodge was raped and murdered by Brian Dripps in 1996. The location of the murder? Her bedroom in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The cause of death? Stabbing (and near decapitation). But Brian Dripps wasn't arrested until 2019 -- 23 years after the crime occurred. Another man, Chris Tapp (completely unrelated to the crime) was wrongfully convicted and served 20 years in prison until he was finally exonerated due to advances in DNA testing. Dripps has been interviewed by Dateline, 48 hours, and 20/20, but claims that due to editing, he was never able to tell his true story. Until now, that is. Join PenPals.Buzz...
2024-10-1435 min
Stage Door PodcastHow Meg & Sarah Launched Their Own Theatre Company & Brought PenPals to Life — Insider Tips for Aspiring Creators!Ever wonder what it takes to start your own theatre company? Tori and Eliza chat with Meg and Sarah, the creatives behind Penpals and founders of Sydney’s The Little Big Theatre Co. They dive into the inspiration for their company, the creation of Penpals, and share advice for those looking to produce original works. Packed with insights and tips, this episode is a must-listen!🔗 Make sure to stay up to date with Little Big Theatre Co. and get tickets to 'Penpals': @littlebigtheatreco and events.humanitix.com/penpals🎧 Follow the podc...
2024-10-0735 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastDoes Your Inmate Pen Pal Manipulate You?Is your prison pen pal genuine, or could he or she be manipulating you for money and commissary? This week, we're joined by Chris from Colorado. Now retired, Chris worked inside of a correctional facility for over 17 years and has some stories to share. You may or may not agree with his opinions about inmates (or offenders as he calls them) but his cautionary tale may prove beneficial to some. Later in the show, we chat with two inmates (and members of PenPals.Buzz). Get to know Terry Spencer from Umatilla, Oregon, and Kristopher Douglas from Tucson, Arizona.
2024-09-1737 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastDoes Your Inmate Pen Pal Manipulate You?Is your prison pen pal genuine, or could he or she be manipulating you for money and commissary? This week, we're joined by Chris from Colorado. Now retired, Chris worked inside of a correctional facility for over 17 years and has some stories to share. You may or may not agree with his opinions about inmates (or offenders as he calls them) but his cautionary tale may prove beneficial to some. Later in the show, we chat with two inmates (and members of PenPals.Buzz). Get to know Terry Spencer from Umatilla, Oregon, and Kristopher Douglas from Tucson, Arizona.
2024-09-1737 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastDoes Your Inmate Pen Pal Manipulate You?Is your prison pen pal genuine, or could he or she be manipulating you for money and commissary? This week, we're joined by Chris from Colorado. Now retired, Chris worked inside of a correctional facility for over 17 years and has some stories to share. You may or may not agree with his opinions about inmates (or offenders as he calls them) but his cautionary tale may prove beneficial to some. Later in the show, we chat with two inmates (and members of PenPals.Buzz). Get to know Terry Spencer from Umatilla, Oregon, and Kristopher Douglas from Tucson, Arizona.
2024-09-1737 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastDaniel Dean Morris: Incarcerated Author and FatherEverywhere you go, everywhere you look, you'll see and hear people asserting that all inmates are scum, that inmates deserve to rot and die in prison. Big Steve disagrees, reasoning that with 2.3 million incarcerated men and women in America, it's impossible to put them all into a tiny little box labeled "SCUM". While some inmates (like the ones depicted in movies) have committed heinous crimes and may be where they need to be, our mission is to share with the world some more uplifting stories of prison inmates. Redemption is possible. Thousands, just like our guest on this week's...
2024-09-1030 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastDaniel Dean Morris: Incarcerated Author and FatherEverywhere you go, everywhere you look, you'll see and hear people asserting that all inmates are scum, that inmates deserve to rot and die in prison. Big Steve disagrees, reasoning that with 2.3 million incarcerated men and women in America, it's impossible to put them all into a tiny little box labeled "SCUM". While some inmates (like the ones depicted in movies) have committed heinous crimes and may be where they need to be, our mission is to share with the world some more uplifting stories of prison inmates. Redemption is possible. Thousands, just like our guest on this week's...
2024-09-1030 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastDaniel Dean Morris: Incarcerated Author and FatherEverywhere you go, everywhere you look, you'll see and hear people asserting that all inmates are scum, that inmates deserve to rot and die in prison. Big Steve disagrees, reasoning that with 2.3 million incarcerated men and women in America, it's impossible to put them all into a tiny little box labeled "SCUM". While some inmates (like the ones depicted in movies) have committed heinous crimes and may be where they need to be, our mission is to share with the world some more uplifting stories of prison inmates. Redemption is possible. Thousands, just like our guest on this week's...
2024-09-1030 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastWrongful Convictions: Like Father, Like Son?Clifford Williams Jr. and his nephew, Nathan Myers, were released from prison in 2019 after 43 years of being wrongfully convicted of murder. Already suffering from early onset dementia, Williams wasn't really able to celebrate his release, nor to enjoy his freedom before his death earlier this year. He was given close to 2 million dollars, but no amount of money could possibly be worth time spent on death row, and an entire lifetime in prison. Now, 48 years after Williams' wrongful conviction in 1976, his son, Clifford Walker, is reliving in his father's footsteps. Walker is more than halfway through a 35-year sentence...
2024-09-0329 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastWrongful Convictions: Like Father, Like Son?Clifford Williams Jr. and his nephew, Nathan Myers, were released from prison in 2019 after 43 years of being wrongfully convicted of murder. Already suffering from early onset dementia, Williams wasn't really able to celebrate his release, nor to enjoy his freedom before his death earlier this year. He was given close to 2 million dollars, but no amount of money could possibly be worth time spent on death row, and an entire lifetime in prison. Now, 48 years after Williams' wrongful conviction in 1976, his son, Clifford Walker, is reliving in his father's footsteps. Walker is more than halfway through a 35-year sentence...
2024-09-0329 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastWrongful Convictions: Like Father, Like Son?Clifford Williams Jr. and his nephew, Nathan Myers, were released from prison in 2019 after 43 years of being wrongfully convicted of murder. Already suffering from early onset dementia, Williams wasn't really able to celebrate his release, nor to enjoy his freedom before his death earlier this year. He was given close to 2 million dollars, but no amount of money could possibly be worth time spent on death row, and an entire lifetime in prison. Now, 48 years after Williams' wrongful conviction in 1976, his son, Clifford Walker, is reliving in his father's footsteps. Walker is more than halfway through a 35-year sentence...
2024-09-0329 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastOne Ounce of Pot, 16 Years in Prison: The Harrowing Real-Life Story of Trent BouhdidaOver the course of three months in 2015, PenPals.Buzz member Trent Bouhdida sold undercover officer Ronald Elcock (call me Kev) a total of one ounce of marijuana. Eight months later, he was arrested by two U.S. Marshalls, while attempting to drive his wife (who had recently given birth) to a job interview. He never made it to the job interview, but he did make it to the county jail. And after two mistrials, and a relentless prosecution, Arizona prosecutors finally found a jury who would convict him. Bouhdida received over 16 years in state prison for selling what is...
2024-08-2730 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastOne Ounce of Pot, 16 Years in Prison: The Harrowing Real-Life Story of Trent BouhdidaOver the course of three months in 2015, PenPals.Buzz member Trent Bouhdida sold undercover officer Ronald Elcock (call me Kev) a total of one ounce of marijuana. Eight months later, he was arrested by two U.S. Marshalls, while attempting to drive his wife (who had recently given birth) to a job interview. He never made it to the job interview, but he did make it to the county jail. And after two mistrials, and a relentless prosecution, Arizona prosecutors finally found a jury who would convict him. Bouhdida received over 16 years in state prison for selling what is...
2024-08-2730 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastOne Ounce of Pot, 16 Years in Prison: The Harrowing Real-Life Story of Trent BouhdidaOver the course of three months in 2015, PenPals.Buzz member Trent Bouhdida sold undercover officer Ronald Elcock (call me Kev) a total of one ounce of marijuana. Eight months later, he was arrested by two U.S. Marshalls, while attempting to drive his wife (who had recently given birth) to a job interview. He never made it to the job interview, but he did make it to the county jail. And after two mistrials, and a relentless prosecution, Arizona prosecutors finally found a jury who would convict him. Bouhdida received over 16 years in state prison for selling what is...
2024-08-2730 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastThinking About Visiting Your Pen Pal?Here's a fairly common scenario: you meet an amazing pen pal, you exchange letters and emails, talk on the phone, and make a genuine connection. But you want something more. You want to see them in person, hug them, hear their laugh, or even eat a meal together. It's time to think about filling out a visiting application. Visiting an inmate, especially if it's your first time at a prison, can cause feelings of stress and anxiety. However, it's not as scary as it probably seems. In this episode, PenPals.Buzz founder, Big Steve, and office manager, Daisy, share...
2024-08-1231 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastThinking About Visiting Your Pen Pal?Here's a fairly common scenario: you meet an amazing pen pal, you exchange letters and emails, talk on the phone, and make a genuine connection. But you want something more. You want to see them in person, hug them, hear their laugh, or even eat a meal together. It's time to think about filling out a visiting application. Visiting an inmate, especially if it's your first time at a prison, can cause feelings of stress and anxiety. However, it's not as scary as it probably seems. In this episode, PenPals.Buzz founder, Big Steve, and office manager, Daisy, share...
2024-08-1231 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastThinking About Visiting Your Pen Pal?Here's a fairly common scenario: you meet an amazing pen pal, you exchange letters and emails, talk on the phone, and make a genuine connection. But you want something more. You want to see them in person, hug them, hear their laugh, or even eat a meal together. It's time to think about filling out a visiting application. Visiting an inmate, especially if it's your first time at a prison, can cause feelings of stress and anxiety. However, it's not as scary as it probably seems. In this episode, PenPals.Buzz founder, Big Steve, and office manager, Daisy, share...
2024-08-1231 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastCivil Commitment: Terrifying Policy that Pretends Prisoners are PatientsIn 1998, Benjamin Alverson was sentenced to 22 months in prison. He completed his sentence, paid his debt to society, and at the turn of the millennium he was excited to be released. Why, then, is he still locked up (without having committed any new crimes) 26 years later? It's due to a disturbing, frightening, unconstitutional, and horrific practice known as Civil Commitment, where courts pretend that prisoners are patients. "It's not prison, it's not punishment, it's just mental health treatment," they insist. The "inmates" must be referred to as "clients." And their cell has to be called a "room." That's all...
2024-08-0152 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastCivil Commitment: Terrifying Policy that Pretends Prisoners are PatientsIn 1998, Benjamin Alverson was sentenced to 22 months in prison. He completed his sentence, paid his debt to society, and at the turn of the millennium he was excited to be released. Why, then, is he still locked up (without having committed any new crimes) 26 years later? It's due to a disturbing, frightening, unconstitutional, and horrific practice known as Civil Commitment, where courts pretend that prisoners are patients. "It's not prison, it's not punishment, it's just mental health treatment," they insist. The "inmates" must be referred to as "clients." And their cell has to be called a "room." That's all...
2024-08-0152 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastCivil Commitment: Terrifying Policy that Pretends Prisoners are PatientsIn 1998, Benjamin Alverson was sentenced to 22 months in prison. He completed his sentence, paid his debt to society, and at the turn of the millennium he was excited to be released. Why, then, is he still locked up (without having committed any new crimes) 26 years later? It's due to a disturbing, frightening, unconstitutional, and horrific practice known as Civil Commitment, where courts pretend that prisoners are patients. "It's not prison, it's not punishment, it's just mental health treatment," they insist. The "inmates" must be referred to as "clients." And their cell has to be called a "room." That's all...
2024-08-0152 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastThe Origin of Pen Pals: Learn How it All StartedIn this week's episode, Big Steve explores the complete history of pen palling. You'll learn when the phrase "pen pal" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, and what, exactly, was its original definition. Then, find out about a high-tech penpal matching service that was all the rage at the 1964 World's Fair in New York. Later in the episode, Big Steve will talk about some famous pen pal pairs from throughout history, such as Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur. And what about 100-year-old man and woman who have been writing letters to one another for over 80 years? Finally, the...
2024-06-0430 min
Prison Pen Pal PodcastHigh-Profile Prison Inmates: Do They Deserve to be Treated like Human Beings?In this episode, Big Steve discusses the differing views in society regarding high-profile inmates and their humanity (or lack thereof). If someone committed a horrific crime, are they still deserving of being treated with kindness and dignity? Or, as many think, are they simply "monsters" that should be discarded and forgotten about forever? Big Steve shares some reasons why starting a pen pal correspondence with high-profile inmates is good for some, and bad for others. He then looks deeper into two high-profile members of PenPals.Buzz. One received a 16-year sentence for selling an ounce of marijuana. The other...
2024-05-2535 minPrison Pen Pal PodcastHigh-Profile Prison Inmates: Do They Deserve to be Treated like Human Beings?In this episode, Big Steve discusses the differing views in society regarding high-profile inmates and their humanity (or lack thereof). If someone committed a horrific crime, are they still deserving of being treated with kindness and dignity? Or, as many think, are they simply "monsters" that should be discarded and forgotten about forever? Big Steve shares some reasons why starting a pen pal correspondence with high-profile inmates is good for some, and bad for others. He then looks deeper into two high-profile members of PenPals.Buzz. One received a 16-year sentence for selling an ounce of marijuana. The other...
2024-05-2535 min
Weird Science DC Comics PodcastDC Comics Ep 536: Shazam, Zod Off-World, Poison Ivy Lamia Surfing, Eric's Penpals & Sprock You! / Weird Science DC ComicsDC Comics Ep 536: Shazam, Zod Off-World, Poison Ivy Lamia Surfing, Eric's Penpals & Sprock You! / Weird Science DC Comics - DC Comics, DC Comics Podcast, Batman, Superman, World's Finest, Flash, Green Lantern, comics, comic
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This Week's Patreon-Exclusive Spotlight Show is DC Comics Badass Patreon Spotlight: Batman #147 & Birds of Prey #9
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:14:04 - Shazam! #11
0:46:51 - Kneel Before Zod #5
1:09:03 - Mail
1:31:46 - P...
2024-05-132h 18
Turno da Noite#6 Creepypasta Iceberg | Nível 2, pt. 5 (Especial Penpals)Penpals é uma creepypasta de 6 partes, escrita em 2012 por Nathan Auerbach.Nesse episódio passamos pelas 3 últimas histórias:Mapas, Telas e Amigos.
2024-04-191h 24
Turno da Noite#5 Creepypasta Iceberg | Nível 2, pt. 4 (Especial Penpals)Penpals é uma creepypasta de 6 partes, escrita em 2012 por Nathan Auerbach.Nesse episódio passamos pelas 3 primeiras histórias:Passos, Balões e Caixas.
2024-04-0554 min
On The Recyard: Women's Prison PodcastPrison Penpals Part 2PART 2! Prison Penpals Love? Lust? or just a Game? with Special Guest: Chanel Jones
2023-05-041h 01
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 100-FAVORITE VERSES w/PenPals & othersATTENDEES
PenPals, Zilla Rocca, PremRock, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney
AGENDA
New Business
Talk about some of the most important things we’ve learned talking to artists, producers, journalists, and fans about music over these hundred episodes.
Reveal the sick artwork Dan commissioned for State of The Game!(Keith has not seen it)
Celebrate our favorite rap verses new and old. These can be verses that shaped our understanding of what rap verses should be or just the hottest bar work we’ve heard.
2022-06-061h 48
How Preschool Teachers Do It166: PenPals with Cindy and AlisonCindy and Alison reminisce about the many lessons they learned by having PenPals and why we need to bring them back. Be part of the movement to bring PenPals to early childhood classrooms.Check out our website: https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/Be sure to like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoitLearn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consulting opportunities: https://hihello.com/hi/cindyterebush-RXMBKA
2022-02-0720 min
The Giant Pod with Andy Wrintmore#54 KATE TALBOT: Divisive Textile Art, Punk Rock Penpals, Building Santa's Grotty Dive into The Giant Pod with Andy WrintmoreThis episode is available in video on YouTube*********************Joining Andy this week is textile and installation artist Kate Talbot. Andy and Kate have freewheeling conversation tracking Kate's international upbringing across Ireland, Scotland, Canada and finally England. They also discuss her art, the imposter syndrome that comes with the term 'textile artist', and the fascinating juxtaposition that underpins the choice of medium. Kate also shares what 1970s Calgary was like, and how penpals became her world as the Calgarian punk scene remained inaccesible.
2021-12-021h 09
Friends in PrisonEp 17 Recruiting New PenpalsDaniel and RJ are seeking new penpals for themselves and Kelly wants a penpal for an old friend of his. Is it against the rules to help inmates from different prisons communicate? Is it illegal? How can Clare find penpals for her friends? Music courtesy of JuliusH
2021-07-0722 min
Call Out CultureThe Science of the Two feat. Rapswell and Squires from PenpalsThis week we discuss the best back and forth rap songs with Rapswell and Squires from Penpals.
You can get the new album from Penpals here:
https://pen-pals.bandcamp.com/
And Squires new beat album here:
https://squiresmakesbeats.bandcamp.com/album/tape-ii
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2021-07-061h 23
Zebras In AmericaEpisode 165 - PENPALSHot off the heels of their new album, “II: The True Sequel”, rap group, friends of the pod and cineastes Penpals join the show for a mostly rap centered film talk.
Peace to the JVC force and Center Moriches
Check out their new record, with art by the fun and only Patrick Horvath
https://pen-pals.bandcamp.comPENPALS
Scott Thorough's new album "tree" featuring Marcus scratching on a few songs here-
https://scottthorough.bandcamp.com/album/tree
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Because of technical issues we are going to kick it old school to sell this wonderful
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2021-06-2559 min
Emily’s advicePenpalsI’m gonna be explaining, everything about penpals and how to get them and what to send them💕
2020-06-0102 min
Chrome BillsCB166: Penpals and Lars Viola – Behind The Music
Back from a brief hiatus, we break down the latest release from the Penpals and Lars Viola “The Postman Always Rings Twice”
Drink some fresh grapes on a Monday, and catch our guests in action on February 10 at The Broadway (1272 Broadway Brooklyn NY)
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2020-02-1000 min
ハーマイお兄のじゅーくぼっくす初めましての挨拶。 イージュー★ライダー / PENPALS初回ということで、ハーマイお兄の意気込み/自己紹介/PENPALS イージューライダー/質問コーナー/ 長渕剛 ・ 情熱
2019-04-2314 minChrome BillsCB152: Verrrrrrry Chilllllllll featuring Penpals
The Penpals join us for an unprecedented third time. Make sure to stick around for the end.
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2019-03-2600 minChrome BillsCB 139: Hairy Lady Nuts w/ PenPals
The #PenPals (Rapswell, Cynic The Apache, and Squires) return to discuss their new album #ToWhomItMayConcern, which is available everywhere including #Geezer aka #Spotify for the elderly. Check penpalsnyc.com for more info.
The influence of the #Doppelgangaz, #HasLo, #Castle, #QuelleChris, #Ardamus, #LarsViola and #AlexTrebek.
What grocery items are written on #SeezMics hand and why is his story so boring?
#KCromozone and his parents are happy to host.
Peace to #BrickRecords.
#CynicTheApache catfishes an elderly man, but doesn’t want you to know. There’s a boat, a dick...
2018-06-1100 min
CiTR -- SPECIAL EVENTSAccess Day 2018 - Meet the Audio PenpalsOn CJLO 1690 AM, the accessibility collective has a show every second Friday called the Audio Penpals. The show is a collaboration with participants (both past & present) from the Centre for the Arts in Human Development at Concordia University, which is an educational, clinical and research centre serving adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs populations. In this piece, Audio Penpals coordinator Cameron MacIntyre sits down with the members to discuss how they got involved and what they enjoy about radio. Further in the episode, Cameron facilitates a group discussion with the Audio Penpals and former coordinator Jenna...
2018-05-171h 00Chrome BillsCB121: Penpals Takeover
This week episode was directed by #rapswell #apachethecynic and #squires AKA the #penpals.
We discuss the origin of the group, live performances, jeopardy, salt lamps, partying in Philly, sporty thieves covers and much more.
Check out their music here: https://pen-pals.bandcamp.com/
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2017-03-2100 min