Latest Freeamerica Podcast Episodes
Teresa Y. Hodge: Federal Prison Couldn’t Stop My Relevance
Decarcerated - December 15, 2017 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsTeresa Y. Hodge is Soros Justice Fellow, tech startup founder, serial entrepreneur, and is on a first name basis with music mega star, John Legend. She also spent five years in federal prison beginning in her early 40’s. In this episode Teresa speaks about the way she “downsized” for prison, he...
Calvin Moyo: Decarcerated Goes to South Africa
Decarcerated - December 08, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsDecarcerated went on the road to South Africa! We participated in the Global Prisons Conference held at the University of Johannesburg. While in JoBurg we sat down with Calvin Moyo, a young graphic designer and native of Zimbabwe, who spent two years in South Africa jails for a crime he didn’t c...
Johnny Perez: Cuba is Unrecognizable & Felonies Are Forever
Decarcerated - December 01, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsJohnny Perez is the Director of U.S. Prison Program for the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, a membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. He is also a poet and fashion aficionado. Johnny is someone who spent 13 yea...
Coss Marte: The Business of Physical Health and Justice
Decarcerated - November 26, 2017 22:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsCoss Marte is born and raised LES. As a kid he used to collect cans and turn them into Bodegas to collect nickels. He started selling drugs at 13, and quickly became one of the largest drug dealers in NYC within six years, running a $2 million business. When he went to prison a doctor told him h...
Frankie Guzman: Rewriting Unjust Juvenile Justice Policy...Literally
Decarcerated - November 10, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsFrankie Guzman is an attorney at the National Center for Youth Law working to eliminate prosecuting and incarcerating children in California’s adult criminal justice system, and advocating for alternative sentencing and local treatment. Guzman, imprisoned as a teen, went on to become a community...
Marcus Bullock: Entrepreneurship is in My Blood
Decarcerated - November 03, 2017 14:03 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsBAM! Marcus Bullock is successful entrepreneur. In this episode, Marcus discusses his beginnings as a youth in Washington DC and Virginia. After serving eight years in prison, Marcus, the entrepreneur, has created the Flikshop School of Business and Flikshop. From selling candy in grade school...
Topeka Sam: Championing for Women and Girls
Decarcerated - October 27, 2017 05:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis week’s episode of the #Decarcerated podcast features founder of Ladies of Hope Ministries, Topeka K. Sam. Created to help disenfranchised & marginalized women transition back into society, Topeka has also created a safe place for women and girls to call home after being released from jails...
Resistance & Resilience Despite Mass Incarceration: Part II
Decarcerated - October 20, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsLIVE EPISODES WE LOVE! This is Part II of a two-part series where four guests give personal stories about their Resistance & Resilience Despite Mass Incarceration. This week we get to hear from Johnny Perez and Piper Anderson. The event was held at the Brooklyn Museum in conjunction with the E...
Resistance & Resilience Despite Mass Incarceration
Decarcerated - October 13, 2017 04:04 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsLIVE EPISODES WE LOVE! This is Part I of a two-part series where four guests give personal stories about their Resistance & Resilience Despite Mass Incarceration. This week we get to hear from Khalil Cumberbatch and Donna Hylton. The event was held at the Brooklyn Museum in conjunction with th...
TED Talk & More: The Redemptive Value of Relevancy
Decarcerated - October 06, 2017 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsWE. ARE. BACK! Decarcerated is back for a 2nd season, and we’re starting this season off right! We’re debuting one of our new segments, Decarcerate Your Mind (with an En Vogue cameo)! Also, Marlon is talking about his TED Talk, “Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform.” And, he has...
Marlon & Devon: Me&YOU
Decarcerated - July 14, 2017 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsMarlon, the host of the podcast tells the story of his arrest, his rape, and his incarceration. This is the most emotionally taxing episode of the Decarcerated. WATCH Marlon's TED Talk, "Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform" here: bit.ly/2qFXj86 READ Marlon's letter to Devon a...
Teaser: Marlon Peterson
Decarcerated - July 13, 2017 05:42 - 49 seconds ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsHere's a sneak peek of the next episode, where Devon Peterson interviews the host of Decarcerated, Marlon Peterson. That's right! Marlon is sitting down with us and giving us an inside look into his relationship with his beloved nephew, Devon, as they open up and share their experiences about M...
Pt 2: Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like (in-studio event)
Decarcerated - July 07, 2017 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis in-studio event was held on April 18, 2017 at BRIC Studios in Brooklyn, NY. Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like features, Topeka Sam, Teresa A. Hodge, Andre Mitchell, Andrew Cory Greene, and Khalil Cumberbatch, for her dedication to activism and social justice. Hear these amazing ad...
Pt 1: Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like (in-studio event)
Decarcerated - June 30, 2017 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThis in-studio event was held on April 18, 2017 at BRIC Studios in Brooklyn, NY. Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like features, Topeka Sam, Teresa A. Hodge, Andre Mitchell, Andrew Cory Greene, and Khalil Cumberbatch, for her dedication to activism and social justice. Hear these amazing ad...
Khalil Cumberbatch: Father. Advocate. Collaborator.
Decarcerated - June 23, 2017 04:02 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsKhalil Cumberbatch is the Manager of Trainings at JustLeadership USA, Columbia University Lecturer, husband and father to two young daughters. Khalil was sentenced to 11 years in New York State for a robbery in his early 20's. In this episode Khalil goes from telling us about his journey from Gu...
Renata Hill: Raising Awareness for the LGBTQ Community
Decarcerated - June 16, 2017 08:41 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsRenata Hill, a native of New Jersey, spent three years in prison in New York literally for being the survivor of sexual harassment. Her story, along with Venice Brown, Terrain Dandridge, and Patreese Johnson is featured in the documentary, Out in the Night . Renata shares experiences about he...
Andrea James
Decarcerated - June 09, 2017 04:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsAndrea C. James, a Roxbury, Boston native was sentenced to 18-months in prison for a white-collar crime. A lawyer prior to her incarceration, Andrea is an author and national advocate for the rights of women impacted by incarceration. Andrea drips passion for this cause in this episode. She is ...
Hernan Carvente
Decarcerated - May 26, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsIn this episode, Hernan Carvente speaks about developing a drinking habit at the age of 8-years old as a response to domestic violence, to joining a gang, to going to prison at 16, to being a national leader in juvenile justice reform. And, he identifies as a feminist, y'all!!!! Yes! Herna...
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Decarcerated - May 19, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsReginald Dwayne Betts on Using Writing for Truth- Reginald Dwayne Betts is the author and poet who has written a memoir and two books of poetry. In this episode, he tells us about his commitment to writing when inside, his journey to Yale Law School, and the importance of fuller narratives. List...
Vivian Nixon: A Journey from Drugs & Prison to Oprah & Michelle Obama
Decarcerated - May 12, 2017 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsIn this episode Vivian Nixon speaks about her experiences with substance misuse, to being a leader amongst men, to hanging out with Michelle Obama and Oprah. Vivian Nixon is Executive Director of College and Community Fellowship, an organization committed to removing barriers to higher education...
Cory Greene is Seeking Social Justice through Scholarship and Being Authentic to the Hood
Decarcerated - May 05, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsCory Greene is the co-founder of H.O.L.L.A! (How Our Lives Link Altogether, an Echoing Green Fellow, and a Ph. D. candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center. Cory also happened to spend over six years in prison. A native of Queens, NY via Jackson, Mississippi, Cory speaks about his mom who was dr...
Eddy Zheng, Asian Pacific Islanders, & 21 Years in Prison
Decarcerated - April 16, 2017 19:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratings"Happy New Breath." Eddy Zheng starts all his conversations with those words, and in this episode he will explain why. Eddy is a Asian Pacific Islander based in Oakland who spent 21-years in prison. His journey from China to San Quentin to bouts with obtaining citizenship are documented in th...
Glenn Martin is Closing Rikers Island
Decarcerated - April 16, 2017 19:07 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThere is a plan to close New York City's most infamous jail, Rikers Island, in 10 years, and Glenn E. Martin is a huge reason why. Glenn, a Brooklyn native with West Indian roots, is the founder and president of JustLeadership USA, which is dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in...
Donna Hylton & Her Journey of 27 Years in Prison
Decarcerated - April 16, 2017 18:49 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsDonna Hylton is my hero. Donna spent 27 years in prison, and since her release in 2012 she has become a leading human rights activist. She was a featured speaker at the Women's MArch in Washington, DC, and will have a movie made about her life, starring Rosario Dawson. In this deeply sensitiv...
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