How EarBuds Podcast Collective works:

Each week, a theme is chosen by one of our curators. That curator finds 5 podcast episodes (from anywhere!) to go along with that theme. Listen to these podcasts by clicking on the links above, through the RadioPublic app, or you can find (most of) them on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast…)

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PODCAST CURATOR’S NAME: Shira Muroff

WHY THIS THEME?: While volunteering with Big House Books in Jackson, Mississippi, I have been thinking more about the prison system on the micro and macro levels.

MONDAY EPISODE (9/25): This American Life – Act V55 minutes

TUESDAY EPISODE (9/26): StoryCorps – One Iota of Light18 minutes

WEDNESDAY EPISODE (9/27): Ear Hustle – Cellies24 minutes

THURSDAY EPISODE (9/28): Fresh Air – Former Inmate Leads Women From Prison To Recovery – 48 minutes

FRIDAY EPISODE (9/29): Code Switch – How One Inmate Changed The Prison System From The Inside – 12 minutes

GET IN TOUCH: Email: shiramuroff@gmail.com

SHAMELESS PROMO: Check out organizations in your state that send books to people who are incarcerated! For example, Big House Books in Mississippi!

CROWD-SOURCING QUESTION: Does anyone work for a social justice and/or education non-profit?

HASHTAG FOR DISCUSSION: #EarBudsPrisonSystem