Notes From The Pen
By Caldwell
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Notes From The PenJan 08, 2021
NFTW (43) - Chickens, Trivia, And OJ
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Spinning laps with Bobby and JD: One for the good guys as the chickens come home to roost thanks to Worth Rising, hat still on, JD and Bobby try to stump each other with trivia, OJ and Jake Byrd at Simpson trial.
The Slow Death Of A Prison Profiteer: https://theappeal.org/securus-bankruptcy-prison-telecom-industry/
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
NFTW (42) - 40k Blind Inmates, Perma Hat, And Class
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day.
Prison phone call commitment, eclipse and 40k blind inmates, class is half over, and Bobby finally gets a new bunkie that's not a zombie...plus a post show clip.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
Bonus (34) - A New Generation of TCM, And Thump Drag
EP #180 - Dante's Inferno; How Oppression Inspires Creativity
This episode is a call to action, a testament to the human spirit, and a powerful exploration of the intersection between literature and lived experience. Bobby re-tells the story of Dante's Inferno, plus little 5 year old Bobby loves to climb rope.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
EP 179 - Prison Bunkies And Karma
Life behind bars is challenging in so many ways, and in this episode Bobby and Co-host JD talk about the limited living space and how quickly it can turn serious. Following the convict code is the difference between survival and demise. The 'Bunkie Gods' seem to have a problem finding a 40+ inmate that's not a Zombie. Bobby shares how his most recent bunkie burns himself out, but not after causing havoc.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #178 - Rare Universe Of Creatives In Prison
Bobby and mama c talk art and creativity. Artists require space; mental, physical, and emotional space in order to be creative, and prison puts a giant choke hold on all of these things. Prison stifles creativity, so it's rare to find someone who can rise above it. Bobby meets another artist in prison, Justin, and the two of them quickly form a bond and get to work creating. Justin's book American Inmate is out and can be found just about anywhere, so please check it out. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2181-american-inmate
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NFTW (41) Nose Candy, Empty Bunks, And Lotto
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day: at what age did Bobby's quick whit and humor start, mama c thinks she has prosopagnosia, gross nose candy, updates on why there are two empty bunks, and driving 3 hours to get a lotto ticket. There's also a short post-show clip.
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EP #177 - National Guard Prison Shake Down
NFTW (40) - Evolution Of A Friendship: Fat Mike, Hip Hop, Punk, And Stanhope
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day.
Bobby shares how he and Co-host JD bonded over music and how their relationship grew to a meaningful friendship. Bobby loses his rock collection after a shake-down, and Mama C gets flowers.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #176 - The Clinic: Ground Zero
Breaking down the stereotypes of drug addicts. The creative writing piece Bobby has been working on - The Clinic - is nearing the end of edits. The Clinic is about the tumultuous dance between a drug addict and the cold embrace of a meth clinic (and everything in-between). A true love-hate relationship. It starts out at a meth clinic in South Florida - the waiting room for rock bottom...and ends up at one of the most magical places on earth - The Mouse. The road to get there, and the ending, is anything but enchanting.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero
Time Warp NFTW (6) - Bloody Band-aids In My Coffee
It's been fun listening to throwbacks, but this is the last phone issue replay episode. The word on the yard is; the phone problem is being solved, which means Bobby will be back next week with all new recordings.
Note: This episode has been edited to fit under 30 mins.
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Time Warp - EP #91 Gay Gazette And Putting In The Work
Co-host JD is on a well deserved 2 week vacation with the family, yard closures, and the prison phone system sucks, so we're using an oldie but goodie throwback this week. We'll be back on schedule soon.
EP #91 Gay Gazette - Doug's traveling the world, sending love to the Captain, and the LGBTQ putting in the work behind bars.
* Episode was edited for this Time Warp episode
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BONUS - Where Worlds Intersect: God, The Universe, And The Human Experience
Is there a purpose to all of this? Why are we here?
Questions Bobby and Co-host Cousin Greg tackle as they discuss the meaning of the universe, the definition of God, the importance of love, and why we're here.
An episode that everyone should hear because it will cause you to re-think spirituality and our existence.
* This Bonus is a section taken from EP #86
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
Time Warp - Revisting A Favorite; EP #42
Co-host JD is on a well deserved 2 week vacation with the family, and the prison phone system sucks, so we're using an oldie but goodie throwback this week.
EP #42 - Stanhope is the reason for an increase of international followers of our podcast, he's an artist and not writing bits as much as releasing steam. Plus, prison food is loaded with so much sodium Bobby can salt the entire state for the winter, Asian stereotypes, and drunk dialing for a Korean dad.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #175 - Comedy Adjacent; Standup Comedians
Bobby is moving forward with working on his stand-up comedy routine; defining what a stand-up artist really is, and the viral Comedians In Prison piece he wrote shortly after arriving in prison. If you haven't read it yet...you're a loser! Just google COMEDIANS IN PRISON.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #174 - Idiocracy And Prison
JD, and America's favorite convict Bobby, discuss logic and reason behind prison walls...or the lack thereof. It brings to mind the movie Idiocracy.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
Bonus: Snow Storm Throw Back
Well there's this blizzard thing going out throughout the Midwest and Northeast right now making it pretty hard for lots of people...including Bobby and the prison. No yard time because there's too much snow, and below freezing temps. No yard time means no phone time, so this week I pulled over a few edited clips from some of the more memorable episodes that are on the lighter side. Please stay safe and warm out there.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #173 - Finding Humor And Humanity In Prison
In prison it's especially important to find ways to deal with all the chaos and tragedy that comes with living behind bars. For Bobby it's with humor and helping others. In this episode he talks about prison humor, and stoking the embers of humanity in a place that doesn't know how to address the failures of their own system. Even when faced with some of the most heartbreaking issues, Bobby still finds a way to not only help others, but to remind us all how to look for the good...and along the way crack a joke or two.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
NFTW (39) - Chicken Fight
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby referees a chicken fight between The Professor and Grandpa Face.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
NFTW (38) - A.I. And Prison Reform
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Using artifical intelligence to solve prison issues, a former inmate gets banned for life from ChatGPT, and shaming A.I. for not knowing Notes From The Pen.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashley Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
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- Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #172 - PEN America And Prison Lightsabers
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Bonus: New Year's Day 2024 - A Reminder Of Why We Do This
It worked out that the release of this Monday's episode falls on New Year's Day, and because of the lack of prison phone calls on a holiday I've pulled over some of the more memorable episodes we've done over the past few years. Everyone here with NTFP would like to wish you all a great start to 2024 and we'll be back next week with our normal episodes.
NFTP can be found where ever you listen.
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EP #171 - Bloviation: Rodgers, Chauvin, Blackbeard, And Rocks
America's favorite convict Bobby, and Co-host JD are back for another great episode. This one has just about everything. They discuss Aaron Rodgers talking about Travis Kelce on the Pat McAfee show, Derek Chauvin getting poked & the prison reason why, plus we're are introduced to some new prison characters, and learn about Bobby's new obsession.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
NFTW (37) - Prison Pranks And Feeling Frisky
Notes From The Week (NFTW): updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Things left unsaid, doing bits off someone, causing chaos between cubies, and pranking Paulie.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashley Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #170 - Story Telling; The Joys And Tragedies
America's favorite convict Bobby, and Co-host JD: Living in the moment, the history of story telling and how it relates to us today. I love how they end this one by reminding us to be kind.
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* Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #169 - Zombies; A Prison Epidemic
Disclaimer: We do not support or promote drug use, we're sharing the realities of prison life, as it happens.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #168- 38k Mouths And Prison Dentistry
A snapshot of the prison system and their 4 Dentists, who have to treat 38 thousand inmates.
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EP #167 - A Show Talking About A Show That's Talking About A Show
he theme in this one is 'variety'. There's a lot in this one you're sure to enjoy.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #166 - Breaking Boundaries; Convict Code Dilemma
We learn about a new podcast from someone unexpected...or maybe not so unexpected. Bobby continues the convict code dilemma, and how hard it is to navigate the convict code and unravel the internal conflict, choices, and struggle between conformity and individuality.
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* Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
NFTW (36) - Overworked COs, And Guyana Bunkie
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day.
The issues with the understaffed and overworked Correctional Officers is still plaguing the prison system. Bobby gets a new bunkie and this one arrived by way of 17 countries, starting at the age of 14 and all alone. Immigration is a hot button topic, there are no easy solutions and we all agree something needs to be done, and in this episode we get a glimpse of the courage it takes to travel so far as an immigrant.
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Shout-out to JD and Ashley Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
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* Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
Notes From The Pen - Audio Clips
A few clips from an upcoming Notes From The Pen episode on Patreon.
NFTW (35) - Knee Cap Biters, What Up Doe, And Convict Codes
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day.Football is here and it's game time in prison, including placing bets and trash talking. We also get an update on one of our Usual Suspects - Blaze. Plus Bobby talks about the Convict Code and an inmate who broke that code and now must deal with the fall out.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio a
NFTW (34) - 159 Roommates, Doors, And Detroit By Way Of Russia
A lighter episode this week about Bobby having 159 roommates and really misses having a door. There's lots of other lighthearted talk in this one as well.
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Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
NFTW (33) - Ernie Locks Up, And A Manly Mama c
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day.
After a short time in the cube, one of the newest Bunkies locks up after running up a debt. Hopefully the conversations that Bobby has had with this young man will sink in...and soon. Plus, mama c worries about becoming manly.
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A Look Back: Prison Journey
A special look back at a few of the more memorable episodes.
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NFTW (32) - Prison GHM And A Shift Taking Place
After a decade behind bars Bobby sensing a shift taking place. But why? And why now? Plus updates on a couple of the usual suspects.
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EP #165 - 2 Sided Coin; And A Ray Of Hope
Bobby worries that his prolonged confinement will have lasting effects and that he'll lose all the gains he's made with personal growth and rehabilitation because of the damaged system. The prison perpetuates the harm it was designed to address, ultimately failing both inmates and society. Yet Bobby still manages to find a way to push past all the damage, stress, and fatigue in order to get to the positive...he refers to it as 'both sides of the coin". Bobby also finds a Ray of hope that shines her light all the way from Florida to Michigan, the beautiful side of the coin.
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EP #164 - Anatomy Of A Lockup Artist; Baby Gibs
After ten years in prison it's more important than ever that we document Bobby's journey. In this episode we hear how important it is to keep your word when living behind bars. We also learn what happens when a prison system without rehabilitation, a serious staff shortage, and lack of funding, can be like. The damage is far reaching, and long lasting. We do these podcasts with the hope of changing a failed prison system in Michigan.
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EP #163 - 3 New Bunkies, And A Collapsing System
Bobby has a prison dream: in the midst of a collapsing system three new Bunkies arrive, all at the same time, creating tensions and chaos within the cube. This dream sheds light on the systemic issues that contribute to the high-stakes drama behind bars and a collapsing system.
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EP # 162 - Bunkies, And Prison Reform Updates
Bobby teases us with a story about 3 new Bunkies that arrive in the cube...needless to say issues are certain. We also get updates on prison reform by way of https://www.mi-cure.org please check them out.
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EP #161 - The Meth Clinic; Prison Parallels And Exhaustion
Bobby's gives us a brief background on his creative writing project and how it parallels with life behind bars. Spending so much time behind bars gets to a point where it's more detrimental than helpful...and by the end of this recording Bobby reaches pure exhaustion (I can not wait until he's released from that place).
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NFTW (31) - Kilo Red Update, Scuba Screaming, And Safer In Prison
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby's newest bunkie locks up, JD looks for Water World, prison staff shortages, and Bobby wonders if its safer living in prison based on all the negative news taking place in the outside world.
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NFTW (30) - Level 9 New Bunkie, And Rizzo
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby's cube gets a new bunkie that has issues, and we're introduced to Rizzo who totally makes up for the new bunkie.
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EP #160 - Prison Soups, Scuba, And Russia
Bobby orders fiber instead of ramen soups, JD takes on scuba diving, and we're introduced to a new inmate named Russia (who's really from Georgia).
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Bonus (31) - A New Start For Bobby
Over the last decade, in a place that offers no meaningful help, Bobby has managed to not only heal, but to grow beyond belief. In an attempt to shed light on the issues of mental health, addiction, and American incarceration, we decided to share his story in real time, with honesty and humor, in the hopes of honoring those affected by these issues.
Unfortunately, even with all the work he's put in, the current system does very little to assist inmates in the way of post-prison stability. The hard truth is that when Bobby is released, he'll have nothing. No house, no car, no clothes, no food, no phone, not even the basic toiletries necessary for survival.
I created a GoFundMe page to raise money for Bobby to get back on his feet once released and help with restitution.
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EP #158 - Prison Reform And Duress
Enter the world of an inmate who, against all odds, strives to share his life experiences and shed light on the urgent need for prison reform. With only 15-minute phone calls at his disposal, Bobby grapples with the chaos unfolding around him, constantly interrupted by the tumultuous environment he calls home.
Through candid conversations, we explore the daily struggles Bobby faces, balancing his desire to address crucial issues with the ever-present threats that lurk in the background. With an open eye for his own safety, he navigates the harsh realities of prison life, determined to bring awareness to the pressing need for change.
Through his personal anecdotes, Bobby provides listeners with an unfiltered perspective on the urgent reforms needed to create a more just and humane environment. Despite the overwhelming challenges, he seeks to inspire hope and spark meaningful dialogue around the potential for change.
Tune in to this thought-provoking episode as we bear witness to the resilience of the human spirit amidst the chaos of incarceration, and explore the profound significance of prison reform through the eyes of someone who lives it every day.
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NFTW (29) - The Crew Goes To Prison; A Visitation
Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars.
This week's update; Bobby watched the documentary 'Exposing Parchman' AND gets an in-person visit with a surprise appearance! Although visits are exciting they're also bittersweet.
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EP #157 - Some Men Are Islands
Few things are more familiar to the American inmate than the dissolution of meaningful relationships.
After mourning the death of yet another friendship Bobby struggles to understand the motivations of those with the power to either nourish, or neglect these relationships. After a flash of outrage leads to a more measured analysis, Bobby engages in a desperate attempt to identify the causes behind the near ubiquitous abandonment of the American inmate. And of course, the ensuing consequences. Taking cues from the likes of Sir Thomas Merton, Dubois, Baldwin and Foucault it turns out some men are indeed islands.
As listeners, we are invited to confront the discomforting reality of life behind bars and question society's role in perpetuating a system that further marginalizes those already marginalized. We hope this episode will challenge your understanding of incarceration, human connection, and what it truly means to be isolated.
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EP #156 - Ybor City, Jello, And Saving A Life
A recent conversation about jello wrestling triggers a memory when Bobby saved a life while at work. AND Bobby has two, count them, two in-person visits coming up. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on the website: notesfromthepen.com Shout-out to JD and Ashley Bell for all their behind the scenes support. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq * Intro and Outro beats were created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
EP #155 - Prison Tech
Prison technology; the good, the bad, and the ugly. No matter how much pressure is put on the necks of inmates and their families, we'll keep sharing our journey of life behind bars, and using the 'master's' tools against them.
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