A pebble in the shoe of the Prison Industrial Complex. Notes From The Pen is a modern portrait of American incarceration told, in real time, through a series of fifteen-minute phone calls between two special degenerates on opposite sides of a prison wall. Our website: Notesfromthepen.com Check out our reviews: https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/Reviews/1518819034
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Welcome to your Hustler's How-To Guide to Self Made Success. Host Bobby Pen highlights inspiring individuals who have found success when their passion met profit. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobbypen/support
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NFTW (51) - Living Out Loud, Media And A.I.
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Spinning laps with Host Bobby and Co-host JD. As Bobby gets closer to the door, JD asks Bobby if he has any possessions he'd like to keep, and are there any that he'd be embarrassed about if we knew. The answer wasn't a surprise for anyone who knows him. Also, we're a bit leery with what the media puts out there before …
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Infobesity, Technicism and Tekton (Andy Gabruch interview)
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12 The word of God is alive and active. It is sharper than any sword that has two edges. It cuts deep enough to separate soul from spirit. It can separate bones from joints. It judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. 13 Nothing God created is hidden from him. His eyes see everything. He will hold us responsible for everything we do.…
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NFTW (50) - Prison Visit, Award Winner, Binary Deers
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby is prepping for his in-person visit today, a gang member tries to interrupt our phone call, the award goes to..., and just one of the best dads ever. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Sup…
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EP #192 - Prison Phone Etiquette, Cancer, And Gratitude
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A hundred eyes and ears on Bobby while he's at the prison pay phone, unhealthy meals cause fear of cancer, and gratitude for not going to bed hungry. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check out the Go…
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Receptivity To The Gospel In Canada (Brian Egert)
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How receptive are Canadians to the Christian message? Brian Egert is the director of Mission Canada, an agency that has over 50 workers across Canada to reach beyond the church walls. This episode features a plenary session at the Our City Windsor conference in March 2024.Kevin Rogers által
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For 2 years Bobby's nemesis has been lurking around every corner, and yesterday he's told to report to their office. The entire walk across the prison unit he's thinking the worst. Does his dread come to fruition? You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new …
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NFTW (49) - Legos, Going Baggy, And Cults
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Spinning laps at the pay phone: define your own joy, the evolution of pants, and masquerading cults. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 i…
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NTFW (48) -Another Raid, City Living, And The Peabody
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Another raid takes place at the prison, but not Bobby's unit this time. We reflect on the ever changing state of Florida, growing up in a diverse city, and the Peabody replies to mama c. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our w…
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More Of The Maury Story (Maury Blair interview)
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This is part two of my interview with Maury Blair as we revisit his traumatized childhood in Paris Ontario and the journey to wholeness through coming to faith in Christ.Kevin Rogers által
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EP #190 - Painting, Give Her The Deer Pelt, And Meaning
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Finding your path, inspiration, and meaning for life. Painting has caused Bobby to explore the meaning behind the inspiration that's been pulling at his soul. From the early cave man days, to present time humans have asked the question; what's this life all about? You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com S…
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EP #189 - A Burning Ember, And An Ode To Basquiat
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Bobby experiences a burning a fire in his belly that drives him to create some soulful art that's pulled from the pain and suffering he lives daily behind bars. Painting is consuming his time, and he shares his love for Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our …
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Revisiting Child of Woe (Maury Blair interview)
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Years ago I read Maury Blair’s autobiography ‘Child Of Woe’. I was shocked at the severity of the child abuse he suffered from his step-father. How could a man be so filled with contempt for an innocent child and more miraculously, how could a child of violence grow up to be so compassionate and well-balanced? In this episode I visited Maury at his…
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Comic And Convict (7) - Smoothies, Prison Food, And Mayor Bobby
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A throw back with Doug Stanhope and Bobby catching up. We'll be back next week with a new episode. Thank-you to Doug Stanhope. Please check out his website for tour dates and march. https://www.dougstanhope.com You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new sta…
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NFTW (47) - Climbing The Razor Wire, Fans, And Master Diver
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https…
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EP #188 - Anxiety Of Freedom, And Paris Let Down
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The stress and reality of going home is creating anxiety, and Bobby breaks down the emotions that come with it. Will his long term incarceration cause him to be 'bugged out'? After reading a Paris Review, that has a compilation of their top creative writing pieces, one in particular has Bobby perplexed. The approach of warehousing people, soft on c…
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EP #187 - Shattered Bones, And Capitol Punishment
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Bobby is off LOP (Loss Of Privileges), JD gets exciting news that may make him hit the skateboard again, flag football enters the Olympics in Paris, shoulder pain, and capitol punishment in the US. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows u…
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The Heaviness Of Loss (Kim Court and Mike Morency)
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(Recorded at Our City Windsor 2024) No one is exempt from the impacts of grief and loss. When serving others in community it is imperative that we learn to recognize when and how their grief is showing up. However, it is just as important to learn how our own grief impacts our ability to serve others. Kim Court and her husband Mike Morency help par…
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EP #186 - Trauma; A Proxy For Meaning
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Bobby's not feeling it, JD fills the gas tank, and a discussion about people who've experienced trauma find meaning, and how others (who've not suffered trauma) connect with that person. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create…
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EP #185 - Pro Wrestling And Vietnam; A Convo With Pops
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For a while Bobby has been wanting to have Pops on here to talk about their connection as father and son. How they lost connection but have recently been able to rekindle it through pro-wrestling. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www…
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Back To The Shack (Bobby Reaume interview)
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Bobby Reaume is the lead operator with Feeding Windsor-Essex’s Soup Shack. Every night from 7-9 pm he ensures that up to 140 people are served with food, snacks, clothing and personal care items. The food is prepared in the kitchens of Feeding Windsor-Essex, a charitable department of New Song Church. This interview at the Our City Windsor 2024 Con…
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NFTW (46) - Process For Punishing An Inmate Who Saved A Life
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby starts his LOP (loss of privileges), sees his image on the big screen, plus we get the low-down on the MDOC process for issuing a Class-1 ticket, and why he wants to document it. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our web…
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EP #184 - Monotonous Neurosis, And Singing In The Rain
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Bobby is feeling a neurosis that's he coined 'monotonous neurosis', he has a new lounge area, and It's nice to hear Bobby laugh while he's singing in the rain. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new…
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Church At The Community Table (Connie Jakab Interview)
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Connie Jakab is planting a church at a new housing initiative in the Ogden neighbourhood of Calgary. As a long time community energizer, Connie has built an enduring presence in Calgary through her work within the arts community, mental health and business sector. Now her attention has turned to the neighbourhood she lives and grew up in. Ogden Chu…
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EP # 183 - Still Moving Forward
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When it comes to the prison system there's no such thing as fair or doing the right thing, and it can cause undo stress. Even though Bobby saved the life of an inmate by performing mouth-to-mouth/CPR and the reason for having a faint line on a drug test, it could be enough for the prison to punish him by kicking him out of a class. We're still wait…
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NFTW (45) - Reflecting On Pop's Day
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby reflects relationships on this Father's Day episode. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com Support our show https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56777802 it allows us to create these podcasts. And …
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EP #182 - Cost Of Saving A Life: In Prison
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After saving the life of an inmate who was overdosing, fear that the prison may punish Bobby soon hits. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen Inst…
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The Gilded Pen of Winnipeg (John Longhurst interview)
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John Longhurst's journalistic reflections provoke thought and questions about faith, inviting readers to think beyond their own religions, theologies, and denominations. Why do people believe what they do? What might we learn from each other's acts of faith? John Longhurst is the recipient of the 2021 Lieutenant-Governor's Award for the Advancement…
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NFTW (44) - The Bully Behind A Badge
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Notes From The Week (NFTW) - Updates of life behind bars and some of the characters who live it every day. Bobby and JD spinning laps on the yard, experiencing the dark side of prison power, positive feedback, a TV with a view, and the importance of community support. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.c…
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Living Holy In Downtown Ottawa (Karen Stiller interview)
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Karen Stiller is the senior editor for Faith Today magazine and has written for Reader’s Digest, Ekstasis, The Walrus and Christianity Today. She is the author of The Minister’s Wife and co-author on other books. She also lives in downtown Ottawa where life has shaped the writing of her most recent book entitled ‘Holiness Here: Searching For God in…
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NFTW (43) - Chickens, Trivia, And OJ
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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 Pro…
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Gospel Transformation In An At Risk Neighbourhood
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For 10 years, New Song Church has been alongside one of Windsor’s more challenging neighbourhoods of social housing. What we affectionately call the Glengarry neighbourhood is a series of four high rise apartments, several rows of townhouses and an assisted living facility. It experiences the most tragic of life experiences as well as a quieter maj…
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NFTW (42) - 40k Blind Inmates, Perma Hat, And Class
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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. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.c…
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EP #181 - A New Generation of TCM, And Thump Drag
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Bobby is rediscovering the magic of classic cinema with TCM, and it's igniting a forgotten passion. Now armed with a fresh perspective and a contagious enthusiasm, Bobby wants to share this art form's enduring power with a new generation, eager to reignite the love for these timeless cinematic gems.Plus, Bobby's love for the art of story telling an…
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Let Nothing Be Wasted (Ejay Tupe)
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One of our podcast regulars, Ejay Tupe brought this message ‘Let Nothing Be Wasted’ at the Our City Windsor - Signs Of Hope conference. His years of experience in urban ministry are informed by his reading of the Scriptures. Ejay is an urban worker in downtown Toronto.Kevin Rogers által
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EP #180 - Dante's Inferno; How Oppression Inspires Creativity
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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. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com And check out th…
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EP 179 - Prison Bunkies And Karma
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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 rece…
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Signs Of Hope (Brian Egert)
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Brian Egert brought this opening message at the Our City Windsor ‘Signs Of Hope’ conference in March 2024. One hundred people gathered at New Song Church in Windsor Ontario to reflect on the hope that Canadian churches can bring to their cities. Brian is the Director of Mission Canada, an agency committed to raising up workers with a heart of hope …
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EP #178 - Rare Universe Of Creatives In Prison
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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 bon…
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NFTW (41) Nose Candy, Empty Bunks, And Lotto
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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. You can read m…
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Becoming Bilingual (Cal & Chrissy Krahn interview)
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With almost 30 years of ministry experience, Cal and Chrissy Krahn have often been drawn to those outside of the church walls. As urban workers with Mission Canada, based in Montreal, Quebec, they care for those around them who are lonely, hurting, or in need of a friend. This can be through involvement at the local food bank, sharing a meal or a c…
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EP #177 - National Guard Prison Shake Down
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The National Guard is called in to do a massive, prison wide, tear everything, spread the cheeks, lift the dick, shake down; and Bobby's cell gets trashed by someone you'd never suspect! Welcome back Bobby & JD!You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.comAnd check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new star…
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NFTW (40) - Evolution Of A Friendship: Fat Mike, Hip Hop, Punk, And Stanhope
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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. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on ou…
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EP #176 - The Clinic: Ground Zero
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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 Flori…
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From Organized Crime To True Religion (Alan Campbell interview)
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Years ago, I worked as a federal chaplain at a halfway house. I learned so much about the value of faith-based community friendships for men and women returning to the community. Alan Campbell has devoted his adult life to Jesus-inspired care for people being released from jail. He is humble and virtuous in his approach and remains focused on the m…
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Time Warp NFTW (6) - Bloody Band-aids In My Coffee
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EP #6: The depths an incarcerated addict goes to will have you re-thinking band-aids...and 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 …
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Time Warp - EP #91 Gay Gazette And Putting In The Work
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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 …
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Widows, Orphans and Warming Centres (Jess Disabatino interview)
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Today I’m talking with my friend Jessica Disabatino. Jess and her husband Dave co-lead Journey Church in Calgary. Our connection goes back to the early 2000’s when they were pastoring Lakeshore Church in Toronto. We began dreaming together with Braeside Camp to launch Camp Inner Change, a week of summer camp for inner city children and youth. Event…
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BONUS - Where Worlds Intersect: God, The Universe, And The Human Experience
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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 …
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Time Warp - Revisting A Favorite; EP #42
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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 mu…
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EP #175 - Comedy Adjacent; Standup Comedians
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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. You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthep…
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