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 Wende Ballew spends a lot of time in prison. As executive director of Reforming Arts, she helps incarcerated women gain an education and tell their stories through theater.  She talks with us about how prisoners see their stories, what she reads, and how her reading life changed after her experiences in the prison system deepened.SUBSCRIBE <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-are-you-reading/id1251263053" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iw2cumrsymi2otzswgxcu4ekwwq?t%3DWhat_Are_You_Reading?%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" target="_blank">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-466524583-549871062" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=144741&refid=stpr" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/web/podcasts/index#/podcasts/show/8b8b0f30-39a0-0135-52fa-452518e2d253" target="_blank">Pocket Casts</a> | <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/What-Are-You-Reading-p1014346/" target="_blank">TuneIn</a> 























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Wende Ballew spends a lot of time in prison. As executive director of Reforming Arts, she helps incarcerated women gain an education and tell their stories through theater. She talks with us about how prisoners see their stories, what she reads, and how her reading life changed after her experiences in the prison system deepened.SUBSCRIBE Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Soundcloud | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | TuneIn

Wende Ballew spends a lot of time in prison. As executive director of Reforming Arts, she helps incarcerated women gain an education and tell their stories through theater.&nbsp; She talks with us about how prisoners see their stories, what she reads, and how her reading life changed after her experiences in the prison system deepened.SUBSCRIBE <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what-are-you-reading/id1251263053" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iw2cumrsymi2otzswgxcu4ekwwq?t%3DWhat_Are_You_Reading?%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Play</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-466524583-549871062" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soundcloud</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=144741&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stitcher</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/web/podcasts/index#/podcasts/show/8b8b0f30-39a0-0135-52fa-452518e2d253" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://tunein.com/radio/What-Are-You-Reading-p1014346/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TuneIn</a>

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We believe the question "What are you reading?" is a powerful question. It presents each of us with an opportunity to build community, share experiences, and express the things that matter to us. On our podcast, What Are You Reading? we talk with interesting Atlantans about books. In free-flowing conversations recorded live at Atlanta Vintage Books, we find out what people from our city are reading and how those readings relate with their lives, work, and communities.

We believe the question "What are you reading?" is a powerful question. It presents each of us with an opportunity to build community, share experiences, and express the things that matter to us.

On our podcast, What Are You Reading? we talk with interesting Atlantans about books. In free-flowing conversations recorded live at Atlanta Vintage Books, we find out what people from our city are reading and how those readings relate with their lives, work, and communities.

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