Notes From The Pen

By CaldwellSociety & Culture Documentary

Notes From The Pen episodes

May 06 EP #248 - Learning To Live On The Outside, And Ketamine Revolutionizing Mental Health
Bobby running solo this week while Miss Ray is in Florida, and JD is away on family business. For the past 12 years Bobby learned how to live on the inside of prison, and learning to live on the outside has been more challenging and stressful than he ever imagined. In this episode he shares a recent visit to a Ketamine clinic where he's finally getting help to treat his anxiety and depression.
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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.
44 min
April 23 EP #246 - NFTP Does Film: All Things Cinema
The boys list their favorite movies of all time and talk all things cinema in a lightened episode for all. What are your top 3 movies of all time and why?
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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.

57 min
April 15 EP #245 - Lost Stories: A Look Inside Prison With; An Inmate, A Professor, And A Night Keeper
The college Professor that taught classes in prison is now a guest on this podcast, a full circle moment for Bobby. They discuss everything from what it's like to be an inmate attending college classes, the Professor who taught the people that society throws away, and untold lost stores of people who lived and died behind bars. It's a heartfelt look inside the failures of prison, with how and why as a society, we should be doing more.
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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.
1 hr 3 min
April 08 EP #243 - Anxiety, Healthcare, And Institutionalized Caution
Bobby and JD talk about navigating health care, and post prison anxiety not being addressed properly and timely. Also, how staying safe inside prison looks like staying distant or appearing aggressive to the civilian world.
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You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
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X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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.
47 min
April 02 EP #241 - Honoring Monica, And Living A Life Worthy Of Her Memory
Honoring Monica on her birthday, and dealing with post prison survival issues: With Riann by Bobby's side, and after 12 years of protecting his memories of Monica, Bobby is able to share more about Monica and their love and life together. Also, chaos at home requires a short exile in order to survive post prison hardships.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
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X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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.
48 min
March 25 EP #240 - Finding Meaning From the Bottom of Maslow’s Pyramid
Bobby and Ray bring this episode to you while on a local retreat. What are we meant to do and how do we find purpose?
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X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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.
1 hr 2 min
March 18 EP #239 - Opposite Sides Of The Same Tragedy, And Biological Dads
No scripts…just two adults dismantling the stigma through shared stories. Bobby and Riann discuss truthful and painful moments about not knowing their biological fathers, their ties of suicide, and finding truth and beauty in the darkest moments.
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You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website:   notesfromthepen.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@notesfromthepen9604
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbyb.l.a.c.k1
X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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
1 hr 3 min
March 12 EP #237 - Figuring Life Post Prison And Synchronistic Threads; The Story Of Bobby-Ray
It's important for NFTP to share the struggles of the past few months as Bobby and Riann are figuring out how to navigate the challenges of life post prison. There's doing what's best for Cassius, multiple gerbils, toddlers, hitching wagons, crying in the shower, and most importantly pushing through.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbyb.l.a.c.k1
X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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.
1 hr 1 min
February 06 EP #236 - Walking The Word Line, Written Language, Smut Fairies, And Bobby-Ray
Bobby and Miss Riann reflect and discuss movies, books, and TV shows as Bobby shares his insight and thoughts about the lineage of the written language and story telling.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@notesfromthepen9604
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X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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.
1 hr 4 min
January 07 EP #235 - No Manual For Post Prison Anxiety: The Story Of Bobby-Ray
Bobby and Ray talk about the struggles of dealing with anxiety after being out of prison for just over 2 Months. Thinking that when he's out and seeking professional help things would be better, but that's not the case because the help that is there doesn't fit the needs. How the obstacles of Bobby finding his footing while navigating life on the outside after 12 years, adds to the anxiety. The beautiful thing is that the two of them are figuring it out together.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@notesfromthepen9604
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbyb.l.a.c.k1
X: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
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.
56 min

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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.