The Shakedown

Malone and Rainforest make their first in-person appearance together at Fan Expo Denver as they host a panel telling their story of starting Wayword Press and publishing Warp Ranger #1. They discuss the challenges they faced creating comics in prison and what inspired them along the way. Plus, the audience asks some great questions!  Find out more about The Shakedown at: http://shakedown.showCheck out our other products and Shakedown merch at: http://wayword.press

This week The Prison Show, a radio show designed for Texas inmates and families, interviews The Shakedown. We discuss the death penalty and the best way to get rid of it.

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After mass shootings, our society starts to focus on criminals and what rights they should and should not have in efforts to prevent future tragedies. Today we discuss the question of what criminal means and what that term means when people use that term. We get into whether focusing on criminals is the best way to focus on prevention and other methods that might be helpful.  

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We continue our conversation about making comics in prison and then discuss prison jobs. We talk about trustees, what their jobs are, and a bit about the importance of those jobs. Malone also gets into the history of The Echo -- the official newspaper of Texas prisons. He tells the story of how The Echo went from legitimate press source to TDCJ propaganda machine, and Ryan talks a bit about his experience as a writer for The Echo.

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This episode took a lot to release. In recording, Malone was interrupted by the infamous Ben David, audio was lost in the confusion and on the edit bay floor, and right in the middle of editing...I tested positive for COVID and lost access to the studio. This episode is only a very small part of what recorded for "episode 3" - which will probably now be several episodes. A lot happens in this just over 10 minute episode where Malone tells a story to try to explain why inmate life is never "pampered". You'll laugh, you'll cry, but you better remember...everyone loves Momma Malone.  

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Does society need prisons to function? We discuss the history and some current alternatives to prison. We also share stories about the consequences of a "just lock 'em up" attitude and what we think might serve society better.

In our first episode, we introduce ourselves by asking, "Who are we?" During this discussion we talk about our sentences and get into the topic of how powerful district attorneys are when it comes to the sentencing process. We also try to breakdown some of the prison slang and terminology that is likely to come up during upcoming episodes.