EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 1H 11M
Ep 383 - Richie Reseda, Abolitionist Creative behind 'Songs From the Hole' on Netflix
from AirGo · host Respair Production & Media
Sometimes you see some art that makes you stop, feel, and change your sense of reality. When that art is in connection to movements for liberation, the possibilities for transformation are endless.Richie Reseda is a brilliant cultural organizer, social entrepreneur, creative director, and music, film, and content producer who was freed from prison in 2018. He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole, a remarkable film that is now available on Netflix about the art and struggle of his friend and collaborator JJ'88. A documentary built around a visual album of music created inside, the film is a remarkable testimonial to how people fight to assert their humanity and creative spirit under the conditions of the carceral system.Richie is also the central figure in the 2018 documentary The Feminist on Cellblock Y, which focuses on the feminist political education and community-building work he led while inside. He talks to Dame and Kiss about the battle for ACTUALLY good art that creates liberation, living in the balance of the streets and the movement, and how we must hold our integrity above all else in the art we make and the world we build.SHOW NOTESWatch Songs from the Hole - https://www.netflix.com/title/81992626Stream the album - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jj88Check out Question Culture, Richie's worker-owned media production, creative direction, and artist management company - https://www.questionculture.com/Cop some clothes from the For Everyone Collective - https://foreveryonecollective.com/Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradiobsky.app/profile/respairmedia.bsky.socialFind us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events Bring us to your community by hitting us up - [email protected] CREDITSHosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío SantosVideo Post-Production Producer - Troi VallesLead Editor - Troi VallesDigital Media Producer - Troi VallesEngagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
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Sometimes you see some art that makes you stop, feel, and change your sense of reality. When that art is in connection to movements for liberation, the possibilities for transformation are endless.Richie Reseda is a brilliant cultural organizer, social entrepreneur, creative director, and music, film, and content producer who was freed from prison in 2018. He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole, a remarkable film that is now available on Netflix about the art and struggle of his friend and collaborator JJ'88. A documentary built around a visual album of music created inside, the film is a remarkable testimonial to how people fight to assert their humanity and creative spirit under the conditions of the carceral system.Richie is also the central figure in the 2018 documentary The Feminist on Cellblock Y, which focuses on the feminist political education and community-building work he led while inside. He talks to Dame and Kiss about the battle for ACTUALLY good art that creates liberation, living in the balance of the streets and the movement, and how we must hold our integrity above all else in the art we make and the world we build.SHOW NOTESWatch Songs from the Hole - https://www.netflix.com/title/81992626Stream the album - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jj88Check out Question Culture, Richie's worker-owned media production, creative direction, and artist management company - https://www.questionculture.com/Cop some clothes from the For Everyone Collective - https://foreveryonecollective.com/Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradiobsky.app/profile/respairmedia.bsky.socialFind us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events Bring us to your community by hitting us up - [email protected] CREDITSHosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío SantosVideo Post-Production Producer - Troi VallesLead Editor - Troi VallesDigital Media Producer - Troi VallesEngagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
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