"If they would just listen and ask me questions and come to some kind of understanding of what I've been through, that's incredibly rare.” with Kurt_Episode 14

In this interview, Kurt Johnson discusses his challenges reintegrating into society after serving time in prison following a murder conviction. Listener discretion is advised, as the topics discussed are for mature audiences.For more information on Kurt, please see his website, YouTube channel, and Twitter. To contact him, please use the contact page on his website.For those interested in additional resources about criminal justice, please see the word of Father Gregory Boyle, Grace Boggs, Dean Spade, Mariame Kaba, Angel Davis, Eric Stanley (and the book Captive Genders), Bryan Stevenson, The Prison Yoga Project, The Marshall Project, the documentary 13th, PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Project. This list is not meant to be complete but as a starting point.For transcripts of the show, please email [email protected] with 'Transcripts' in the subject line.*Please note that the opinions and experiences of those interviewed in this podcast are not necessarily the opinions and experiences of the interviewer. One of the intents of this podcast is to interview a variety of people with a variety of experiences and opinions.*If you are interested in participating in a future podcast, which involves thoughtful, caring, and connecting conversations to encourage proximity and a sense of interconnection, please email [email protected] with ‘Participate’ in the subject line.To learn more about Ignite Well-being, in the suburbs of Chicago, and/or the host, Allison, please see their website, Patreon, Substack or Linktree. Listeners may schedule with Allison on Calendly. Deepest bow to the paid supporters on Patreon, who make this work more financially sustainable.Thank you to Pixabay and SergePavkinMusic for the song used in the podcast. And thank you to Cloudconvert and Audacity for making podcasting more accessible.