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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 30 MIN

Jason Kurtz – Incarcerated Author

from Prison Pen Pal Podcast · host PenPals.Buzz

Jason Kurtz, an incarcerated author at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, has written four highly praised books: Secrets to Wealth, Secrets to Wisdom, Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom, and Secret Tales of the Supernatural. All are available as paperbacks or e-books at Amazon. We interview Jason Kurtz, a member of PenPals.Buzz, as he shares fascinating details about what it took to actually write and publish a book from his prison cell. He also shares excerpts from his books and talks about his motivation for writing them. Locked up for over ten years, Kurtz purchased and read hundreds of self-help, personal growth, and prosperity books from his prison bunkbed. He took notes on the most important parts of each book -- topics such as gratitude, dating, concentration, healthy eating, hypnosis, body language, self-esteem, wealth-building, lie detecting, and so much more. Due to his prison's limit of 25 publications allowed per Inmate, Kurtz took copious notes of the most important parts of each book so that he would still have the valuable information (even if the prison guards took the books away from him). A decade later, Jason Kurtz compiled all of this amazing information (without all of the fluff) into one all-encompassing book: Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom. He has done all the reading, and all the work, to make your personal growth journey easier and much more affordable. Pretty amazing, if you ask us, even for someone on the streets to accomplish. But to do all this from the confines of the Waupun Correctional Institution is, in our minds, incredible. His fourth book deviated from the Self-Help genre. Secret Tales of the Supernatural is a non-fiction account of terrifying events that the author experienced firsthand. All stories are 100% real and 100% frightening. In this episode, he'll share some of these supernatural experiences with Big Steve. We think you'll enjoy Jason's personality, charisma, and the tremendous effort he put forth in writing and publishing these books. When he speaks, you can tell he has a passion for helping others learn some of these beneficial concepts that helped him get through a decade behind bars. He also discusses his plans for his future, once released from prison, including becoming a stand-up comedian! We regret not asking him to tell us his favorite joke; perhaps we will in a follow-up episode. Learn more about him at https://penpals.buzz/inmate/jason-kurtz

Jason Kurtz, an incarcerated author at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, has written four highly praised books: Secrets to Wealth, Secrets to Wisdom, Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom, and Secret Tales of the Supernatural. All are available as paperbacks or e-books at Amazon. We interview Jason Kurtz, a member of PenPals.Buzz, as he shares fascinating details about what it took to actually write and publish a book from his prison cell. He also shares excerpts from his books and talks about his motivation for writing them. Locked up for over ten years, Kurtz purchased and read hundreds of self-help, personal growth, and prosperity books from his prison bunkbed. He took notes on the most important parts of each book -- topics such as gratitude, dating, concentration, healthy eating, hypnosis, body language, self-esteem, wealth-building, lie detecting, and so much more. Due to his prison's limit of 25 publications allowed per Inmate, Kurtz took copious notes of the most important parts of each book so that he would still have the valuable information (even if the prison guards took the books away from him). A decade later, Jason Kurtz compiled all of this amazing information (without all of the fluff) into one all-encompassing book: Secrets to Wealth and Wisdom. He has done all the reading, and all the work, to make your personal growth journey easier and much more affordable. Pretty amazing, if you ask us, even for someone on the streets to accomplish. But to do all this from the confines of the Waupun Correctional Institution is, in our minds, incredible. His fourth book deviated from the Self-Help genre. Secret Tales of the Supernatural is a non-fiction account of terrifying events that the author experienced firsthand. All stories are 100% real and 100% frightening. In this episode, he'll share some of these supernatural experiences with Big Steve. We think you'll enjoy Jason's personality, charisma, and the tremendous effort he put forth in writing and publishing these books. When he speaks, you can tell he has a passion for helping others learn some of these beneficial concepts that helped him get through a decade behind bars. He also discusses his plans for his future, once released from prison, including becoming a stand-up comedian! We regret not asking him to tell us his favorite joke; perhaps we will in a follow-up episode. Learn more about him at https://penpals.buzz/inmate/jason-kurtz

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