A Mind Unconstrained

Is it difficult for someone who's doing time to see prison life dramatized on television? In this episode, Byron discusses what popular representations of prison bother him and why. Get full access to A Mind Unconstrained at amindunconstrained.substack.com/subscribe

Everybody who knows Byron, knows he doesn't like surprises. But has 25 years in prison changed that? His answer might surprise *you*! Get full access to A Mind Unconstrained at amindunconstrained.substack.com/subscribe

In this extended episode beginning with lines from the Shobogenzo, a Zen Buddhist text, Byron shares his essay about our intimate, yet often ignored, relationship to time and prisoners' unique perception thereof. Get full access to A Mind Unconstrained at amindunconstrained.substack.com/subscribe

“Prisons are like little towns,” Byron says as he recalls the variety of prison jobs he's worked over the years, from kitchen laborer to TV production manager. Get full access to A Mind Unconstrained at amindunconstrained.substack.com/subscribe

Byron considers the nature of cravings and, along the way, dispels the myth that no one ever craves health food. Get full access to A Mind Unconstrained at amindunconstrained.substack.com/subscribe