The Shakedown

David Brown guests hosts as Rainforest and Dave discuss the social hierarchies in prison. We discuss respect, disrespect, and everything in between.     More about us at: https://shakedown.show  Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Rainforest is on his own telling stories about life on the Trusty Camp and why the hardest part of your sentence is right as your are about to head back out into the free world.   More about us at: https://shakedown.show  Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Inmates love to watch people get arrested and go to jail. What are their favorite shows? And how are those shows influencing our society? All this will be discussed in our latest episode. Plus, should you listen to or watch True Crime shows? And why are they not really "true"? More about us at: https://shakedown.show Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

Rainforest, as usual, is causing a ruckus on the internet. Today he discusses a local debate about to do with sex offenders and his views on the issues. He also discusses why discussions about sex offenders can derail real work on criminal justice reforms. Also, can someone please help Malone with his phone?  More about us at: https://shakedown.show   Find our merch at: https://wayword.p...

Malone returns in this previously unreleased episode as we discuss Rainforest's commitment as well as what commitments mean in the criminal justice system. And just how easy a commitment can put certain categories of people right back in prison.   More about us at: http://shakedown.show  Get Shakedown merch at: http://shakedown.show

So Malone can't podcast for a while which means The Shakedown is going to get shook up. Hear about what's up with Malone and also some of prison stories from Rainforest.   More about us at: https://shakedown.show   Find our merch at: https://wayword.press

With Malone still dealing with technical issues, here is more from our conversation about making comics in prison after being interrupted by the infamous Ben David Bros. We explain why we have more time outside than inside prison to work on comics. And we discuss more about our influences in creating comics.   More about us at: https://shakedown.show   Find our merch at: https://wayword....

Today Rainforest interviews a guest about what he knows about criminal justice based on a life of just watching TV and following the news. Both Rainforest and his guest learn some new things about the media's presentation of criminal justice. More about us at: http://shakedown.show Find our merch at: http://wayword.press

Can we resolve crime without punishment? Malone and Rainforest discuss this issue as well as the underlying issue of convincing the public to view criminals as people.   More about us at: http://shakedown.show  Find our merch at: http://wayord.press

The West Memphis 3 which stirred up controversy across the country when three teens were given life sentences based on confessions which did not match up with the evidence found at the crime. We discuss this case and how labelling this crime as an occult crime and using standard police interrogation techniques lead to convictions as opposed to finding the truth. More about us at: https://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.show...

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. More about us at: https://shakedown.show Check out our merch at: https://wayword .press

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.   To learn more a...

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 ex...

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...

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.