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The MyTERN Conversations Podcast shares powerful conversations about life before, during, and after incarceration, using personal storytelling to reveal the systems of racial, gender, and economic injustice that shape our lives. Through MyTERN Conversations, we invite listeners to rethink entrenched stereotypes about people impacted by the carceral state and to question assumptions about difference and diversity. At the same time, we highlight the role of education and community in healing, supporting others, and building meaningful change. Together, we celebrate growth, resilience, friendship, and the power of collective civic impact.
Family: Unconditional Love in a Broken Space
Three formerly incarcerated college students examine the intricate dynamics of rebuilding family relationships after prison.
Speakers: Chiteara, Sean, Juan
The Transformative Power of Education
This conversation explores the transformative experience of the MyTERN program and poses the question: how can community and education liberate?
Speakers: Jody Boykins, Jason, Juan, Ella Caplan, Nicole Mousad
Gossip Girls
Rocio, Elba, and Chiteara share their experiences as women in the carceral system.
Speakers:Rocio, Elba, Chiteara, Tziavi Melendez
Breaking the cycle: Recovery & Re-entry
Rocio moderates a candid discussion with Todd, Elba, and Jason about the realities of managing addiction from incarceration to reentry.
Speakers: Rocio, Todd, Elba, and Jason
Friendship behind the wall
In this episode, Tari and Sean dive into the complexities of friendships and relationships behind the wall.
Speakers: Tari, Sean
From the Trenches to Tufts
Four students navigate the complex realities of elite higher education from perspectives rarely heard.
Speakers: Jody Boykins, David Delvalle, Tziavi Melendez, Naheim Washington
Prison Politics
On this episode, we are joined by Lou and Tari to unpack the real dynamics of prison politics.
Speakers: Luis and Tari
Stories of loss: Inside and Out
In this episode, Todd, Luis, Aliza Keegan and Jena Thorne have a conversation about grief, both inside and outside of prison.
Speakers: Rocio, Todd, Elba, and Jason
Romance & Reentry
In this episode, Supreme and Swinkels discuss romance and incarceration.
Speakers: Supreme Hassan and Swinkels Laporte
Myth Busters
In this episode life inside prison is examined by people who have engaged with higher education while incarcerated.
Speakers: David Delvalle, Rome Chacon, and Jody Boykins
Conversations of Expectations
In this episode, Jovon Coward, Daries Hurt, and Kentel Weaver explore expectations they faced about their futures after serving time.
Speakers: Jovon Coward, Daries Hurt, and Kentel Weaver
The OGs
In this episode, Sidney McGee and Larry Robinson discuss their experiences growing up in adverse conditions in the 1980s in New York and Boston that led to the decades they spent in prison.
Speakers: Larry Robinson and Sydney McGee
The Pull of the Streets
In this episode, Jimmy Heang, Patrick Lys, and David Delvalle discuss their reentry experiences and struggles against recidivism.
Speakers: David Delvalle, Jimmy Heang, and Patrick Lys
Friendship Against All Odds
In this episode, Jeffrey Raphael and Rahmel Askari discuss their longtime friendship during incarceration and reentry.
Speakers: Rahmel Askari and Jeffrey Raphael
Children, Parents, Incarceration
In this episode, three parents discuss the relationship between parenting and incarceration.
Speakers: Christina, Willie, and David
First Day In, Last Day In
In this episode, Nurudeen, Marty, Nigel and Rome discuss their first and last days in prison and the challenges they faced while starting their lives outside of prison after serving lengthy prison sentences
Speakers: Nurudeen Alabi, Marty O’Brien, Nigel Vaughn, and Rome Chacon
Official Trailer: MyTERN Conversations Cohort 2
Thank you for listening to the MyTERN Podcast. The MyTERN program is a Tufts University-accredited program, providing education, mentorship, and career development support to — and by — those who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system.
“I’m Built to Better Myself”
Eugene Ivey, Kurry Harbour, and Aaron Smith explore connections between their early life experiences, including their concepts of masculinity and self worth based on the role models they had or didn’t have, and their experiences with addiction, incarceration, and self transformation.
“It’s Like a Game of Monopoly”
In this episode, Bobby Iacoviello, Hector Bannister and Martin O’Brien discuss their experiences with the US court system.
“Am I Crazy?”
Four students in the MyTERN program discuss their daily struggles with mental health and its impact on life post-incarceration.
“Coming Home: We’re Right Where We’re Supposed To Be”
Bobby Iacoviello and Chaiya Chan discuss their connections before and after incarceration, and the role of changing and saving the lives of those they care about.
Official Trailer: MyTERN Conversations Cohort 1
Thank you for listening to the MyTERN Podcast. The MyTERN program is a Tufts University-accredited program, providing education, mentorship, and career development support to — and by — those who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system.
Thank you for listening to the MyTERN Podcast. The MyTERN program is a Tufts University-accredited program, providing education, mentorship, and career development support to — and by — those who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system.
“You’re One Strong, Resilient Woman”
Stories about the intersections of gender, motherhood, trauma, severe deprivation, and incarceration, featuring myTERN students Calvena and Marie.
“There’s No Us Without You Guys, There’s No You Guys Without Us”
The first episode of the podcast features three MyTERN students: Shakir, Joseph, and Rahim, who discuss their experience and thoughts about education before, during, and after incarceration. Featuring Shakir Abdullah, Joseph Irizarry, and Rahim Gray.
The first episode of the podcast features three MyTERN students: Shakir Abdullah, Rahim Gray, and Joseph Irizarry, who discuss their experience and thoughts about education before, during, and after incarceration.