Pen Pals Episodes
Matt Reynolds: Animal Trainer, Professional Wrestler, and Prison Pen …
Matt Reynolds, Prison Inmate #2014486 at the Great Plains Correctional Center, is quite possibly the most interesting man in Oklahoma. This former Marine, paint salesman, and toy store manager most recently worked as a ground...
David Bomber: Incarcerated Artist, Blogger, and Actor
Prison Pen Pal David Bomber has been incarcerated for 15 years at Nottoway Correctional Center in Burkeville, Virginia, but there's so much more to his story. This blogger and artist once acted in the same movie with Tom Crui...
Prison Wife, Therapist, and Author: Interview with Annie Perry of Jai…
Annie Perry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who often helps her therapy clients learn to manage grief. She's also a prison wife. Annie met her husband, Henry, nine years ago on a prison pen pal site called Friends Beyond...
The Origin of Pen Pals: Learn How it All Started
In this week's episode, Big Steve explores the complete history of pen palling. You'll learn when the phrase "pen pal" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, and what, exactly, was its original definition. Then, find out about a high-tech penpal matching service that was all the rage at the 19…
High-Profile Prison Inmates: Do They Deserve to be Treated like Human…
In this episode, Big Steve discusses the differing views in society regarding high-profile inmates and their humanity (or lack thereof). If someone committed a horrific crime, are they still deserving of being treated with kindness and dignity? Or, as many think, are they simply "monsters" that sho…
Is A Prison Pen Pal Right for You?
Our very first episode. Not the best sound quality, but a good way to get an introduction to PenPals.Buzz and the Prison Pen Pal Podcast, while learning more about the host, Big Steve, and his journey and ultimate marriage to his pen pal wife, Anya.