In this episode you'll hear from Robert Pezzeca, a man who has spent more than 20 years in prison after being sentenced to life without parole for murder.Listen as he talks about dealing with the childhood traumas that put him on a path to pri

What Is Life? Sarita Miller

May 19th, 2021 20m 15s

In this episode of What Is Life? hear from Sarita, one of a growing number of women serving life without that possibility of parole across the nation.Listen as Sarita discusses her journey to redemption, overcoming the traumas of her childhood

What Is Life? John Brookins

May 12th, 2021 15m 34s

In this episode of What Is Life? you will hear from John Brookins, a man who has spent 30 years in prison for a crime he has always stated he did not commit.Listen to John as he reads his open letter to his wife, Karen, who he married while se

What Is Life? Matthew Garcia

May 5th, 2021 18m 45s

In this episode of What Is Life? you'll hear from Matthew Garcia, a man convicted of felony murder in the 1990's for his role in a robbery that resulted in a retired Philadelphia police officer being killed.Matthew did not directly kill the re

What Is Life? Charmaine Pfender

Apr 28th, 2021 15m 7s

In this episode of What Is Life? you'll hear from Charmaine Pfender, a woman who has been incarcerated for nearly 40 years for killing a man she said was trying to assault her.Listen as Charmaine discusses her path to redemption and the need f

What Is Life? Terrell Carter

Apr 21st, 2021 18m 35s

In this episode of What Is Life? you'll hear from Terrell Carter, a father and grandfather, as he describes the scene inside the courtroom when he was sentenced to life without parole roughly 30 years ago and his path to healing through writing

What Is Life? David Lee

Apr 14th, 2021 12m 55s

In this episode of What Is Life? you'll hear from David Lee, a man who was convicted of murder in the 1980s and sentenced to life without parole.He discusses what it is like losing loved ones, grieving while in prison and how he paid a hefty p

What is Life? Charles Diggs

Apr 7th, 2021 15m 12s

In this episode you'll hear from Charles Diggs, a man who has spent nearly 50 years in prison serving life without the possibility of parole.Charles discusses the effect the COVID-19 pandemic, which he described as the worst experience of impr

What is Life? Heather Lavelle

Apr 7th, 2021 15m 8s

In this episode of What is Life? you'll hear from Heather Lavelle, a woman who after more than 20 years of substance use and mental health issues killed her ex-boyfriend. In Heather's poem, "Under the Glass," she discusses living a life feelin

What is Life? David Mandeville

Apr 7th, 2021 15m

In this episode of What is Life? you'll hear from David Mandeville as he discusses the realities of living in prison knowing he, and many others, will die behind bars.This podcast is sponsored by FAMM, a national nonpartisan advocacy organizat

What is Life?

Mar 9th, 2021 50s

Through phone calls with men and women serving life without parole in Pennsylvania, What is Life takes you inside the prison walls to answer the question - what is life to someone sentenced to die behind bars.Coming in April 2021.

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