Sending Messages: The Podcast

Family 2016

Halloween 2015

The boys at Decker Lake want to wish you a happy Halloween! Today on the podcast, Family First, Too Tall, Chinese, Kid Retro, and Lil' Jockey bring you spooky songs and stories to celebrate Halloween 2015. Hosted by Crome. Thanks for listening!

How Did I Get To This Point?

Two series of interviews with incarcerated youth. One focused on the school to prison pipeline and the effects of school push out. The other looking at the psychological and physical effects of shackling youth offenders for their court hearings. Thanks for listening.

Episode #58 - Masks

At times in our lives, we all wear masks. Sometimes to try and hide from reality. Sometimes to pretend to be something we are not. This week, we hear about those masks from V, Scooby, The Warrior, Verse, Trey and more. Thanks for listening.

8/20/15 - The Streets

8/17/15 - Family

Today, we explore the idea of family, the bonds we are born into and create, the people to whom we are attached and often have no choice but to be attached to. Hear stories from Guero, Shaggy, Jude, Rico, Tunes, and Forgiven on this episode. Hosted by mentor Gabriella Huggins. Thanks for listening!

Memories

They are the things that shape us. That frame our perspective of the world. Our memories. This episode, join Pallance as he takes you through several pieces, some funny, some sad. Poetry, interviews and narrative by Sotia, Shadow, The Architect, Eagle, Verse, Tunes and more. Thanks for listening!

Valentines Day 2015

This episode, the guys want to talk about the love we give and the love that is given to us. It's the Valentines Day episode! Join Lil' Skimpy, Oxygen, Pallance, Tunes, Ghost and more. Hosted by Diefy. Thanks for listening!

How To Forgive

In our lives, often we need to ask for forgiveness, and we need to give it to others. Everyone has been on both sides of that act. This episode, we take a look at those stories. Pieces by Trial By Tears, Alias, Chance, Vanished, Snow, Sotia, Low Key, V, and Oxygen. Music by Risky & The Hatter as well as a song by Lil' Skimpy. Hosted by Defy. Thanks for listening.

Christmas 2014

Happy Holidays! This episode we bring you stories from Defy, Tortuga, Ghost, Cam, Blackford and more. New Years resolutions, poetry and Christmas memories. Thanks for listening! See you next year.

#51 - Choices

This episode is all about the choices we have to make in our lives. How to decide and what the reprocussions of those decisions might be. Stories from SLS, Lyric, Pee Wee, The Architect, and Hope. This episode is hosted by Tortuga. Thanks for listening!

#50 - Halloween 2014

Happy Halloween Everyone! This episode we take a look at legends and folklore, choosing legends that help explain the struggles we have gone through. Stories from JZapp, Defy, Ghost, Sotia, Blackford, an interview with Pallance and a song from Oxygen. Thanks for listening!

Episode #49 - Betrayal

This episode is all about the two faced, the back stabbing, the loss of trust and belief. Betrayal. How it happens and what it does to us when we experience it. Storiers, music and poetry this episode by V, Tiger, Majors, Chance, Lyric, Scarecrow, Spark Of Courage and more. Hosted bty Blackford. Thanks for listening.

Episode #48 - Without A Map

At times in our lives, we aren't given a path that makes sense. We are forced to move along and try to make the best choices we can. Risky, Ozo, Chance, Shadow, Rocky, the Architect, Outcast, Jhop and more. Stories about striving to make the right decisions, and what happens when we relapse, and get lost. This episode is hosted by Blackford. Thanks for listening.

Episode #47 - Short Stories

This episode, the Sending Messages contributors bring fictional stories they created specifically for this episode. Shadow, Anomaly, Jay Genuine, S.L.S., Tiger, Vanished and more bring you original stories of loss, hope, humor and more. Hosted by Majors.

Episode #46 - Broken

At times in our lives, we have all felt shattered. Our lives broken into pieces. In this episode, we tackle what this feels like, and how to try and repair ourselves. Stories and poetry by the Architect, V, Zeak, Risky, Anonymous, Shadow and more. Hosted by Blackford. Thanks for downloading!

Episode #45 - The Object Lesson 2014

This episode is called Object Lessons. Each piece is written from the perspective of an object that the author chose. Some of these are everyday objects, while others may be specific to experiences that residents have had. What can we learn from the things that these objects have seen, or felt? Stories from Jay Genuine, JHop, Shadow, Snow, Zeak, Angel, Lyric and Majors. Hosted by Hope. Thanks for downloading!

Episode #44 - Affluenza

Can success and wealth be a disease? The contributors at Sending Messages put the theory under the microscope. See what they discover. Pieces by Yroc, Bryte, Ozo, Rydl, Dream, MT and more.

Episode #43 - Christmas 2013

Happy Holidays everyone! This year, the Sending Messages crew brings you stories of being locked up and missing family and loved ones from Logic, Bryte, and Dream. Also, funny plays and narratives from well known Christmas characters brought to you by Angel, Trial By Tears and Mighty Apex. Finally, a brand new holiday themed song from our hosts this episode, Rydl and Yroc. Thanks for listening! See you next year.

Episode #42 - Cages

The world is full of cages. Places made to hold someone or something. Sometimes these cages are easy to recognize, but often times, we don’t know we are in them until we try to break free. And then, the escape can be difficult. With stories from Alesana, the Architect, Troy, Vicious, Slim, Mizz Dre, and Mr. Nice Guy. Hosted by Rydl. Thanks for downloading!