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My best friend and pastor, Chris Nikkel joins me for this third episode to walk thru what it was like to go into the Texas Penal system, green to it all and as a Christian. We start with the day I was sentenced which Chris was present for to my first days locked up and then where I spent a majority of my time and cap it with how it effected me coming out and what is happening with me now. This episode was recorded for YouTube and can be found at the show link below! This is the third and final part to my story. Thanks for checking out this podcast that is more than just a story of an ex-felon named Prison Steve. It's also just a look thru my eyes at how prison shaped and changed me for both the better and in what ways it damaged me as well. This is episode 01 of what I am calling this Season 02 of this podcast. I hope you guys enjoy! This episode along with episode can be found on YouTube at the link below: coming soon! You can find reach me thru the following platforms: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com the Prison Steve Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC198o9A3lRmtO8V0KvKOm7Q

I was in the mission field with a heart to help others one year and then a few years later was on the run for armed robbery. That didn't just happen overnight and this is the story of how that all unfolded and what led up to it. This is the first of a two part podcast that was filmed at my brother's studio with my youngest brother Andrew (Andy), a close friend of mine, Andrew Deager and a fresh bottle of Whiskey. What unfolds is a story I have never shared in full and now unpack unfiltered with two very important people in my life. This episode was recorded for YouTube and can be found at the show link below! This is the second part to my story. Thanks for checking out this podcast that is more than just a story of an ex-felon named Prison Steve. It's also just a look thru my eyes at how prison shaped and changed me for both the better and in what ways it damaged me as well. This is episode 01 of what I am calling this Season 02 of this podcast. I hope you guys enjoy! This episode along with episode can be found on YouTube at the link below: coming soon! You can find reach me thru the following platforms: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com the Prison Steve Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC198o9A3lRmtO8V0KvKOm7Q

I was in the mission field with a heart to help others one year and then a few years later was on the run for armed robbery. That didn't just happen overnight and this is the story of how that all unfolded and what led up to it. This is the first of a two part podcast that was filmed at my brother's studio with my youngest brother Andrew (Andy), a close friend of mine, Andrew Deager and a fresh bottle of Whiskey. What unfolds is a story I have never shared in full and now unpack unfiltered with two very important people in my life. This episode was recorded for YouTube and can be found at the show link below! Thanks for checking out this podcast that is more than just a story of an ex-felon named Prison Steve. It's also just a look thru my eyes at how prison shaped and changed me for both the better and in what ways it damaged me as well. This is episode 01 of what I am calling this Season 02 of this podcast. I hope you guys enjoy! This episode along with episode can be found on YouTube at the link below: coming soon! You can find reach me thru the following platforms: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com the Prison Steve Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC198o9A3lRmtO8V0KvKOm7Q

This segment has been a long time coming for me. Watching Racial issues flair up to unseen levels globally has been eye-opening. But long before it became a mega trending topic out here in the free world, it was already being lived day in and day out in the prison system. This is what I saw. It wasn't pretty and neither was my journey thru it. Racism is something you can easily get sucked into while your inside. You are seeing the worst of humanity in the worst of living situations and it can create a vacuum that will suck in even the most staunch politically correct person. What I saw that brought the issue to light quickly and made me make a decision on who I was going to be on the subject, what I was going to think about it, and who I was going to be moving forward.  This is the first of two parts on this subject. Being a very volatile and serious subject I am open to any comments and discussions you would like to have. In the end, though I have to ask that you respect the journey I have been on and where it leads me as I need to respect yours and the journey your on.  Please feel free to reach out with questions or comments. If you want to show your support for the podcast you can do so by subscribing, liking, commenting, and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come as well as the website for this podcast!!! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ Email: theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com

This segment has been a long time coming for me. Watching Racial issues flair up to unseen levels globally has been eye-opening. But long before it became a mega trending topic out here in the free world, it was already being lived day in and day out in the prison system. This is what I saw. It wasn't pretty and neither was my journey thru it. Racism is something you can easily get sucked into while your inside. You are seeing the worst of humanity in the worst of living situations and it can create a vacuum that will suck in even the most staunch politically correct person. What I saw that brought the issue to light quickly and made me make a decision on who I was going to be on the subject, what I was going to think about it, and who I was going to be moving forward.  This is the first of two parts on this subject. Being a very volatile and serious subject I am open to any comments and discussions you would like to have. In the end, though I have to ask that you respect the journey I have been on and where it leads me as I need to respect yours and the journey your on.  Please feel free to reach out with questions or comments. If you want to show your support for the podcast you can do so by subscribing, liking, commenting, and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come as well as the website for this podcast!!! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ Email: theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com

When I started my time of incarceration, I thought like most of you probably do, that what runs a prison system is stuff like, fear, intimidation, the gangs, violence, drugs. And while each of those can play its own major part, it's not the underlying current that connects it all. In the end what the system holds over an inmate's head to get them compliant and motivated, is simply food. Controlling that one fundamental aspect of our lives as inmates always gave the system both guards and fellow inmates total control. In this episode, the second of a two part on this subject, I share stories of how this played out and effected us directly and how it wasn't just something the guards used, but fellow inmates to their own advantage, some for good, some for, let's just say, more nefarious purposes. Please feel free to reach out with questions or comments. If you want to show your support for the podcast you can do so by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come as well as website for this podcast!!! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ Email: theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com

When I started my time of incarceration, I thought like most of you probably do, that what runs a prison system is stuff like, fear, intimidation, the gangs, violence, drugs. And while each of those can play its own major part, it's not the underlying current that connects it all. In the end what the system holds over an inmates head to get them compliant and motivated, is simply food. Controlling that one fundamental aspect of our lives as inmates always gave the system both guards and fellow inmates total control. In this episode, the first of a two part on this subject, I will lay out the basics of how food is distributed in prison and the psychology behind it. There are some stories peppered in, but most of those will come in the next episode. It's hard to share those stories without relaying what it is like to have someone have so much power and control over you the way food can be used over another. Please feel free to reach out with questions or comments. If you want to show your support for the podcast you can do so by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come as well as website for this podcast!!! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ Email: theprisonstevepodcast@gmail.com

This was a live podcast recording as I was vacationing in South Padre Island with my family. On my final night I had some reflections on what I was feeling and it's unsettling reminder of my early days being locked up. In this episode I will unpack that and share what I saw, how cyclical it all is and based on my experiences where I see this whole madness we are living in in 2020 headed. Feel free to reach out with questions or comments. Please show your support by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ EastWind Travel (my travel blog website and company) https://www.eastwindtravel.com https://www.prisonsteve.com Email: prisonsteve@eastwindtravel.com

This is the final of a three part series on faith and spirituality within the prison and system and how it shaped my own personal journey. In this episode I share stories about Dan, Thomas the Atheist, Adolph the Angry Buddhist and many more in my journey to understand what faith and spirituality is for me. Feel free to reach out with questions or comments. Please show your support by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ EastWind Travel (my travel blog website and company) https://www.eastwindtravel.com https://www.prisonsteve.com Email: prisonsteve@eastwindtravel.com

This is the second of a three part series on faith and spirituality within the prison and system and how it shaped my own personal journey. In this episode I share about what I learned about faith and spirituality and how the prison system helped teach me about all these things and much more. Feel free to reach out with questions or comments. Please show your support by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ EastWind Travel (my travel blog website and company) https://www.eastwindtravel.com https://www.prisonsteve.com Email: prisonsteve@eastwindtravel.com

This is the first of a two part series on faith and spirituality within the prison and system and how it shaped my own personal journey. In this episode I talk about what it's like to be a Christian or any person of faith in the prison system, setting the stage with personal stories and insights from my own experiences. Feel free to reach out with questions or comments. Please show your support by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ EastWind Travel (my travel blog website and company) https://www.eastwindtravel.com/home Email: prisonsteve@eastwindtravel.com

In this first ever episode we will unpack what exactly is the Prison Steve podcast about, who it is for, what to expect and also, not expect. As an ex-felon I bring my experience locked up, as well as my time overseas traveling and how these experiences has shaped me and my understanding of the world around me. Also, how those two key parts of my life are helping me navigate the complicated world we find ourselves into today. Prison Mike Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7RoP1LKMeM Richard Midkiff story: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/07/12/a-year-after-prison-he-has-a-job-a-fiancee-and-a-week-left-of-freedom Feel free to reach out with questions or comments. Please show your support by subscribing, liking, commenting and sharing. Any of these help me gain organic traction to start building this podcast! Video format soon to come! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephenpmathis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenpmathis/ EastWind Travel (my travel blog website and company) https://www.eastwindtravel.com/home Email: prisonsteve@eastwindtravel.com