Mataka Askari's guest appearances

Mataka Askari

Missouri Health Talks

Food Sleuth Radio

Back On Track

Karuna Jaggar

Dana Gunders

Bettina Elias Siegel

Andrew Smith

David Thomas

Rebecca Scritchfield

Maya Shetreat

Brad Lancaster

Melanie Joy

Robert Lustig

Stephen Ritz

Will Harris

Chris Smith

Dave Chapman

Gail Hansen

OwlTail

Mataka Askari lives in Columbia with his family and works as a certified peer specialist for those dealing with substance use disorders. He’s also actively using his experiences from spending 23 and a half years in prison to help others. He's been out of prison for approximately 18 months, and, in this special, he reflects on his childhood and his personal growth during those many years in prison.

‘Malcolm X Reversed the Way I Thought’ – Mataka Askari on Life After Prison

Did you know that prisoners face dehumanizing conditions, including poor food quality and quantity? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Mataka Askari, a Missouri citizen who was incarcerated for 23 years for a non-violent drug offense. Askari  describes his food and life experiences during his years of incarceration.Related website: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/07/07/what-s-in-a-prison-meal

Did you know that prisoners face dehumanizing conditions, including poor food quality and quantity? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Mataka Askari, a Missouri citizen who was incarcerated for 23 years for a non-violent drug offense. Askari  describes his food and life experiences during his years of incarceration.Related website: <a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/07/07/what-s-in-a-prison-meal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/07/07/what-s-in-a-prison-meal </a>

Mataka Askari describes the living conditions and food quality during his 23 years of incarceration. 