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Prison Letters with Dr. Mark Goulston

Dr. Mark Goulston has been getting letters from prisoners for over 30 years. They are scary, heart-wrenching, emotional,and oddly...relatable. Were it not for some crazy twist of fate, they could be a... Read more

Ranked #1

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Ep. 3 - Papa Can You Hear Me?

Ep. 3 - Papa Can You Hear Me?

This episode's Prison Letter is from a young inmate who turned to drugs when they couldn't turn to a parent, and how bei... Read more

7 Aug 2017

47mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 37 - Hooked On Porn

Ep. 37 - Hooked On Porn

In this episode, Dr. Mark hears from a prisoner who ruined his life by being addicted to porn, especially homosexual por... Read more

15 Apr 2018

45mins

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Ranked #3

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Ep. 16 - Co-Dependent No More

Ep. 16 - Co-Dependent No More

An inmate with a family pathology of alcoholism and co-dependency asks Dr. Mark to help her break free.  Join Dr. Mark a... Read more

6 Nov 2017

42mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 38 - Dan Wise, The Sting Part 1

Ep. 38 - Dan Wise, The Sting Part 1

Dan Wise is a prison consultant sharing everything he learned after going to prison as part of a sting on a doctor who w... Read more

23 Apr 2018

45mins

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Ranked #5

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Ep. 4 - Know Any Quitters?

Ep. 4 - Know Any Quitters?

Join Dr. Mark on an emotional rollercoaster as he reads a letter from a distraught prisoner who was refused what was sup... Read more

13 Aug 2017

41mins

Ranked #6

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Ep. 27 - A Sexual Exhibitionist Repents

Ep. 27 - A Sexual Exhibitionist Repents

In this episode, join Dr. Mark as he hears from an inmate who is working towards becoming a minister while battling his ... Read more

5 Feb 2018

44mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 30 - The Mind Of A School Shooter

Ep. 30 - The Mind Of A School Shooter

In this episode, Dr. Mark responds to an anonymous letter from someone who twenty five years ago had guns placed in his ... Read more

25 Feb 2018

42mins

Ranked #8

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Ep. 5 - Good Kid Gone Bad

Ep. 5 - Good Kid Gone Bad

This Prison Letter is from a young inmate who started out as a typical kid from the suburbs, but took a wrong turn and c... Read more

20 Aug 2017

41mins

Ranked #9

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Ep. 22 - Prison Letter Handwriting Analysis

Ep. 22 - Prison Letter Handwriting Analysis

Prison letters are all written by hand and have one striking common thread: unbelievably neat penmanship. Can handwritin... Read more

21 Dec 2017

48mins

Ranked #10

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Ep. 15 - Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Ep. 15 - Wanted Dead, Not Alive

A former death row inmate whose sentence was reduced to life without parole asks if it’s possible to start over with his... Read more

30 Oct 2017

39mins

Ranked #11

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Ep. 19 - Can't Say No

Ep. 19 - Can't Say No

Today’s Prison Letter is from a chronic people pleaser serving a 10 year sentence for essentially going against his bett... Read more

26 Nov 2017

42mins

Ranked #12

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Ep. 33 - Dissecting A Death Wish

Ep. 33 - Dissecting A Death Wish

In this episode, Dr. Mark reads a report on the dramatic increase in suicides in prisons and jail and proceeds to empath... Read more

21 Mar 2018

46mins

Ranked #13

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Ep. 6 - Not Born To Hate

Ep. 6 - Not Born To Hate

An inmate reaches out to find out how to not just get past hate, but get over it.  Join Dr. Mark as he journeys inside t... Read more

27 Aug 2017

43mins

Ranked #14

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Ep. 35 - Maximum Innocence To Maximum Security

Ep. 35 - Maximum Innocence To Maximum Security

Listen in to Dr. Mark's interview with New Zealand conservationist and animal protectionist, Pete Bethune, as he retells... Read more

2 Apr 2018

48mins

Ranked #15

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Ep. 25 - Criminal Minds

Ep. 25 - Criminal Minds

To better understand the criminal mind, Dr. Mark presents a special episode where he creates an avatar from all the Pris... Read more

21 Jan 2018

42mins

Ranked #16

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Ep. 13 - From Hero To Inmate

Ep. 13 - From Hero To Inmate

A 9-11 first responder who ended up in prison, asks for help regaining self-respect after this unexpected fall from grac... Read more

15 Oct 2017

45mins

Ranked #17

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Ep. 24 - FOMO Failure

Ep. 24 - FOMO Failure

An inmate who is trying to stop a repeating cycle of success and failure, asks what is "self-sabotage" and why do we do ... Read more

15 Jan 2018

45mins

Ranked #18

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Ep. 17 - Stuck In The Past

Ep. 17 - Stuck In The Past

Today’s Prison Letter asks how to stop mentally replaying scenes from the past that play over and over like a broken rec... Read more

13 Nov 2017

43mins

Ranked #19

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Ep. 23 - Starting Over

Ep. 23 - Starting Over

Do you ever make resolutions and not keep them? In this episode, Dr. Mark reads a letter from a self-proclaimed "knuckle... Read more

7 Jan 2018

45mins

Ranked #20

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Ep, 21 - Self Punishment

Ep, 21 - Self Punishment

An inmate in a substance abuse recovery program askes how to stop punishing herself and move past her past.  Join Dr. Ma... Read more

10 Dec 2017

44mins

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