These are our current Feature Programs on Inside Wire: (all times listed are Mountain Time)
Features for the week of May 29-June 4, 2023:
One Tune (Mon & Fri @ 9:15am and 9:15pm; Tues & Sat @ 3am; & weekends as part of IW Features Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Behind the Mic (Tues & Thurs @ 9:15am and 9:15pm; Wed & Fri @ 3am; & weekends as part of IW Features Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Wired Up (Wed @ 9:15am and 9:15pm; Thurs @ 3am; & weekends as part of IW Features Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Hotlines (Mon through Sat @ 9am, noon, & 9pm):
Up to the Minute (Fri @ 5:30pm; Sat & Sun @ 12:15pm & 5:30pm):
Prison Podcast Picks: Ear Hustle (Mon @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Prison Podcast Picks: Special Selections (Tues & Fri @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Prison Podcast Picks: With(In) (Wed @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Prison Podcast Picks: Uncuffed (Thurs @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
Features for the week of May 29-June 4, 2023:
One Tune (Mon & Fri @ 9:15am and 9:15pm; Tues & Sat @ 3am; & weekends as part of IW Features Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- You're stranded on a deserted island or in outer space, and you get to take just one song with you. Which one will it be? Residents and staff across the CDOC share the story behind their One Tune. This week, we meet Sterling Correctional Facility resident Ian Ketterer. He chooses as his One Tune “Water No Get Enemy” by Fela Kuti, in a conversation with producer Davis Andrew.
Behind the Mic (Tues & Thurs @ 9:15am and 9:15pm; Wed & Fri @ 3am; & weekends as part of IW Features Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- Profiles of people across Colorado who keep Inside Wire in your ears and on the airwaves, from full-time producers, to short-term contributors, to musicians, to support staff. This week at Buena Vista Correctional Facility, we meet resident Jimmy Williams. He’s joined in conversation by producer Aron Sanchez.
Wired Up (Wed @ 9:15am and 9:15pm; Thurs @ 3am; & weekends as part of IW Features Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- This week on Wired Up… it’s IR on the Air: select articles and columns from The Inside Report, Colorado’s statewide prison newspaper. It’s a newspaper you can listen to! Today, it’s the article Dying To Get Off The List, by IR staffer and Writer Development Coordinator Bob Eisenman at Fremont Correctional Facility, voiced and produced by Aron Sanchez at Buena Vista Correctional Facility.
Hotlines (Mon through Sat @ 9am, noon, & 9pm):
- An audio bulletin board: announcements and updates airing three times daily, for residents and staff of the Colorado Department of Corrections. This week’s Hotlines are hosted by producers at Sterling Correctional Facility.
Up to the Minute (Fri @ 5:30pm; Sat & Sun @ 12:15pm & 5:30pm):
- This week’s episode of Up to the Minute are hosted by producers at Limon Correctional Facility.
Prison Podcast Picks: Ear Hustle (Mon @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- Ear Hustle is a podcast from Radiotopia out of San Quentin State Prison, bringing you the daily realities of life inside California prison, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. This week, it’s Ear Hustle episode 5, “Catch A Kite,” where listeners write in with questions about life inside.
Prison Podcast Picks: Special Selections (Tues & Fri @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- This week’s Prison Podcast Picks Special Selection is another episode of BACK FROM BROKEN, a production of Colorado Public Radio. BACK FROM BROKEN is a show about adversity and recovery. Episode 5 of BACK FROM BROKEN features the journey of the band The Lumineers, who share their music as they share their stories.
Prison Podcast Picks: With(In) (Wed @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- With(In) is a Colorado’s own prison podcast produced by University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative. In this episode from 2019, we meet 2 men incarcerated in Colorado who explore their own relationship to violence and share their story of attempting to escape from prison.
Prison Podcast Picks: Uncuffed (Thurs @ 12:15pm, & Saturdays as part of Prison Podcast Fest (see below for detailed Fest times)):
- Uncuffed is a podcast from KALW San Francisco produced by residents of Solano and San Quentin prisons. This week, the show explores the struggle of parenting from inside prison. Children of incarcerated parents are more likely to get in trouble at school, lack stable housing, and end up involved in the criminal legal system themselves. And breaking those cycles is not easy, especially when contact with your children is limited.
Inside Wire reaches every cell in Colorado's state prison facilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via the Colorado Department of Corrections closed-circuit television network. Inside Wire broadcasts for listeners outside facilities from our Home page. You can also download the Inside Wire App on the App Store and on Google Play.... or, tell Alexa, "Play Colorado Prison Radio."
- Inside Wire in the Morning – The first statewide morning show in the U.S. by and for incarcerated people, hosted by Inside Wire DJs at Limon and Buena Vista Correctional Facilities.
- Jam & Toast – Inside Wire’s Saturday morning music show, hosted by Inside Wire DJs at Denver Women's, Sterling, Buena Vista, and Limon Correctional Facilities.
- Sonic Sessions – Chill out to EDM, house, and other instrumentals on Saturdays.
- Inside Wire Hotlines – An audio bulletin board: announcements and updates airing three times Mon-Sat, for residents and staff of the Colorado Department of Corrections.
- One Tune – You're stranded on a deserted island or in outer space, and you get to take just one song with you. Which one will it be? Residents and staff across the CDOC share the story behind their one tune.
- Behind the Mic on Inside Wire – Profiles of prison residents and staff across Colorado who keep Inside Wire in your ears and on the airwaves, from full-time producers, to short-term contributors, to musicians, to CDOC support staff.
- Wired Up – Original audio features by Inside Wire and other prison producers, offering nuanced glimpses of life inside, including our Chow Time series of narrative journalism works; our Hotlines Extended program, offering a deeper dive into the stories of people behind parole and reentry in Colorado; IR on the Air, a broadcast of articles and columns from The Inside Report, Colorado's statewide prison newspaper; audio postcards from life inside; and legislative and current-events updates.
- Prison Podcast Picks - features produced by our partners and friends in the field, including weekly broadcasts of Ear Hustle, Uncuffed, Colorado Public Radio's Back From Broken, DU PAI's own podcast With(In), and more.
- Overnights on Inside Wire – Tune in while you settle in: night-time music from inside the walls, for every listener.
- Up to the Minute – A weekly, unfiltered conversation between incarcerated residents and executive leadership of the CDOC.
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