{"podcast":{"title":"Life After Prison","slug":"life-after-prison-5714169","podcast_index_feed_id":5714169,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/679bb883402b5d99a62e6494","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/439536","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/679bb883402b5d99a62e6494/show-cover.jpg","author":"Prison Radio Association","episode_count":175,"summary":"A podcast for anyone who has spent time in prison or is close to someone who has. Featuring incredible stories from people who've been inside, plus advice and support for those recently released. Follow us at @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X and @lifeafterprisonpod on TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T16:19:35.083338+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-after-prison-5714169"},"episode":{"title":"5 Year Sentence For Real Life Prison Break - Big Stygs","slug":"5-year-sentence-for-real-life-prison-break-big-stygs","published_at":"2025-12-18T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-after-prison-5714169/5-year-sentence-for-real-life-prison-break-big-stygs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-after-prison-5714169","url":"https://shows.acast.com/life-after-prison-1/episodes/big-stygs","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/679bb883402b5d99a62e6494/e/69131b9cc1ed8717c5e01a02/media.mp3","summary":"Complete our 2025 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/smJxoWJhr66qKG4Q7 We’d love to hear from you! Every year, we ask the Life After Prison audience to complete a short survey. Your answers help us understand what’s working, what we can improve, and they also help us show our funders the real impact of the show. It only takes a few minutes and your feedback really does make a difference. Today on Life After Prison we're joined by Big Stygs – an artist, entrepreneur, and community leader from Birmingham who’s turned his life around in a big way. From serving time in A-cat prisons and going viral inside, to now running multiple businesses and building a community hub to help others – this is a story about resilience, creativity, and proving you can always rewrite your future.  This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube.  Useful Organisations Key4Life – uses music, sport, and mentoring to help young men leaving prison find purpose and employment.  The Irene Taylor Trus t – Music in Prisons – delivers music-making projects inside and post-release, helping people use creativity for change.  Bounce Back – trains people in trades like painting, decorating, scaffolding, and helps them into work after release. Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you’d just like to get in touch, please contact us. 💬 Socials: @afterprisonpod on Instagram and X, @lifeafterprison on TikTok 📧 Email: podcasts@prison.radio ✉️ Write: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF 🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Complete our 2025 Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/smJxoWJhr66qKG4Q7 We’d love to hear from you! Every year, we ask the Life After Prison audience to co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2910,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/life-after-prison-5714169/episodes/5-year-sentence-for-real-life-prison-break-big-stygs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-after-prison-5714169/5-year-sentence-for-real-life-prison-break-big-stygs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}