{"podcast":{"title":"Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff","slug":"truth-justice-with-bob-ruff-6412104","podcast_index_feed_id":6412104,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4384694.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4384694","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43218337.jpg","author":"Bob Ruff","episode_count":1073,"summary":"The Truth & Justice Podcast is listener driven show, devoted to the pursuit of truth and justice. Host, Bob Ruff, investigates potential wrongful conviction and cold cases using a unique crowdsourcing approach. Bob invites listeners to participate in the investigations, as he breaks down a new case in each season in real time. The podcast is currently in Season 18 \"Justice Warriors\". This season is in between long-form investigations. Season 18 features interviews with real people doing real work to affect real change in a broken criminal justice system. Every episode is designed to inform, educate and inspire.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T18:21:27.135353+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-justice-with-bob-ruff-6412104"},"episode":{"title":"S18 Ep18: Dwayne (Shaheed) Betts - Freedom Reads","slug":"s18-ep18-dwayne-shaheed-betts-freedom-reads","published_at":"2026-05-03T09:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-justice-with-bob-ruff-6412104/s18-ep18-dwayne-shaheed-betts-freedom-reads","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-justice-with-bob-ruff-6412104","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8898111","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8898111.mp3?modified=1777658682&sid=4384694&source=rss","summary":"Reginald Dwayne Betts was incarcerated as a teenager and spent nearly nine years in prison. While inside, he discovered literature and poetry, including during time in solitary confinement, where books were treated as contraband. After his release, he went on to become a nationally recognized poet, a Yale-trained lawyer, and the founder of Freedom Reads, an organization bringing handcrafted libraries directly into prison cellblocks. His work sits at the intersection of accountability, reentry, dignity, literature, and the question of whether America truly believes people can change. In this incredibly intriguing interview, Bob and Dwayne have a deep and meaningful conversation about not only the work that Dwayne does...but also about identity. Please consider donating to Freedom Reads at THIS LINK . The majority of the funding of our work comes directly from listeners, through our Patreon community. To join Patreon , click THIS LINK . At the $5/month level you'll get access to lots of Patreon Only BONUS EPISODES , Ad Free versions of all episodes, an hour of Patreon Exclusive video content every week, and our new weekly podcast “Pre-Game” , which drops every Wednesday. Not to mention early access to some episodes and the ability to watch and participate in interviews live. Today’s Sponsors: Quince – Head to Quince.com/Ruff for free shipping and 365 day returns. Factor Meals - Head to Factormeals.com/truth50off and use code \"truth50off\" to get 50% off and FREE BREAKFAST for one year.","meta_description":"Reginald Dwayne Betts was incarcerated as a teenager and spent nearly nine years in prison. While inside, he discovered literature and poetry, including d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3125,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/truth-justice-with-bob-ruff-6412104/episodes/s18-ep18-dwayne-shaheed-betts-freedom-reads/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-justice-with-bob-ruff-6412104/s18-ep18-dwayne-shaheed-betts-freedom-reads.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}