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Suave

Futuro Media

The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast returns for its second season!

Seven years after his release from prison, former juvenile lifer Luis "Suave" Gonzalez seems to be thriving. His career has taken off, he’s in a committed relationship and he’s received public recognition after telling his story on the podcast. Suave always thought once he was out of prison and found stability in his new life, he would finally feel truly free. But freedom, it turns out, is more complicated than it seems. "Suave" is a deeply intimate portrait of a man battling the lingering trauma of incarceration and his search for happiness in the outside world after a near-lifetime in prison. In this season we explore the long shadow of prison.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast returns for its second season!

Seven years after his release from prison, former juvenile lifer Luis "Suave" Gonzalez seems to be thriving. His career has taken off, he’s in a committed relationship and he’s received public recognition after telling his story on the podcast. Suave always thought once he was out of prison and found stability in his new life, he would finally feel truly free. But freedom, it turns out, is more complicated than it seems. "Suave" is a deeply intimate portrait of a man battling the lingering trauma of incarceration and his search for happiness in the outside world after a near-lifetime in prison. In this season we explore the long shadow of prison.

Join Futuro+ to listen to all 7 episodes of the Suave podcast right now plus exclusive bonus episodes. And you'll be helping support our independent journalism! www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus

© Futuro Media
7hr 16min
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Introducing "Suave," a podcast about juveniles sentenced to die in prison told through one man's journey.
February 2, 20213min 26sec3.29 MB
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We’re doing something different! Today, Maria Hinojosa joins listeners for a special message announcing something new from Futuro.
April 7, 202516min 27sec15.77 MB
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“The very last word she said was ‘You can become a voice for the voiceless.’ And I was just like, ‘Damn, why am I letting this lady mess up my high?’”
February 9, 202133min 28sec32.13 MB
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“I was fascinated with the lifestyle. I was fascinated with prison flicks. That's how you get the street credibility. You know, I'm gonna be the baddest dude on the block.”
February 9, 202138min 43sec37.18 MB
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“We had a secret, unspoken bond. We’re all dying in here. And I felt like I was breaking that bond. I feel like I'm leaving my brothers behind.”
February 16, 202130min 42sec29.49 MB
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“I never dreamed that it would be this good. Even the worst day that I have is good. I'm going up… and I know everything that goes up must come down.”
February 23, 202143min 1sec41.3 MB
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“Doesn’t matter if you doing good, if you got a job, it doesn't matter—it could be snatched up in a heartbeat and there's nothing you could do about it.”
March 2, 202136min34.57 MB
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“That little place right here changed my whole life. December 6, 1986. 15 seconds. 15 seconds changed my whole life.”
March 9, 202135min 29sec34.07 MB
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“There's no winners in this. You’re a victim so you victimize other people because you’re hurt. It's a circle and it goes on and on.”
March 16, 202129min 31sec28.34 MB
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You can leave prison, but does the lingering trauma of prison ever leave you?
April 3, 20252min 48sec2.7 MB
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April 15, 202530min 55sec29.63 MB
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April 22, 202529min 8sec27.91 MB
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April 29, 202535min 54sec34.39 MB
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May 6, 202534min 37sec33.16 MB
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May 13, 202535min 22sec33.89 MB
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