From Whence It Came - “He's just a kid who also became a criminal” - Part 2

“He's just a kid who also became a criminal” - Part 2

01/05/25 • 39 min

I had never considered that life after prison could be so...Buddhist. That's not the normal story you hear, but, frankly, none of our conversation today should be considered, quote-unquote, normal. In one of my best conversations to date, Douglas Cole, author of The White Field, reveals not just the inspirations that informed his work, but also the psychological process underlying it.

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