The Political Prisoner Podcast: David Moerschel In episode 29, Matt welcomes David Moerschel back to the podcast to talk about his commuted sentence. Though he is grateful for his freedom, David describes the new challenges he is now facing and his struggle to return to his

The Political Prisoner Podcast: Elliot Resnick In this episode, Matt sits down with Elliot Resnick, the former Chief Editor of The Jewish Press and a recently pardoned January 6 defendant. Elliot shares his belief that the 2020 election was stolen, his disappointment in the

The Political Prisoner Podcast: Joshua Doolin In this powerful episode, Matt welcomes Joshua Doolin, one of the youngest individuals convicted in connection with January 6—now recently pardoned by President Trump. Despite never entering the Capitol, he was branded a felon, lost

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The Political Prisoner Podcast: Ricky Wilden In this episode, Matt welcomes Ricky Wilden, a January 6 defendant who was recently pardoned by President Trump. He shares his story of accepting a plea deal after admitting to spraying Capitol police with pepper spray during the

The Political Prisoner Podcast: Joshua Colgan In episode 33, we hear the story of Joshua Colgan, a January 6th defendant who went to the Capitol to support President Trump, believing the 2020 election was stolen. A proud American and passionate supporter of the president, he

The Political Prisoner Podcast: Andrew Galloway In this episode, we hear from Andrew Galloway, a January 6th defendant and combat veteran who went to the Capitol out of deep frustration over the impact Covid lockdowns had on his livelihood. Accompanied by his cousin, he arrived

The Political Prisoner Podcast: Raymund Cholod In this powerful episode, Matt introduces Raymund Cholod who endured a harrowing legal battle that included fabricated video evidence from a prosecutor who has since lost her job. With raw honesty, he shares how the experience—though

The Political Prisoner Podcast – Tucker Weston In this gripping episode, Tucker Weston joins Matt to share his journey—from a pre-dawn FBI raid and a judge with a case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, to prison and personal loss. Labeled violent for a still photo taken out of

The Political Prisoner Podcast – Michael Perkins Michael Perkins was sentenced to four years in prison after being wrongfully accused of assaulting a police officer with a flagpole. Michael recounts the harrowing day at the Capitol, where he, his wife, and teenage daughter

The Political Prisoner Podcast - Kenneth Rader Turned in to the FBI by his own brother and aunt—motivated, he says, by their hatred of President Trump—Kenneth recounts how that betrayal severed family ties, even in the wake of his father's death. Inside the Capitol for just

The Political Prisoner Podcast – Fi Duong In this latest episode, we catch up with Fi Duong, who first joined us on the podcast in 2022. Fi, a Marine Corps veteran, was accused of starting a militia, assembling Molotov cocktails, and surveilling the Capitol - accusations that he