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On last week’s episode of the #SuavePodcast you met Frank Ross, Suave’s longtime mentor. Suave gives a closer look at their friendship, and the way Frank really changed his life for the better.
ICYMI: Catch up now on on Episode 4, “Old Head.”
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Episode 5, “Let the Chips Fall,” of #SuavePodcast is out now 🎧
An unexpected event turns Suave’s world on its head, and Suave seems ready to throw it all away. He feels violated, and it triggers a response from Suave we’ve never seen before. As he grows increasingly agitated and isolated from everyone around him, Suave’s actions put everything that he has built at risk.
Tap the link in bio to listen to Episode 5 🔗
Art by @leg8r.
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We’re diving into the realities of growing old in prison on Episode 4 of #SuavePodcast 🎧
Suave’s friendship with Frank Ross changed his life forever. Now in his 90’s, Frank remains behind bars, and is facing terminal cancer. What does it look like to die in prison, and could he be granted compassionate release?
In this episode we explore male friendship, connection, and the ways bonds are forged between men behind bars.
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Episode 4, “Old Head,” of #SuavePodcast is out now 🎧
As Suave struggles to help the men he left behind in prison, he struggles with the competing desire to finally move on from the past and the decades he spent behind bars. As Suave ponders the responsibility he feels to help others, he reminisces on the men who cared for him inside. Like Frank Ross, his longtime mentor who taught him how to read and write inside. Serving a life sentence for more than half a century, the 93-year-old finally seems to have a speck of a chance to get out. That is, if he can convince the state to release him to die on the outside. As we learn more about young Suave and the “old heads” that helped raise him inside, we explore the bond between men serving life in prison, and the inevitable fear of death behind bars.
Tap the link in bio to listen to Episode 4. 🔗
Art by @leg8r.
#Suave #SuavePodcast
“Do you think that I deserve to be happy?”
Suave host @jujuxwrites recalls the moment she knew that there needed to be a second season. It was the day that @suavegonzalez215 would receive his Pulitzer Prize, and question if he really deserved it.
While Season 1 explored the physical search for freedom, Season 2 goes even deeper as we dive into the complexities of the internal fight from freedom after incarceration. Suave is about truth, resilience, and finding the true meaning of freedom.
Want to get early access to all episodes of Suave: Season 2? Become a Futuro+ member today by joining now at the link in bio! 🔗
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We’re so proud of our very own Executive Editor @nopalita_mami!
Her creativity, tenacity, and fearless storytelling got her featured on the @applepodcasts homepage under ‘Creators We Love.’ ❤️
Listen to ‘Anything for Selena’ and ‘My Divo’ now on Apple Podcasts!
This is what radical transparency looks like—unapologetic, personal, and powerful. 🎙️✨
Episode 3, “Someone`s Hand to Hold,” of #SuavePodcast is out now 🎧
On a trip to Philadelphia, Maria meets Suave’s new romantic partner and visits the home they share. He’s in a stable, happy relationship… but getting there has taken a lot of deconstructing and rebuilding of the idea of what healthy connection looks like after three decades in prison.
In fact, relationships in general —romantic and otherwise— have been the hardest part of life on the outside for him. Suave and Maria struggle to find a balance in their own relationship as a growing distance creates new tension. What does a friendship for them look like now that he’s no longer locked up and the rules have changed?
🎧 Tap the link in bio to listen to episode 3.
Art by @leg8r.
#Suave #nationalsecondchancemonth
Suave is out of prison—but his story is far from over.
Season 2 gets even more intimate and emotional as we explore this question: Does lingering trauma ever leave you?
After fighting lifetime parole, @suavegonzalez215 is now left to navigate what it looks like to assimilate into life outside of prison.
From managing new relationships, to grieving friendships left behind, and learning how to forge a new path forward, this is a gripping journey of transformation.
👉 Become a Futuro+ member today and get early access to all episodes of Suave: Season 2. Link in bio to join! 🔗
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Episode 2, “Parole & the Pursuit of Happiness,” of #SuavePodcast is out now 🎧
Suave can’t drink. He can’t smoke weed. He can’t travel. He can’t visit old prison friends, or basically have any interaction with the police. And that’s because even though he’s free, he’s on parole for a lifetime. In other words, he’s just serving his prison sentence on the outside. Sometimes all these rules make Suave ask himself, “Will I ever really be free?”
🎧 Tap the #linkinbio to listen to episode 2.
Art by @leg8r.
#Suave #nationalsecondchancemonth
#ICYMI @suavegonzalez215 joined @democracynow to talk about life after incarceration—and the unspoken trauma so many carry long after release.
“I really never had treatment. I never really went to therapy after incarceration to deal with the trauma.”
Freedom isn’t as simple as it seems.
The first episode of Suave: Season 2 is out now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
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Episode 1 “Roses and Manure” of #SuavePodcast is out now 🎧
Years have passed since Season One, and @suavegonzalez215 is thriving. He’s got a great job. He’s on the news for his work on prison reform. He’s even got a new nickname on the block: Mr. Pulitzer. Suave is doing what he always dreamed of—and he’s making a real difference. It almost seems like “happily ever after.” Or is it?
🎧 Hit the #linkinbio to listen to episode 1.
Art by @leg8r.
#Suave
Today’s the day — Suave: Season 2 is here!
You can listen to Episode 1, “Roses and Manure.” In this clip, host @jujuxwrites describes the moment Suave steps out of prison and is hit by two scents: roses and manure.
“Roses and Manure” captures a moment from Season 1 when Suave leaves prison for the first time in decades. On his way to a resentencing hearing, he breathes in the scent of roses —the most beautiful thing he’s smelled in years— only for it to be replaced moments later by the sharp scent of manure. It’s this type of contrast that shapes Suave’s life—everything looks great on the outside, but deep down something else is going on.
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