29 septembre 2025

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In a maximum security prison in Mississippi, a book club becomes something more: a mirror for the men inside. They read closely, see differently, and find hope in unexpected places.

This preview introduces Hidden Mirrors, a documentary podcast series hosted by journalist Alan Huffman. Recorded inside Wilkinson County Correctional Facility, the series explores how literature reshapes conversations about freedom, identity, and resilience.

Hidden Mirrors launches October 15, with new episodes released every two weeks. For more information on the show, visit HiddenMirrors.com.

Credits Hosted and Written by: Alan Huffman Produced by Associate Producers: Amanda Zaremba and Matt Stroud of Amphibian.Media Audio Production: Red Caiman Studios Music by Robert Connely Farr With support from the Mississippi Humanities Council and funding from the McMullen/O'Connor Fund

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Episode 1: Everyone Knows Something You Don't Know.

15 octobre 2025

Inside a classroom at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Mississippi, a book club meets every other Friday. Journalist Alan Huffman sits with the men and follows the conversation from the page to lived experience: isolation, imagination, brotherhood, survival, and hope. In Episode 1, Members…

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Episode 2: Hope.

27 octobre 2025

In this episode, the men of the Wilkinson Book Club unpack A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah — a memoir often described as harrowing, though for them, it was about hope. As they talk through Beah's story of being forced into war as a child and finding his way back to peace, the group keeps returning…

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Episode 4: You Hear What I'm Saying?

24 novembre 2025

The Wilkinson County book club takes up Jesmyn Ward's Where the Line Bleeds and lands on something bigger than plot: how to listen. What starts as a debate about parenting, responsibility, and small-town pressures becomes a practice in hearing one another with patience and respect. The men weigh di…

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Episode 3: Listening.

10 novembre 2025

In this episode, the book club at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility connects over Zoom with veterans from Patrol Base Abbate, led by author and veteran Michael Plunkett, to explore how stories can bridge different worlds. With help from the prison's education department, the men gather in the …

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