About this episode

This episode unravels the story of a prison playwright and his muse which led Jack Karlson to deliver his famous viral lines.

Where did Jack Karlson learn the lines he delivers in his famous viral video ? This episode unravels the story of a prison playwright and his muse which led Jack to utter those now infamous words “This is democracy manifest.”

Topics covered

• viral video
• prison playwright
• democracy
• storytelling
• culture

Keywords

• Jack Karlson
• viral video
• democracy manifest
• prison playwright
• story

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: This is democracy manifest

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