Two formerly incarcerated people talk about addiction, crime, prison, firefighting, recovery, Buddhism, and service.
Matthew Hahn
March 6, 2023
Two formerly incarcerated people talk about addiction, crime, prison, firefighting, recovery, Buddhism, and service.
The Buddha also teaches us that we can find refuge in a dangerous world. What does it mean to find safety despite the inevitability of danger? What are the conditions
Prison Mindfulness Summit: useful approaches to volunteering in prison, pitfalls that facilitators might encounter in incarcerated settings, and what makes for safe prison sanghas.
The story of Matthew’s arrest and near-miss with life in prison has been the subject of numerous podcasts, but in this session, we’ll be talking to him about how the
If my prison story isn’t in service to something transformative, I am not interested in sharing it. Mine is a path of transformation and of love.
If my prison story isn’t in service to something transformative, I am not interested in sharing it. Mine is a path of transformation and of love.
This podcast with Sam Lamott was recorded almost two years ago, just before the pandemic. I’ve done a good number of interviews over the years, but this one was special.
From the BBC Outlook webpage: “Matthew Hahn used to burgle houses in the San Francisco Bay Area to pay for a drug habit. One fateful night in 2005 he stole
My response to suicidal ideation was that there must’ve been something severely wrong with me. That I was broken.
I used to shave using the stainless steel mirror bolted to the concrete wall of my cell. I could barely see my face.
My distorted reflection stared back at me between the swirls of scratches and etched graffiti that marred its surface. I hated shaving.
Join Matt Hahn for a conversation with Emma Barnett on BBC 5 Live.
Matt Hahn and Rachael O’Brien discuss addiction, crime, prison, and redemption.
Some people have a moment of desperation followed by spiritual revelation. Some people have near death experiences and see their lives flash before their eyes. I had neither of those.
A “lighter-hearted” follow up to the original Sword and Scale Episode 89.
You will learn to hate, he told me. And it would happen without my knowing it.
Being a hockey fan in an out-of-market prison isn’t easy.
I used to dream about being free. Early on, while I was still facing a life sentence and had yet to be sentenced to prison, I dreamt of the miraculous.
Patrick Michael Brady. The Irish Italian stallion from Monte Sereno, California. Our friendship started during the second grade, back before his eye surgery, back when he wore the most ridiculously
Once again, I had the privilege of talking about my time in prison with Jeff Humfeld at Jaws Of Justice Radio, on 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City. In this interview,
Cages. I’ve been in a lot of them. It comes with the territory. Most people envision the prison cell as the prototypical cage a person must endure while incarcerated. The