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Ear Hustle’s Antwan Banks Williams Goes Deep on ‘Like Father, Like Son’

Two years after the podcast’s co-creator’s dad died, he used hip-hop to celebrate their bond.

Redemption Songs • 06.21.2026

This Is the Sound of 1,300 People in Prison Singing Gospel Together

Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music and a choir of 30 incarcerated men recorded one of the biggest prison concerts in Florida history.

Redemption Songs • 05.03.2026

Live From Tennessee State Prison, a Rollicking Version of a Country Gem

Sonny James’ 1977 cover of “In the Jailhouse Now” was part of an innovative collaboration with incarcerated musicians, stagehands and photographers.

Redemption Songs • 04.26.2026

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