Listen Now: The Problem With Punishment Podcast

August 29, 2025

The Problem With Punishment Podcast, a resource of our Justice Beyond Punishment Collaborative, talks to a range of New Yorkers who have experienced firsthand the failure of punishment and who have found or created something better to do instead.

JBPC Present the Problem With Punishment

The Problem With Punishment Podcast, a resource of our Justice Beyond Punishment Collaborative (JBPC), launched this year and has released eight episodes of the first season. 

The episodes explore why and how we are conditioned to default to punishment to address societal issues, why it causes even more problems, and what we can do instead. The podcast doesn't shy away from tackling difficult topics like the problem with punishing homicide, addiction, gun violence, and more. 

Listen to all episodes wherever you get your podcasts or on the JBPC website. 

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