John Prideaux

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643 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 19 Jun

John Prideaux’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Intelligence from The Economist · Tocqueville Road Trip: 2. Against all obstacles · 13 Jun 2026 podcast

He's very welcoming, but I'm a little nervous. matched

This is my first time inside a maximum security prison in America. matched

Is it going to be like the Shawshank redemption? matched

These places can be terrifying. matched

There are strict controls on what we can take inside. matched

No phones for a start. matched

Every piece of recording equipment has to be counted down to the number of batteries. matched

That done, we're led through corridors and heavy doors. matched

Our guide is Sean Pika. matched

He's taking us to meet some prisoners who are part of an education program run by volunteers at Sing Singh. matched

I get a little thrill at that. matched

Togville would have seen these very walls. matched

We're definitely getting a tour of the best bits of this prison though. matched

We're not going into the building where prisoners sleep. matched

That may be because it's pretty grim there, or because of concerns about security. matched

Instead, Sean takes us to a building overlooking the place where old Sparky once stood. matched

That was the electric chair used to end hundreds of lives, including those of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the most famous Soviet spies in America. matched

This building is now a classroom. matched

There's a green chalkboard on the wall. matched

Black paint is peeling off the floorboards. matched

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