You can leave prison, but does the lingering trauma of prison ever leave you?The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast from Futuro Studios returns for its second season! “Suave” Gonzalez was one of thousands of juvenile lifers granted a second chance at life. Season 2 is his story about life after incarceration—and the search for the true meaning of freedom.Suave: Season 2 is out everywhere on 4/15. New episodes every Tuesday.Season 2 of Suave was made possible by The Mellon Foundation. Mellon makes grants to support the visionaries and communities that unlock the power of the arts and humanities to help connect us all. More at mellon.org. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Suave and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.
Chapter 1: Who is Luis Suave Gonzalez and what is his story?
It's been seven years since David Luis Suave Gonzalez was released from prison after being sentenced to serve life without parole as a teenager.
We're driving away. Yes. Suave, we're driving away from greater firm.
Chapter 2: How did Luis Suave Gonzalez's friendship with Mariano Rosa impact the story?
And it was his unexpected friendship with journalist Mariano Rosa that brought this story to a national spotlight.
Luis Suave Gonzalez is working hard to give back. Suave!
Do you like it when people call you Mr. Pulitzer? Listen, I ain't gonna lie. That shit plays in my egos.
But not everything is what it seems.
Chapter 3: What challenges does Luis Suave face after release from prison?
Chapter 4: How does Luis Suave describe the reality of being free after incarceration?
But not everything is what it seems.
Being free is not what everybody think it is. It's really not. Everybody hype it up, like, all your pains and misery are gone. That's bullshit, man. My miseries and pains are just starting.
Chapter 5: What does life on the outside look like for someone on lifetime parole?
Chapter 6: What emotions and reflections does Luis Suave share about his new life?
Luis Suave Gonzalez is working hard to give back. Suave!
Do you like it when people call you Mr. Pulitzer? Listen, I ain't gonna lie. That shit plays in my egos.
But not everything is what it seems.
Being free is not what everybody think it is. It's really not. Everybody hype it up, like, all your pains and misery are gone. That's bullshit, man. My miseries and pains are just starting.
Because life on the outside means a whole new set of problems. From dealing with lifetime parole... I can't drink.
I cannot smoke a little bit of weed. I can't travel. I'm like, damn, damn near everybody here got a gun. And I'm like... I got to get out of here. Being in a relationship is giving up part of your freedom. Am I willing to give my freedom up again because I'm searching for love? Man, fuck love. If it comes to that, no. No, no, no, no, and no.
To the complexities of human relationships.
What kind of an asshole would I have been if I didn't answer your calls from prison?
Well, you know why a lot of white people do nothing? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because later on, they throw it in your face.
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