Co-curators Nina Amstutz & Cleo Davis join Michael on this episode of Tin Can Phone and break down the inspiration for the Policing Justice multimedia art instillation and exhibition at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art.

Information here: https://pica.org/events/policingjustice

Michael and Buddy are catching up, reflecting on the legacy of our lost friend and co-host and looking forward to events to come.

Be sure to check out the art exhibition at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art here: https://pica.org/events/policingjustice

This episode also features a section in the end with music produced by currently and formerly incarcerated adults in custody.

Will Power is a peer mentor and former confident of our beloved founder Armon.

In this episode will speaks of the obstacles that face those impacted by post incarceration and addiction.

Hear the voice of one of Armon's closest family members and friends.

This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Armon, our friend co-founder and dear friend. In this episode the team is reflecting on Armon's life, impact, and the legacy he leaves behind. Additionally the team is using this as an opportunity to unpack the complex topic of addiction and the Fentanyl epidemic in Portland.

It is with the heaviest hearts that we are publishing this episode, just a few weeks after the sudden passing of our beloved friend and founder of Tin Can Phone, Armon.

Since its inception, Tin Can Phone has always been a dedicated space to uplifting voices of formerly incarcerated people and bringing value to a shared understanding of those experiences and the systems and institutions that make up the prison industrial complex. Over the past few years, Armon's idea and vision for the show has continued to grow and blossom into what Tin Can Phone is today.

Armon was a joy to everyone close to him, an inspiration. His legacy, voice and vision will continue to live on through this work.

Our hearts and thoughts go out to his family and loved ones, as they continue to heal from this tragedy.

We're kicking off season 3 with a fantastic first episode, and the return of an old host!

Michael, Blue, and Queaz are wrapping up Season Two and dropping some teasers as the crew delves ever deeper down into the Tin Can.