Planning Theology Lockdown Podcast
THE STORY GOES….
Robbie Carpenter, Ben Winters, Mark Murray, and Jacob Watson coalesced through a prison bible study at Joseph Harp Correctional Center called Theology Throwdown. We began kicking the idea around for a podcast, inspired by other prison podcasts we followed online, sometime in the early part of 2025. Once the idea grew to fullness we pitched it to the Department of Corrections around the middle of the year and were in a holding pattern for nearly six months before receiving a green light to execute on our vision of the podcast as we had offered it to ODOC.
Prepping for the show, in December 2025 we recorded a trial-run episode at John Lilley Correctional Center by mapping out a topic, recording, editing, and finally reviewing it to see how it felt overall and what needed to be changed and corrected moving forward.
JLCC sign at the OK Highway 62 entrance to the facility
Main entrance to JLCC
Main Gate and Central Control
Multi-functional building housing the Media Lab where TLP is recorded (second floor)
The notes on the marker board tell of a loose “schedule” and to-do list for our first ever time together in person at John Lilley Correctional Center in Boley, Oklahoma.
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Our deepest thanks to the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections for allowing us to work inside the prison facility. A special thank you to Warden Tuggle (on the markerboard), Chaplain Gregory (also on the markerboard), and Mr. Whitmore at John Lilley Correctional Center for their supportive spirit in helping get this podcast on the air.
Disclaimer: The thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.