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Alligator Alcatraz

Alligator Alcatraz

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 Deep in the Florida Everglades, where bureaucratic incompetence meets swamp reality, lies the most unlikely detention facility in America. Narrated by the wise and sardonic Beauregard "Beau" Thibodaux, "Alligator Alcatraz" is a darkly comic tale of transformation, community, and the triumph of quiet wisdom over loud authority. When the hastily-built "Dade-Collier Intensive Detention and Processing Facility" opens its gates, it's surrounded by alligators, water moccasins, and a parade of incompetent officials who think they're running a high-security operation. Instead, they've created a bureaucratic disaster that's literally sinking into the swamp.

Enter Tommy Esperanza, a soft-spoken maintenance worker whose crime wasn't breaking the law—it was being in the wrong place when politicians needed scapegoats. While Warden Buckley Fitzpatrick III explains to Washington how his "adaptive management protocols" are working perfectly, and efficiency expert Brad Thornton creates moats where he meant to build drainage systems, Tommy quietly begins the most audacious escape plan in prison history. But Tommy's not planning to break out. He's planning to break in—to transform this place of intended suffering into something resembling a functioning community.

Through six episodes, we watch him build networks, solve crises, and outmaneuver a succession of pompous administrators who consistently take credit for improvements they don't understand. Part prison drama, part environmental satire, part meditation on leadership and resilience, "Alligator Alcatraz" skewers the incompetence of those in power while celebrating the dignity of those without it.

Through Beau's Southern Gothic storytelling, we discover that sometimes the best escape isn't fleeing your prison—it's transforming it into something worth staying for. In the end, the alligators prove smarter than the guards, the prisoners run things better than the warden, and one quiet man shows that real freedom comes from building community, not breaking chains.

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  • Introducing - Alligator Alcatraz (Coming Sunday)

    Introducing - Alligator Alcatraz (Coming Sunday)
    Jul 6 2025
    Deep in the Florida Everglades, where bureaucratic incompetence meets swamp reality, lies the most unlikely detention facility in America. Narrated by the wise and sardonic Beauregard "Beau" Thibodaux, "Alligator Alcatraz" is a darkly comic tale of transformation, community, and the triumph of quiet wisdom over loud authority. When the hastily-built "Dade-Collier Intensive Detention and Processing Facility" opens its gates, it's surrounded by alligators, water moccasins, and a parade of incompetent officials who think they're running a high-security operation. Instead, they've created a bureaucratic disaster that's literally sinking into the swamp.

    Enter Tommy Esperanza, a soft-spoken maintenance worker whose crime wasn't breaking the law—it was being in the wrong place when politicians needed scapegoats. While Warden Buckley Fitzpatrick III explains to Washington how his "adaptive management protocols" are working perfectly, and efficiency expert Brad Thornton creates moats where he meant to build drainage systems, Tommy quietly begins the most audacious escape plan in prison history. But Tommy's not planning to break out. He's planning to break in—to transform this place of intended suffering into something resembling a functioning community.

    Through six episodes, we watch him build networks, solve crises, and outmaneuver a succession of pompous administrators who consistently take credit for improvements they don't understand. Part prison drama, part environmental satire, part meditation on leadership and resilience, "Alligator Alcatraz" skewers the incompetence of those in power while celebrating the dignity of those without it.

    Through Beau's Southern Gothic storytelling, we discover that sometimes the best escape isn't fleeing your prison—it's transforming it into something worth staying for. In the end, the alligators prove smarter than the guards, the prisoners run things better than the warden, and one quiet man shows that real freedom comes from building community, not breaking chains.

    To become a premium subscriber (no ads and no feed drops) visit caloroga.com/plus. For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which seays UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus. You also get 25+ other shows on the network ad-free! Go to Caloroga.com for all our shows!
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