Losing Privilege Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:37:38 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2275617 en-us © 2026 Losing Privilege yes Support this Podcast 2161a824-585e-5017-ae2f-a9907054aa43 Joshua Elyashiv episodic false How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons ]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Joshua Elyashiv https://storage.buzzsprout.com/pkqi8357qnlaanb1ljgv2axv0w47?.jpg Losing Privilege Episode 12-AFTER: Debrief Episode 12-AFTER: Debrief We reminisce upon friendships, old and new, the horrific conditions that men and women all over the country endure, the changes that need to take place, and the desire to create change for a better, more humane world.

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]]> We reminisce upon friendships, old and new, the horrific conditions that men and women all over the country endure, the changes that need to take place, and the desire to create change for a better, more humane world.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956652 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0500 3355 1 12 full false Episode 11-AFTER: Building a Life Episode 11-AFTER: Building a Life Joshua quits being a loan shark.   Realizing that teaching martial arts is no longer an option, Joshua makes finding a job his full time job.  Ultimately landing in construction, Joshua takes a job as a plumber's apprentice, goes back to school, becomes the youngest ever journeyman plumber and youngest ever master plumber, builds a company through Covid, and sells the company 2.5 years later.

Also, Joshua meets a woman way out of his league.  This woman chooses Joshua over a Harvard Graduate. 

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua quits being a loan shark.   Realizing that teaching martial arts is no longer an option, Joshua makes finding a job his full time job.  Ultimately landing in construction, Joshua takes a job as a plumber's apprentice, goes back to school, becomes the youngest ever journeyman plumber and youngest ever master plumber, builds a company through Covid, and sells the company 2.5 years later.

Also, Joshua meets a woman way out of his league.  This woman chooses Joshua over a Harvard Graduate. 

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956628 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0500 3734 1 11 full false Episode 10-AFTER: Begin the Begin Episode 10-AFTER: Begin the Begin Joshua counts down the days to freedom.  Convicted killers defend Josh to ensure he goes home.  
Joshua learns that the sentence does not end upon leaving prison; that is just when society gets to start punishing you.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua counts down the days to freedom.  Convicted killers defend Josh to ensure he goes home.  
Joshua learns that the sentence does not end upon leaving prison; that is just when society gets to start punishing you.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956415 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2902 1 10 full false Episode 9-DURING: The End of the End Episode 9-DURING: The End of the End Joshua experiences his first gang fight, learns the dangers of cell phones, and proudly proclaims his Jewish identity to members of the Aryan Brotherhood who attempt to recruit him.  Also, a member of the Aryan Brotherhood with swastika tattoos learns his grandmother was a holocaust survivor days before being released.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua experiences his first gang fight, learns the dangers of cell phones, and proudly proclaims his Jewish identity to members of the Aryan Brotherhood who attempt to recruit him.  Also, a member of the Aryan Brotherhood with swastika tattoos learns his grandmother was a holocaust survivor days before being released.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956398 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 3464 1 9 full false Episode 8-DURING: D & D in the Joint Episode 8-DURING: D & D in the Joint How do you escape prison?  Set your mind free.  Joshua learned how to play dungeons and dragons in order to escape prison.  Joshua finds himself laughing for the first time in years.  Solace and escape is also found with a guitar.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> How do you escape prison?  Set your mind free.  Joshua learned how to play dungeons and dragons in order to escape prison.  Joshua finds himself laughing for the first time in years.  Solace and escape is also found with a guitar.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956375 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2864 1 8 full false Episode 7-DURING: The Watchman Episode 7-DURING: The Watchman Learning a new language and culture is hard.  Becoming self-aware is harder.  Remaining silent when bad people do bad things is one of the hardest survival lessons Joshua has ever been forced to learn.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Learning a new language and culture is hard.  Becoming self-aware is harder.  Remaining silent when bad people do bad things is one of the hardest survival lessons Joshua has ever been forced to learn.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956367 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2785 1 7 full false Episode 6-DURING: Hope Episode 6-DURING: Hope When all hope is lost, what do you do?  Suicide? Revenge? Submission?  Joshua learns the power of religion to endure the darkest hours of his life.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  


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]]> When all hope is lost, what do you do?  Suicide? Revenge? Submission?  Joshua learns the power of religion to endure the darkest hours of his life.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.  


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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956346 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2716 1 6 full false Episode 5-DURING: In for the Long Haul Episode 5-DURING: In for the Long Haul Violently assaulted by the guards, Joshua is starved, tortured, and beaten multiple times per day for over a year. Finding strength in his grandparents survival during the Holocaust, Joshua  faces despair and the desire to end his life. 

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Violently assaulted by the guards, Joshua is starved, tortured, and beaten multiple times per day for over a year. Finding strength in his grandparents survival during the Holocaust, Joshua  faces despair and the desire to end his life. 

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956308 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2257 1 5 full false Episode 4-DURING: End of the Beginning Episode 4-DURING: End of the Beginning Heartbreak exposes government corruption.  Federal agents abuse their power for personal vendettas.  Is this rock bottom?

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]]> Heartbreak exposes government corruption.  Federal agents abuse their power for personal vendettas.  Is this rock bottom?

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956295 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2751 1 4 full false Episode 3-BEFORE: Beginning of the End Episode 3-BEFORE: Beginning of the End Joshua reveals his white-knight complex, falls in love, and is betrayed by the United States Government. Then, Joshua is beaten, tortured, starved, debased and kept in a cage for 13 months.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Joshua reveals his white-knight complex, falls in love, and is betrayed by the United States Government. Then, Joshua is beaten, tortured, starved, debased and kept in a cage for 13 months.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956281 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2835 1 3 full false Episode 2-BEFORE: Time to Enlist Episode 2-BEFORE: Time to Enlist Joshua turns his back on the US Naval Academy, enlists in the Marine Corps, and falls for a stripper.

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]]> Joshua turns his back on the US Naval Academy, enlists in the Marine Corps, and falls for a stripper.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13956268 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 2692 1 2 full false Episode 1-BEFORE: Innocence Lost Episode 1-BEFORE: Innocence Lost Meet Joshua, the quintessential boy-next-door.  He could be your son, he could be your brother, he could be your neighbor, he could even be YOU.  Kind, innocent, too smart for his own good, instead of learning at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Joshua enlists in the US Marine Corps.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Meet Joshua, the quintessential boy-next-door.  He could be your son, he could be your brother, he could be your neighbor, he could even be YOU.  Kind, innocent, too smart for his own good, instead of learning at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Joshua enlists in the US Marine Corps.

For more information on Joshua Elyashiv, his music, or to purchase his groundbreaking memoir Privilege Lost-How a Good Jewish Boy Survived 5 Years in America's Darkest Prisons, head to www.joshuaelyashiv.com.

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]]> Joshua Elyashiv Buzzsprout-13954366 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0500 1822 1 1 full false