It's ironic a lot of these guys get put away for not being able to follow societal rules and end up in a place that forces more rules than ever on them by their fellow inmates.

Way too many rules to follow in prison, I'll just stay out of it.

"Billy I need help, hes being mean to me!" 😂😂😂

I been out for 4 years after doing 24 on a 25-life. What a trip that ex-cons got a platform like this. 😂

It makes me happy that loud chewers get backhanded.

When is badger going to tell the story about how he got his beard split?

Damn, Badger must have gone to a bad ass kindergarten if he was taught to "deal with shit right here right now"

I was a prison CO. Spent 8 years as a CO1 and 15 years as a Sgt. I worked in a max security state prison in Pa. I am retired now and everything these gentlemen are saying is the absolute truth.

Don't do this in a prison chow hall: Attend

Badger ain’t a racist. That’s how jail is. Everyone sticks with there own race. Nothing u can do about it unless u want big problems

When you're in a prison chow hall... don't say anything about how much you enjoy a nice tossed salad.

I'm Hispanic and I'll never forget when I went to jail and didn't know where to sit at breakfast so I looked around the pod of 98 men and saw one older black man sitting by himself reading his paper. I walked over and asked if I could sit down at the open chair at his table and he looked at me like I should have known I was welcome. He was a religious man and I know a lot of men find god in the joint but I believe this man was legit to treat me like that in front of other grown ass men. I look back all the time and realized I was lucky to walk out with only a spider bite after 13 months. I was 18 in Virginia and I don't speak spanish. It's how you carry yourself.

Badger don't listen to the haters your a great addition to this channel and it sounds like you have turned alot of negative to positive keep on keeping on

I love the no smacking your food rule. It should applied on the outside as well. Restaurants should employ back handers to wade as soon as some ignorant jackass starts smacking.

moral of the story?: State gets two toast, Federal gets four

Dont plan to be locked up anytime soon but for some reason i cant stop watching🤣🤣🤣

Badger seems to be getting more and more comfortable with the camera and the vids just keep getting better. Great episode

That dude badger is pretty straight up. Stand up dude, honest.

badger seems cool as shit... until them crazy eyes come out...

Y’all never told where you actually supposed to sit though 😂

I really like Badger on the show, he's honest and has a good personality that fits into the channel!

Chow sounds like middle school all over again.

Badger really felt some kinda way about those 4 pieces of toast

The government makes sure it stays that way!

Hope you guys stay teamed up for this prison talk show, great to get two different perspectives for two different races from both state and federal prisons. Love the show Big Herc and Badger

I saw badger getting aggravated when Herc touched his shoulder with his finger a couple of times, and you could see that Badger was processing it and just letting it pass cause this was not a disrespect situation. I guess that prison stuff gets wired into your DNA, and its incredible to see how badger took it and put it on the table as a joke instead of holding it back and hold resentment. Happy for him that he could go through this transformation and stay outside after being locked up with savages for his whole life.

If finding chicken in your gravey ain't winning the lottery I don't know what is..

Imagine a inmate being released and going to a regular restaurant 😂

Lots of weak minded guys in the joint. Never seen so many dudes with zero self control

"Kidneygarden" xD

Much respect to both of these guys for even taking the time to drop some real jewels about how shit can get if you dont mind ya business and conduct yourself like a man supposed to. Much different world than the outside and they know what's up. Keep making the videos yall!

I remember that exact feeling of not knowing where to sit on my first day at chow. I still have nightmares of being trapped after 17 years. It’s not like you’re going home after a shit day at work, you are trapped with no light at the end of the tunnel. It’s a feeling of despair that you can’t imagine until you’re in it (you’re completely devastated by your situation). It’s literally a living hell of fear, anxiety, paranoia, and self loathing. I made it through because I was young, but I’d likely kill Myself if I ever had to go back for an extended period of time. I’m just not willing to live through it.

Another great commentary from Big Herc and Badger, Badger you said one thing that resonates " I know my truth" and that's it in a nutshell... I wouldn't give too much credence to those that call you racist, like you said when your in there its a whole another world, I am just glad that your able to impart some knowledge!!

Happy to never have been to prison period 😅😅

Rorschach: "I'm not in here with you, your in here with me"!😁

enjoy the channel! After doing 23 + on a life sentence in Texas it’s difficult to explain to those who have never served any time what’s it really like in prison. even after so many years the explanation process doesn’t come easy. your channel does the explaining for me. I’m a bone hard wood, but it’s still great to see you reaching the level of success you’ve attained since your release. Honor and integrity knows no color, but is recognized by all. mutual respect is something most will never understand, but us ex convicts seem to practice it more than the segment of society that claims this enlightened title. Keep it coming Big Herc, much respect

I have to say OG Badger is an upgrade to your channel already great big herc

I wonder if prisons created the segregation tactically. Divide and conquer . Guards are already out numbered segregation makes it easier to manage larger groups.

When I first saw this a few years ago, i didn't watch it because I thought it was the exact opposite of what it is. I watched one episode years later and realized how wrong I was. This isn't just good talk for prisoners, ex cons, etc. But this is good for humanity. Especially the times we're living in. Keep educating and bringing people together! I subscribed!

This channel and wes watson's channel is the shit. Thanks for the hours of entertainment... these interviews keep me on the edge of my seat.

Goddamn it sounds like you can’t sit anywhere lmao

I swear Badger looks like my guy Taz from WWE/ECW back in the Smackdown days.

1. Talks about question 2. Start to answer question 3. Think about something else 4. Host adds to new point 5. Tries to explain new point 6. Interrupts self again 7. Question never gets answered

"I just got my own apartment I was sharing with someone"....haha

Man you two are by far providing the reallest content on youtube right now, compared to the other two well known ex convict channels. No hate on them I watch some of their stuff... but I can really believe in you two guys. You should have a milluon subs by now. Respect.

18 years old never had been incarcerated. Hit the chow hall to eat my first county meal. I get my tray and start looking for a place to sit. I find a table with no one at it. I sit and start eating. The table next to me was a northern table. I dint realize I was in there section. Two dudes sit down staring at me. One dude said to me, you get your mattress stamped? I say nothing staring back. The other dude says, for movie night. I knew they were fuckin with me. I say nothing and just get up and move to another table. The second you get incarcerated everything changes. If you’re not smart, aware, and a little mean you’ll get ate up. The next table I sat at was my race. They told me that if I said anything to them it was bad. In fact I said nothing and moved. It showed I’m not stupid. No such thing as movie night in jail. Especially needing a mattress stamped. It also showed I had been here before and knew the politics. Witch I hadn’t. I was innocent so I didn’t stay long. But that lesson will forever be ingrained in my memory.

I think you guys are doing a good thing, keep at it and congrats on your success

I like how badger's wearing the black t shirt and herc the white shirt.

So what does a newbie do in the chowhall? Eat standing up? Yall said what not to do, but never said what to do

Its great to have you both on here. And see y'all rose above all that race politics after you left the prison system. God bless you guys and thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Seriously, probably the best move you made was bringing Badger to your channel. I have yet to see ANY of your guests blowing smoke up people's ass, they are all real as fuck, but Badger is the realest. You can tell the guy lives to help people. That's a guy who got something from all of his time. And thats as real as it gets. I appreciate your channel man and thank you.

Sometimes Herc talks so much he ends up interviewing himself.

Yall both both make a good combination thanks for sharing your experiences ✌🏾

Just joined up with your crew Big Herc. We're all in, let`s get crack in. Much respect.

Would it be a good idea to loudly ask if this meal is wholemeal and organic?

Big HERC! IVE MISSED YOU! I TOOK A LIL VACAY, I SEE THIS CHANNEL HAS GROWNNNNNN SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! YES! IM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE! I GET ALOT OUT OF THIS CHANNEL ALTHOUGH IM A FEMALE. WE LOVE EDUCATION TOO! THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR GVING YOUR TIME TO SHOWING POSITIVITY!

These guys seem to have almost liked being locked up haha. Sounds like two army buddies reminiscing.

Shout out to the Big Homie Big Herc! I enjoy the show keep up the good work you got a good little niche topic to discuss that many folks are curious about. I have yet to see another KZfaq channel with the prison topic as well done as yours. I also enjoy when you bring on guest to add to the conversation. Badger so far the best one in my opinion best of luck from the Midwest!

7:12 awkward ass moment

Much respect to both of you. Only the strong survive . The joint is 90% mental toughness. It's about using common sense . Sometimes the best thing to do is just don't commit the crime. Stay your lane and remember all guns are checked in at the gate

I watch every single one of these badger/herc videos from start to end. You guys could release a 3 hour podcastor something and id sit their glued to the screen. great stuff.

You guys need to find a guy who spent some time in military prison and see how different it is, from what I've always seen and heard it's a lot of role calling in the yard and marching in formation to "job sites" where you spend the day digging ditches along side the roadways or working in the facility as a secretary or a janitor.

8:06 I though things got serious...

Thanks guys y'all doing great job. Keep up the good work . Knowledge is everything

Ayeee big herc been watching your videos for a while now. Keep grinding and keep up that work man💯

10:15 O.G. Badger just green lit everyone watching that doesn't subscribe!

“You don’t want me to tell them what happened next... when you got caught” Herc: Ignores it completely lol

Much love from AZ homie! Dig ya videos my guy!

That dude on the left seriously reminds me of that actor Josh Brolin I think his name is....

The prison life sounds very immature. Which, is probably why most of these people go to prison-they’re very immature.

You're good people Herc, you're keeping kids out of the joint with these videos, respect bro.

Badger NEEDS to finish that story after Big Herc got his first apartment!! LOL I don’t think Herc wanted that out there

So where do you sit? You don't sit at the table where you're invited. You don't sit at a table of a different race. So you find a table with your same race (that doesn't invite you) and just sit down? That question wasn't really answered. Do you try to just find a spot away from everyone? Thanks

Yo barely found this channel today and it has been getting me ready for all the wig splittin and cheek bustin I'll do once I move to college next week!👌

I used to be the toast guy in the joint and I was the only one who spent more time to make the toast brown instead of just warm slightly crispy bread. One day an older guy was asking for the toast man and I got worried he didn't like the toast but he did and soon people realized I was the toast man. Doing good things like this in prison can grant you access to resources otherwise unavailable and just overall better treatment from other inmates.

I could listen to these guys for hours and hours

Forrest and bubba gump shrimp

I saw him touch him three times and thought, he's disrespecting him by doing that, and then he called him out on that. I don''t think he was, but other's would see that body language and think that.

Real talk from two of the realest dudes out there

I see the fire in Badgers eye with every tap on the arm! Lmfao 😂

You should do a show and get Badger to tell all his cheek busting stories!

Thanks again for a great show! we civilians don't realize the trauma and hardships endured by inmates at all facilities in the country. Would it be possible to add a latino OG to ur next show w Badger? Would be interesting to see the 3 answers to questions... Look forward to ur next episode....Fantastic work guys!

From the moment you guys got into the Q&A's I knew right away that you've known eachother for a while or maybe even good friends. Just the energy that you tossed back and forth. Great vid👍

Always enjoy it when you have this dude on 👍

thought at lunch you look for the biggest baddest person and fight them

Daaaaang...that WIGSPLITTER t-shirt went up in price! From what, six bucks, up to $14.99? You all are doing well, man. Y'all used to be able to get six bucks for a shirt...and now, I'm assuming because of the increase in popularity, you can get $14.99 for that same t-shirt? That's real cool, Big Herc. Much respect, fellas, and I'm happy for the both of you.

I never get tired of watching these videos. Big Herc, OG Badger, you guys are doing a great job. Both of you are a constant source of inspiration.

This may seem trivial, but i noticed that big herc has placed a timestamp on his description to skip his intro. I can't think of any other youtuber who would do that for the intro skipping viewers convenience. He doesn't have to do that but he did, even when his intro is actually quite an honest piece and rundown of his life and mission. You are a good man Herc.

Badger a real OG as far as I’m concerned and I’m not from Cali I’m from Detroit 💯

7:30 Boo Boo Bop.. LOL

I appreciate you guys sharing these stories. Much respect!

"Billy I need help he was mean to me" Lmao I died. I like to think that's how it goes down sometimes.

They have you acting exactly how They want you to act in prison, you’re letting them win.

That little sign in the background makes me have to many questions.

"Somebody disrespects you in kindergarten, you deal with it right then and there"... yeah, I think you learned the wrong lessons in kindergarten. If someone slings words at you, just laugh at them and then ignore them.

I subbed, dude and the maker are real non biased non gang related*** very very dope series I Fuxkin love it. Deserves recognition

- There are 7 dislikes for this video. Who are these insects? - Always love a talk with OG Badger. When he gets going you always catch an interesting story or lingo you've never heard. - Looking forward to OG Badger's story of how he built life after prison and defied the odds.

He said Kidney garden 🤣🤣🤣

Prison is like high school, but with murderers.

good to see people trying to learn from the past, i have mixed feelings but good to see them trying to help somebody else.