Matt Reynolds: Animal Trainer, Professional Wrestler, and Prison Pen Pal

Episode 37 • January 05, 2026 • 00:28:38
Matt Reynolds: Animal Trainer, Professional Wrestler, and Prison Pen Pal
Prison Pen Pal Podcast
Matt Reynolds: Animal Trainer, Professional Wrestler, and Prison Pen Pal

Jan 05 2026 | 00:28:38

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Show Notes

Matt Reynolds, Prison Inmate #2014486 at the Great Plains Correctional Center, is quite possibly the most interesting man in Oklahoma. This former Marine, paint salesman, and toy store manager most recently worked as a groundbreaking animal trainer and behaviorist with giraffes, rhinos, and even an albino monkey. Now serving a 20-year sentence, Matt joins us via prison telephone to talk about the types of pen pals he hopes to meet, to share some of his life stories, and to describe one of the more memorable surgeries he assisted on. Spoiler Alert: It may involve a giraffe vomiting into his mouth!

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