Podcast Episodes

Life Shows Up

Season 4 Episode 7

Getting a job after serving time is crucial to rebuilding your life, but a criminal record inevitably gets in the way. Four people share stories abou…

7 years ago

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Snack Money

Season 4 Episode 6

Running a prison takes a lot of work, and not just by the staff running the place. At San Quentin inmates work regular jobs, earn pennies on the hour…

7 years, 1 month ago

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Inside Music

Season 4 Episode 5

I think we can all agree: It’s high time we devoted a full episode to the music of San Quentin.

Thanks to all of the musicians who talked with us for…

7 years, 1 month ago

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I Want the Fairy Tale

Season 4 Episode 4

How does dating work in your 30s when you’ve been locked up since you were 15? How soon do you share your incarceration history with new love interes…

7 years, 2 months ago

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Kissing the Concrete

Season 4 Episode 3

Serving a prison sentence is hard, but getting out isn’t exactly a cakewalk, either. A lot depends on who’s waiting for you, what you have lined up o…

7 years, 2 months ago

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Respect the Paper

Season 4 Episode 2

Hardly anyone writes letters anymore. On the streets it’s all texting, posting, sharing and liking. But in prison, pens, paper, envelopes and stamps …

7 years, 2 months ago

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Excuse Me on the Tier

Season 4 Episode 1

Ear Hustle is back with season four! Let’s get oriented: to a new format and a new inside host, and through the stories of guys learning the prison r…

7 years, 3 months ago

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Season four preview

Season 4

Ear Hustle is back with season four, starting June 5. Mark your calendars and tell your friends!

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7 years, 3 months ago

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Road Trip

Season 3

Ear Hustle will return with season four later this year, but in the meantime, here’s a timely bonus episode. Nigel and Earlonne hit the road and driv…

7 years, 8 months ago

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P.S. Asking and Giving

Season 3

As the annual Radiotopia fundraiser wraps up, we bring you one final missive of the year, including an appeal for support, a chance encounter and a m…

7 years, 9 months ago

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