Podcast Episodes

The Boom Boom Room

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Season 1 Episode 6

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Being married in prison is common. Opportunities to get intimate with your spouse are not, and – like everything else inside – are governed by both official and unofficial rules. In this episode of E…

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Catch a Kite

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Season 1 Episode 5

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“Kite” is a common term in prison for a written note. Over the course of the season, listeners have been encouraged to send in their questions about Ear Hustle via postcards, or “kites.” In this epis…

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Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

The SHU

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Season 1 Episode 4

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The hole, the box, solitary confinement. It doesn’t matter what you call it; doing time in the SHU (Security Housing Unit) means you are alone and segregated from the general prison population. In th…

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Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

Looking Out

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Season 1 Episode 3

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The need to nurture and show love for another living being (or, in San Quentin parlance, “looking out”) is an essential human impulse. Away from your family and friends in prison this can be difficul…

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Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

Misguided Loyalty

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Season 1 Episode 2

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Tommy Shakur Ross grew up in South Central Los Angles in the 1980’s. As a boy, he was seduced by what he saw as the “glamour” of gang life. Thirty years later, he is still paying the price for giving…

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Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Cellies

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Season 1 Episode 1

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At San Quentin State Prison, the typical cell measures approximately 4’ x 9’ and contains a bunk bed, toilet, sink, two men, and their six cubic feet of belongings. In our first episode of Ear Hustle…

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Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Meet Ear Hustle

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Season 1

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Ear Hustle brings you stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it. The podcast is a partnership between Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, currently incarcerated at San Que…

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Published on 8 years, 4 months ago