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The Loop Ep. 2: Who What Where
Season 16 Episode 4
Nigel and Earlonne get a peek inside one of Crossroad’s residential halls, and hear from kids and staff about what it’s like to live and work here. A…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Loop Ep. 1: The Five Rules of Drama Club
Season 16 Episode 3
In the first episode of Ear Hustle’s all-new, all-New-York series, Nigel and Earlonne head to Brooklyn to hang out with incarcerated kids and staff a…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Starting Next Week: The Loop
Next week we’re dropping the first episode of our six-part series about kids who are involved, one way or another, in New York City’s criminal justic…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Catch a Kite: On Tour
Season 16 Episode 2
What textures do you miss in prison? How is menopause handled behind bars? What makes you feel dignified? These are just some of the questions we col…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ear Hustle Live! 2023
Season 16 Episode 1
At the end of 2023, Ear Hustle embarked on its first live tour — a celebration of our 100th episode. Nigel and Earlonne shared favorite moments from …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Revisiting “Future on Ice”
Season 15 Episode 12
Revisiting our 2018 episode “Future on Ice,” about the lives of immigrants in San Quentin.
Being an immigrant in an American prison can pose unique ch…
7 months, 1 week ago
San Quentin: The Magazine, Issue 3
Season 15 Episode 11
The candy craze that’s sweeping the prison. What happens when your cellie dies? An update to our continuing coverage on jeans. And, why some people l…
8 months ago
Revisiting “12 Hours on the Yard”
Season 15 Episode 10
Cat Schuknecht, Ear Hustle’s Senior Producer at the California Institution for Women, listens back to our 2023 episode “12 Hours on the Yard.” Inspir…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
30 Days
Season 15 Episode 9
Tam has been in prison for two decades, and is facing a third. But now, there’s a small chance a judge could send him home, time served. For one mont…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
I See the Castle
Season 15 Episode 8
Recently, Earlonne was drafted for a mysterious task: to pose for a photo with Nigel — wearing Minnie Mouse ears — while waving a fake “churro” in th…
10 months ago