Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Hope Lacquer
Season 13 Episode 4
Inside prison, as well as out, some of us cling to stuff and some of us let go. In this episode: two cell-block neighbors engage in a gentle dispute,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Five Mirrors
Season 13 Episode 3
Twelve years ago, Nigel asked San Quentin resident Greg Eskridge to write a list of everything he owned in prison. That much, Earlonne remembers. The…
1 year, 11 months ago
What's Up, Michael Freeman?
Season 13 Episode 2
A bucolic garden, six kinds of breakfast cereal, and around-the-clock bedside vigil: How one California prison is trying to mitigate the fears and un…
2 years ago
A Rock Across a Lake
Season 13 Episode 1
We’ve never based a whole episode on a poem before, but this one, by Sky, took us by surprise. It’s both a record of longing for all the things she c…
2 years ago
Ear Hustle Extra: A Sneak Peek at "Cellies, with Commentary"
Season 13 is coming soon; in the meantime, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on in Ear Hustle Plus, our new subscription feed. In this excerpt, Nigel …
2 years, 1 month ago
Bunkies
Season 12 Episode 8
In honor of our 100th episode (!), Ear Hustle revisits our very first one – “Cellies” – this time with a twist: Residents of the California Instituti…
2 years, 3 months ago
Shine Some Light
Season 12 Episode 7
When she was in her 20s, Shanna was the victim of a violent attack. Ten years later, she’s ready to talk about the experience and the “full-time job”…
2 years, 4 months ago
That World
Season 12 Episode 6
Nigel and Earlonne visit the largest women's prison in the world, the Central California Women's Facility, and speak to five people about building a …
2 years, 4 months ago
Do You Think There Are Ghosts Here?
Season 12 Episode 5
Can a prison be haunted? And why are good ghost stories — inside or outside of prison — so hard to come by? The Ear Hustle team goes ghost hunting at…
2 years, 5 months ago
San Quentin: The Magazine
Season 12 Episode 4
If San Quentin were a magazine, what would it sound like? Ear Hustle’s new team inside – Sadiq, Steve, Tam, and the Two Tonys – delivers audio storie…
2 years, 5 months ago