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Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle brings you the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. The podcast is a partnership between Nigel Poor, a Bay Area... Read more

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The SHU

The SHU

The hole, the box, solitary confinement. It doesn’t matter what you call it; doing time in the SHU (Security Housing Uni... Read more

26 Jul 2017

28mins

Ranked #2

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Tell Christy I Love Her

Tell Christy I Love Her

Tom was a cop; Jason was a teenager in a gang. One night in 1997, they had a violent encounter that Tom describes as “in... Read more

16 Oct 2019

43mins

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Life Shows Up

Life Shows Up

Getting a job after serving time is crucial to rebuilding your life, but a criminal record inevitably gets in the way. F... Read more

28 Aug 2019

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Us and Them

Us and Them

The relationships between incarcerated people and the correctional officers who guard their prisons are often as bad as ... Read more

1 Apr 2020

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Crew No. 7

Crew No. 7

Incarcerated people have long played an important role in firefighting in California. Now, in the middle of the state’s ... Read more

25 Nov 2020

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Ranked #6

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The Great Ear Hustle Cook Off

The Great Ear Hustle Cook Off

For our first-annual Ear Hustle Cook Off, four formerly-incarcerated people replicate meals they used to make inside the... Read more

7 Oct 2020

45mins

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Locked Down Again

Locked Down Again

As the Coronavirus pandemic locks down parts of America and the world, we revisit an episode from 2018 about how the San... Read more

18 Mar 2020

41mins

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Bittersweet

Bittersweet

In prison, life’s major milestones usually pass at a distance. In our season three finale, Earlonne gets up close to a b... Read more

12 Dec 2018

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Thick Glass

Thick Glass

Parenting is never easy, but from prison it's especially challenging. In this episode, incarcerated fathers share their ... Read more

25 Apr 2018

35mins

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Looking Out

Looking Out

The need to nurture and show love for another living being (or, in San Quentin parlance, “looking out”) is an essential ... Read more

12 Jul 2017

23mins

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Nobody Comes Back

Nobody Comes Back

Getting out of prison means freedom, but this liberation often comes with caveats. In our final episode of the season, t... Read more

10 Jun 2020

56mins

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A Message from Ear Hustle

A Message from Ear Hustle

Back in 2016, our podcast network, Radiotopia, made the Ear Hustle dream a reality. In honor of Radiotopia’s annual fund... Read more

27 Nov 2019

5mins

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Excuse Me on the Tier

Excuse Me on the Tier

Ear Hustle is back with season four! Let’s get oriented: to a new format and a new inside host, and through the stories ... Read more

5 Jun 2019

35mins

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Catch a Kite

Catch a Kite

“Kite” is a common term in prison for a written note. Over the course of the season, listeners have been encouraged to s... Read more

9 Aug 2017

28mins

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So Long

So Long

Leaving an organization or community often calls for an exit strategy – even in prison. In this final episode of season ... Read more

20 Jun 2018

41mins

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Snack Money

Snack Money

Running a prison takes a lot of work, and not just by the staff running the place. At San Quentin inmates work regular j... Read more

14 Aug 2019

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The Boom Boom Room

The Boom Boom Room

Being married in prison is common. Opportunities to get intimate with your spouse are not, and – like everything else in... Read more

30 Aug 2017

28mins

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Dirty Water

Dirty Water

Sex trafficking crimes are hard to talk about. In this episode, Sara and LA share their individual experiences of being ... Read more

28 Mar 2018

36mins

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The Workaround

The Workaround

Looking good and feeling good matters just as much on the inside, as on the outside. But in prison, you can't just walk ... Read more

11 Apr 2018

32mins

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The Row

The Row

San Quentin houses California’s only death row for male inmates. And though it’s technically not far from the media lab,... Read more

23 May 2018

42mins

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