Ear Hustle

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From PRX’s Radiotopia, Ear Hustle brings you the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration.

From PRX’s Radiotopia, Ear Hustle brings you the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration.
Launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison, the podcast is a partnership between Nigel Poor, a Bay Area visual artist, and Earlonne Woods, formerly incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison.

Crediting:
If airing Ear Hustle, please credit "From PRX's Radiotopia..." anywhere on the web that Ear Hustle appears.


76 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Episode 58: The Whole Shabang
From: Ear Hustle
Series: Ear Hustle
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Stories from the pages of the prison catalogs.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 44:11
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 57: Catch a Kite 6
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Series: Ear Hustle
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Listeners have questions; our team found answers. Catch a Kite is back!

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 45:31
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 56: Lifer Bakery
From: Ear Hustle
Series: Ear Hustle
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A small Israeli bakery in San Francisco has become a lifeline for people just out of prison.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 41:32
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 55: Marcel and Angie
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Two stories about being a transgender person, in prison.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 54: Hot Trash
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Series: Ear Hustle
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Stories from prison visiting rooms.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 48:50
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 53: Sugarbutt’s a Snail
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Three Ear Hustlers, revisited.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 46:51
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 52: The Bells
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Stories from the COVID outbreak in California’s prisons

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WMMT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:18
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 51: The Trail
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In the wake of a violent crime, a perpetrator and victim ask what accountability and survival really look like.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 52:18
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 50: Crew No. 7
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In the middle of California’s worst fire season on record, we meet a few formerly incarcerated people training to become firefighters.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 45:25
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 48: Are You Listening?
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Series: Ear Hustle
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When a parent is incarcerated, the relationship with their kid is changed forever.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 44:28
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 47: The Great Ear Hustle Cook Off
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Four formerly-incarcerated contestants put their cooking skills to the test.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 45:37
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 46: The Christmas Boxes
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Series: Ear Hustle
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Stories about the things you keep with you in prison and the stuff you leave behind.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 52:14
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 45: The Gray Goose
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Stories from when you’re locked up and on the road.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WCNY


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 51:24
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 44: Nobody Comes Back
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Some people walk out of prison and straight into a whole new type of incarceration.

Bought by WCNY and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 56:18
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 43: Tired of Running
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Running from the law to avoid incarceration can become its own kind of prison.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 12, 2020
  • Length: 46:09
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 42: Catch A Kite 5
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Ear Hustle answers questions from kids incarcerated at a juvenile facility in Madison, Wisconsin.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 43:12
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 41: Hold That Space
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Four women share stories of trying to love across prison walls.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 46:24
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 40: Sorry Means Nothing
From: Ear Hustle
Series: Ear Hustle
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One crime is treated differently than all others, both inside and outside of prison.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 39: Us and Them
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Relationships between incarcerated people and correctional officers are… complicated.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WCNY, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 56:16
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 38: Locked Down Again
From: Ear Hustle
Series: Ear Hustle
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As the world faces a lockdown, here’s an updated version of a 2018 episode all about surviving prison lockdowns.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 41:13
  • Purchases: 2