[6], Multiple reviewers noted how funny the show can be, despite often dealing with serious topics, and how uncommon it is to find humor in media taking place in real life prison settings. My HVAC Problems Teach Me About Inequality, The anatomy of a 'high-profile' rape case, In Praise of Loud Women — the Joy and Power of Being Noisy and Female, Not All Masculinity is Fragile: How to Tell if Yours Might be Precious. Episodes offer a nuanced view of people involved with the American prison system and those reintegrating into society after serving time. “I don’t know if the governor listens, but people in his office listen. Thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Acting Warden Ron Broomfield for their support. How do you survive? The prison also went on lockdown during production, halting work and requiring additional administrative steps to both create and release the audio. Until this is resolved, he is not really able to come to the media lab,” Nigel said. And I shared notes with both of them, and finally we got them both together. We started by interviewing LA and Sara separately, and then sat them across from each other to hash it out. Working closely with our editor Curtis Fox has been invaluable. You would think E and I had made an extensive plan as to how the process would work, but in fact we hadn’t — we sat them down, gave one prompt (which I believe was to share some background about they grew up), stepped back and pushed record. “They love the fact that we are humanizing the incarcerated population,” Earlonne said. [4] Its first season began on June 14, 2017, and ended with its tenth episode on October 25, 2017. Tune in to listen @ earhustlesq.com! Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com, wher... Tom was a cop; Jason was a teenager in a gang. “Men constantly come up to tell me how much they love the show, and that their children are tuning in and sharing it with their friends,” she said. In 2016, Poor saw Public Radio Exchange’s Radiotopia network was sponsoring a podcast talent contest, and she asked Lt. Sam Robinson, San Quentin’s spokesman, for permission to enter. Sound design is by outside production adviser Pat Mesiti-Miller, David Jassy and Antwan Williams. The podcast is a partnership between Nigel Poor, a Bay Area visual artist, and Earlonne Woods, formerly incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and was co-founded with former San Quentin resident Antwan Williams. I have learned so much about putting a podcast together, and what has improved most for me are my writing skills — I didn’t know podcasting required so much writing. The shirts are available for purchase here. The fourth season of “Ear Hustle,” which will be released this summer, will feature stories of his re-entry to society and interviews with other inmates released after long sentences. The second season, like the first, will also air inside the prison on San Quentin’s closed-circuit station. His commutation includes reference to Earlonne's work on the podcast. The sound design sounded better for season two. Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com, where you can also sign up for our newsletter and order a T-shirt, sticker pack or mug. Lt. Robinson told me he let us enter because he never thought we would win,” she said, laughing. Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com, where you can also sign up for our newsletter and order a T-shirt, sticker pack or mug. Thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Acting Warden Ron Broomfield for their support. And speaking of experimenting with sound, the team is trying a few new things with their sound design for season two. (AP Photo/Ben Margot), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news, Ear Hustle,” a podcast he co-hosts and co-produces. If you can spare a little to support the show, go to earhustlesq.com/donate. "[9] She also praised its originality, "[using] prisoners' storytelling skills to show what it's like to spend decades behind bars. The term "ear hustle" is prison slang for eavesdropping. Earlonne: Since the listeners love to hear the songs from within these walls, we’re thinking of adding a song or spoken word piece in each episode. The Ear Hustle team works in the San Francisco Bay Area, both in San Quentin State Prison’s media lab and from offices on the outside, to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny and always honest. Due to the complex and time-consuming bureaucratic challenges associated with unusual prison activities, she decided that audio would be easier to manage than video. “There’s a lot of people that’s in there that should be out,” Woods said. Season two of Ear Hustle was wonderful, challenging and over too soon!. Also, we’re thinking about writing down eight places to go within San Quentin and in each episode, we’ll pick a number and just go to that location and talk about whatever is happening there. “I love when the guys that have been incarcerated for over 40 years come up to me and say that they love the show and are ready to share their incarcerated experiences.”. On November 21, 2018, California governor Jerry Brown commuted Earlonne Woods' sentence, citing Ear Hustle as a significant contributor to his reformation as an American citizen. One woman reflects back on six years spent on the lam in Mexico, after her husband was charged with murder and their family fled south. Plus, we’ll share some of our favorite listener-generated Ear Hustle theme remixes. He and Poor also plan to visit maximum-security prisons and tell the stories of prisoners there. [9], Ear Hustle is the first podcast to be created entirely inside a prison.[10][11]. During their podcast, Woods and fellow creator and outside co-host, prison volunteer Nigel Poor, give listeners a peek into the hardships and small joys of men incarcerated at the medium-security facility. In 2016, it was selected by the Radiotopia network as the winner of its Podquest competition, and subsequently released its first season between June and October 2017. Listeners have praised “Ear Hustle” online as “eye-opening” and “incredibly humanizing.” For Woods, one of the most meaningful reviews came from the governor’s office when they called with the good news. “The one thing that the lady said, you know, she told me, ‘We love the podcast in this office,’” Woods told The Associated Press of the commutation call from Brown’s office. Re:store Justice’s amazing colleague, Anouthinh aka Choy is featured. ), sign up for our newsletter and order a T-shirt, sticker pack or mug. Bonus: 100% of profits from merch sales through September 30th will go to the Prison University Project. “It will also be a place where we can experiment with sound.”. The free show also can be accessed in prisons throughout California and the United Kingdom. “I hope that Ear Hustle continues to create dialogues that make regular citizens want to get involved,” he said. Nigel says her personal goal is to craft an episode about food. In season two we tackled some very hard topics and made a conscious decision to tell stories that didn’t always have completely likable characters. The podcast offers listeners an intimate look into lives society doesn’t spend much time thinking about, said Woods, who spent 21 years behind bars. Now available on our website: Ear Hustle face masks! At the end of the day we all knew there was nothing more to say, nothing more to ask for. EIN: 82-3202179, Copyright © 2019 Re:Store Justice. Well … that wasn’t really the case. And Earlonne says he’d like to see people on the outside keep listening to the second season of the show. Listener discretion is advised. “People don’t expect to have something in common with those telling their stories from prison, but the details of their lives resonate with listeners because they hear these men encounter daily life in some of the same ways that we do,” Shapiro said. “We are adding things and people to the show, and just trying to expand creatively. Ear Hustle is back with its second season today, March 14, and the new season means new sounds and new stories. Earlonne: And I’m sure all of our listeners will be happy that the show will be extended by a few minutes. Our mission is to change the way society and the justice system respond to violence and harm. There are few topics we cannot discuss in an open way. Four women share their stories of loving incarcerated men, and the challenges they face in maintaining their relationships, staying hopeful about an eventual reunion, and carrying on with their lives on the outside. In interviews with the hosts, inmates discuss struggles such as finding a compatible cellmate to share a 5- by 10-foot (1.5- by 3-meter) cell, share why they take care of frogs or black widow spiders as if they were pets, or describe the impact of solitary confinement or being on death row. Ear Hustle is a non-fiction podcast about prison life produced at San Quentin State Prison by former inmate Earlonne Woods and former inmate Antwan Williams, along with Nigel Poor, an artist who volunteers at the prison. Here are a few other shows to check out over the summer: The Secret Life of Prisons, from the Prison Radio Association in the UK. To tide you over until then, here’s a taste of season two, including our first go at a regular, new segment: Count Time. Back in 2016, our podcast network, Radiotopia, made the Ear Hustle dream a reality. But they don’t know what happens after you get to prison,” Woods said. Ear Hustle i... Getting a job after serving time is crucial to rebuilding your life, but a criminal record inevitably gets in the way. Julie Shapiro, Radiotopia executive producer, describes the podcast as a “roller coaster of emotions” that challenges what people understand about life in prison. It is the first podcast to be created entirely inside a prison. It received 1,537 entries from 53 countries. In honor of Radiotopia’s annual fundraiser, Nigel and Earlonne dream a little about what other podcasts they might make one day. But I’m sure whatever it is, it will be a great addition to the show. These episodes will also feature a new segment, called Count Time. We brought Sara up from Los Angeles to participate in the story, and thought we would need two days to complete all the interviews. 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