Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle
Presentation
Hosted by
GenreDocumentary
FormatAudio
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBi-monthly
Length5–95 minutes
Production
Production
  • Earlonne Woods
  • Rahsaan "New York" Thomas
  • Nigel Poor
  • John "Yahya" Johnson
  • Julie Shapiro
  • Bruce Wallace
  • Amy Standen
  • Shabnam Sigman
  • Antwan Williams
Theme music composed byDavid Jassy
Audio formatMP3
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes100
Publication
Original releaseMay 25, 2017 (2017-05-25)
ProviderRadiotopia
Related
Websiteearhustlesq.com

Ear Hustle is a non-fiction podcast about prison life and life after incarceration created by Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, both formerly incarcerated, and Nigel Poor, an artist who volunteers at San Quentin State Prison. In 2016, it was selected by the Radiotopia network as the winner of its Podquest competition, and the following year released its first season. It was the first podcast to be entirely created and produced inside a prison.

In 2018, California governor Jerry Brown commuted Earlonne Woods' sentence, citing Ear Hustle as a significant contributor to his reformation as an American citizen.[1][2] Since his release, Woods has continued to co-host the podcast with Poor from outside prison, with Poor recording some parts in San Quentin with new co-host Rahsaan "New York" Thomas. Ear Hustle was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting, and won a Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award in 2021. Its thirteenth season began airing in May 2024.

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