{"podcast":{"title":"Ear Hustle","slug":"ear-hustle-176237","podcast_index_feed_id":176237,"rss_url":"https://feeds.earhustlesq.com/earhustlesq","website_url":"https://www.earhustlesq.com/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/59/images/055e0d9c-b0aa-45f4-95c9-0dbbb99a56cc/Ear_Hustle_1.png","author":"Ear Hustle & Radiotopia (Maggie.Gourville@prx.org)","episode_count":184,"summary":"Ear Hustle is prison slang for eavesdropping, and that’s what listening to the show feels like: a raw, often funny, and always surprising peek into the reality of life inside prison. Hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods co-created the show that launched in 2017 while Earlonne was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, where Nigel was a volunteer teaching photography. Since Earlonne’s release in 2018, the show has expanded to include stories from prisons across the state, including the California Institution for Women, as well as stories about getting out of prison and starting over, post-incarceration. From finding romance, to grappling with a life sentence, to trying to parent via 15-minute phone calls, Ear Hustle stories deliver what This American Life host Ira Glass calls a “\"very real” and “untragic” take on prison life. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX, a network of independent listener-supported podcasts. Discover audio with vision at radiotopia.fm and learn more about Ear Hustle at earhustlesq.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:18:43.259757+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ear-hustle-176237"},"episode":{"title":"Dear Ear Hustle","slug":"dear-ear-hustle","published_at":"2026-03-18T09:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ear-hustle-176237/dear-ear-hustle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ear-hustle-176237","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_59_d9d4d342-8871-4331-979c-b642fa2f1c4f&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.earhustlesq.com%2Fearhustlesq","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/c52dde/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/mgln.ai/e/48/dovetail.prxu.org/_/59/d9d4d342-8871-4331-979c-b642fa2f1c4f/1702_DEAR_EAR_HUSTLE_Seg_A_FF_-16.mp3","summary":"The letters come from all over: incarcerated men and women listening to Ear Hustle on their tablets, fans tuning in from as far as Australia and the Philippines. Most of the time, the feedback is positive — but not always. On this first-ever letters episode, we follow up with a few of those listeners. Thank you to Caroline, Gabby, and Jennifer, for talking to us for this episode. This episode was scored with music by David Jassy, Antwan Williams, Dwight Krizman, and Bruce Wallace. Big thanks to Warden Andes and Lt. Berry at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center; Acting Warden Parker, Associate Warden Lewis, and Lt. Avina at the California Institution for Women; and Warden De La Cruz and Lt. Williams at the Central California Women’s Facility for their support of the show. Don’t miss Ear Hustle Live on tour! Get the scoop at earhustlesq.com/tour . Support our team and get even more Ear Hustle by subscribing to Ear Hustle Plus today. Sign up at earhustlesq.com/plus or directly in Apple Podcasts. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia , from PRX. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices","meta_description":"The letters come from all over: incarcerated men and women listening to Ear Hustle on their tablets, fans tuning in from as far as Australia and the Phili…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2799,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ear-hustle-176237/episodes/dear-ear-hustle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ear-hustle-176237/dear-ear-hustle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}