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Ear Hustle: Everyday Stories About Life in PrisonEpisodes

  1. Unwritten

    The colour of your skin influences your life in prison, from sharing food to birthdays

  2. This Place

    Built in 1852, San Quentin has its own story to tell

  3. Thick Glass

    Parenting is never easy, but from prison it's especially challenging

  4. The Wrong Line of Business

    We’re sorry, Julie. Earlonne’s here with his “mystery” episode, and it’s a doozy.

  5. The Workaround

    Looking good and feeling good matters just as much on the inside, as on the outside

  6. The Shu

    Solitary confinement… stories from four men who spent years by themselves in prison

  7. The Row

    Death row is almost like a prison within a prison

  8. The Boom Boom Room

    Being married in prison is common. Opportunities to get intimate with your spouse are not

  9. The Big No No

    In prison, falling in love with staff or volunteers is prohibited. But… it happens.

  10. Tell Christy I Loved Her

    The violent encounter between a cop and a teenager lead to a decade long aftermath.

  11. So Long

    Leaving an organization or community often calls for an exit strategy — even in prison

  12. Snack Money

    There’s more to prison jobs than pounding out license plates and slinging cafeteria food

  13. Respect The Paper

    Hardly anyone writes letters anymore... except in (and to) prison

  14. Prime Real Estate

    Stories of romance, dating and playing the field from prison

  15. Pride Month Special

    We’re serving up some of our best stories about the LGBTQ community inside prison.

  16. Myths & Monikers

    Gator, Razor, Kill Switch, Mother Dearest — Ear Hustle stories about prison nicknames.

  17. My Understanding of This Place: Nigel & Earlonne

    Nigel and Earlonne’s San Quentin memory places.

  18. My Understanding of This Place, Part 2

    The final stops on Nigel’s San Quentin mystery tour.

  19. My Understanding of This Place, Part 1

    Nigel takes Earlonne on a mystery tour of San Quentin.

  20. Moms

    Let’s give the moms their due.

  21. Misguided Loyalty

    The perceived thrill of gang life can be hard to resist. consequences can last a lifetime

  22. Looking Out

    Meet Rauch, who has figured out how to “look out” critters around the place.

  23. Life Shows Up

    Getting a job post-incarceration, with a criminal record, is all kinds of challenging

  24. Left Behind

    How do inmates with profoundly long sentences cope with their realities?

  25. Last Memory: Ryan and Earlonne

    Ryan and Earlonne share memories of their final moments before heading to prison.

  26. Last Memory: Linda

    The day before she committed her crime, Linda went to Mass with her mother.

  27. Last Memory: Leisha

    Two red lines and the Philosopher of 7-Eleven.

  28. Kissing The Concrete

    Everyone in prison dreams about getting out, but it’s the time after that's make or break

  29. It's Time

    Earlonne and Nigel got some big news yesterday from the office of CA Governor Jerry Brown

  30. Inside Music

    I think we can all agree: It’s time we devoted an episode to the music of San Quentin

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