San Quentin’s population is changing, and a lot of the old ways are dying out. But some prison OGs don’t want to let go of the past. Big thanks to Lieutenant Guim'Mara Berry and Acting Warden Oak Smith for their support of the show. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com.
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How does incarceration shape your dreams?
We meet Rahsaan “New York” Thomas at the gates of San Quentin.
Ear Hustle says goodbye to dear friend and “approver” extraordinaire, Lieutenant Sam Robinson.
An interview takes an unexpected turn.
Ear Hustle goes inside Norway’s famed prisons.
The music episode is back!
The architecture of prison shapes how you do your time.
Privacy is a glimmer of freedom.
Postcards from our first-ever international reporting trip.
Lots of people lie about their crimes. Sam kept lying, for 23 years.
Life in prison sure can mess with your senses.
From the show "Uncuffed": Two unexpected letters arrive at San Quentin.
In My Mother Made Me, the new series from Radiotopia Presents, a mother and son consider what each has learned from the other.
From a booth at Applebee’s and the corner of Firmona and Marine Avenues in Lawndale, Ryan and Earlonne share memories of their final moments before heading to prison.
Michael’s last memory before going to prison is set in a parking lot in Bakersfield, California.
Incarcerated men are from Mars; incarcerated women are from Venus.
What’s it like to go years, even decades, without intimate physical contact with another person?
In a remote part of Northern California, a prison town is losing its oldest prison. Ear Hustle took a road trip to hear how Susanvillers are reacting to the news.
The mysteries behind San Quentin’s epic murals.