Episode 100: Bunkies

For our 100th episode, Ear Hustle revisits our very first one — “Cellies” — this time with a twist. Residents of the California Institution for Women tell us stories about “bunkies”: the good, the bad, and the … complicated.

Thanks to Amber, Amy, Ashley, Barbara, Denise, Desiree, Gladys, Krista, Jazmine, Jessica, Shannon, Sherri, Stephanie, and Tera for speaking with us at CIW.

This episode was scored with music by Antwan Williams, David Jassy, Derrel Sadiq Davis, Rhashiyd Zinnamon, and Earlonne Woods.

Big thanks to Lt. William Newborg and Acting Warden Molly Hill at the California Institution for Women, as well as Acting Warden Oak Smith and Lt. Guim'Mara Berry at San Quentin State Prison, for their support of the show.

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You can download the episode here and find the transcript here.