One crime is treated differently than all others, both inside and outside of prison.
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Relationships between incarcerated people and correctional officers are… complicated.
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As lockdowns loom worldwide, we revisit and update a 2018 episode all about surviving prison lockdowns.
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Gator, Razor, Kill Switch, Mother Dearest — Ear Hustle is back with the stories and legends behind prison nicknames.
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A formerly incarcerated woman tells Earlonne and Nigel about the joys and dangers of being a commercial truck driver.
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Our network, Radiotopia, lets producers like us dream big.
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Surprise! In this season four bonus episode, Earlonne sits down with Ear Hustle co-founder, sound design and music contributor, and episode illustrator Antwan “Banks” Williams
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The violent encounter in 1997 between Tom, a cop, and Jason, a teenager in a gang, was inevitable. The decades-long aftermath was anything but.
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Receiving a death sentence in California doesn’t always mean you’ve reached the end of the road.
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By now an Ear Hustle tradition, this season’s “Catch a Kite” episode tackles questions and shares theme remixes from listeners around the world.
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Getting a job post-incarceration, with a criminal record trailing you, is all kinds of challenging.
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Believe it or not, there’s more to prison jobs than pounding out license plates and slinging cafeteria food.
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I think we can all agree: It’s high time we devoted a full episode to the music of San Quentin.
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After serving a long prison sentence, it can take a while to get your mack back.
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Everyone in prison dreams about the moment they’ll get out, but it’s the days, weeks and months after that make or break you.
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Hardly anyone writes letters anymore... except in (and to) prison.
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