Ear Hustle brings you the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration.... more
The Ear Hustle team is hard at work on our next season, which launches September 7! In the meantime, we’d... more
The jig was up for Ryan, so he told police he’d turn himself in. His mom had one request: a... more
The day before committing the crime that sent him to prison, Michael stood in a parking lot in Bakersfield, California,... more
This season we're flipping the script on our traditional Catch a Kite episodes, exploring questions asked and answered between San... more
Life in prison, without regular sex and intimacy, can cause all sorts of emotional and physical issues. Yep, we're going... more
What happens to a prison town when its main prison closes? The residents of Susanville, in Northern California, are about... more
Six massive murals span hundreds of feet across the walls of a San Quentin chow hall, depicting the history of... more
We talk about love on Ear Hustle, plenty, but it’s hard to think of prison as a “romantic” place. What... more
In California and many other states, calls from prison are limited to 15 minutes and are monitored, recorded, and often... more
Sometimes, when you’re up against a big state institution, you have to make some trouble. For this mini-episode, part of... more