It can be hard to admit, but some people are more comfortable inside prison than out. We meet people who... more

The countdown is on! Earlonne and Nigel give listeners a taste of what’s in store this season: some controversy, some... more

Our team inside San Quentin explores the complicated acts of crying and Hula dancing in prison, reports on the joys... more

Celebrating our 100th episode last year got the Ear Hustle team thinking about all the stories we’ve told since 2017.... more

In this collaboration with the venerable live-storytelling project The Moth, we share one man’s story about using a medical condition... more

We’re introducing you to one of our favorite recent podcast discoveries. In 1997, a racially motivated attack and its aftermath... more

What’s it like to serve out a prison sentence alongside your mom? At the Central California Women’s Facility, a handful... more

When he was growing up, gang life gave Larry confidence, purpose, and an identity. But after years behind bars, the... more

For our latest Catch a Kite episode, we’re taking advantage of a new tool: the electronic tablets that recently became... more

In honor of Mother’s Day, some decidedly un-Hallmark-y stories about incarceration and motherhood. Thanks to Mary Behun, Reggie, and Kat for... more

Inside prison, as well as out, some of us cling to stuff and some of us let go. In this... more

Twelve years ago, Nigel asked San Quentin resident Greg Eskridge to write a list of everything he owned in prison.... more

A bucolic garden, six kinds of breakfast cereal, and around-the-clock bedside vigil: How one California prison is trying to mitigate... more

We’ve never based a whole episode on a poem before, but this one, by Sky, took us by surprise. It’s... more

Season 13 is coming soon; in the meantime, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on in Ear Hustle Plus, our... more

In honor of our 100th episode (!) Ear Hustle revisits our very first one – “Cellies” – this time with... more

When she was in her 20s, Shanna was the victim of a violent attack. Ten years later, she’s ready to... more

Not long ago, Nigel and Earlonne spent time at the largest women’s prison in the world: The Central California Women’s... more

Can a prison be haunted? And why are good ghost stories — inside or outside of prison — so hard... more

If San Quentin were a magazine, what would it sound like? Ear Hustle’s new team inside – Sadiq, Steve, Tam,... more