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Ear Hustle: Everyday Stories About Life in Prison Episodes

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    Unwritten

    The colour of your skin influences your life in prison, from sharing food to birthdays

  2. This Place

    Built in 1852, San Quentin has its own story to tell

  3. Thick Glass

    Parenting is never easy, but from prison it's especially challenging

  4. The Workaround

    Looking good and feeling good matters just as much on the inside, as on the outside

  5. The Shu

    Solitary confinement鈥� stories from four men who spent years by themselves in prison

  6. The Row

    Death row is almost like a prison within a prison

  7. The Boom Boom Room

    Being married in prison is common. Opportunities to get intimate with your spouse are not

  8. The Big No No

    In prison, falling in love with staff or volunteers is prohibited. But鈥� it happens.

  9. Tell Christy I Loved Her

    The violent encounter between a cop and a teenager lead to a decade long aftermath.

  10. So Long

    Leaving an organization or community often calls for an exit strategy 鈥� even in prison

  11. Snack Money

    There鈥檚 more to prison jobs than pounding out license plates and slinging cafeteria food

  12. Respect The Paper

    Hardly anyone writes letters anymore... except in (and to) prison

  13. Prime Real Estate

    Stories of romance, dating and playing the field from prison

  14. Pride Month Special

    Content acquired for 大象传媒 Sounds

  15. Myths & Monikers

    Gator, Razor, Kill Switch, Mother Dearest 鈥� Ear Hustle stories about prison nicknames.

  16. My Understanding of This Place, Part 1

    Nigel takes Earlonne on a mystery tour of San Quentin.

  17. Moms

    Let鈥檚 give the moms their due.

  18. Misguided Loyalty

    The perceived thrill of gang life can be hard to resist. consequences can last a lifetime

  19. Looking Out

    Meet Rauch, who has figured out how to 鈥渓ook out鈥� critters around the place.

  20. Life Shows Up

    Getting a job post-incarceration, with a criminal record, is all kinds of challenging

  21. Left Behind

    How do inmates with profoundly long sentences cope with their realities?

  22. Last Memory: Ryan and Earlonne

    Ryan and Earlonne share memories of their final moments before heading to prison.

  23. Kissing The Concrete

    Everyone in prison dreams about getting out, but it鈥檚 the time after that's make or break

  24. It's Time

    Earlonne and Nigel got some big news yesterday from the office of CA Governor Jerry Brown

  25. Inside Music

    I think we can all agree: It鈥檚 time we devoted an episode to the music of San Quentin

  26. I Want The Fairytale

    After serving a long prison sentence, it can take a while to get your mack back

  27. Home For Me Is Really A Memory

    How do you live a meaningful life when nearly all of it is spent behind bars?

  28. Gold Coats And OGs

    Dealing with aging and death is never easy. In prison, it's especially challenging.

  29. Getting A Date

    There are only a few ways to leave prison: serve your time, get out on parole...or escape

  30. Future on Ice

    Being an immigrant in an American prison can pose unique challenges.

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