"Listening to Ear Hustle feels transportive - not just because most of the stories take place in prisons, a place I haven't experienced, but because the choices the show makes to slow down these stories and take the time to tell them carefully and compassionately. Love the hosts and all of the producers - they are so generous with letting the listeners into their world."

- Emily Malterre, Question Everything

Ear Hustle brings listeners inside the walls of prison with rare intimacy, clarity, and empathy, telling stories about incarceration not through statistics or punditry, but through lived experience. Created and originally co-hosted by artist Nigel Poor and formerly incarcerated storyteller Earlonne Woods, the show offers a nuanced portrait of life behind bars—its routines, absurdities, griefs, and small victories—while also tracing the long shadows of the criminal justice system beyond prison walls. With its quiet, grounded storytelling and human-centered approach, Ear Hustle redefines prison journalism, replacing abstraction with connection and offering dignity where it’s so often denied.