Ear Hustle Podcast
@earhustlesq.com
The daily realities of life inside prison, shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. Proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.
For the final episode of The Loop, we take the train uptown to Children's Museum of Manhattan, where a group of incarcerated dads from Rikers Island are playing games, eating lunch, and doing arts and crafts with their kids. buff.ly/0SKZWwx
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
For the final episode of The Loop, we take the train uptown to Children's Museum of Manhattan, where a group of incarcerated dads from Rikers Island are playing games, eating lunch, and doing arts and crafts with their kids. buff.ly/0SKZWwx
YAY AREA 🎤 Tickets for Ear Hustle Live in San Francisco are now on sale! Tickets are also on sale for Portland, Seattle, and LA shows. And, for each outside show we do on this West Coast tour, we're planning to do a show inside a nearby prison. Details: earhustlesq.com/tour
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
YAY AREA 🎤 Tickets for Ear Hustle Live in San Francisco are now on sale! Tickets are also on sale for Portland, Seattle, and LA shows. And, for each outside show we do on this West Coast tour, we're planning to do a show inside a nearby prison. Details: earhustlesq.com/tour
For the final episode of our all-NYC series, we take the train to the Children's Museum of Manhattan, where a group of incarcerated dads from Rikers Island are playing games, eating lunch, and doing arts and crafts with their kids. buff.ly/YXJACf0
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For the final episode of our all-NYC series, we take the train to the Children's Museum of Manhattan, where a group of incarcerated dads from Rikers Island are playing games, eating lunch, and doing arts and crafts with their kids. buff.ly/YXJACf0
Kaysha is in her early 20s: low on resources, but big on dreams. Sometimes, those dreams feel so close to reality; other times, she's pulled back into a life she wants to leave behind. In Episode 5, we follow Kaysha as she tries to break out of the loop. www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202...
The Loop Ep. 5: Yes, And ... — Ear Hustle
Kaysha’s story
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December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Kaysha is in her early 20s: low on resources, but big on dreams. Sometimes, those dreams feel so close to reality; other times, she's pulled back into a life she wants to leave behind. In Episode 5, we follow Kaysha as she tries to break out of the loop. www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202...
Kaysha is in her early 20s: low on resources, big on dreams. Sometimes, those dreams feel so close to reality; other times, she's pulled back into a life she badly wants to leave behind. In Episode 5, we follow her as she tries to break out of the loop: buff.ly/TlsShFP
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Kaysha is in her early 20s: low on resources, big on dreams. Sometimes, those dreams feel so close to reality; other times, she's pulled back into a life she badly wants to leave behind. In Episode 5, we follow her as she tries to break out of the loop: buff.ly/TlsShFP
On the latest episode of The Loop: Life on Crossroads' girls unit. buff.ly/pDbCA19
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On the latest episode of The Loop: Life on Crossroads' girls unit. buff.ly/pDbCA19
Boys at Crossroads outnumber girls 10 to one, but if you ask staff about who's harder to work with, it's the girls, hands down. To learn more about life on the girls' hall, we follow two sisters who have cycled in and out of New York's juvenile justice system. buff.ly/pDbCA19
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Boys at Crossroads outnumber girls 10 to one, but if you ask staff about who's harder to work with, it's the girls, hands down. To learn more about life on the girls' hall, we follow two sisters who have cycled in and out of New York's juvenile justice system. buff.ly/pDbCA19
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE for three of our upcoming tour dates! This is an all-new show for West Coast audiences — and, for every outside show we do on this tour, we're planning to do one at a local prison. We can't wait. earhustlesq.com/tour
Tour — Ear Hustle
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE for three of our upcoming tour dates! This is an all-new show for West Coast audiences — and, for every outside show we do on this tour, we're planning to do one at a local prison. We can't wait. earhustlesq.com/tour
At Crossroads, three little letters can spark some very big drama. Keys fly, milk is thrown, and insults are hurled, while adults and kids figure out how to deal with it and keep the peace. Episode 3 of our series The Loop is out now: buff.ly/yL7VemE
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
At Crossroads, three little letters can spark some very big drama. Keys fly, milk is thrown, and insults are hurled, while adults and kids figure out how to deal with it and keep the peace. Episode 3 of our series The Loop is out now: buff.ly/yL7VemE
Nigel and Earlonne get a peek inside one of Crossroad's residential halls, and hear from kids and staff about what it's like to live and work here. Episode 2 of The Loop is out now: buff.ly/FiIOjeh
October 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Nigel and Earlonne get a peek inside one of Crossroad's residential halls, and hear from kids and staff about what it's like to live and work here. Episode 2 of The Loop is out now: buff.ly/FiIOjeh
Nigel and Earlonne get a peek inside one of Crossroad's residential halls, and hear from kids and staff about what it's like to live and work here. Along the way, they cause some drama of their own. Listen to episode 2 of The Loop: buff.ly/Ty0G1l2
October 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Nigel and Earlonne get a peek inside one of Crossroad's residential halls, and hear from kids and staff about what it's like to live and work here. Along the way, they cause some drama of their own. Listen to episode 2 of The Loop: buff.ly/Ty0G1l2
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🎭 Hunter Silberman School of Social Work Professor Adam Brown is researching how improv impacts incarcerated youth. His work with the Drama Club & @earhustlesq.com explores whether theater can reduce violence & boost self-expression.
Learn more: hunter.cuny.edu/news/how-imp...
Learn more: hunter.cuny.edu/news/how-imp...
How Improv Improves Lives: Hunter Professor on Prison Drama Club | Hunter College
A new series from the Pulitzer Prize – nominated podcast Ear Hustle, “The Loop,” began airing on October 8.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🎭 Hunter Silberman School of Social Work Professor Adam Brown is researching how improv impacts incarcerated youth. His work with the Drama Club & @earhustlesq.com explores whether theater can reduce violence & boost self-expression.
Learn more: hunter.cuny.edu/news/how-imp...
Learn more: hunter.cuny.edu/news/how-imp...
In the first episode of Ear Hustle's all-new, all-New-York series, Nigel and Earlonne head to Brooklyn to hang out with incarcerated kids and staff at the Crossroads Juvenile Center.
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www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202...
The Loop Ep. 1: The Five Rules of Drama Club — Ear Hustle
Zip zap zop
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October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In the first episode of Ear Hustle's all-new, all-New-York series, Nigel and Earlonne head to Brooklyn to hang out with incarcerated kids and staff at the Crossroads Juvenile Center.
www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202...
www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/202...
In the first episode of Ear Hustle's all-new, all-New-York series, Nigel and Earlonne head to Brooklyn to hang out with incarcerated kids and staff at the Crossroads Juvenile Center. Listen to Episode 1 of The Loop: buff.ly/6AGOshv
October 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In the first episode of Ear Hustle's all-new, all-New-York series, Nigel and Earlonne head to Brooklyn to hang out with incarcerated kids and staff at the Crossroads Juvenile Center. Listen to Episode 1 of The Loop: buff.ly/6AGOshv
Next week we're dropping the first episode of our six-part series about kids who are involved, one way or another, in New York City's criminal justice system. We’re calling it "The Loop." You can find the series, starting October 8, wherever you listen to Ear Hustle.
October 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Next week we're dropping the first episode of our six-part series about kids who are involved, one way or another, in New York City's criminal justice system. We’re calling it "The Loop." You can find the series, starting October 8, wherever you listen to Ear Hustle.
NEW EPISODE: What textures do you miss in prison? How is menopause handled behind bars? What makes you feel dignified? We collected questions while on tour this summer, and got them answered by women incarcerated in Ohio and Oklahoma: buff.ly/JPvz5h6
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NEW EPISODE: What textures do you miss in prison? How is menopause handled behind bars? What makes you feel dignified? We collected questions while on tour this summer, and got them answered by women incarcerated in Ohio and Oklahoma: buff.ly/JPvz5h6
In our latest episode, we listen back to our 2023 live show at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles. In her opening monologue, Nigel talks about the objects she finds in the San Quentin parking lot. You can now see all the photos, along with her monologue, on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/tw8xGtNlP2M
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In our latest episode, we listen back to our 2023 live show at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles. In her opening monologue, Nigel talks about the objects she finds in the San Quentin parking lot. You can now see all the photos, along with her monologue, on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/tw8xGtNlP2M
Ear Hustle, live in Los Angeles!
New episode, out now: buff.ly/GLDVfNG
New episode, out now: buff.ly/GLDVfNG
September 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ear Hustle, live in Los Angeles!
New episode, out now: buff.ly/GLDVfNG
New episode, out now: buff.ly/GLDVfNG
NEW EPISODE: In 2023, Ear Hustle embarked on its first live tour — a celebration of our 100th episode. On the heels of our second tour, we bring you a never-before-heard recording from the first one: a show we did at the Lodge Room in Earlonne's hometown of LA. buff.ly/qRUlGtt
September 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW EPISODE: In 2023, Ear Hustle embarked on its first live tour — a celebration of our 100th episode. On the heels of our second tour, we bring you a never-before-heard recording from the first one: a show we did at the Lodge Room in Earlonne's hometown of LA. buff.ly/qRUlGtt
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extremely cool to talk to Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor for @indyweek.bsky.social about Ear Hustle's origin story and how they've maintained a creative vision across fifteen seasons. @earhustlesq.com is in Durham next week!
“Stories of Everyday Life in Prison”: Talking With Ear Hustle Co-Hosts Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor
Ear Hustle Live!, the popular podcast's touring iteration, comes to The Carolina Theatre in Durham on August 6.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
extremely cool to talk to Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor for @indyweek.bsky.social about Ear Hustle's origin story and how they've maintained a creative vision across fifteen seasons. @earhustlesq.com is in Durham next week!
We're so proud to be included in Time Magazine's 100 best podcasts of all time! Seriously, we're in good company ✨ time.com/collections/...
'Ear Hustle' Is on The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time
Here's why "Ear Hustle" made TIME's list
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July 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We're so proud to be included in Time Magazine's 100 best podcasts of all time! Seriously, we're in good company ✨ time.com/collections/...
Some days, Tam feels like he's gonna lose his sh*t.
Listen to "30 Days," out now on your favorite podcast app: buff.ly/gY6PmzU
Listen to "30 Days," out now on your favorite podcast app: buff.ly/gY6PmzU
June 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Some days, Tam feels like he's gonna lose his sh*t.
Listen to "30 Days," out now on your favorite podcast app: buff.ly/gY6PmzU
Listen to "30 Days," out now on your favorite podcast app: buff.ly/gY6PmzU
NEW EPISODE: Tam has been in prison for two decades, and is facing a third. But now, there's a small chance a judge could send him home, time served. For one month, we follow Ear Hustle's inside producer as he prepares for his day in court. buff.ly/l5jnyIV
June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEW EPISODE: Tam has been in prison for two decades, and is facing a third. But now, there's a small chance a judge could send him home, time served. For one month, we follow Ear Hustle's inside producer as he prepares for his day in court. buff.ly/l5jnyIV
NEW EPISODE: Recently, Earlonne was drafted for a mysterious task: to pose in a photo with Nigel while waving a fake "churro" in the air. Here, in Nigel's first-ever listener-inspired mystery episode, he finally learns what that was all about. buff.ly/KBPHi6B
May 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW EPISODE: Recently, Earlonne was drafted for a mysterious task: to pose in a photo with Nigel while waving a fake "churro" in the air. Here, in Nigel's first-ever listener-inspired mystery episode, he finally learns what that was all about. buff.ly/KBPHi6B
There's no manual for being a DUI offender in prison.
Listen to the latest episode, "No Other Word for It": buff.ly/jMB5oze
Listen to the latest episode, "No Other Word for It": buff.ly/jMB5oze
May 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There's no manual for being a DUI offender in prison.
Listen to the latest episode, "No Other Word for It": buff.ly/jMB5oze
Listen to the latest episode, "No Other Word for It": buff.ly/jMB5oze