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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

A few years ago, Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods started a project - making a podcast about life in prison - for inmates2 by inmates.

NIGEL POOR: Our goal was to do a podcast that would be played on the closed-circuit station inside of the prison for the guys to hear.

SHAPIRO: That's Nigel. She's a visual artist who volunteers at San Quentin State Prison in California. Her podcast co-host, Earlonne, is serving a sentence of 31 years to life for attempted second-degree robbery. Their modest dream grew when they found out about a talent contest for new podcasts sponsored by the distributor Radiotopia. They entered. They won, and their podcast Ear Hustle3 became a hit.

(SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "EAR HUSTLE")

POOR: Hey, E, tell everyone what ear hustling4 means.

EARLONNE WOODS: It means being nosey and eavesdropping5.

POOR: And learning more about what actually happens inside a prison.

SHAPIRO: Working in a prison comes with a lot of obstacles. Their studio is an echoey concrete room with no phones and no Internet access. They deal with constant interruptions, even as they're talking to us.

POOR: Since we've never done this before, we didn't really know what you need. Somebody just walked in, too.

WOODS: Hey, Rafi (ph) - OK, right over there. Hey, Phil (ph), grab that keyboard up there...

POOR: Yeah, that's...

WOODS: ...That's on top of the...

POOR: So that's - yeah.

WOODS: That's cool.

POOR: That's another...

WOODS: That's - it's an example of what exactly...

(LAUGHTER)

SHAPIRO: I promise we didn't plan that. Ear Hustle is now in its second season, and with help from prison officials, we finagled a way to talk with Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods from inside that studio in San Quentin. I asked Nigel what she hopes listeners will get out of these real-life prison stories.

POOR: I think a lot of people - unless you're involved in the criminal justice system, the prisons are these invisible places, and we don't know what happens inside of them. And so hopefully our stories make human the people that are in here and the people that work here.

SHAPIRO: Season 2 begins with an episode about firsts in prison. And you talk to an inmate1 named Adnan Khan. He describes getting a visit from his mother for the first time in 10 years, and he tells you about how before he saw her, he didn't know if he remembered how to hug someone.

(SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "EAR HUSTLE")

ADNAN KHAN: So I didn't know if my hand goes around her shoulder or her neck. I didn't know if it went, like, diagonally like two 45-degree angles. And then I was like, you know what? I'll let her lead. Like, this is your mom, right? This is my mom, and I don't know how to hug my mom. So I was nervous about that type of stuff.

POOR: Did you actually practice hugging somebody else?

KHAN: No.

POOR: Just like an air - you did an air-hug.

KHAN: I - my cellie wasn't up for that, no. I did not. I just kind of, like, air-hugged myself. And I didn't know exactly - like, OK, what do you do, up? Is it down? Is it sideways? So, like, that's what I was nervous about.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

SHAPIRO: Earlonne, when you hear a story like that, do you think, wow, I had no idea that's what this person was dealing6 with, or do you think, yeah, that's life here?

WOODS: I think both because that is life here, you know? Some people probably haven't seen their family members in 15, 20 years, you know? So going out there, figuring out what you want to do - that's kind of interesting, you know? Like, do I kiss her on the cheek? Do I kiss her on the forehead? Do I kiss her on the lips? I don't know 'cause, you know, you out of touch in that sometimes. So, you know, hearing his story, it was interesting, you know? It makes you think about your relationship with your own mother.

POOR: We work really hard to set up an atmosphere of trust and comfort when we interview people, and we push people, too. I mean, we're not interested in pat stories with happy endings where people are just talking to us in a surface way. So we I guess demand a lot from the people we interview, and they trust us enough to respond in kind.

SHAPIRO: Honestly, the biggest thing that has surprised me listening to it is how rich prison life can be, from, you know, running marathons to various group meetings to all the, you know, various interpersonal dynamics7 that play, the food culture. Like, there's just so much to talk about.

WOODS: Oh, we haven't even gotten to, like, Shakespeare or artistic8 ensemble9 or...

(LAUGHTER)

WOODS: There's a lot we haven't even touched yet.

POOR: Yeah, there's so much happening here. And San Quentin is a little bit different in that it has a lot of programs for people to do. It has a lot of volunteers that come in, so it's a very active community. Someone asked us if we'd ever run out of stories, and I think it's going to be a long time because as you said, it's very active in here. There's very rich and interesting and complicated lives happening.

SHAPIRO: Season 2 is the first time that we hear from a woman and the first time we hear from a victim. Of course this is a challenge because we're talking about an all-male prison. And the woman we hear from is named Sara Kruzan, and she talks about being the victim of child sex trafficking.

(SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "EAR HUSTLE")

SARA KRUZAN: I was 11 years old, and there was an intention when he intentionally10 learned my routes and then came in as a father figure, developed a relationship with my mother, my mother being broken. So he knew that was a win.

SHAPIRO: She has a conversation with somebody who is serving a prison term for child sex trafficking, though he was not her trafficker. Up until that story, you had not focused a lot on the offenses11 that people committed. And in that one, you really do go into a lot of detail about the crimes. Do you think that changes the way listeners are going to perceive the inmates at San Quentin?

POOR: I think that it's important that we have true stories that come out, that we don't sugarcoat things and that people take responsibility for the actions that got him here or that got them here. And so for us, that story is a departure, but that is a big part of life inside prison. People need to talk about what got them - you know, the sentences that they got. And restorative justice symposiums happen here I don't know on a regular basis, but they do happen here. And it's something that, you know, is a privilege to sit in on and see it working.

SHAPIRO: Restorative justice, we should explain, is a scenario12 where victims and offenders13 talk to each other about the impact the action had on their lives.

WOODS: It's actually those type of situations where you're sitting across from a survivor14 of a crime and you're having this open dialogue that makes - it makes you change, you know? You sometime - you need to sit there because when you're in society, you may not look at a person that you victimized as a person. You may just look at them as something else or for money reasons or whatever the case may be. But to actually sit down with them and, you know, have a conversation - it opens you up. It just - it change your perspective on things, you know? It really do.

SHAPIRO: So you created this with the initial idea that it would be internal. And now the world has heard an entire first season, and you're on the second season. What do you hope people take away from it?

WOODS: I believe that Ear Hustle can show people that, you know, individuals are not just sitting in prison, just sitting around. Hopefully we'll continue to show that, show the experiences of guys inside, continue to tell the stories.

POOR: We hope that our stories are going to get people to think more clearly about crime and punishment and rehabilitation15 and what is the purpose of prisons and how can people who are incarcerated16 become contributing citizens and give back and continue to grow and challenge themselves so when they come back out to society, they're coming out ready to contribute and jump back in and change their lives.

SHAPIRO: Well, if we end with some music from one of the inmates, is there anything you'd like to request?

POOR: There's music everywhere here. Walking through the yard, you'll hear guys playing the saxophone. You'll hear them on guitar.

WOODS: But I'll go with Richie Morris singing his song from Quentin Blue...

POOR: Quentin Blue, yeah.

WOODS: ..."Wash My Hands."

POOR: You going to sing a little bit of that, Earlonne?

WOODS: (Singing) I wash my hands in dirty water.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WASH MY HANDS")

RICHIE MORRIS: (Singing) I was my hands in dirty water. I guess this is what I get. It's raining from a clear, blue sky.

SHAPIRO: Well, Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, thank you so much for talking with us.

WOODS: Thank you.

POOR: Yeah, thank you.

WOODS: Appreciate you.

SHAPIRO: They're the co-hosts of the podcast Ear Hustle, now in its second season.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WASH MY HANDS")

MORRIS: (Singing) And yesterday...

[POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: In the audio, as in a previous Web version of this story, we incorrectly refer to Radiotopia as a distributor of podcasts. It is, in fact, a podcast network from PRX. ]


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1 inmate l4cyN     
n.被收容者;(房屋等的)居住人;住院人
参考例句:
  • I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
  • The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。
2 inmates 9f4380ba14152f3e12fbdf1595415606     
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 hustle McSzv     
v.推搡;竭力兜售或获取;催促;n.奔忙(碌)
参考例句:
  • It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
  • I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。
4 hustling 4e6938c1238d88bb81f3ee42210dffcd     
催促(hustle的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Our quartet was out hustling and we knew we stood good to take in a lot of change before the night was over. 我们的四重奏是明显地卖座的, 而且我们知道在天亮以前,我们有把握收入一大笔钱。
  • Men in motors were hustling to pass one another in the hustling traffic. 开汽车的人在繁忙的交通中急急忙忙地互相超车。
5 eavesdropping 4a826293c077353641ee3f86da957082     
n. 偷听
参考例句:
  • We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
  • Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间,一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。
6 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
7 dynamics NuSzQq     
n.力学,动力学,动力,原动力;动态
参考例句:
  • In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利,你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
  • Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。
8 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的
参考例句:
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
9 ensemble 28GyV     
n.合奏(唱)组;全套服装;整体,总效果
参考例句:
  • We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
  • It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐,每人担任一部分。
10 intentionally 7qOzFn     
ad.故意地,有意地
参考例句:
  • I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
  • The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所,因此没有资格再获得提供住房。
11 offenses 4bfaaba4d38a633561a0153eeaf73f91     
n.进攻( offense的名词复数 );(球队的)前锋;进攻方法;攻势
参考例句:
  • It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此,除非有可弹劾的行为,否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
12 scenario lZoxm     
n.剧本,脚本;概要
参考例句:
  • But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
  • This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。
13 offenders dee5aee0bcfb96f370137cdbb4b5cc8d     
n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 );犯规者;罪犯;妨害…的人(或事物)
参考例句:
  • Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
  • Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。
14 survivor hrIw8     
n.生存者,残存者,幸存者
参考例句:
  • The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
  • There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
15 rehabilitation 8Vcxv     
n.康复,悔过自新,修复,复兴,复职,复位
参考例句:
  • He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
  • No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。
16 incarcerated 6f3f447e42a1b3e317e14328c8068bd1     
钳闭的
参考例句:
  • They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. 战争期间,他们被关在狱中。 来自辞典例句
  • I don't want to worry them by being incarcerated. 我不想让他们知道我被拘禁的事情。 来自电影对白

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