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Podcast

Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

Documentary and investigations · Ongoing · ~42 min · Explicit

Taste attributes: documentaryslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA moving documentary podcast that is grounded, polished and original. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About this podcast

Ear Hustle is prison slang for eavesdropping, and that’s what listening to the show feels like: a raw, often funny, and always surprising peek into the reality of life inside prison. Hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods co-created the show that launched in 2017 while Earlonne was incarcerated at San…

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Characteristics

Where this podcast sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
RawPRODUCTIONPolished
IntimateSCOPESweeping
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Where to listen

Details

Publisher
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
Format
Ongoing
Typical episode
About 42 minutes
Latest episode
28 October 2026
Categories
Society & Culture, Documentary
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