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Ear Hustle
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia
4.9 • 21.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
The letters come from all over: incarcerated men and women listening to Ear Hustle on their tablets, fans tuning in from as far as Australia and the Philippines. Most of the time, the feedback is positive — but not always. On this first-ever letters episode, we follow up with a few of those listeners.
Thank you to Caroline, Gabby, and Jennifer, for talking to us for this episode.
This episode was scored with music by David Jassy, Antwan Williams, Dwight Krizman, and Bruce Wallace.
Big thanks to Warden Andes and Lt. Berry at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center; Acting Warden Parker, Associate Warden Lewis, and Lt. Avina at the California Institution for Women; and Warden De La Cruz and Lt. Williams at the Central California Women’s Facility for their support of the show.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you ever wonder what it's like to live alone, hidden in the woods not speaking to a single soul for 30 years? |
| 0:13.0 | Or wander to the desert, uncover a hidden well, and die to the bottom of the deepest waterhole for 2,000 miles. |
| 0:22.5 | The Snap Judgment podcast takes you there with amazing stories told by the people who live them, |
| 0:27.9 | with an original soundscape that drops you directly into their shoes. |
| 0:32.7 | Snap Judgment, listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:47.9 | Before we start the show, we got some news for our friends on the East Coast. |
| 0:52.6 | We are bringing our live show to you at the end of May. |
| 0:54.5 | Yep, we are going to be in Baltimore. |
| 0:59.4 | Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and one of my favorite parts of the country. |
| 1:04.1 | We are going to be in western Massachusetts, specifically North Hampton, Massachusetts. |
| 1:09.2 | Dates and tickets are on our website, Earhustlesq.com slash tour. |
| 1:10.5 | Come check us out. |
| 1:14.9 | Hi, I'm Ann from Books to Prisoners. |
| 1:18.7 | We're currently working on our second edition of Dear BTP, |
| 1:20.6 | Letters from the Incarcerated. |
| 1:24.4 | This episode of Ear Hustle contains language and content that may not be appropriate for all listeners. |
| 1:27.3 | Discretion is advised. |
| 1:38.5 | Dear Ear Hustle. Hey, Ear Hustle. What's up, Ear Hustle? Hi, Ear Hustle. What's going on, |
| 1:43.4 | Ear Hustle? Dear Ear Hustle, I just wanted to say... |
| 1:47.0 | Because of your show, I decided to become a prison chaplain and have started volunteering with |
| 1:53.0 | prison fellowship here in Georgia. |
| 1:55.0 | There is a woman's facility in my hometown, and I'm able to go every week and teach classes, |
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