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Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle Extra: Antwan Williams, Journeyist

Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.921.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Surprise! In this season four bonus episode, Earlonne sits down with Ear Hustle co-founder and sound design contributor, Antwan “Banks” Williams, who was recently released from San Quentin after serving 13 years in prison. The two talk about Antwan’s time inside, the person he’s become during those years, his work with Ear Hustle and his musical ambitions for the future.

Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com, where you can also sign up for our newsletter and order a T-shirt, sticker pack or mug. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.

Thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson, Warden Ron Davis and Krissi Khokhobashvili for their support of the show. And thanks to you, as ever, for listening.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, Ear Hustles, this Erlang Woods.

0:03.2

And Nigel Poor, and surprise, we are back sooner than you thought.

0:06.8

Yep, this is a special bonus episode.

0:09.5

If you're new to Ear Hustles, do not start here.

0:12.3

Please don't start here.

0:13.3

Go back and start with season one, season two, or really any season.

0:17.1

No, can I say, go back to season one and start with Sellies.

0:19.3

Yeah, that sound good.

0:20.6

If you've been with us the whole time, we're so glad you're tuned in now.

0:24.0

Here's a little something to tie you over between seasons.

0:27.2

Because we love you.

0:30.0

I've been in this place longer than I've lived in anywhere my entire life.

0:37.0

So you guys have been a part of my life.

0:41.6

Longer than my family has been.

0:43.7

A part of my life.

0:45.7

This is Antoine Banks Williams.

0:48.9

I call him Banksy, and he's one of Ear Hustles co-founders.

0:52.6

And the beat maker.

0:54.2

Musician extraordinaire.

0:55.6

Renaissance man.

0:57.0

And a very thoughtful guy.

0:58.9

And everybody's been asking me like, how does it feel?

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