Paired: Attica and San Quentin (w/ Ear Hustle)

This Day in Esoteric Political History

Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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4.6 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

For the next few episodes, we’re re-posting some of our favorite recent conversations — alongside episodes from fellow Radiotopia shows that cover the same topic or theme.

Today, a look at two prison uprisings from the summer of 1971. On our show, we talked about Attica and the many false narratives that emerged from that famous riot; and then our friends at Ear Hustle look back at a revolt at San Quentin in August 1971.

To learn more about George Jackson and the events of August 21, 1971, check out the resources listed at the bottom of the episode page: https://www.earhustlesq.com/episodes/2021/9/8/august-21-1971

Thanks to everyone at Ear Hustle for letting us run this episode!

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Jody Evergan here.
0:01.4	All this week we are running some of our favorite episodes alongside
0:05.1	episodes from fellow radiotopia shows that have taken on the same story or theme.
0:11.1	Today, two stories of prison riots. We did an episode on the uprising at
0:15.8	Attica Prison in New York in 1971. It's actually one of the episodes that most
0:20.7	sticks in my mind honestly. It's a story that I think about all the time
0:24.1	and I think I've referenced a number of times in other conversations so I'm excited to
0:28.5	air it again for people who haven't heard it or haven't heard it in a while. And as it happens that same year across the country in California at
0:36.3	San Quentin Prison, there was also a rebellion. And last season our friends at Ear Hustle did an episode about that. Ear Hustle, of course, is the our So this is a natural pairing, a really interesting pairing.
0:53.0	Let's get into it. Here is our episode first.
0:55.0	Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from Radiotopia.
1:02.0	My name is Jody Avergan.
1:05.5	This day, September 14, 1971, Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York is, I guess, relatively speaking, calm on this day and stable.
1:16.0	But in the prior four days, an uprising had rocked the complex,
1:20.0	39 people killed, including 29 prisoners and 10 prison guards days of violence
1:26.2	hostage taking more the Attica revolt would become a huge news story a
1:30.4	cultural touchstone and it would open up a conversation about the horrific
1:34.4	conditions inside American prisons that well you know we'll discuss how much that
1:38.6	conversation has led to actual change then and now but here to do that as always are Nicole Hammer of
1:44.0	Columbia and Kelly Carter Jackson of Wellesley hello there. Hello Jody.
1:48.0	Hey there. And our special guest for this episode is Heather Ann Thompson
1:52.1	professor at the University of Michigan and
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