San Quentin: The Magazine, Issue 3

Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The candy craze that’s sweeping the prison. What happens when your cellie dies? An update to our continuing coverage on jeans. And, why some people like sharing a cell. Four stories from our inside team: Derrell Sadiq Davis, Aristeo Sampablo, Tam Nguyen, and Tony Tafoya.

This episode was scored with music by David Jassy, Derrell Sadiq Davis, and Tam Nguyen.

Big thanks to Warden Andes and Lt. Berry at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center; Acting Warden Parker, Associate Warden Lewis, and Lt. Newborg 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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0:29.1	wherever you get your podcasts. This is Anne Irwin, founder and director of Smart Justice, California.
0:36.1	The following episode of Ear Hustle
0:37.8	contains language and content
0:39.5	that might not be suitable for all listeners.
0:42.5	Discretion is advised.
0:48.2	Welcome to the San Quentin magazine.
0:53.1	These magazine episodes are a little different from our regular episodes because these stories are produced by the inside team with help from Amy Stand-in and Bruce Wallace.
1:03.0	Yeah, there's stories about stuff that's going on inside the prison, kind of like a news magazine.
1:08.0	Yeah, and it's really fun to hear these stories online because we're not involved in making them. So they're always a surprise, and we get to hear what the guys are
1:15.9	thinking about and see what they're learning along the way while they produce more stories.
1:20.1	Well, it seems like we're doing great teaching.
1:25.3	I'm Nigel Poor. I'm Erlon Woods.
1:28.1	And this is Ear Hustle from PRX's Radiotopia.
1:31.5	The San Quentin Magazine Edition.
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