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Reception is the place where everything filters through to the opening of the zoo.

I'm Irlon Woods.

And I'm Nigel Pore.

And we're happy to say that on June 5th, we'll be back with season 4 of Ear Hustle from PRX's Radio Topia.

We know it's been a while since you last heard from us, but believe me, we've been busy.

And we want to thank you for your patience while we've been gathering news stories about life insights

in Quentin State Prison in California and outside prison.

But more about that a little later.

This season, we're going to Park Sassan Quentin we haven't been to before,

like the place you're sent to when you first into the prison system.

The Reception Center.

You're giving a little bag of powdered toothpaste, a little toothbrush, a cut, a spoon,

and you'd be lucky if you get a couple envelopes and a bar of soap.

And that's when I realized they are not playing.

This is real.

This is prison.

This is no joke.

On Ear Hustle, we tell stories about daily life behind bars.

Like the importance of sending and receiving mail.

So he says, hey, Dad, I miss you around here.

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