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This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
4.33 AVERAGE
184 reviews for:
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods
4.33 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
This book has a lot to say about imprisonment in America, and I truly appreciate how the authors/co-hosts are able convey a lot just through interviews and their own personal perspectives. Somehow managing to be deeply informative and entertaining, what I am most struck by is the partnership between Nigel and Earlonne and how that informs their storytelling and purpose with this book and the podcast. I really have never read anything quite like this before and the audiobook made this especially memorable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence
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THIS IS EAR HUSTLE: UNFLINCHING STORIES OF EVERYDAY PRISON LIFE by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods is a wonderful companion to the @earhustlesq podcast, filled with voices of men and women affected by incarceration.
I highly recommend listening to a few episodes of the This is Ear Hustle podcast first, both because it’s one of my all-time favorite podcasts, but also because having Earlonne’s and Nigel’s voices in my head as I was reading the book made it all the more special. Their easy banter and camaraderie, their ability to draw people out authentically, and their compassion cast a warmth over both the podcast and the book.
Some of my favorite parts were hearing a fuller version of Earlonne’s story, learning from the experience of Karen, who got married to and had children with a man who was imprisoned, and witnessing the dialogue among men whose lives were changed dramatically by the deeply unjust Three Strikes law.
This is a great companion to THE NEW JIM CROW (Michelle Alexander), COURTROOM 302 (Steve Bogira), and JUST MERCY (Bryan Stevenson) as it highlights more directly the stories and voices of people who are or have been incarcerated.
I highly recommend listening to a few episodes of the This is Ear Hustle podcast first, both because it’s one of my all-time favorite podcasts, but also because having Earlonne’s and Nigel’s voices in my head as I was reading the book made it all the more special. Their easy banter and camaraderie, their ability to draw people out authentically, and their compassion cast a warmth over both the podcast and the book.
Some of my favorite parts were hearing a fuller version of Earlonne’s story, learning from the experience of Karen, who got married to and had children with a man who was imprisoned, and witnessing the dialogue among men whose lives were changed dramatically by the deeply unjust Three Strikes law.
This is a great companion to THE NEW JIM CROW (Michelle Alexander), COURTROOM 302 (Steve Bogira), and JUST MERCY (Bryan Stevenson) as it highlights more directly the stories and voices of people who are or have been incarcerated.
I listened to this as an audiobook and really enjoyed it!
emotional
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While I really enjoyed this book, I highly suggest you start with the podcast first. It gives background you won’t find in the podcast. But a lot is missing in this that you’ll only get from the podcast.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
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