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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
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
I am a big fan of this podcast and really love the repore between the hosts Nigel and Earlonne. It has given me a new perspective on incaration and the people who are in prison. If you aren't a fan of the book this book's structure might seem a little strange and fractured. But the story it tells is definitely worth it.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I preordered this book in June 2021 and somehow had never actually read it 🙃 But omg I love Nigel & Earlonne and just loved reading this! As always, important stories being told through Ear Hustle.
If you don’t know Ear Hustle, start the podcast! If you do, definitely read this book.
If you don’t know Ear Hustle, start the podcast! If you do, definitely read this book.
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
A wonderful audiobook that kept us entertained on a cross-country road-trip.
Es stehen ganz andere Dinge drin, als ich erwartet habe, und sie sind alle interessant. Das Beste daran: Ich musste keinen Podcast hören!
If you like the Ear Hustle podcast, this is a must listen (I mean, you could buy the physical book, but honestly, if you listen to the podcast, why not just listen to the hosts narrate the book?) I love how we get to know more about the backgrounds of Nigel and Earlonne. I also deeply appreciated the further context behind so much of what they have done.
If you aren't a fan of Ear Hustle, but want to understand and know more about how the prison system affects the lives of those inside, those outside, and those after getting out, this book also offers a bit of that alongside getting to know more about the podcast hosts and their thoughts and feelings about various topics.
Nigel and Earlonne offer a lot of compassion to those they interview, but never make excuses for any behavior that is wrong or systems they feel need to be called out.
If you aren't a fan of Ear Hustle, but want to understand and know more about how the prison system affects the lives of those inside, those outside, and those after getting out, this book also offers a bit of that alongside getting to know more about the podcast hosts and their thoughts and feelings about various topics.
Nigel and Earlonne offer a lot of compassion to those they interview, but never make excuses for any behavior that is wrong or systems they feel need to be called out.
I’ve been a fan of the Ear Hustle podcast since I first saw a story on the OPB channel. It is the podcast that has had the biggest impact on my life by far, helped me uncover and examine biases I never knew I had, and made me a more compassionate and critically thinking person. This book is a perfect companion to the podcast. I wish I could give it 7 stars.
wow i’m so happy i read this after putting it off - 100% recommend
Admittedly I don’t listen to this podcast. I found the book inconsistent. Some sections (mostly the interviews) were compelling but the banter between hosts was repetitive and boring. I’m curious about the show but mostly thought the book was fine.
TLDR: Just listen to the podcast.
The stories in the book are really interesting, raw, and compelling. However, the book is largely written as a series of interviews largely transcribed word for word, many taken directly from the podcast. That format works great as a podcast, but isn't particularly riveting to read as words on a page. Additionally the book talks about the podcast, and its impact on the authors, a lot.
I love Ear Hustle. I think it's one of the best podcasts out there and everyone should listen. However, reading the book mostly just made me feel that the authors should stick to the podcast, because I didn't think it worked great as a book.
Despite my unhappiness with the format and style of the book I did still think the stories contained within were worthwhile, and I did enjoy it at times, hence the 3 stars.
The stories in the book are really interesting, raw, and compelling. However, the book is largely written as a series of interviews largely transcribed word for word, many taken directly from the podcast. That format works great as a podcast, but isn't particularly riveting to read as words on a page. Additionally the book talks about the podcast, and its impact on the authors, a lot.
I love Ear Hustle. I think it's one of the best podcasts out there and everyone should listen. However, reading the book mostly just made me feel that the authors should stick to the podcast, because I didn't think it worked great as a book.
Despite my unhappiness with the format and style of the book I did still think the stories contained within were worthwhile, and I did enjoy it at times, hence the 3 stars.
I've had the luxury and privilege of not being terribly concerned or interested in stories about prisons or devoting much mental energy to thinking about who ends up, how and why there's so much injustice. This book really gave me a lot of material to rethink and dig in on the topic.
I pulled this loan from the library as an audio book because it was part of San Francisco's annual city wide read, "One City One Book." I had never heard of the "Ear Hustle" pod cast and quickly found myself immersed in the stories of Nigel, Earlonne and all the other participants from San Quentin and beyond.
There were a lot of stories about the dehumanizing treatment of imprisoned people and their visitors, culture and racism within prisons, getting clean and sober in prison, learning how to pass time. Some prisons have no programs at all - you just learn to deal with it. Some prisons have programs where you can get traditional high school or college education, learn trades like auto mechanic or carpentry or kitchen management.
One person featured learned he was autistic in prison - and had a hero complex - and learned coping mechanisms and self-awareness, along with developing a Christian spirituality, while in prison. His mother was also interviewed and both people said it was the "worst and best" thing to happen to the imprisoned person.
The book also addresses how the pod cast came to be - and how Nigel and Erlonne worked together. Topics like the "three strike law" and parole came up -- Erlonne was trying to get his sentence commuted (and I was rooting for him!). They also talk about how parolees adapt to life outside prison, as well as the changes to the pod cast (I especially liked the interviewing process they described).
Nigel and Earlonne have an amazing rapport -- some of the conversations are scripted and some are ad libbed, but it sounds like they map out the topics and questions they want to cover in a podcast to keep things on track. Both are astute and attentive to the signals, signs and clues given by a person in their mannerisms, words, tone, and body language. This helps them bring up sensitive questions at the right time and elicit incredible and personal revelations.
There's also a section of this book devoted to the wives and families of imprisoned people -- and all the duress they endure to visit and maintain those relationships.
What I liked best about this book was the honesty I perceived in the conversations and stories that were shared. I learned about other people in a way that I might not normally experience -- and it made me interested in hearing the "Ear Hustle" podcast and learning more about how to help change unfair policies and help parolees transition to life outside prison.
I pulled this loan from the library as an audio book because it was part of San Francisco's annual city wide read, "One City One Book." I had never heard of the "Ear Hustle" pod cast and quickly found myself immersed in the stories of Nigel, Earlonne and all the other participants from San Quentin and beyond.
There were a lot of stories about the dehumanizing treatment of imprisoned people and their visitors, culture and racism within prisons, getting clean and sober in prison, learning how to pass time. Some prisons have no programs at all - you just learn to deal with it. Some prisons have programs where you can get traditional high school or college education, learn trades like auto mechanic or carpentry or kitchen management.
One person featured learned he was autistic in prison - and had a hero complex - and learned coping mechanisms and self-awareness, along with developing a Christian spirituality, while in prison. His mother was also interviewed and both people said it was the "worst and best" thing to happen to the imprisoned person.
The book also addresses how the pod cast came to be - and how Nigel and Erlonne worked together. Topics like the "three strike law" and parole came up -- Erlonne was trying to get his sentence commuted (and I was rooting for him!). They also talk about how parolees adapt to life outside prison, as well as the changes to the pod cast (I especially liked the interviewing process they described).
Nigel and Earlonne have an amazing rapport -- some of the conversations are scripted and some are ad libbed, but it sounds like they map out the topics and questions they want to cover in a podcast to keep things on track. Both are astute and attentive to the signals, signs and clues given by a person in their mannerisms, words, tone, and body language. This helps them bring up sensitive questions at the right time and elicit incredible and personal revelations.
There's also a section of this book devoted to the wives and families of imprisoned people -- and all the duress they endure to visit and maintain those relationships.
What I liked best about this book was the honesty I perceived in the conversations and stories that were shared. I learned about other people in a way that I might not normally experience -- and it made me interested in hearing the "Ear Hustle" podcast and learning more about how to help change unfair policies and help parolees transition to life outside prison.