In 2020, alongside his Ear Hustle co-hosts, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. I used to sit there and ask God, "Like, why am I living if I have to die?" And I think at that age I was questioning God. But it was just - it was spectacular. Tyra got arrested first for kidnap and robbery. I had to really work through it and think about it. I mean POOR: No, we're not allowed. Earlonne is busy reporting on re-entry stories and daily life for originally incarcerated people, while also documenting his own experiences. I think it's about probably 20 people from there that call me collect. Co-founded by San Francisco Bay Area artist Nigel Poor alongside Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams who were incarcerated at the time the podcast now tells stories from both inside prison and from the outside, post-incarceration. In 1997, Earlonne was sentenced to thirty-one years to life in prison. And many people around me wasn't like that. E WOODS: It was devastating because I had - one, I had just talked to Tyler, like, probably the day before. And you've said in the past that he was always the quietest person in the room, but you could tell he was a good observer. explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. GROSS: And you chose Earlonne. E WOODS: In between prison - when I got out - Tyler had just been born in '94. Toni Storm is well-known in the wres. And then Trevor was arrested when their son, Tyler, was 10. Hae-soo married his non-celebrity bride on January 14, 2019, according to sources. There's all these restrictions. And I always wore black. Woods' sentence was recently commuted, but the two continue to tell stories of life. And it was very hard for that to not change the way I felt about him. POOR: We can taste each other's food 'cause, you know, in prison you can't share food with people. I mean, I try to be, like, open and honest about my past and the things that I've done, including what I've done to get to prison. I don't think I have the vision to see it. His mother was a postal worker and his father was an unemployed alcoholic, who Woods described as violent and distant. And it was one of them, I guess could you say, moments where you just feel embarrassed about your previous conduct. Some might say that Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods were destined to meet. POOR: And the other thing is we've always - we've tried to always keep this as equal as possible. You have to wear the same clothes all the time. In terms of his romantic life, Park is happily married to his wife in South Korea. What's it like to not care about the person who you're robbing or the person who might be killed by a stray bullet? GROSS: And you thanked him for doing it. [16], Alfred I. duPontColumbia University Award, "Immigrants facing deportation, drug offenders and a former state lawmaker receive pardons from Gov. POOR: You can't blend into what the guys inside wear. When Earlonne was in, I was probably in there 40-plus hours a week, and I'm not a masochist. So in that case, I didn't dig in. I pretty much raised Tyler from '95 to '97, when I got arrested. SHAPIRO: Nigel Poor told us that when Earlonne Woods came back POOR: He was walking with a lot of air in his step. POOR: I know. I'll say I've - on the second term - so the first term is where I did all the solitary stuff. But on the second term after - once you receive a life sentence, there's no guarantee that you'll ever be released from prison. Its out of body, he said of getting the call from Browns office. He became affiliated with a local Crips gang in high school, and began selling marijuana at 14, and later sold cocaine. Your nephew, his son, Tyler, was born in 1994. E WOODS: It's the bay. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. I was going to Nigel's house the other day, and I was an hour early. Yes, he was quiet, but he was always present. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall ( Approx1.7 m). He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California Three . I told him that constantly. He is 49 years old. Since the podcasts launch in 2017, its been downloaded, announcing the commutation, the governor echoed that thought, saying Woods has clearly shown that he is no longer the man he was when he committed this crime.. We'll be right back. Through his podcast, [Woods] has shared meaningful stories from those inside prison.. Ear Hustle is a non-fiction podcast about prison life and life after incarceration created by Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, both formerly incarcerated, and Nigel Poor, an artist who volunteers at San Quentin State Prison. Even after Woods is out on parole in Oakland, California, Ear Hustle said that it will continue, with Poor telling more tales from those inside San Quentin and Woods talking about the journey to re-enter society after years behind bars. The show was still challenging to create, in part because none of the three producers had a background in audio production, but also because of prison administration red tape. After 21 years in prison, Governor Brown the great governor of California decided that I served enough time, Woods said in the latest episode of Ear Hustle. So now we just have the opportunity to travel together, to do something like this together. I felt like in Earlonne I found a true professional colleague. Earlonne is a brother to Shala Woods. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. E WOODS: I think - I was just tripping off - he was just peeling back one of the Beatles POOR: Oh, yeah. Brown cited Woods'. As co-host of the 2019 Third Coast Awards Ceremony, Earlonne will make his return to the "Oscars of Radio." Last year, he beamed in via video ( watch here ) after winning a 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award as part of the Ear Hustle team. His commutation includes reference to Earlonne's work on the podcast. Then she started doing interviews, and then they started working together co-producing a radio show and then the podcast. You're able to go POOR: We're able to go out. (SOUNDBITE OF NOEL BONNEVIE'S "DAHIL SA'YO"). Here you guys are, poking and - poking and prodding. Woods was involved in an attempted robbery in 1997, when he was in his 20s. [1][10] As of Season 4, Woods continues to make the podcast from outside prison, while Rahsaan "New York" Thomas was announced as a new co-host for recordings done inside San Quentin. You feel invincible in some ways. While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College and completed many vocational trade programs. Earlonne was both co-host and inmate. "[8] In particular, she praised Williams' "evocative, pitch-perfect sound design". GROSS: Earlonne, how did you learn how to keep your calm and live in the kind of confined situation you were in during the more than two decades that you were incarcerated? Shes holding on. Copyright 2018 NPR. As of now, he works as a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX alongside Nigel Poor. GROSS: Their brothers are the people who live in a similar world of fantasy as opposed to defining their brothers as being, you know, a skin color or ethnicity. And it's the way people would hope other people think that, hey, OK, I've done my time. And he said the thing that all women fear is that I raped women because I could. Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods are gifted storytellers, and their ability to draw intimate, authentic stories out of others is extraordinary. Earlonnes average salary is $61,244 per year. And I believe, personally, that that will ease overcrowding because there are a lot of people in prison that deserve to be out. In fact, when I walk through the yard, one of the things I really like is that people make eye contact. And I was - yeah, I was definitely nervous. Trevor has done 14 years of a 36-year sentence. Earlonne Woods is a popular American podcaster. So you can't wear blue, which is what they wear. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. And we just had such great conversations. WOODSON: They told me that my son was murdered - well, killed. E WOODS: I, personally, would like to eradicate California's three strikes law because I think that there's a lot of people that's sentenced under this law, which everybody thinks is 25 to life. [14] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Poor said the show is "about everyday life inside a prison. Jerry Brown (D) has commuted the prison sentence of Earlonne Woods, whose hit podcast Ear Hustle explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. Then there are those marriages that become the subjects of books . What are some of the ways you think you've changed over the years? So here's Nigel Poor, co-host and co-producer of the podcast Ear Hustle. GROSS: The new, as yet, unannounced host will be with you (laughter). Therese Madden directed today's show. I'm pretty shy. I took their security from them to even walk out the house and feel safe, you know? "[12] Woods later traveled to thank Brown and interview him for the podcast. That was something that was volunteered to me. SHAPIRO: Earlonne Woods had to leave the media lab to take the call. He and Nigel are also the authors of This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life, a book that became inspired by the podcast and released by Crown/Random House. They ask how you are. And so being in prison has just really altered that. GROSS: Wait; so that means, like, you'd rather die than be E WOODS: Yes, yes. And, Earlonne, since you served so much time, let's start with you. He is now 47. Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor: This Is Ear Hustle Some might say that Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods were destined to meet. Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-host, and co-producer of Ear Hustle (PRX & Radiotopia). So I think I understand more the complexity and the pressures and inside I get to see men relating in very heartfelt ways. Namcy Wong. GROSS: If you're just joining us, my guests are Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, the co-creators of the podcast Ear Hustle. GROSS: OK, so that was a little more than five years ago that Tyler was killed. So this is JERRY BROWN: It all goes to this point that something very bad happens, and people will say, OK, now we're putting you in jail for a very long time. And for most people - for most people inside, they just want the chance to represent the person that they are today, you know? [7] Co-creators Woods and Antwan Williams were inmates at San Quentin State Prison for the first three seasons of the show. [11], By September 2021, Ear Hustle episodes had been downloaded over 54 million times. In 1997, Earlonne was sentenced to thirty-one years to life in prison. GROSS: Are you going to go back and visit him? When he was 15, he committed his first robbery alongside his brother, who had transitioned from selling drugs to robbing drug dealers. After 21 years in prison, Governor Brown the great governor of California decided that I served enough time, Woods said in the latest. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. There's a story you did about how people like you from the outside who come in to volunteer - because you started at San Quentin volunteering teaching photography before you started doing the podcast Ear Hustle. You know, he was - you know, I even - I'm talking to him all the time. Kristi Tjaden. I hope you'll join us. Earlonne Woods prefers to keep his personal life private, so he has not disclosed any information about his marital status. Don't be - whatever you do, don't play with no guns. POOR: Well, I would like to see more programs created that allow people inside and outside to work together as colleagues. Look. GROSS: Tomorrow on FRESH AIR, my guest will be writer Sigrid Nunez. And he used to come see me, you know, a lot. So I think I did what, pretty much, my community did that was around me. So it be at prison, I'm going to enjoy my day every day because at the end of the day, this is all I got, you know? And Nigel is also a professor of photography at California State University. Earlonne, congratulations on life outside of prison. ALEX BLUMBERG: And so a friend of Earlonne's, a volunteer at the prison, had an idea: with this spotlight on his work, and having served now two decades of his 31-to-life sentence, Earlonne should put in for a commutation -- make an official appeal to the governor, to set him free. And Earlonne just had his sentence commuted by Governor Jerry Brown in November after serving 21 years. Earlonne, until the end of November, was a prisoner. Just to be out there with her.. Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-host, and co-producer of Ear Hustle (PRX & Radiotopia). "[9] The show's unique lens and intimate first-person storytelling is noted in most reviews. It's a job. "[6], Multiple reviewers noted how funny the show can be, despite often dealing with serious topics, and how uncommon it is to find humor in media taking place in real life prison settings. But the - the problem is is that a lot of the sentences are a hundred years, 200 years, 300 years. And her son had attended a party. GROSS: And, Earlonne, I look forward to your interviews with people who, like you, are transitioning back into society from prison. Trevor was wanted and was on the run. E WOODS: He got a hell of a collection of vinyl. Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-host, and co-producer of Ear Hustle (PRX & Radiotopia). ERIN: I don't - I don't know. No. GROSS: That's the sound of the San Quentin prison door slamming as my guest Earlonne Woods was released in late November after being incarcerated there for seven years. POOR: You know, a kind of joy I never really experienced before - I mean, it's - you know, to be so happy for him and being in prison and not wanting to cry (laughter) - you know, trying to hold it together. [16] In 2021, Woods and Poor co-authored the book This Is Ear Hustle. I'd rather deal with anyone, actually, as they are in front of me at that moment. 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