And her son had attended a party. HuffPost visited Woods at San Quentin earlier this year to discuss why he created the podcast. In 1997, Earlonne was sentenced to thirty-one years to life in prison. While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College, and completed many vocational programs. So you become accustomed to that lifestyle. Yeah - the butcher cutters. Earlonne became preoccupied with reporting on re-entry stories and daily life for people who had previously been incarcerated, as well as documenting his own experiences. I'm fine working with him now. POOR: I'm so glad you asked about this. Earlonne Woods was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. [5] He served his last seven years at San Quentin. Earlonne Woods prefers to keep his personal life private, so he has not disclosed any information about his marital status. And I always wore black. GROSS: We talk about the podcast and before we talk about your work together, Earlonne, I want to talk with you about life outside. The responding officers shot him five times, killed him. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. And I hit the floor. And I - I observed Earlonne a lot. And he's standing in a group. This is what we work for because there comes a moment in every person in prison's life where the light switch go on. You have to go through a lot of E WOODS: Yeah, it's a lot of stuff you have to go through. But very quickly, when we started talking about photography - I was teaching a history of photography class - that kind of melted away. And we just had such great conversations. , after serving 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. He received a sentence of 31-years-to-life. So I've technically only been free 20 years in my life, and, since I was 17, I've been free maybe three years all together. China. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, Lana Wolf, Eric Marcus, Robert Marawa, Who is Redmond ONeal? [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. Shes holding on. Nigel Poor is a professor of photography at California State University in Sacramento. [14] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Poor said the show is "about everyday life inside a prison. co-hosted by Woods and Nigel Poor, an artist and volunteer at San Quentin interviews men in the prison about their lives there. And I stopped by this lake. Accuracy and availability may vary. And you may be incarcerated 15, 20 years. POOR: There's something I have to talk to you about. He said Woods has clearly shown that he is no longer the man he was when he committed the crime. And then, I always say that, you know, a lot of people that volunteer - people like Nigel Poor, people like other volunteers that volunteer inside of prisons - are on the frontline of public safety because these are the people that's coming in and is trying to show you a different way of life or trying to help you understand differently, think differently. He is now 47. Ive been taking showers for like 20 years.. GROSS: Nigel, let me bring you into the conversation. She co-created the podcast with Woods and has co-hosted and co-produced it with him. I mean, there's two likely outcomes if you're robbing drug dealers. Poor, a professor of photography at CSU Sacramento, was volunteering with the Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison when she met Woods, who was serving a 31-year-to-life sentence. It addresses important issues about being human and how prisoners can be contributing citizens. Nigel is a professor of photography at California State University in Sacramento. GROSS: Yeah. And to hear how it happened to him and to hear that he was shot 19 times, you know - and I just try to visualize, like, what he was going through at the time he was being shot at by those officers. He likes to keep his personal life private hence Earlonne has not mentioned any details concerning his marital status. I don't know if it's a lake. Earlonne, until the end of November, was a prisoner. WOODS: That's something that a lot of us behind bars fantasize about - getting out and leading a normal life. GROSS: Earlonne, what's the custom among men in San Quentin? The two bonded over a love of storytelling and with no formal experience, began a podcast together where they showcase the . Woods was involved in an attempted robbery in 1997, when he was in his 20s. Earlonne still co-hosts the show alongside Nigel. He does not, however, expose his wife's identity to the public. You're sitting across from politicians. [9][7] Ear Hustle was the first podcast entirely recorded and produced inside a prison. Earlonne is busy reporting on re-entry stories and daily life for originally incarcerated people, while also documenting his own experiences. While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College and completed many vocational trade programs. And I want to play what he said to you. He running with these hard heads. Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods are gifted storytellers, and their ability to draw intimate, authentic stories out of others is extraordinary. Copyright 2019 NPR. They eventually met this person. So prison was more like, oh, hey, this is a place to go and continue your gang activity, continue your destructive behavior. So we're going to strike you out this time. We get - I mean, it's - you know, it's - we're just E WOODS: You're able to go out now. They struck him 19 times, killing him. E WOODS: It was devastating because I had - one, I had just talked to Tyler, like, probably the day before. You - you - you always feel that you're better than getting killed, like you would never get killed. But you look back, and you're looking at it like, I've wasted, like - I can say right now, I'm 47 years old. Others are typical and comfortable, never rising to celebrity status but supplying its partners with a contented existence. And you've had two separate stays, and the last one lasted 21 years. I was a clerk. His mother was a postal worker and his father was an unemployed alcoholic, who Woods described as violent and distant. Woods is expected to be released on parole in the coming days, after serving 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. POOR: It's the bay - yeah, the bay, yeah. E WOODS: Well, I mean, it's cool, you know? Williams was serving a 15-year sentence for armed robbery with a gun enhancement. E WOODS: I think the mentality is more of crime to you is a job. And then I got into the lifestyle of robbing drug dealers. I pretty much raised Tyler from '95 to '97, when I got arrested. 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.. No, and I laugh because had Governor Brown probably not been the governor, I would still have 10 years of my sentence left. E WOODS: (Laughter) Not no time soon, no. --. [11], By September 2021, Ear Hustle episodes had been downloaded over 54 million times. So what - what were the first communications like in which you tried to see, but is he a good interviewer? And, you know, we was clowning on the phone. I don't (laughter) take them for granted. Her latest novel "The Friend" won the National Book Award for fiction and is about to be published in paperback. [7] Co-creators Woods and Antwan Williams were inmates at San Quentin State Prison for the first three seasons of the show. California Gov. And it was one of the restore justice symposiums. And he said the thing that all women fear is that I raped women because I could. Like, my mother used to bring him. "[15], The New Yorker's Sarah Larson said the show "might be the best new podcast Ive heard this year" and described it as being "about the creativity required to live a satisfying lifeor even a sane lifein prison, and is itself a product of that creativity. He works as a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX alongside Nigel Poor. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. Yes, he can come to my house. Los Angeles, CA. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. Jerry Brown is releasing Woods from San Quentin State Prison after two decades behind bars. "[9] She also praised its originality, "[using] prisoners' storytelling skills to show what it's like to spend decades behind bars. 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? In 1997, he was sentenced to 31-years-to-life in prison. So how do you keep going? Like, in the county jail, I was like, OK, I'm done with this side of life because even though our philosophy growing up was for death though - you know, meaning I'd rather be carried by six than judged by 12 - that was just the philosophy we had growing up, you know? I've never felt scared or disrespected. Kourtney Kellar is an American model, social media celebrity, influencer, media face, and Internet personality. Or is he a good talker? When I called my mother, she told me this, right? E WOODS: I don't - I think when you're living in the moment, you feel untouchable. As a result, it is unknown whether Earlonne is single, dating, or married. [12][13][14] Since his commutation, Woods has become involved in campaigns to repeal California's three strikes laws. ARI. But you may have the African-Americans who go to prison and they're at certain places and you don't get that question. Usually, you can't go back into a correctional facility on parole. Jerry Brown (D) has commuted the prison sentence of Earlonne Woods, whose hit podcast Ear Hustle explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. You have to wear the same clothes all the time. Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-host, and co-producer of Ear Hustle (PRX & Radiotopia). POOR: What are some of the things you think about when you fantasize about your life when you're out? After you got out of San Quentin, you and Nigel went to the governor's mansion. GROSS: OK, so that was a little more than five years ago that Tyler was killed. And they shot at Tyler, like, 40-something times. Those are my partners. I probably was like 14. You know, he running the streets. [5] Woods role on the podcast was well-received, with Sarah Larson from The New Yorker describing him as an "immediately warm and likable presence",[10] while Eddie Harana from Rolling Stone praised the sense of humor he brought to the show. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. (SOUNDBITE OF GOLDMUND'S "THE BALLAD OF BARBARA ALLEN"). Can people change? It was a restorative justice group. Like, you may have guys that are Hispanics or whites who, when they get to a certain prison, their race is like, let me see your paperwork. She started going to San Quentin to volunteer teaching photography. Earlonne Woods is an American podcaster and author, best known for co-hosting and co-founding the podcast Ear Hustle in 2017, and co-authoring the book This Is Ear Hustle in 2021. And I have a lot of friends that's in prison that has 200 years, 300 years to life for maybe attempted second-degree robbery. I was hoping I could talk to you a little bit about it. And it was just like - it didn't even register with me. And it's the way people would hope other people think that, hey, OK, I've done my time. Since the podcasts launch in 2017, its been downloaded millions of times, featured in media outlets from NPR to The New York Times, and made several best of podcast rankings. [8][9][16] Vulture's Nicholas Quah noted a particular story a prisoner told about a frog in episode three: "a moment of levity in a setting often described in the worst of terms, a productive kind of conversation between the specificities of a person and the overpowering context of his incarceration. We know because they did a whole episode on getting parole. But that was a case that challenged my desire to not know and to - how to deal with the knowing once it's been presented to you. POOR: Earlonne described himself, and I described myself. So I'm trying to like - I'm trying to partner with you here. He was sentenced to 31 years to life for attempted robbery in 1999. GROSS: Yeah. [8] Galen Beebe's review for The Atlantic called it a "brilliant series" which "return[s] some of the humanity that the carceral system removes and provide[s] a link between inmates and outsiders. [5] The show features interviews with inmates who share their stories and opinions on topics like cellmates, solitary confinement, race, morality, pets, religion, gangs, and family. [16], Alfred I. duPontColumbia University Award, "Immigrants facing deportation, drug offenders and a former state lawmaker receive pardons from Gov. It was the first podcast to be entirely created and produced inside a prison. But I'd say a lot of people, particularly in law enforcement, want to look at the crime only, and that's really the big debate. But, as to being cool with it, it's what it is. You're more looking at what you're getting out of the situation. And they open fired on him. (SOUNDBITE OF STEFANO BOLLANI AND JESPER BODILSEN AND MORTEN LUND AND MARK TURNER AND BILL FRISELL'S "ALOBAR E KUDRA"). POOR: Well, let me ask you this - do you feel like we're being unfair trying to make you do this? What are some of the ways you think you've changed over the years? Redmond O'Neal is a voice actor, Hollywood celebrity, and Star Kid from the United States. [16] In 2021, Woods and Poor co-authored the book This Is Ear Hustle. Along with Nigel Poor, he is a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX. My guests are Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, the co-hosts and co-producers of Ear Hustle, a podcast featuring their interviews with men incarcerated in San Quentin. You know, he calls me. Content Creator @CoinAcademy; Pres. I just stopped over there, went and sat on a rock and just watched the water for about an hour. I think my mother told me she loved Jesus more than she loved me. Woods said that the show chose the topic of cellmates for its first episode to ensure the show was relatable, since most people can relate to having a bad roommate. WOODSON: I used to work for the captain at CIW in the program office. Ive been taking showers for like 20 years.. NIGEL POOR: You know, E, you've been in prison 20 years. E WOODS: It is - they see something that I can't see. I've changed my life. Williams, 29, has served more than 10 years on a 15-year sentence for armed robbery. 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. If you're just joining us, my guests are Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, the co-hosts and co-producers of the podcast Ear Hustle, which features interviews with men incarcerated in San Quentin Prison about their daily lives and their personal stories. Therefore, it is not known if Earlonne is single, dating, or married. Earlonne is 5 feet 7 inches tall ( Approx1.7 m). 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. POOR: I can let Earlonne answer that one. GROSS: And you chose Earlonne. So, yeah. And I keep thinking, like, a week from now, Earlonne and I could be having dinner outside the prison together (laughter). Nigel, I want to play an excerpt of an episode that you were very prominent in. Everybody we know live the same lifestyle, you know? Don't be - whatever you do, don't play with no guns. So you're interviewing a prisoner who - he and one of the volunteers fell in love, and so she stopped working there in any capacity, and they got married. explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. I felt like in Earlonne I found a true professional colleague. 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And they won't get that opportunity to present the person that they are today. Woods was unaware his two convictions as a juvenile counted as two 'strikes', which made his conviction at 25 count as his third under California's three strikes law. Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor: This Is Ear Hustle Some might say that Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods were destined to meet. Earlonne holds an American nationality and white ethnicity. And it's fine. In 1997, Earlonne was sentenced to thirty-one years to life in prison. Tyler had missed a court appearance, so he feared that he would be locked up. POOR: And it's going to be a little bit hard. I think the scope of the number of people that could possibly listen to this, I'm just really nervous about that. Earlonne stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx1.7 m). How do you deal with family, love, depression, having children, finding meaning in life? So now we're - I mean, we're friends, and we're colleagues. And I was paroled when I was 23, about to turn 24. My first prison term, I went to jail when I was 17. His net worth is estimated to be $657,586. And when I was sitting in a county jail, you know, mentally, I pretty much divorced myself from that whole way of life in that moment, you know? And, you know, I pretty much raised - because my brother was locked up. Earlonne has not yet revealed any information about his parents. And I got into this group. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. So in that case, I didn't dig in. We will update you once we have more information about Earlonnes marital status. Tyra got arrested first for kidnap and robbery. And so we just started talking, and I realized that he was interested in thinking about how we could do interviews from more of an artistic perspective and not as journalists. Earlonnes estimated net worth is $657,586. GROSS: To stay sane in a situation like that. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Do you usually know what somebody is in for and do you ask, or is that considered wrong to ask? While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College, and completed many vocational programs. A person can get certain - a certain amount of time for the crime that they commit. Did you give him a hug? He's been behind bars for more than 20 years. Therese Madden directed today's show. [3], Woods completed his General Educational Development in prison, as well as vocational courses such as auto mechanics. You're sitting across from law enforcement. E WOODS: Right. . But of course when someone's in prison and the other person's not, there's so many things you can't do. And when I went in the second time, my friend Furman Little (ph) was killed the night we were arrested. GROSS: And that was because - you got such a long sentence because one crime had you convicted on two counts, so that counted as two strikes. We're able to share food. 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. There's all these restrictions. You start really understanding what the word community means and what your participation in community is about, you know? POOR: But I get to see his brother and catch him up on what you're doing. You know that it could be a possibility, but it's a possibility that you've seen pretty much your whole life, you know? And your brother is still in San Quentin. Woods is an inmate of the San Quentin State Prison in California. [6] While in San Quentin, Woods was unpaid for his work on Ear Hustle, though fans would often send him money. POOR: How do we tell stories and leave out that part? Their tenth season finished airing in December 2022. Or would you just as soon not know and just judge them based on what they present to you in their interactions with you? In terms of his romantic life, Park is happily married to his wife in South Korea. Can I ask how your relationship is changing now that you're both outside? Earlonnes net worth is estimated to be $657,586. I'm not doing this. California Gov. Before creating the podcast, Woods and Poor did interviews with inmates in San Quentin for public radio station KALW in San Francisco. POOR: We can taste each other's food 'cause, you know, in prison you can't share food with people. GROSS: Tomorrow on FRESH AIR, my guest will be writer Sigrid Nunez. I think maybe 14 years in my sentence, I went to San Quentin. Why didn't you invite me (laughter)? In fact, when I walk through the yard, one of the things I really like is that people make eye contact. They surrounded Tyler around a - at a apartment building, where he was trying to climb up to the roof. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. And I got out in '95. E WOODS: Right. Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-host, and co-producer of Ear Hustle (PRX & Radiotopia). He had served 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. And E WOODS: And of course I enjoy all the little moments. I wouldn't spend time in a place that made me uncomfortable or I didn't like. The prison also went on lockdown during production, halting work and requiring additional administrative steps to both create and release the audio. [7] They recruited fellow inmates Antwan Williams as the show's sound designer,[8] and submitted their idea for a podcast to a contest hosted by Radiotopia. Earlonne is of white ethnicity and American nationality. Poor's teaching work led her to a vast archive filled with photographs taken from life inside the prison that she began using in . They grow up literally., In Browns letter 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., He has set a positive example, Brown wrote. And it's just about - you know, they accept anybody, you know? Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Despite the lack of physical or forensic evidence, Caramad Conley was convicted of conspiracy to commit first degree murder, two counts of first degree murder, and eleven counts of attempted We'll be right back. I told him that constantly. But after you recorded that interview, you found out something about him and decided, like, you could not play that interview unless you asked him another question. He is a staff writer and podcast producer at KQED, as well as a graduate of UC Berkeley's School of Journalism. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California Three Strikes Law, the statute under . Like, I take you as the man you are in front of me. "[8] In particular, she praised Williams' "evocative, pitch-perfect sound design". But apparently it's fine - like, if you fall in love, the prisoner and the volunteer fall in love, that's fine as long as the volunteer or the staff person is no longer going to be working there in any capacity. He gave up his brother name. Your nephew, his son, Tyler, was born in 1994. And, like E WOODS: My partners. I was on some - I would like to say other words, but I'm holding my (laughter) E WOODS: (Laughter) I'm on the radio. A post shared by @earhustlesq on Mar 13, 2018 at 8:35pm PDT. And I'm always interested in people who kind of fade into the background a little bit because I suspect they could be the most interesting people in the room. Like, what was all this for? You know, they get to see each other in passing. And the phone rang in the media lab. There's a man that I worked with for quite a while that I was very fond of. 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. WOODSON: They told me that my son was murdered - well, killed. GROSS: Who - give us an example of somebody who you spoke to who had been a victim of a crime similar to the one that you committed that made you feel this, you know, sense of feeling bad for what you'd done. You start attending different self-help groups. POOR: So we were in the media lab working and - you know, trying to work, trying to stay concentrated. Earlonne Woods, co-host of the popular prison podcast Ear Hustle, had his sentence commuted by California Gov. 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