Earlonne Woods: Number one. Earlonne is a brother to Shala Woods. And your brother is still in San Quentin. Copyright 2018 NPR. Jerry Brown. Earlonne was born in 1972, in the United States. Earlonne Woods (@earlonnewoods) Instagram photos and videos earlonnewoods Follow 225 posts 24.1K followers 931 following Earlonne Woods Public figure Award winning Co-Creator + Co-Host, @earhustlesq . So you become accustomed to that lifestyle. GROSS: Nigel, when you first started volunteering in San Quentin, what were some of the things you had to deal with as a woman teaching in a prison of men? And it just puts you in a whole different space, you know? POOR: It's the bay - yeah, the bay, yeah. (SOUNDBITE OF GOLDMUND'S "THE BALLAD OF BARBARA ALLEN"). E WOODS: Hey - so I always go over to the L - I call them L7s. My guests are Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, the co-creators of Ear Hustle, a podcast featuring their interviews with men incarcerated in San Quentin. In 1997, Earlonne was sentenced to thirty-one years to life in prison. Earlonne, tell us a little more about what happened to Tyler, how he was killed. But I just - just took a course that was - seemed cool to me at the time. Governor Jerry Brown commuted his sentence in November, and Woods regained his freedom after serving 21 years of his sentence. Our senior producer today is Roberta Shorrock. His sentence was commuted by Governor Jerry Brown in November. Woods was convicted of attempted second-degree robbery but because of the three-strikes law was sentenced to 31 years to life, most of which was served in prisons other than San Quentin. E WOODS: (Laughter) Not no time soon, no. POOR: We can taste each other's food 'cause, you know, in prison you can't share food with people. Their tenth season finished airing in December 2022. 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. He understood human nature. WOODS: It's unrealistic, but I think about just getting out of San Quentin, jumping in the water and swimming to my yacht and going around the world. And, like a lot of inmates, he's been thinking about this moment for a long time. I'm not doing this. It was like 2 in the morning. 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. HuffPost visited Woods at San Quentin earlier this year to discuss why he created the podcast. Like, I just walked away, you know? And we used to do, like, healing circles. We can go to a restaurant. 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. I took their security from them to even walk out the house and feel safe, you know? And it might help you. 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. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California . You know, they playing with guns or whatever have you. The two bonded over a love of storytelling and with no formal experience, began a podcast together where they showcase the . WOODSON: I used to work for the captain at CIW in the program office. I'm on a podcast. He does not, however, expose his wife's identity to the public. He commuted my sentence to be released forthwith, immediately, right now, its time to go, time to walk out that gate, he added, laughing. They surrounded Tyler around a - at a apartment building, where he was trying to climb up to the roof. Earlonne was both host and inmate, but he was released in November after his sentence was commuted by California Governor Jerry Brown. E WOODS: I think the mentality is more of crime to you is a job. When Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods met, Nigel was a photography professor volunteering with the Prison University Project and Earlonne was serving thirty-one years to life at California's San Quentin State Prison. GROSS: So can I ask you an honest question? I don't think I have the vision to see it. Therefore, Earlonne has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. 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. They said that, hey, when you went to jail when you were 17 - yeah, it was one time, but there was two convictions in that case. In 2018, California governor Jerry Brown commuted Earlonne Woods' sentence, citing Ear Hustle as a significant contributor to his reformation as an American citizen. SHAPIRO: Like in a restaurant, at your house, any POOR: Yes. You - you - you always feel that you're better than getting killed, like you would never get killed. So how do you keep going? When he was nine, Woods lifted up a faulty railroad crossing gate to allow cars to pass. 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. Did you give him a hug? Ear Hustle co-hosted by Woods and Nigel Poor, an artist and volunteer at San Quentin interviews men in the prison about their lives there. Woods said he was only trying to be helpful, but was arrested by local sheriffs who did not question why he had lifted the gate; Woods subsequently had to appear in juvenile court. You may be a changed individual, all the way changed, would never commit another crime. And for most people - for most people inside, they just want the chance to represent the person that they are today, you know? 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. You're able to go POOR: We're able to go out. (SOUNDBITE OF STEFANO BOLLANI AND JESPER BODILSEN AND MORTEN LUND AND MARK TURNER AND BILL FRISELL'S "ALOBAR E KUDRA"). 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. And he was always ready to help. And it was one of them, I guess could you say, moments where you just feel embarrassed about your previous conduct. In 1997, he was sentenced to 31-years-to-life in prison. As of now, he works as a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX alongside Nigel Poor. Wake up to the day's most important news. Earlonne holds an American nationality and white ethnicity. GROSS: So this gets back to something you were just saying. Earlonne Woods is co-creator, co-producer and co-host of Ear Hustle from Radiotopia. I hope you'll join us. So prison was more like, oh, hey, this is a place to go and continue your gang activity, continue your destructive behavior. 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. You guys are killing me (laughter). While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College, and completed many vocational programs. You start really understanding what the word community means and what your participation in community is about, you know? GROSS: So Tyler's father, your brother, is still in San Quentin during the final year that you were in San Quentin. And so I want to play an excerpt of that. They searched Tyler, and then they ran his name. And I hit the floor. Let me see why you're here. And you start thinking differently, you know? [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. Jerry Brown (D) has commuted the prison sentence of Earlonne Woods, whose hit podcast Ear Hustle explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. POOR: While you're thinking, can I tell you some of the things that are just going through my mind about it? Just to be out there with her.. Earlonne Woods, co-host of the popular prison podcast Ear Hustle, had his sentence commuted by California Gov. Don't be out there doing no robberies, none of that stuff. So now we can actually do that and even POOR: Hopefully go to other countries, too. And he used to come see me, you know, a lot. [3][4] In 1997, at the age of 25, he was arrested for attempted second degree robbery. Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor: This Is Ear Hustle Some might say that Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods were destined to meet. And, you know, I pretty much raised - because my brother was locked up. And the assumption is that what you did at that moment is what you are today even though it's five years, 10 years, 20, 30 years later. In 1997, Earlonne was sentenced to thirty-one years to life in prison. You know what I'm saying? Woods was raised in South Los Angeles with his parents and his older brother Trevor. And I always wore black. And it's fine. Earlier this year, we introduced you to a man named Earlonne Woods who got some big news yesterday. Im thinking about my mama, shes 70. And, Earlonne, since you served so much time, let's start with you. SHAPIRO: That's Earlonne Woods from the podcast "Ear Hustle." This is FRESH AIR. co-hosted by Woods and Nigel Poor, an artist and volunteer at San Quentin interviews men in the prison about their lives there. Williams was serving a 15-year sentence for armed robbery with a gun enhancement. With grace and humor they walk through what life is really like behind bars, showing the humanity and depth of those they meet inside." --Catherine Burns, artistic director, The Moth "I listen to Ear . I'm doing that. POOR: I don't ask unless it comes up as part of the story. GROSS: Well, why don't we take a short break here, and then we'll talk some more? So they don't even have the opportunity to even go in front of the board to say, hey, look, for the last 21 years, I've changed, you know, because their board dates ain't till 2150, you know? And when it actually happened, it was a - it was an awakening in me, like, oh, I don't - why is we living this way, you know? Earlonne Woods was released from San Quentin in November after his sentence was commuted by Governor Jerry Brown. (SOUNDBITE OF NOEL BONNEVIE'S "DAHIL SA'YO"). Woods is expected to be released on parole in the coming days, after serving 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. It addresses important issues about being human and how prisoners can be contributing citizens. Copyright 2019 NPR. Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-host, and co-producer of Ear Hustle (PRX & Radiotopia). How do we present this? He is 5 feet 7 inches tall ( Approx1.7 m). Nigel is a professor of photography at Cal State. [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. And you've had two separate stays, and the last one lasted 21 years. I actually oddly enjoy being in there. Through his podcast, [Woods] has shared meaningful stories from those inside prison.. And I mean, we just knew that was the call. And E WOODS: And of course I enjoy all the little moments. POOR: I know. E WOODS: So I'll give you example. OK. I've never had a problem. E WOODS: It's the bay. 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 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? Vice President . We're able to share food. While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College and completed many vocational trade programs. And so when people listen to this story, that's what I want them to take away, that here's this person who is in a difficult situation. And they shot at Tyler, like, 40-something times. It was - and it's not just her. You know, he running the streets. Why am I doing this? Presently, Earlonne has not mentioned any details concerning his parents. GROSS: And Nigel, just as a person who's constantly interacting with inmates at San Quentin, do you want to know what they're incarcerated for, what crime they were convicted of? A post shared by @earhustlesq on Mar 13, 2018 at 8:35pm PDT. I was going to Nigel's house the other day, and I was an hour early. 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? So you can't wear blue, which is what they wear. You end thinking, like, here's this guy who's very self-actualized. So now we're - I mean, we're friends, and we're colleagues. Woods was serving a 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted 2nd degree robbery due to a three-strikes law before having his sentence commuted in 2018. In 2020, alongside his Ear Hustle co-hosts, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. She'll continue to do interviews inside San Quentin. POOR: That's his obsession. I told him that constantly. Namcy Wong. And it has made me - it has made me care about men so much more. I was questioning everything. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California Three Strikes Law, the statute under . Or would you just as soon not know and just judge them based on what they present to you in their interactions with you? So there's a rule that pertains to the volunteers who come in, and they're not allowed to have, like, close relationships with the prisoners, anything that gets really intimate or emotional. I wouldn't spend time in a place that made me uncomfortable or I didn't like. 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. "[9] The show's unique lens and intimate first-person storytelling is noted in most reviews. No, people get up to a thousand years to life for something that they've done in their past. E WOODS: And she even got mad at me the other day E WOODS: 'Cause I left dinner with everyone, and I went to the movies by myself to go see "Vice" (laughter). 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 on their way back to the auntie's house, they were pulled over by Long Beach Police Department - two officers. He is a staff writer and podcast producer at KQED, as well as a graduate of UC Berkeley's School of Journalism. But he was released in November after his sentence was commuted by California Governor Jerry Brown. "[9] The series is not overtly political, but Poor emphasizes the way the show can have a humanizing effect, making listeners care about the men they hear on the show and wonder why one of the hosts might serve a life sentence for attempted robbery. And so that's the point that I'm struck by - that human beings in a moment can do something with devastating consequences. I've never felt scared or disrespected. POOR: I can let Earlonne answer that one. He is 49 years old. You know, when I was out for the two years 10 months, I raised Tyler, you know? Is that OK? And they won't get that opportunity to present the person that they are today. Tyra got arrested first for kidnap and robbery. But to hear the very next day that he was killed - and my mother is who told me. Her latest novel "The Friend" won the National Book Award for fiction and is about to be published in paperback. Elevated Entertainment LLC; Host: Hard in the Paint w/Aaron Showtime Taylor. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California . He's able to call me collect. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Accuracy and availability may vary. And the thing that I noticed in particular about him was that whenever there was an issue going on - and, of course, inside prison, there's all kinds of issues - and if we would have to sit down to solve a problem, Earlonne was the one who would speak up, cut through all of the baloney and get to the point. Some might say that Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods were destined to meet. They had left the auntie's house. Those are my partners. And you have another 11 to go. I'll say I've - on the second term - so the first term is where I did all the solitary stuff. [8][9] Poor is a visual artist in the San Francisco Bay area who volunteers at the prison. GROSS: So you know, you're a middle-aged man now. Don't be - whatever you do, don't play with no guns. Once the details concerning Earlonnes marital status are available we shall update. He had served 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. 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. Yeah - the butcher cutters. So I think what kept me sane is that I had the philosophy where, I am going to live to the best of my ability every day that I have left on this Earth no matter where I'm at. Behind 'Ear Hustle,' The Podcast Made In Prison. He became affiliated with a local Crips gang in high school, and began selling marijuana at 14, and later sold cocaine. [12] On October 19, 2021, co-hosts Poor and Woods released a book on the podcast, This Is Ear Hustle. And when I went to prison, it was pretty much the California Department of Corrections, and there was not a rehabilitation on the name then. Yes, he can come to my house. Therefore, Earlonne earns a decent salary as a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX alongside Nigel Poor. Nigel Poor is a professor of photography at California State University in Sacramento. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. He works as a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX alongside Nigel Poor. He likes to keep his personal life private hence Earlonne has not mentioned any details concerning his marital status. It's about a writer whose friend and former mentor kills himself. His net worth is estimated to be $657,586. But the law don't see your rehabilitation. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. What keeps your hopes up? [11], In November 2018, then California Governor Jerry Brown commuted Woods' sentence, saying he had "clearly shown that he is no longer the man he was when he committed this crime" and that "he has set a positive example for his peers and, through his podcast, has shared meaningful stories from those inside prison. Woods was involved in an attempted robbery in 1997, when he was in his 20s. He was born and brought up in the United States to his caring and supportive parents. Along with Nigel Poor, he is a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of Ear Hustle at PRX. Thank you both so much for talking with us. But it was just - it was spectacular. In November 2018, Woods' sentence was commuted by California governor Jerry Brown. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. "Ear Hustle" features stories from prison told by prisoners - their intimate, honest conversations about family visits, cellmates, solitary confinement - conversations like this one between Earlonne Woods and his co-host Nigel Poor, who's not an inmate. E WOODS: Right, right. [9], On November 21, 2018, producer Earlonne Woods's sentence was commuted by California governor Jerry Brown. Our associate producer for digital media is Molly Seavy-Nesper. So I'm going to enjoy. I just stopped over there, went and sat on a rock and just watched the water for about an hour. POOR: And the other thing is we've always - we've tried to always keep this as equal as possible. It was a private wedding ceremony, according to accounts. They say hello. Woods never used the drug, though became addicted to the money and lifestyle selling it provided. And then I saw him in this awesome, orange T-shirt that had some brown in it. It was transformational symposiums. GROSS: The new, as yet, unannounced host will be with you (laughter). When I called my mother, she told me this, right? GROSS: And you chose Earlonne. After you got out of San Quentin, you and Nigel went to the governor's mansion. He says, I need to speak with you. Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Jerry Brown is releasing Woods from San Quentin State Prison after two decades behind bars. And I think that's a shared philosophy with everybody that's in prison - is that you have to just deal with what's going on today, you know, and just not let the pressures of prison just get to your core and crush you. My first prison term, I went to jail when I was 17. And that surprised me greatly. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. He works as a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator with Ear Hustle at PRX alongside Nigel Poor. - like, was with him pretty much every day. I got out, stayed out two years, 10 months and found myself back in jail for attempted second-degree robbery. 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. He spin his vinyl. I mean POOR: No, we're not allowed. And then I got into the lifestyle of robbing drug dealers. And you also spent time in solitary, where it's very hard to stay sane. And you may be incarcerated 15, 20 years. His first book, OG Told Me, is a memoir-style collection of essays about Harshaw's. Jerry Brown (D) has commuted the prison sentence of Earlonne Woods, whose hit podcast Ear Hustle explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. Ive been taking showers for like 20 years.. And it would give the people inside the opportunity to stretch themselves intellectually and emotionally, so just creating more of a connection. GROSS: A job because you thought it was, like, your only source of income? In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Lexi Mainland wrote "The runaway hit Ear Hustle never takes a broad look at criminal justice policy or employs Voice of God narration. This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: We talk about the podcast and before we talk about your work together, Earlonne, I want to talk with you about life outside. So I was nervous at first to go in because, I mean, my head was full of all the images that, you know, of - from bad TV, bad movies, bad media about what prison was going to be like. GROSS: 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. Earlonne is busy reporting on re-entry stories and daily life for originally incarcerated people, while also documenting his own experiences. But I took way more from that person than $1. I think my mother told me she loved Jesus more than she loved me. 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I think it's about probably 20 people from there that call me collect. 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. So sometimes it's important, and I can give you an example. 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. So I think I did what, pretty much, my community did that was around me. "[16] Quah contrasts standard prison narratives told entirely from an outsider's point of view with the interplay of insider and outsider perspectives provided by the hosts of Ear Hustle, with stories primarily told through Woods' and Williams' words and perspectives, and Poor in an active role adding "key narrative housekeeping". [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. What's it like to not think about that? And it was just like - it didn't even register with me. So now we just have the opportunity to travel together, to do something like this together. His commutation includes reference to Earlonne's work on the podcast. What we did was humanize [prisoners], just by telling their stories, Woods said in February. But of course when someone's in prison and the other person's not, there's so many things you can't do. An intimate view into the life and challenges of an asperger's spouse.It seems some marriages are so wonderfully stellar you have to look away or be blinded. Self's story opens the first episode of Ear Hustle, an engrossing new podcast out of San Quentin prison, a state facility in California. 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