Earlonnes average salary is $61,244 per year. Woods is expected to be released on parole in the coming days, after serving 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. And I thought, well, those are kind of qualities that you need to be able to bring people out. 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. GROSS: Yeah. Earlonne Woods is a popular American podcaster. So I think I understand more the complexity and the pressures and inside I get to see men relating in very heartfelt ways. 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. Like, me personally, what I took away from a lot of things is that, yeah, I may have robbed a person for, let's say, $1. His sentence was commuted yesterday. Like, all of a sudden, you know POOR: We'll be like regular colleagues. NIGEL POOR: You know, E, you've been in prison 20 years. And at the end of November, Governor Jerry Brown commuted his sentence. Jerry Brown (D) has commuted the prison sentence of Earlonne Woods, whose hit podcast Ear Hustle explores life inside San Quentin State Prison. Woods never used the drug, though became addicted to the money and lifestyle selling it provided. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California . The responding officers shot him five times, killed him. And so to hear this is what happened to him - ah. E WOODS: He got a hell of a collection of vinyl. He is a man of average height. Can I ask how your relationship is changing now that you're both outside? It was - and it's not just her. I'm Terry Gross. SHAPIRO: That's Earlonne Woods from the podcast "Ear Hustle." California Gov. Part of HuffPost News. So I'm not thinking that it's serious as much as I'm hearing. In terms of his romantic life, Park is happily married to his wife in South Korea. Woods is expected to be released on parole in the coming days, after serving 21 years of a 31-years-to-life sentence. He and Nigel are also the authors of This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life, a book that was inspired by the podcast and released by Crown/Random House. Elevated Entertainment LLC; Host: Hard in the Paint w/Aaron Showtime Taylor. I just stopped over there, went and sat on a rock and just watched the water for about an hour. Here you guys are, poking and - poking and prodding. Earlonne Woods co-hosted the podcast Ear Hustle while incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. Don't be out there doing no robberies, none of that stuff. He said Woods has clearly shown that he is no longer the man he was when he committed the crime. I was just done. 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. I actually oddly enjoy being in there. Redmond O'Neal is a voice actor, Hollywood celebrity, and Star Kid from the United States. So what - one of the things that I've really taken away from being in prison is that I've gotten an incredible glimpse into what it means to be a man and what men deal with. Also with us is Nigel Poor. He is a staff writer and podcast producer at KQED, as well as a graduate of UC Berkeley's School of Journalism. You start attending different self-help groups. So, yeah. He is now 47. There's a man that I worked with for quite a while that I was very fond of. Earlonne Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. GROSS: If you're just joining us, my guests are Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, the co-creators of the podcast Ear Hustle. Earlonne was not only one of the co-hosts, he was one of the men incarcerated until his release in late November after California Governor Jerry Brown commuted his sentence. Or is he a good talker? This is what we work for because there comes a moment in every person in prison's life where the light switch go on. His commutation includes reference to Earlonne's work on the podcast. Jerry Brown is releasing Woods from San Quentin State Prison after two decades behind bars. He's also co-host of the podcast "Ear Hustle," which is why we had him on this program. E WOODS: It's the bay. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall ( Approx1.7 m). I'm on a podcast. 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. But, as to being cool with it, it's what it is. She inherits his dog, a 180-pound Great Dane, who, like her, is grieving. He gave up his brother name. For the first few months after Earlonne Woods was released from San Quentin in November, his "Ear Hustle" podcast co-host Nigel Poor kept receiving photos of ice cream on her phone. In 2020, Ear Hustle was named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting the first time the . And the officer came back, was like, you're too tall for that name. Earlonne Woods was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. POOR: What are some of the things you think about when you fantasize about your life when you're out? So I want to ask you each to choose one thing that you would like to change in the system of - in the prison system or in mass incarceration. In 1997, he was sentenced to 31-years-to-life in prison. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California . GROSS: That Tyler was killed while they were in prison. 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. E WOODS: I think the mentality is more of crime to you is a job. Earlonne continues to co-host the show with Nigel. 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. [13], The term "ear hustle" is prison slang for eavesdropping. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life . Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. ERIN: Oh, [expletive]. So here's Nigel Poor, co-host and co-producer of the podcast Ear Hustle. Did you give him a hug? GROSS: So something I found really interesting is that the group that is multicultural and not segregated by race or ethnicity is the group that's into, like - the nerds, the group that are into, like, sci-fi fantasy and stuff like that. And the captain comes in. I'm pretty shy. Yeah - the butcher cutters. You're sitting across from law enforcement. --. Should we recognize the change, or once you did the act, that's who you are - your essence, your identity - and never to be considered? And at one point, he revealed to me that he had raped quite a few women. And we used to do, like, healing circles. What we did was humanize [prisoners], just by telling their stories, Woods said in February. Woods is a full-time producer, co-host, and co-creator of PRXs Ear Hustle with Nigel Poor. We called up Nigel Poor today to ask her about it, and she said that when they got the news yesterday, they were in the middle of making an episode. And her son had attended a party. And when I went in the second time, my friend Furman Little (ph) was killed the night we were arrested. Kristi Tjaden. So for me internally, I started my change. Ear Hustle was the first podcast to be created entirely inside a prison. What keeps your hopes up? E WOODS: I think - I was just tripping off - he was just peeling back one of the Beatles POOR: Oh, yeah. GROSS: And - so you interviewed him about commuting your sentence. Earlonne Woods was born in the United States in 1972. He became affiliated with a local Crips gang in high school, and began selling marijuana at 14, and later sold cocaine. All rights reserved. It was transformational symposiums. But if we could just talk about it and come to some understanding about what's our responsibility, what's your responsibility? And your brother is still in San Quentin. 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 was questioning everything. SHAPIRO: When you said goodbye to him, were you crying? Vice President . I wouldn't spend time in a place that made me uncomfortable or I didn't like. It's like - I think they're not under the constraints or the pressures to not accept people. 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. And the phone rang in the media lab. And so I want to play the part where you return to ask him that difficult question. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. It was so kick-back and cool, meaning I take advantage of all these moments now. When he was nine, Woods lifted up a faulty railroad crossing gate to allow cars to pass. POOR: So I'm just going to be very blunt with you. He has the age of 49. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College, and completed many vocational programs. You end thinking, like, here's this guy who's very self-actualized. And they won't get that opportunity to present the person that they are today. In November 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown commuted Earlonne's sentence after 21 years of . POOR: While you're thinking, can I tell you some of the things that are just going through my mind about it? While incarcerated, he received his GED, attended Coastline Community College and completed many vocational trade programs. "[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". How do we present this? And I keep thinking, like, a week from now, Earlonne and I could be having dinner outside the prison together (laughter). I was a clerk. You have to wear the same clothes all the time. I'd rather deal with anyone, actually, as they are in front of me at that moment. They're very polite. Is that OK? 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. "[9] She also praised its originality, "[using] prisoners' storytelling skills to show what it's like to spend decades behind bars. 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? This lady - her name was Claire. 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 on their way back to the auntie's house, they were pulled over by Long Beach Police Department - two officers. So you become accustomed to that lifestyle. POOR: OK. They're the co-hosts and co-producers of the podcast Ear Hustle, which features interviews with men incarcerated in San Quentin about their daily lives and their personal stories. Woods has served 21 years of a 31 to life prison sentence. His first book, OG Told Me, is a memoir-style collection of essays about Harshaw's. We'll be right back. [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. Williams, 29, has served more than 10 years on a 15-year sentence for armed robbery. Earlonne Woods: Number one. GROSS: And you chose Earlonne. And he used to come see me, you know, a lot. He also founded CHOOSE1, which aims to repeal the California . POOR: I don't ask unless it comes up as part of the story. GROSS: My guests are Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, the creators and hosts of the podcast Ear Hustle about life inside San Quentin Prison. Brown cited Woods'. I enjoy every second of every day. Nigel is a professor of photography at Cal State. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. 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