"Ear Hustling" for Justice with Earlonne Woods & John "Yahya" Johnson

Chasing Justice

Earlonne Woods and Yahya Johnson of Ear Hustle, the acclaimed podcast, join DA Boudin and Rachel for the powerful and deeply personal Season 2 finale. The episode focuses on how the criminal legal system treats people who are incarcerated—and how it needs to improve. Earlonne and Yahya share their personal accounts of their time in prison; explain the system and laws that sent them there; and describe their experiences with their prosecutors and defense attorneys. The discussion also explores the harms caused by laws like Three Strikes and the many harms caused by mass incarceration-- even after a prison sentence has ended. And, of course, the group identifies how the legal system can change the way it treats people who are incarcerated--and the role of prosecutors in effecting that change. For further reading:

• Check out Ear Hustle podcast's website
• Repeal California Three Strikes Law Coalition website and Steering Committee bios of Earlonne and Yahya
• NPR interview with Earlonne, Host of the Prison Podcast "Ear Hustle" Reflects on his 27 Years Behind Bars"
• Current story about Ear Hustle's 2020 coverage of COVID inside prisons
• NPR 2018 story, Behind Ear Hustle, the Podcast Made in Prison
• Ear Hustle Episode 4, Season 1, introducing Yahya
• Today story describing the influence Yahya had on others in prison
• Profile of Earlonne in the Ledger
• NBC 2017 story, Ear Hustle Podcast Unchains Voices from Behind Prison Walls
• SF Chronicle's Datebook article, For Ear Hustle Hosts Woods and Poor, Life Has Changed But the Show Goes On"
• The Marshall Project op-ed written by Rahsaan "New York" Thomas from Ear Hustle, "I Host a Popular Podcast. I'm Also in Prison"
• Pulitzer Prize finalist: Ear Hustle!
• Bon Appetit article about cooking show in San Quentin, featuring Yahya