We’ve never based a whole episode on a poem before, but this one, by Sky, took us by surprise. It’s both a record of longing for all the things she can’t do in prison — sleep in a teepee, have a cookie jar, touch a rabbit — and a way of doing those things in her mind.
Big thanks to Acting Warden Andes and Lt. Berry at San Quentin State Prison, and Acting Warden Williams and Lt. Newborg at the California Institution for Women for their support of the show.
Support our team and get even more Ear Hustle by subscribing to Ear Hustle Plus today. Sign up at earhustlesq.com/plus or in Apple Podcasts by tapping on the "Subscribe" button.
Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com.
Gabrieleen Silver Queen
Is Your Name Alfredo?
Boots and Max
15 Minutes
Ear Hustle Extra: Making Trouble
Ear Hustle Extra: A Call from Sacramento
Ear Hustle Presents: Written Off
Camp Grace
Tray, Tumbler, Spork
Yard of Dreams
Counting Lines
Taxx Is Tripping
Stormy Monday
Do It Movin’
August 21, 1971
Coming Soon: 50 Years After George Jackson
Ear Hustle Presents: Life Jolt
Home for Me Is Really a Memory
Cracked Windshield
The Whole Shabang
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
In The Dark
Over My Dead Body
The Dropout
Broken Harts
Tiny Desk Concerts - Video