Ear Hustle Creators & Guests

Nigel Poor is an artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work has been shown at many museums and institutions. She is interested in portraiture, how to document life, and what is worthy of preservation. In 2011 she began teaching history of photography classes at San Quentin Prison. She has since moved away from being a solely visual artist working alone to working inside the prison with a prisoners on photographic projects and producing radio stories about life inside.

Earlonne Woods is co-host and co-creator of the Ear Hustle podcast.

Rahsaan Thomas is a host and producer of the Ear Hustle Podcast.

John "Yahya" Johnson was an inmate at San Quentin State Prison, where he was known for contributing to prison culture (especially with his cooking), and for his work on the podcast "Ear Hustle."

Antwan Williams is a co-creator, co-producer, and sound designer of Ear Hustle. He is also a musician, rapper, poet, dancer, painter, and actor.

Radio producer for 99 Percent Invisible and Nice Try!

Jenn White is a host and anchor at WBEZ, Chicago, Public Radio and host of the Making Oprah and Making Obama podcasts.

Candice Price is a writer.

Jason Reynolds is an award-winning author and writer.