The daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison, featuring stories of the daily realities of life inside California’s San Quentin State Prison, shared by those living it.
In 2020, Ear Hustle was named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting — the first time the category was recognized — for bringing audiences “a consistently surprising and beautifully crafted series on life behind bars.”
The 20 Best True-Crime Podcasts to Listen to Now - Vogue July 19, 2023.
The 35 Best True-Crime Podcasts of 2023 Are Full of Murder, Scams, and Mayhem - Cosmopolitan September 26, 2023.
The 25 Best True-Crime Podcasts of All Time - Rolling Stone July 3 , 2022.
The Lady Killers: why are so many women seeking escape through true crime podcasts?
Moskowitz, P. E. (2020). The Lady Killers. Mother Jones, 45(3), 57–60.
Jennifer Billinson & Bek Orr (2023) “White feminism ruins the party again”: a case study of the rise and fall of the My Favorite Murder Facebook fan group, Feminist Media Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2023.2229050
*Author Bek Orr Assistant Professor, Women & Gender Studies, Sociology
True crime podcasting: Journalism, justice or entertainment?
Boling, K. S. (2019). True crime podcasting: Journalism, justice or entertainment? Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, 17(2), 161–178. https://doi.org/10.1386/rjao_00003_1
What Happened to the True in True Crime?
Weinman, S. (2023, April 20). What Happened to the 'True' in True Crime? New York Times, A22(L). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A746238275/AONE?u=brockport&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=bfbd291d
Truth or doubt: questioning legal outcomes in true-crime documentaries
Rickard, D. (2023). Truth or doubt: questioning legal outcomes in true-crime documentaries. Law & Humanities, 17(1), 60–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/17521483.2022.2148385
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