This presentation will be a behind-the-scenes look at how the prison-based podcast Ear Hustle came to be. Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor will give a brief overview — from conception to launch — talk about the importance of asking questions and compassionate listening and share a selection of short audio clips for discussion.
A conversation following the presentation will be hosted by Ohio State faculty members Tiyi M. Morris (associate professor, AAAS) and Mary E. Thomas (associate professor, WGSS).
Earlonne Woods is the co-creator, co-producer and co-host of the Pulitzer-nominated podcast Ear Hustle. Upon his release from San Quentin, Woods was hired full-time to continue the work started inside but also adding reentry stories. Woods is also involved in the Repeal California’s Three Strike Coalition, which aims to end California’s draconian three strikes law.
Nigel Poor is a visual artist whose work explores the various ways people make a mark and leave behind evidence of their existence. Her work has been shown at the San Jose Museum of Art; Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose; Friends of Photography; SF Camerawork; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art; Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Her work is in the collections of the SFMOMA, the M.H. deYoung Museum, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art and Corcoran Gallery of Art. She received her BA from Bennington College and her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and is a professor of photography at California State University, Sacramento. In 2011, Poor got involved with San Quentin State Prison as a volunteer teacher for the Prison University Project. In 2013, she started working with a group of incarcerated men producing audio stories. In 2015, she co-created the prison-based podcast Ear Hustle.
ACCESSIBILITY: We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. Live captioning will be provided for this event through Ohio State’s ADA Coordinator’s Office. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
This event is sponsored by The Ohio State Department of Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
