Earlonne Woods

It’s been just over a year since Greg Eskridge walked out of the San Quentin gates after spending 30 years in prison, and he has been busy! Greg has spent the year reconnecting with family, navigating parole, and finding new meaning in the concept of home. He is also settling into a new role at work, where he's helping to direct the Uncuffed program. It’s a dream job, but it can be exhausting.

1. What was your belief about the purpose of prison before reading this story? Has This Is Ear Hustle changed your perception? 2. Earlonne says, “People see things differently in this world. Some see no value in discarded things or people. Nigel looks more closely, sees the what if. ” Why do you think Earlonne and Nigel so easily connected in the Media Lab? What do they see in each other? 3. Nigel had an interesting path that led her to San Quentin.

On the Podcast: Farah Stockman, Mark Oppenheimer, and Nigel Poor & Earlonne Woods November 12, 2021 In this episode, meet journalist Farah Stockman, author of American Made, journalist Mark Oppenheimer, author of Squirrel Hill, and co-hosts of the Ear Hustle podcast, Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, authors of This is Ear Hustle.