Revisiting “Chicken on the Bone”

About this episode

The episode revisits the uncertain futures of men on San Quentin's death row through personal stories.

For our latest installment in the ”revisiting” series, Nigel and Earlonne time-travel back to Season 4 and the uncertain futures of men who were living on San Quentin’s now-shuttered death row. Big thanks to everyone who shared their stories with us for this episode: Al aka Watson Allison, Abu Qadir Al-Amin, Lt. Sam Robinson, and Lonnie Morris. This episode was scored with music by Antwan Williams, David Jassy, and Rhashiyd Zinnamon, and a remix of our theme music from listener Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir. Thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Warden Ron Davis for their support of this episode. Big thanks to Warden Andes, Lt. Berry, and Sgt. Graves at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center; Acting Warden Parker, Associate Warden Lewis, and Lt. Avina at the California Institution for Women; and Warden De La Cruz at the Central California Women’s Facility for their support of the show. Ear Hustle is coming to the East Coast! Get your tickets at earhustlesq.com/tour . Support our team and get even more Ear Hustle by subscribing to Ear Hustle Plus today. Sign up at earhustlesq.com/plus or directly in Apple Podcasts. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia , from PRX. Learn about your ad choices…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nigel, Earlonne

Guests: Al aka Watson Allison, Abu Qadir Al-Amin, Lonnie Morris

Topics covered

• death row
• San Quentin
• uncertain futures
• storytelling
• rehabilitation
• music

Keywords

• death row
• San Quentin
• rehabilitation
• storytelling
• music
• Ear Hustle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radiotopia, California Institution for Women, Central California Women’s Facility, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, San Quentin, Ear Hustle Plus, PRX

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