Other podcasts personalize complex topics by exploring them entirely through the lenses of nonprofessionals. The runaway hit “Ear Hustle” is made by two inmates at San Quentin, Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, and a prison volunteer, Nigel Poor. The show, which ended its third season this month, never takes a broad look at criminal justice policy or employs Voice of God narration. It instead offers the even more illuminating dialogue of individual prisoners. As Julie Shapiro, the executive producer of Radiotopia, a network of podcasts that includes “Ear Hustle,” told me: “When real humans tell and share their stories, the emotional investment is immensely powerful.”
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times