Earlonne Woods was born on August 13,1971 and is an American podcaster and author, best known for co-hosting and co-founding the podcast Ear Hustle in 2017, and co-authoring the book This Is Ear Hustle in 2021.
16 Facts About Earlonne Woods
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In November 2018, Earlonne Woods' sentence was commuted by California governor Jerry Brown.
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In November 2024, Earlonne Woods was pardoned by California governor Gavin Newsom.
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Earlonne Woods was hired to continue co-hosting and producing the podcast after his release.
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Earlonne Woods was raised in South Los Angeles with his parents and his older brother Trevor.
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Earlonne Woods's mother was a postal worker and his father was an unemployed alcoholic, who Woods described as violent and distant.
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When he was nine, Earlonne Woods lifted up a faulty railroad crossing gate to allow cars to pass.
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Earlonne Woods said he was only trying to be helpful, but was arrested by local sheriffs who did not question why he had lifted the gate; Earlonne Woods subsequently had to appear in juvenile court.
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Earlonne Woods became affiliated with a local Crips gang in high school, and began selling marijuana at 14, and later sold cocaine.
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Earlonne Woods never used the drug, though became addicted to the money and lifestyle selling it provided.
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Earlonne Woods first went to prison at 17 for two concurrent convictions of kidnapping and robbing a drug dealer, and was released at 23.
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Earlonne Woods completed his General Educational Development in prison, as well as vocational courses such as auto mechanics.
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Earlonne Woods served his last seven years at San Quentin.
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Earlonne Woods met artist and volunteer Nigel Poor, who was teaching photography at the film school.
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Earlonne Woods relocated to Oakland, California after his release, and was hired full-time as a producer and co-host of Ear Hustle.
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In 2020, alongside Poor and co-host Rahsaan Thomas, Earlonne Woods was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.