Ear Hustle is back with season four! Let’s get oriented: to a new format and a new inside host, and through the stories of guys learning the prison ropes in Reception, while they wait to find out where they’ll serve their time.

A heads-up: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Thanks to John “Yahya” Johnson, David Ditto, Talib Brooks, Louis Brackett and Jeff Atkins for sharing their stories with us.

This episode was scored with music by Antwan Williams and David Jassy.

Sponsorship for this episode comes from HelloFresh.

Find the transcript for “Excuse Me on the Tier” here, and download the episode here.