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Myths & Monikers

Gator, Razor, Kill Switch, Mother Dearest β€” Ear Hustle stories about prison nicknames.

In prison, almost everyone's got a nickname, and whether true or not, nearly every nickname’s got a story behind it. If that story is good enough, it might just become the stuff of legend.

Appeared in this episode: Jason Griffin, Lamavis Cho, Alvin Williams, Richard Johnson, Rafael Bankston, Alex Ross, Tony Tafoya, David Gadley, Steve Brook, Joe Garcia, Richie Morris and Erick Copeland.

Credits:

Ear Hustle is produced by Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods, Rahsaan β€œNew York” Thomas, John β€œYayha” Johnson, Pat Mesiti-Miller and Bruce Wallace.

This episode was scored with music by Rhashiyd Zinnamon and David Jassy. Curtis Fox is our editor, Erin Wade is our digital producer, and our executive producer for Radiotopia is Julie Shapiro. Thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Acting Warden Ron Bloomfield for their support of the show.

Find out more about the show at earhustlesq.com, including how to sign up for our newsletter, or send a question (by postcard) that might get answered in a future episode. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.

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40 minutes