What do prisons in the UK, Colorado, Australia and India have in common? Like San Quentin and Solano State prisons where we make Uncuffed - they all have radio programs. Workshops, and podcasts and radio shows where incarcerated producers tell stories in their own language. Last year some of the team at Uncuffed traveled to Norway for the first annual prison radio conference. And in this special episode, we’re bringing you excerpts from some of the organizations we met there.

What if your doctor prescribed you a walk in the park instead of a pill? In this episode we learn abou a program that gets patients back to health, by getting them back to nature. Then, we hear from the host of the San Francisco Chronicle flagship news podcast, Fifth and Mission. And, a reading from local poet Jose Antonio Villaran. Plus, local music from Oakland's Consolidated Electric.

Today, we go to a church where another Christmas is still to come and they give Hana a lesson in an ancient language. We learn about ancient Coptic heritage in the East Bay. Then, we talk to someone who has been bringing science to radio audiences for decades- exploring the big questions, and the not so big. Plus, a reading from local author Tobey Brookes.

Oakland made history by returning land to an indigenous group with no federal recognition. In this episode, we'll learn about the ways some East Bay institutions are trying to repair the harm done to local indigenous communities.

Today, we are looking at how much strain has been put on our local food systems. We learn about the debate over the future of food equity with stories from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Today, we’re going to hear an episode from The Stoop, a podcast hosted by Hana Baba and Leila Day. It recently won an award for podcasting by the National Association of Black Journalists. And this episode is about something many of us grew up with in our homes. When you get in trouble, and you get a whooping. Sometimes it’s with a belt, sometimes a switch from a tree, or a slipper spank on your behind. For many people, the homes we grow up in may normalize corporal punishment for kids, but do we understand what that really means for the child? And when is it abuse?

Today, we’ll take a trip back to 1994 at Stanford Stadium to listen to World Cup history being made. We hear how the first time the US hosted the World Cup changed our relationship to soccer forever. Then, we learn how a dancer finds freedom on a pole.

A historically Black sorority turned 100 years old this year. We'll hear about the history of one sorority that was left with no other choice but to persevere. Then, we learn about a Marin County artist who weaves poetry into his woodcut prints.

Today, we hear how nearly three years of pandemic-dating has changed the priorities of some Bay Area singles. We learn about the new dating standards. Then, a beloved San Francisco magazine makes a comeback And, a reading from an Oakland chef’s new cookbook.

From electing San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to Oakland’s Pamela Price, Bay Area voters have spoken, but what’s the message? Today, we hear how Bay Area residents voted on public safety. Then, we learn how Oakland filmmaker Josh Healey’s web series looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic shed light on inequalities affecting working class people. And, Bay Area author Lizette Wanzer reads from her book about the policing of hair.