Today, one man's hope for the future after 25 years in prison. And jokes bring joy to the men at San Quentin. Then, a Pixar animator takes on her inner critic. 

Mandrell Knight spent more years of his life incarcerated than free. Now, he's rewriting his story to prove his past doesn't define his future.

Uncuffed producer Matt Sheppard is also a comedian. He shares some jokes from a memorable stand-up performance at the prison. 

Have you ever tried to do something really important, but you hear that annoying, negative voice inside that tears you down? Award-winning filmmaker Masha Ellsworth captures that feeling of struggling with a tormenting, inner critic in her animated-short "Little t.”

Today, we meet a local mandolin ensemble. Then, the Supreme Court’s history of resistance to Black progress. And, we’ll hear some readings from local fiction writers.

Mandolin orchestras were everywhere during the early 20th Century. It turns out that the Bay Area is the birthplace of a mandolin super-group founded by a man who doesn’t even play the instrument. He wanted to honor the memory of a Jewish mandolin ensemble whose members perished in the Holocaust.

Writer and scholar Brando Simeo Starkey’s new book, “Their Accomplices Wore Robes,” follows the US Supreme Court from the Civil War to today. He makes the case that time and again the Supreme Court has chosen white supremacy over racial fairness.

Here are some readings from our series New Arrivals, a pocket-sized book tour with Bay Area authors. Today we’re featuring a collection of fiction writers.

Today, the public and private partnerships in the city’s policing. Then, a hip-hop musical about Oakland’s spirit. And, reading Plato in prison gave one man a new perspective.

Last month the San Francisco’s police commission approved a plan to incorporate the largest donation ever made to SFPD. What does the city stand to gain, or lose, from partnering with wealthy donors?