Uncuffed Radio Stories
Latest Episodes
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By Jay Evans. Uncuffed Solano producer Jay Evans interviews Jerry Reyes about the time his mother abandoned the family, and how he learned to make sense of the loss.
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By Ryan Pagan. Before prison, Javier Serna was on the run for 14 years. He shares what it was like to build a life in hiding and the rehabilitation that can happen despite incarceration.
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By Brian Asey. What does it mean to try to project the ocean, when you’re barred from seeing it or feeling it? An environmentalist’s fight for the planet, from inside prison walls.
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By Bryan Mazza. Prison meals aren’t exactly known for being gourmet. But imagine if most foods also triggered terrible allergies.
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The Golden State Warriors preseason starts this coming Saturday. Earlier this month, as something of a warmup, they made one of their regular visits into San Quentin State Prison to visit with inmates and play a game of basketball.
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By Juan Haines. Uncuffed producer Juan Haines interviews Donald Thompson about how his foster-care experience led him to where he is today.
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By Ryan Pagan. There’s no shortage of sports at San Quentin, from basketball to pickleball. Uncuffed producer Ryan Pagan interviewed Sports Editor Timothy Hicks on his reporting.
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By Timothy Hicks. Ryan Pagan grew up with a fascination for movies, but he never got the opportunity to make them. It wasn't until he waked into the San Quentin media center that he rekindled his creative spark.
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By Anthony Caravalho. Juan Haines' byline is more varied and impressive than many journalists, and he's doing it all from San Quentin. He shares the moment he decided to become an investigative journalist, during a 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires Disease, and how it helped him prepare to report on the COVID-19 outbreak.
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From Uncuffed’s new re-entry class, stories about how learning about your past, and your trauma, can help you understand your future.