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What words will be buzzing about in the global health and development hive in the year ahead? Our experts have nominations for your consideration.

The legal system is predicated on clients knowing they can count on their attorneys. But, when there are all sorts of lawyers charging all sorts of fees, how do you know the legal fees you are paying are appropriate?Attorneys typically care about their client and advocate what their clients want this shouldn't come at the cost of bankrupting them or depleting their savings.Tonight, on your legal rights, we will focus on tips for being a smart consumer of legal services.Joining YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, are Redwood City attorneys Emily Andrews and Kenneth Linthicum, incoming Vice-President of the San Mateo County Bar Association.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters.

Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit. Some customers plan to install sooner because of that. And solar companies are changing their business plans.

Daniel Jaffee writes about the $300B bottled water industry, which is dominated by four multinationals, and the movements fighting the ongoing push to privatize water.

Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his report on President-elect Donald Trump, amid legal wrangling over how much of the document can be made public.

Today is Cut Out Snowflakes Day!

A new game comes to the San Quentin yard, and for the first time, correctional officers and staff shared the court with the incarcerated people. In the first episode of Uncuffed Season 3, producers share an unusual step toward changing prison culture — it involves nets, sweatbands, and paddles.

Earlier this year, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an ambitious goal to transform San Quentin State Prison. His plans for the new San Quentin Rehabilitation Center focus on rehabilitation, job training, and improved relationships between staff and residents. The governor hopes that the changes at San Quentin will spread across California prisons.

We're kicking off the third season of Uncuffed with a story about an unlikely step toward that culture change, involving nets, sweatbands, and paddles.

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Transcripts are available within a week of the episode coming out, at www.kalw.org/podcast/uncuffed.