My Mixtape

"Just Like That" is Bonnie Raitt's song about a man looking for the mother of his heart donor. And this touches Amanda Newstetter in a very personal way.

San Francisco's very own Charles Lucero tells us about why Wake Up Everybody means so much to him to this day.

"Desperado" as performed by The Eagles holds a special place in Lee Hewitt's heart. It came out on April 17, 1973. Back then, she met someone who helped her understand she did not have to be on the fence about being loved.

Bay Area native Pedro Morales shares his song, "Glisten," which he heard for the first time at a Kills Birds concert in San Francisco.

Norbert Scully tells the story of how he discovered the album "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," and how one song — "Mea Culpa" — changed the way he listens to music.

Native New Yorker-to-San Francisco transplant Gary Glassman shares the reason why 95% of his brain is occupied by Broadway musicals and why "Don't Rain on My Parade," as performed by the inimitable Barbra Streisand, prickles his neurons more than any other stage hit.

Bostyon Johnson at San Quentin on "Standing Outside The Fire," by Garth Books. It's the Uncuffed My Mixtape, where we listen to our producers' favorite songs.

Uncuffed producer Jeremy Strain shares why a favorite childhood song still speaks to him, decades later.

Get to know the first ever group of Uncuffed storytellers at a women's prison! We're proud to share stories from the new team at the California Institution for Women.

Lee Jaspar wrote a love song for the spring season. Then he met the love of his life, and the song fit perfectly. Follow @WeAreUncuffed on Instagram and Facebook. Learn more, sign up for Uncuffed news, and support the program at www.weareuncuffed.org