Podcast Episodes

Girls’ Flag Football Is Booming

Girls’ flag football is exploding in popularity at high schools across the Bay Area. It coincides with the rise of professional women’s sports teams like the Golden State Valkyries and Bay FC, which …

Published on 7 hours ago

Could Plug-In Solar Take Off in California?

If you want solar power in your home, you usually need to be a homeowner with a good roof and a decent amount of cash to pay up front.

But some Bay Area residents are trying out plug-in solar, which …

Published on 4 days, 7 hours ago

Seeing the Tenderloin Through the Eyes of Neighborhood Kids

San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, often in the news for headlines associated with crime, homelessness and drug use, has the highest concentration of kids in all of San Francisco. So a reporter…

Published on 1 week ago

A Very Santa Rosa Christmas at Snoopy’s Home Ice

In 1969, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz and his first wife Joyce built Snoopy’s Home Ice in Santa Rosa. Since then, generations of locals — including KQED’s Gabe Meline — have made it a tradition …

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Earthquake Swarms, License Plate Reader Cameras, and Clipper 2.0

In the Bay’s final news roundup of 2025, Ericka, Alan and Jessica discuss the recent series of small earthquakes in San Ramon and Sonoma County, Oakland’s decision to expand its network of license pl…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Decoding Your PG&E Bill

You’re not imagining it — your Pacific Gas & Electric bill really is going up. In fact, according to a KQED analysis, the average PG&E utility bill went up nearly 70% between 2020 and March 2025.

But…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

This Popular Kitchen Countertop Material is Making Workers Sick

Engineered stone, or quartz, is a man-made material made with high concentrations of silica that is commonly used to make kitchen countertops in the U.S. 

But doctors are seeing more and more workers…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine’s Surprising Ties to Silicon Valley

The Ukraine-Russia war has been called the most technologically advanced war in history. In an episode from KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast, Bay Area journalist Erica Hellerstein visits Ukraine to lear…

Published on 3 weeks ago

SF Passed a New Zoning Plan. How Will It Change the City?

San Francisco could see taller and more dense buildings in the city’s north and west side after the Board of Supervisors approved Mayor Daniel Lurie’s ‘Family Zoning’ plan last week. 

Some believe it…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

As Immigration Enforcement Escalates, How One South Bay Priest Is Pushing Back

Inside Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish — home to historic farmworker organizing in East San Jose — we sit down with Father Jon Pedigo, a Catholic priest in the South Bay, to talk about the role of faith…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago