Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUnclogging America’s biggest ports
Nearly half of imports in the United States go through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. They're the largest in the U.S., but because of the C…
4 years, 6 months ago
LGBTQ+ comics on Dave Chappelle's Netflix special
This month, comedy legend Dave Chappelle released his latest stand-up Netflix special, called "The Closer." It immediately drew criticism for jokes w…
4 years, 6 months ago
A matter of a piñon
Tall, bushy, spiny and fragrant, the pinyon pine is a beloved feature of the Mountain West — and not just for its beauty. The tiny piñon nuts in the …
4 years, 6 months ago
The story of an unsung Black Panther
The Black Panther Party, a Black power political organization, was founded exactly 55 years ago in California’s Bay Area and grew into a nationwide g…
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Boardrooms so white and male? That's changing
California requires each publicly traded company based in the Golden State to have at least one woman on its board of directors and, soon, at least o…
4 years, 6 months ago
Deep breath. Let's talk about our air
Wildfires across the American West this summer spewed out smoke full of particulates that darkened skies, created unnaturally beautiful sunsets and b…
4 years, 6 months ago
The oil spill along California's fragile coast
It’s been about a week since a big oil spill hit the Southern California shoreline near Orange County. Tar sullied sensitive wetlands. Birds and fish…
4 years, 6 months ago
How a Black family regains a beach the government took away
Nearly a century ago, government officials pushed a Black family from their beachfront property in the Southern California city of Manhattan Beach. N…
4 years, 6 months ago
On the front lines of the homicide epidemic
Milwaukee is in the grips of the worst violence in its modern history. There were 189 killings there last year — the most ever recorded, almost twice…
4 years, 6 months ago
How COVID-19 nurses get through the day
Nursing is a tough job in good times, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it a lot tougher. Within a few months of the start of the pandemic, U.S. healthc…
4 years, 6 months ago