Podcast Episodes

Why Girls’ Flag Football Could Be the Next Big Sport

Girls’ flag football is exploding in popularity at high schools across the Bay Area, especially since the sport was officially sanctioned by California in 2023. It coincides with the rise of professi…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

A Reporter Gave Tenderloin Kids Disposable Cameras. This Is What They Showed

San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has the highest concentration of children in the city. But stories about the Tenderloin often overlook this fact.

Reporter Cami Dominguez worked with a local n…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

As Small Farms Face Federal Cuts, Local Food Banks Will Take a Big Hit

Local food banks are about to lose a key source of fresh, local produce after the Department of Agriculture ended the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program or LFPA. The program…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Meet Misa James, Winner of the KQED x Good Compenny Bay Area Music Showcase

Earlier this summer, KQED in partnership with LaRussell and Good Compenny hosted a Bay Area Music Showcase in Vallejo. After more than 200 submissions, five artists from the Bay Area were selected to…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Directs National Parks to Erase Histories That ‘Disparage Americans’

Earlier this Spring, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order telling U.S. National Park Service staff, including those in California, to scrub parks of any materials that “inappropriately …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Surviving Suicide Loss in Palo Alto

In the early to mid-2000s Palo Alto was rocked by a cluster of teen suicides. For Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we’re airing a documentary from audio reporter and producer I-Yun Chan, who trave…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet the Valkyries' DJs Whose Job Is to Make Ballhalla Go Wild

The Golden State Valkyries’ first season has been a huge success. Next week, they’ll be the first WNBA expansion team to appear in the playoffs. 

The Valkyries aren't just good; they're fun to watch.…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

SF’s Newest Park Could Cost This Supervisor His Job

There's another recall election in the Bay Area. This time, it's in San Francisco's Sunset District on the city's west side.

Voters in District 4 have until Tuesday, Sept. 16 to vote in a special rec…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘It Just Felt Like the World Was Burning’: Remembering the 2020 Fires

In August 2020, a dry lightning storm kicked off an unprecedented siege of wildfires. These firestorms lasted for months, destroyed 9,000 structures and killed 31 people. Millions of residents throug…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Volunteers Monitor for ICE Activity to Support Day Laborers

Hundreds of people are signing up to 'adopt' street corners near where day laborers gather to find work. Their goal? To keep an eye out for ICE agents.

KQED labor correspondent Farida Jhabvala Romero…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago