Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Wired for Connection’: The Science of Kindness, and Why Hope Outweighs Cynicism
It will take months to clean up all the debris from the Palisades and Eaton fires. Some community members in Pasadena decided to start the work immed…
1 year, 8 months ago
‘The Devastation is Breathtaking’. Voices from the LA Fires
There are not enough words to describe the impact of the wildfires in Los Angeles – one of the most destructive and costly firestorms in our state’s …
1 year, 8 months ago
These California Composers Make Their Own Rules: Two Stories from the Archive
We start in Los Angeles with emerging composter Derrick Skye, whose fascination with the cosmos is woven into his music. When Skye began composing “P…
1 year, 8 months ago
Encore: The Enduring Reign of El Daña, Drag King of the Central Valley
Elsie Saldaña still gets nervous on stage, almost six decades after she first started performing as a drag king in the Central Valley. She’s the coun…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Railroad’s Surprising Impact on Food and Civil Rights in California
This week, we’re taking a long train ride on the California Zephyr. The Amtrak line winds through Emeryville, Sacramento, Truckee and then heads east…
1 year, 9 months ago
“Fire Escape:” One Woman’s Journey Fighting Fires from Behind Bars
Amika Mota felt like she lost everything the day she was sentenced to prison for nearly a decade. But as her world burned down, she learned how to fi…
1 year, 9 months ago
'He Played With People’s Minds': Fresno Priest Left a Trail of Sexual Abuse Allegations
KQED’s Alex Hall has spent years reporting on the criminal case of Jesús Antonio Castañeda Serna, formerly known as Father Antonio to his Central Val…
1 year, 9 months ago
Poultry Party: Two Tasty Stories from the Archive
Maybe you’re still munching on your Thanksgiving leftovers. Or maybe you’re too stuffed to even think about eating. But before you push away from the…
1 year, 10 months ago
A Wildfire Survivor's Long Road; A French-Algerian Bistro in the Desert
This winter marks six years since Jennifer Porter and her family survived the deadly Camp Fire, a disaster that claimed 85 lives and burned over 150,…
1 year, 10 months ago
“Like a New Person:” Life After Homelessness; How Schools Can Serve Unhoused Students
While homelessness in the Golden State may feel like an intractable crisis, some unhoused people are able to get back on their feet–and find solution…
1 year, 10 months ago