Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat Trump 2.0 Could Mean for California; Kev Choice Makes Room for Hip-Hop in Classical Music
After a momentous election this week, Californians are trying to make sense of what a second Trump presidency could mean for the Golden State. Govern…
1 year, 10 months ago
First Time Latino Voters Embrace Their Political Power; New Film Digs Into Gold Rush Myths
Latinos make up the second largest voting group in the upcoming 2024 election, totaling 32 million eligible voters nationwide. But Latinos are not a …
1 year, 10 months ago
Even Californians Who Can't Vote Are Focused on the Election
Six-year-old Sumaya Kaur Sidibe beamed with pride when she watched Kamala Harris become Vice President in 2021. She identified with Harris in a big w…
1 year, 11 months ago
Great Redwood Trail Proposal Unearths Painful History for Indigenous Tribes
California has grand plans to turn a stretch of abandoned railroad tracks into 300 miles of walking and biking trails, connecting the rolling hills o…
1 year, 11 months ago
Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling 'Silenced Again' by State
Moonlight Pulido is a mother and a caretaker for her own mom in Los Angeles. But she couldn’t have more children after a prison doctor gave her an in…
1 year, 11 months ago
Fighting for Reparations in Palm Springs; Uncovering Women Miners' Forgotten Legacy
You might think of Palm Springs as a wealthy town filled with luxury hotels and swimming pools. But it's also a place shaped by brutal racism. People…
1 year, 11 months ago
How a Young Kamala Harris Was Shaped by Rainbow Sign, Berkeley’s 1970s Black Cultural Center
Today, it’s an unassuming beige building on a busy Berkeley street. But in the 1970s, the Rainbow Sign was a groundbreaking center for Black culture,…
2 years ago
How These Wine and Cheesemakers Fold Music Into Their Recipes
In California, music and winemaking seem to go together. Visit any of the state’s countless wineries and you can hear all kinds of music, from jazz a…
2 years ago
Unaccompanied Minor's Quest for Citizenship Illuminates Pilot Program; San Francisco School Shelters Unhoused Families At Night
In this election year, the issue of immigration has become especially contentious. As one of the four states that share a border with Mexico, Califor…
2 years ago
Encore: Making a Home in Fire Country
This week, as wildfires continue to burn across our state, we’re re-airing a story from Erin Baldassari, KQED’s Senior Editor for Housing Affordabili…
2 years ago