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Remembering the Rainbow Sign: From Baldwin to Simone, the Short But Powerful Reign of 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,…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ringing In 2022 With Some of Our Favorite California Cocktails
We’re saying goodbye to 2021 and cheers to 2022! To go along with your New Year’s Eve toasts, we’ve got a show about drinks and cocktails that got th…
4 years, 9 months ago
Love, Loss and Song: Some of Our Favorite Stories From 2021
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4 years, 9 months ago
Stargazing in L.A., Celebrating Las Posadas, and Remembering the King of Mariachi
High above the lights of Los Angeles, there’s a place where you can actually see the stars and planets in the dark winter sky. It’s called the Mt. Wi…
4 years, 9 months ago
How The “Gig Economy” Changes Work: One Janitor's Story
These days, It can be a lot harder to find what you might call a “good” job. The kind of job where a person is employed by one company and gets thing…
4 years, 9 months ago
Holding on to Home
Finding a place to call home is getting increasingly harder here in California.
The pandemic has been particularly hard on renters. There’s been a lo…
4 years, 9 months ago
Ghostly Protectors, Sacred Mountains: In California, These Legends Run Deep
This week, we’ve got a couple of storytelling treats for you: two legends and how they’ve left their mark on our state.
In the heart of San Francisco’…
4 years, 10 months ago
Our Favorite Stories from California Foodways
We’re sharing some stories about the unexpected ways food plays a role in our lives, and in the history of California. These are some of our favorite…
4 years, 10 months ago
Demolition Derby Sends Sparks (and Sparkles) Flying, and Kindling a New Romance During COVID
The crash ‘em, smash ‘em motorsport of demolition derby had its heyday in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. These days, derbies are featured at county fairs an…
4 years, 10 months ago
Mixed-Race Californians: "You Have to Find Your Own Way to Define Yourself"
Identity is always complicated, and for multiracial folks who straddle many identities, it can be isolating. It can also be invigorating and rich to …
4 years, 10 months ago