Podcast Episodes

Spicing Up Seniors’ Sex Lives – and Getting a Second Chance at the California Dream

Author and Dance Teacher’s Mission to Redefine Aging, Rocky Road Ice Cream’s Bumpy History, Singer Mike Marshall’s Second Chance, Letter to My Califo…

7 years ago

Three Transgender Opera Singers on the Risks They Took to Live Authentically

Elliot Franks, Lucia Lucas and Breanna Sinclairé have taken enormous risks to live their most authentic lives. And they’ve navigated an industry that…

7 years ago

Vallejo in the Spotlight After Fatal Police Shootings

Police shootings of Black and Latino men have sparked protests across California and the nation. The East Bay city of Vallejo is also grappling with …

7 years ago

An Ode to the Tumbleweeds and Driveway Barbeques of Riverside

Young Central Valley Mariachi Heads to Harvard; Finding Love After Alzheimer’s; Susan Straight’s “In the Country of Women”; Letter to My Dreamer: Lak…

7 years ago

As Students Struggle With Anxiety, a California School Tries to Help

Some schools are teaching kids how to deal with the physical and mental impacts of anxiety.

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7 years, 1 month ago

The Cave Woman of India: Tracing My Scars as an Immigrant’s Daughter

In this personal story, KQED's Sandhya Dirks takes us back to her mother's India -- to a tell a story about inherited trauma, mental illness, and Sou…

7 years, 1 month ago

A Road Trip to Some of California’s Hidden Gems

This summer, forget the tourist traps and come along with us on a sonic journey to explore some of California’s out-of-the-way, cool spots that make …

7 years, 1 month ago

Missing and Homeless: How a Woman’s Search for Her Mother Became a Mission to Help Others

Robin Burton may never find her mother, but she’s made quite a few friends during her search. That's because she launched a Facebook group called 'Mi…

7 years, 1 month ago

An Unlikely Suspect: On the Trail of a Northern California Serial Arsonist

It took two years to track down the Capay Valley arsonist. He was convicted of 12 counts of arson, but he's suspected of setting 152 fires over the c…

7 years, 2 months ago

She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom and Landed in the Psych Ward

Motherhood was going great for Lisa Abramson, until the walls started talking to her. But she said being in the hospital made her feel more crazy.

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7 years, 2 months ago