Podcast Episodes

Regrowing Altadena's Lush Greenery; Creating Connections Between Music and Memory Loss

The Eaton Fire Destroyed Altadena’s Lush Greenery. These Volunteers Are Growing It Back

The Eaton Fire was merciless when it came to  Altadena’s cele…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Connection Between Silicon Valley and Ukraine’s ‘Geeks of War’

This week marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s a somber anniversary that many Ukrainians here in California are commemo…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

In Prison, Books Can Be a LIfeline, But Advocates Worry About Access and Censorship

When Cherish Burtson was sent to prison, she says one of the main things that helped her get through her time was reading. She devoured memoirs and b…

7 months ago

Once a Last Stop for the City’s Homeless, SFO Ramps Up Outreach and Support

When most of us head to the airport, it’s to fly out and leave. But some people go to the airport to stay, sometimes for months on end. People experi…

7 months, 1 week ago

Snap Judgment: Jen Angel

Three years ago this week, Oakland bakery owner Jen Angel lost her life when a “smash and grab” robbery went horribly wrong. Ishmael Jenkins Burch, t…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

A Year After the LA Fires, A Journalist Looks Back on the Stories From His Neighborhood

This weekend marks one year since the deadly Eaton Fire was contained. From the moment the fire first broke out, reporter Steven Cuevas began talking…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Finding San Francisco's Earthquake Cottages; How Wild Boars Colonized California

This week we're featuring two stories from our friends at the Bay Curious podcast. 

San Francisco’s Historic ‘Relief Cottages,’ Built After the 1906 …

8 months ago

SFO's Class for Fearful Flyers; Meet the 'Batman of San Jose'

San Francisco Airport’s Fear of Flying Clinic Welcomes Nervous Passengers Aboard

If your stomach drops at the thought of getting on an airplane, you’…

8 months, 1 week ago

How Palisades Fire Put New Volunteer Firefighting Force to the Test

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires, two of the most destructive fires in California history. We bring you an excer…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Encore - LA’s Former Poet Laureate on Storytelling and Survival

Luis Rodriguez credits reading and writing for keeping him resilient his whole life. He’s best known for his 1993 memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca…

8 months, 3 weeks ago