Podcast Episodes

High School Students Take Over the Airwaves

Pregnant at 15, Pressured to be Polite, Always Tired, Embracing 'Body Positivity', 'My Natural Hair Journey', Living In Two Worlds, Cooking With Kenn…

7 years, 4 months ago

From the Origin of the Fortune Cookie to Making Community College Applications Mandatory

Fortune Cookie Mystery, Blind in California, Sexual Assault in Yoga, Shooting for a College Degree

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7 years, 5 months ago

‘It’s So Important to Be Heard:’ Californians Living With Disabilities

Navigating High School as a Deaf 16-Year-Old; My Sister Can’t Speak, But She Makes Herself Heard; What It Means to ‘Edit Out’ a Disability; Ski Schoo…

7 years, 5 months ago

This Is the Coachella Most Californians Don’t See

For many Californians, their only reference point for the Coachella Valley is the annual music festival which kicks off this week. But there are othe…

7 years, 5 months ago

Meth Mania: From Biker Gangs to the Psych Ward, How Speed Came of Age in California

Methamphetamine is back in California. This time around, it's sending more and more people to the hospital, to rehab and to the morgue. Learn about o…

7 years, 5 months ago

Fresno Police Corruption: How a Top Cop Went From Hero to Federal Prison

It’s one of the biggest police corruption scandals in modern California history, and one you probably didn’t hear about if you live outside the Centr…

7 years, 6 months ago

Running for City Council, as a Teen Mom

Persian New Year from Afar; Remembering the King of Surf Guitar; Golden State Plate: Santa Maria BBQ; Letter to my California Dreamer: Palo Alto in t…

7 years, 6 months ago

From Ferlinghetti to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

How a Janitor Invented a Bestselling Junk Food; Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100; Artists Reimagine 'Valley Girl'; A Letter From Charles Schulz, …

7 years, 6 months ago

Migrant Teens: Figuring Out Life in California

Reuniting with Mom (and missing Grandma); High School at age 20?; Kids send Postcards to other Kids in Detention; Conditions for Migrant Kids in Cust…

7 years, 6 months ago

On The Trail of a Serial Arsonist in California

Most wildfires ignite by accident. But some are set on purpose - and arsonists are very hard to catch. We find out how investigators caught one of th…

7 years, 6 months ago