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Route 66—The Mother Road
John Steinbeck called it the “Mother Road.” Songwriter Bobby Troup described it as the route to get your kicks on. And Mickey Mantle said, “If it had…
4 years, 11 months ago
169—Cry Me A River
Today we’re thinking about Pack Creek Ranch in southern Utah and an incredible archive of material, gathered by river guide and environmental activis…
4 years, 11 months ago
Gert McMullin—Sewing on the Frontline—From the AIDS Quilt to COVID-19 PPE
In 1985, Gert McMullin was one of the first San Franciscans to put a stitch on the AIDS Quilt, the quilt that began with one memorial square in honor…
5 years ago
Soul to Soul at 50 — Ghana's Homecoming Festival for African American Artists, 1971
Fifty years ago, a group of some of the top musicians from the United States — Ike and Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, the Staple Singers, Santana and m…
5 years ago
Danni Washington and The Genius Generation
We’re excited about The Genius Generation, a new podcast hosted by Danni Washington, and we want you to get in on it. The Genius Generation — innovat…
5 years, 1 month ago
Dave Brubeck & The Ambassadors of Jazz
“A blue note in a minor key—America has its secret sonic weapon—Jazz.”
That was the headline in 1955 when the United States sent its top musicians ov…
5 years, 1 month ago
Spotlight on Black-Owned Pet Businesses
Lured in by a blackboard sign on the street in Davia’s neighborhood announcing “Spotlight on Black Entrepreneurs,” we enter the creative and growing …
5 years, 2 months ago
Francis Coppola and North Beach Citizens—A Neighborhood Vision
Francis Ford Coppola talks about homelessness, life, friendship, neighborhood history, and his ideas about the future as he tells the remarkable stor…
5 years, 2 months ago
Tales from Vietnamese Nail Shops in America
The women who were murdered in Atlanta were Korean, not Vietnamese. They were doing massage, not manicures. But they faced the hate and violence that…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Osaka Ramones: The All-Girl Punk Band - Shonen Knife
The impact of Shonen Knife, the 1980s all-girl punk band from Osaka—a story of cultural exchange through the cassette tape.
Shonen Knife, the three-w…
5 years, 3 months ago