Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMychal Threets on Reviving 'Reading Rainbow' And Tech Titans and Trump Want National Guard in SF
In a news conference Wednesday, President Trump said he will be “strongly recommending” his administration look into sending troops to the city, whic…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Historian Jill Lepore on Amending the Constitution And Rep. Peter Aguilar on the Shutdown
Why is it so hard to change the U.S. Constitution? Harvard historian Jill Lepore says the Constitution was intended to be amended but that we’ve all …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
In “We Survived the Night,” Julian Brave NoiseCat Weaves Memoir with Indigenous Myth and History
Julian Brave NoiseCat’s paternal family traces their origins to the Coyote, a trickster from native mythology who helped create the world. The story …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump and World Leaders Sign Gaza Ceasefire Deal
At a summit in Egypt on Monday, President Trump and world leaders signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement aimed at bringing to an end the bru…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
In Search of Home Part 3: The Path to Permanent Housing
We continue our series, “In Search of Home: Solutions for the Homelessness Crisis” with an examination of what it takes to help a person experiencing…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
MacArthur Genius Grantee Creates Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Solutions
We meet Stanford chemical engineer William Tarpeh, who was recently awarded a 2025 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. Tarpeh’s work involves developing s…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Emily Baker-White on ‘The War Over TikTok’
A group of American investors, including Silicon Valley allies of President Trump, is expected to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations from Chine…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Hustle Culture is Back in Silicon Valley. But Can Workers Sustain a 996 Grind?
According to San Francisco workers, the hustle culture of the pre-pandemic days has returned in the form of long working days and weekends at the off…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Gov. Newsom Signs Slew of New Bills
The deadline is approaching for Governor Newsom to sign — or veto — any remaining bills passed last month by California’s legislature. He’s recently …
7 months ago
Alice Waters on Why We Need a ‘School Lunch Revolution’
Alice Waters has changed the way the country thinks about the importance of fresh, organic produce in the more than fifty years since she founded her…
7 months ago