Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhere Mainstream Immigration Reporting Falls Short, Ethnic Media Outlets Step Up
As ICE raids sweep across the country as a part of President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies, ethnic media outlets in California are playing an inval…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Forum from the Archives: Is It Time to Rethink Pediatric ADHD?
A record high 7 million U.S. children have received an ADHD diagnosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But journalist Pa…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
In Gary Shteyngart’s “Vera, or Faith,” A Child Navigates Family, American Dystopia
In Gary Shteyngart’s new novel, “Vera, or Faith,” a precocious 10-year old Korean-American girl, with a curious mind and exceptional vocabulary, navi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Create a Family Archive
The photograph of your grandmother that’s at least a century old, yellowing at the edges. An embroidered handkerchief that’s crossed the globe. The f…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mariachi San Jose Performs Live in Studio
For people of Mexican descent, mariachi music is synonymous with milestones such as weddings, birthday parties, funerals or maybe just Saturday-morni…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What A.I. Means for College Writing
The arrival of tools like ChatGPT has changed how college students write. Some use A.I. to organize ideas or fine-tune phrasing; others rely on it to…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Alcatraz’s Cultural Legacy Extends Beyond Its Prison Past
The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, requiring the repeal of National Park protections and ending its six-deca…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What California’s Billboards Say About Us
Billboards promoting movies “for your consideration” take over Los Angeles freeways every award season, while San Francisco’s drivers are inundated w…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Happens to the Department of Education After Trump’s Cuts?
The Supreme Court has given the Trump Administration the greenlight to gut the workforce of the Department of Education. The move isn’t just about re…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
President Trump Tries, Fails to Stem Epstein Files Controversy
Questions continue to mount about President Trump’s connection to the deceased, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The president’s MAGA base — a…
8 months ago