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Get Ready to be ‘Spooked’ this Halloween
Glynn Washington, host of KQED and Snap Judgment’s “Spooked,” joins us to talk about the podcast’s new season called The Crossroads. It takes stories…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Are You Going to a 'No Kings' Protest? And The Benefits of a 'Best' Friend
Millions of people are expected to take part in "No Kings" protests this Saturday in over 2000 cities across the country. The demonstrations are bein…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Mychal 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…
8 months, 4 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 …
9 months 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 …
9 months 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…
9 months 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…
9 months 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…
9 months 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…
9 months 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…
9 months ago