Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSFMOMA Ruth Asawa Retrospective Celebrates Her Art and Life as Educator
“An artist is an ordinary person who can take ordinary things and make them special,” said San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa. From her studio in her ho…
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How Tariffs and a Trade War with China Could Affect CA Farmers
Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when President Trump backtracked and announced a 90-day pause on the sweeping tariffs he unveiled las…
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Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Lasting Impact of the Vietnam War 50 Years Later
Viet Thanh Nguyen came to the United States as a 4-year-old refugee after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. His family eventually settled in San Jo…
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SF Chronicle Investigates Broken Home Insurance System
Four of California’s largest home insurers are knowingly using faulty data to set coverage limits, according to a new San Francisco Chronicle investi…
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San Francisco Scales Back Harm Reduction Policy
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is scaling back a key part of the city’s harm reduction strategy: the free distribution of clean foil pipes and plas…
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Sudan's Brutal Civil War, 2 Years In
It’s been two years this month since fighting broke out between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, leading to a d…
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The San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 Restaurants List is Back
After six long years, The San Francisco Chronicle has revived its annual Top 100 Restaurants list. Critics MacKenzie Chung Fegan and Cesar Hernandez …
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Federal Funding Cuts Hit Cancer Research
Clinicians and scientists are sounding alarms as the Trump administration slashes budgets at federal health agencies, including the NIH, which is the…
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The Fallout of Trump’s Expansive Tariffs
The global economy and U.S. markets have been reeling since President Trump announced a sweeping package of tariffs on Wednesday. China retaliated la…
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Zach Mack on Trying to Rescue His Father from ‘Alternate Realities’
Has someone you love ever been enmeshed in online conspiracy theories? Podcast host Zach Mack’s father fell deep into a rabbit hole and wagered Mack …
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