Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow to Get Your Kids Cooking
Cooking is a basic survival skill and yet many kids reach adulthood without knowing how to prepare even a simple meal. Meanwhile, other Bay Area kids…
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Fallout from Leaked Signal Chat Intensifies
We take a deep look at the fallout from what national security experts are calling one of the most extraordinary intelligence lapses in U.S. history.…
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Oakland Mayoral Hopeful Loren Taylor on Why Local Experience Matters
In a special election on April 15, Oakland voters will choose a candidate to finish the term of recalled mayor Sheng Thao. In the first of our interv…
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How MAGA Took Over Congress with NYT’s Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater
How did MAGA come to control Congress? It’s the story New York Times reporters Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater chart in a new book exposing what they…
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Americans are Obsessed with Working Hard. What is it Getting Us?
We’ve heard the Thomas Edison quote over and over: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” But how often does the A…
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How 20 Years of YouTube Has Shaped Us
YouTube is the site for step-by-step how-to guides, unboxing and reaction videos, and children’s songs that get stuck in your head. It has also funda…
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A History of Brainwashing and its Use Today
In her new book, “The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyperpersuasion,” Harvard historian of science Rebecca Lemov examines the…
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Canadians to Trump: We Are Not Having It
President Trump’s unprovoked tariffs on Canadian goods, his threats to make the sovereign nation a 51st state, his belittling of Canada’s leaders: it…
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Ed Yong on the Pandemic’s Legacy on Science Research and Reporting
During the pandemic, former Atlantic writer Ed Yong became a trusted source for news about COVID and its impact. In 2021 he won a Pulitzer Prize for …
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What Does California Smell Like to You?
Sequoia trees. Ojai tangerines. Jasmine. Ocean spray. Weed. “Our sense of smell is often overlooked, but it’s the one thing that can bring back memor…
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