Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTahoe Resorts Shut Down a Month Early
An intense mid-March heat wave was the death knell for operations at some California ski parks. Several Tahoe resorts waved the white flag and are cl…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Trump Limits Pathways to Legal Status for Immigrants
President Trump has said he supports “legal” immigration, but his administration has dismantled or limited pathways for immigrants to attain legal st…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
California Confronts the Cesar Chavez Allegations
California will rename Cesar Chavez Day after the New York Times reported Wednesday that the labor icon had sexually abused, assaulted and raped girl…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Food Delivery Apps Are Changing the Way We Eat In – And Out
When mealtimes come, more and more people instinctively reach for their phones and open up an app. Many customers now want restaurant food, often del…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What Do Rising Gas Prices Mean for Californians?
Gas prices are spiking worldwide as the war in Iran and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz cause major disruptions to the transport of about a …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fighting for Internet Privacy in an Increasingly Surveilled World
“Privacy is a check on power,” writes Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in her book, “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirt…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Do Airlines Care About Basic Economy Passengers?
With the spring travel season upon us, the cheapest airline tickets are becoming even more restrictive, as the nation’s top airlines chip away at wha…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Celebrating the ‘Unsung Heroines’ of the Bay Area
Women’s history often goes unwritten and unspoken. But KQED’s Rae Alexandra sets the record straight in her new book, ‘Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ibram X. Kendi Chronicles Impact and Spread of ‘Great Replacement Theory'
Historian Ibram X. Kendi says that in order to understand the rise of authoritarianism, we need to understand great replacement theory. It’s the raci…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What's Behind the Great Crime Decline?
Despite a spike during the pandemic, violent crime in the Bay Area and the United States has been on the decline for most of the last 30 years. Now, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago