Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWith Rare Candor, FBI Employees Sound Alarms about Kash Patel’s Leadership
It’s been nearly a year since Kash Patel took the helm of the FBI, a period New York Times reporter Emily Bazelon says has been “marred by vendettas,…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Meklit Hadero Reimagines Ethiopian Folk Songs: Live in Studio
San Francisco-based, Ethiopian-born singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero and her band join us live in the studio to play from her new album, “A Piece of I…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen on Freeing Ourselves from Metrics
Have you ever achieved a high GPA, crushed your Duolingo streak, or seen a surge of likes on social media… only to feel weirdly empty? Philosopher C.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Orphaned Ukrainian Children Navigate Loss and Recovery Amid War
Russia’s war in Ukraine has orphaned some 2000 Ukrainian children, leaving them with physical and psychological wounds and adult responsibilities bey…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Could Greenland Become the 51st State?
Donald Trump has made clear that he wants Greenland, and is willing to upset allies to get it. After escalating threats, on Tuesday, Trump said on T…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Should California Impose a Tax on Billionaires?
A California health care union is campaigning for a ballot measure that would impose a one-time “wealth tax” on the state’s roughly estimated 200 bil…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What the Closure of California College of the Arts and Vanderbilt Expansion Mean for the Bay Area
California College of the Arts’ announcement last week that it would close by the end of the next academic year stunned many in the Bay Area arts com…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Much Do You Wanna Bet…On The News?
Gambling has crept into the news, with prediction markets offering betting odds on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to the U.S. acquisitio…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
‘When Trees Testify’ They Tell the Story of Black American History
In her new book “When Trees Testify,” plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery examines the ways trees are intertwined with Black American history as we…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
California’s Iranian Diaspora Despairs Over Brutal Crackdown
At least 2,600 protesters have been killed in Iran’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agenc…
1 month, 3 weeks ago