The California Report Magazine Podcast
1) Meet One of the OGs of Tech; The National Landmark 100 Feet Underground
This week, we’re bringing you an excerpt of the KQED podcast Close All Tabs, which features stories about how digital culture shapes our lives. Their new occasional series, OGs of Tech, looks beyond t...Show More
2) Encore: "Wired For Connection': The Science of Kindness
This Labor Day weekend, we’re bringing you some of our favorite stories from the California Report Magazine archive. You may have seen these viral stories on your social media feeds: a frightened she...Show More
3) A Teenager, a Journalist and a Construction Worker Caught Up in Trump Immigration Crackdown
The Independent Journalist Covering Immigration Raids In Her Own Community Earlier this summer, 17-year-old Kevin Robles was in his friend's car driving through their neighborhood in Oceanside when ...Show More
4) Rebuilding a Lost Home, a Beloved Garment, and a Treasured Radio
How a Pasadena Church is Helping One Senior Through Wildfire Recovery It’s been more than seven months since the Eaton Fire tore across Altadena, just east of Los Angeles. Rebuilding homes and neighb...Show More
5) How An Unhoused Person Navigates San Francisco Streets; Life With a Partner in Prison
Recently, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at fundamentally changing how the country addresses homelessness. The order promises to crack down on street homelessness across the country, ...Show More
6) Therapists Confront Wildfire Trauma; Deadly Scandal in California Wine Country
It’s been nearly seven months since the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, killing 30 people and hollowing out a once vibrant community. For many survivors, the fire has impacted their mental health, a...Show More
7) From the Barrio to the Bookstore: LA’s Former Poet Laureate on Survival and Storytelling
Luis Rodriguez credits reading and writing for keeping him resilient his whole life. He’s best known for his 1993 memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A., which chronicles how he joined...Show More
8) The Legacy of a WNBA Trailblazer; Community Care in the Castro
In May, the Golden State Valkyries kicked off their inaugural season. Even though they just started playing games in front of Bay Area fans, the team is said to be valued at $500 million dollars, the ...Show More
9) Tokimonsta’s ‘Eternal Reverie’; Oakland's 100-Year-Old Produce Market
You can hear elements of hip-hop, R&B and even jazz in Tokimonsta’s intricate drum loops, synths and bass lines. On her latest album, Eternal Reverie, the Grammy-nominated producer found inspiration i...Show More
10) Keeping Baseball Players' Minds In Shape; Battle Over Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
Summer is the heart of the baseball season. But recently the country’s oldest professional sport has been going through some changes. It’s not just the moves to speed up the pace of play. These days, ...Show More