North Gate Radio
ABOUT OUR SHOW:
North Gate Radio is a weekly radio show produced by the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. Listen live each Thursday on KALX 90.7 FM at 9 AM. Past shows (before 2016) are available on our former site.
The Social Studies Episode
n this episode of North Gate Radio, our team tells stories all about “social studies” in the Bay Area: People making decisions, navigating challenges, and building community.
Complete Radio ShowApril 26, 2018
The Sports Episode
In this episode, our team of reporters tackle sports in the Bay Area and beyond-from San Francisco’s “soccer moms” and Oakland’s active seniors, to a real-life Quidditch team and a woman who overcame illness by training for a triathlon. Also in this episode: part two of our story on the East Bay’s “hospital desert.”
Complete Radio ShowApril 19, 2018
Renegades
Our show this week is all about renegades — people and things that defy the status quo.
Complete Radio ShowApril 12, 2018
All About Money
On this week’s “All About Money” show, reporters look at how money, or lack thereof, impacts Bay Area citizens in unexpected ways.
Complete Radio ShowApril 5, 2018
Health and Wellness
On this week’s “Health and Wellness” show, reporters explore physical, mental and environmental health in the Bay Area.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 22, 2018
Community and Culture
North Gate Radio tackles community and culture this week, from a small local community all the way in Alaska to local communities trying to keep their traditional culture and habits alive.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 15, 2018
Technology Takeover
Technology is often seen as the great equalizer, and as something that is beneficial, but this week’s stories look at the other aspects of tech. Reporter Padmini Partha looks at what we lose when we give our sense of direction to GPS. Nikka Singh examines how the Taser and its cultural understanding as being non-lethal is problematic, and what that means for the SFPD as they work to roll it out. Sybil Patten goes into a family’s home and sees how the parents struggle with keeping their kids away from…
Complete Radio ShowDecember 7, 2017
Taking It All In
On this week’s episode, we look at stories that remind us to enjoy nature, family, culture–and just to take it all in.
Complete Radio ShowNovember 30, 2017
What Comes Next?
On this week’s episode, reporters ask How do we move forward? We look at what comes next after a tragedy or the end of a government policy.
Complete Radio ShowNovember 16, 2017
The Sweet Spot
North Gate Radio brings you news spots from the Bay Area and beyond. From Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week, to federal tax policy and the upcoming ski season, we’ve got you covered.
Complete Radio ShowNovember 9, 2017
Pursuing Positivity
On this week’s episode of North Gate Radio, we’re focusing on keeping it positive. You’ll hear stories about people who are working make the world a better place in communities in the Bay Area and beyond.
Complete Radio ShowNovember 2, 2017
Out There
On this episode we go where few have gone– from a haunted house in San Francisco to Puerto Rico after the storm.
Complete Radio ShowOctober 19, 2017
Persistence
This week we’ll hear from people dealing with serious obstacles: gender norms, threats of deportation, and poisonous water are only just the beginning.
Complete Radio ShowOctober 12, 2017
Breaking Convention
This week we explore stories about breaking the status quo, from people staring deeply into strangers’ eyes to how a “juiced” ball could be increasing home runs in major league baseball.
Complete Radio ShowMay 4, 2017
SOUND
Plug in your headphones! On the semester’s season finale of North Gate Radio our reporters bring you sound from all around.
Complete Radio ShowApril 20, 2017
Under the Surface
Have you ever looked at something and realized there’s more than just what’s on the surface? Of course you have. And so did our reporting team.
Complete Radio ShowApril 6, 2017
Letters From…
This week, we have letters from our reporters. They traveled the world during spring break and brought back their stories.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 23, 2017
Home and Abroad
This week’s theme is “Home and Abroad” and our reporters will take you on a trip from the wilds of Wyoming, to the mountains of Afghanistan, and back to our very own East Bay BART stations.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 16, 2017
Location, Location
In this episode of North Gate Radio, our reporters bring you stories from five locations across the Bay Area.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 9, 2017
Law and Order
Welcome to North Gate Radio’s first show of 2017. This week, we’re talking about law and order.
Complete Radio ShowDecember 8, 2016
End of Year
This week, North Gate Radio takes a look back at 2016 for our last episode of the semester.
Complete Radio ShowDecember 1, 2016
World AIDS Day
We’re recognizing Worlds AIDS day this week. From the origins of the AIDS epidemic, to talking with those who lived through that era, to dismantling the misconceptions that surround the disease, North Gate Radio has you covered. In this episode, reporters Coby McDonald and Brad Bailey will take you back to the origin of AIDS all the way to the current efforts that are being done to combat the disease. A group advocating AIDS research marches down Fifth Avenue during the 14th annual Lesbian and Gay Pride parade in New York, June 27,…
Complete Radio ShowNovember 17, 2016
Science
The cool thing about science is that….well, it’s cool. In this episode of North Gate Radio, Chloe Lessard and Ashley-Grace Vo take you on a journey through the Bay Area and beyond to see what’s going on in the world of science. Nathaniel Mahowald takes a trip up to Berkeley Labs to see what’s going on with scientist who are testing neutrons on the hill. The future of growing food is at stake and Anna Sturla explains why climate change has a lot to do with it. Prop 64 passed…
Complete Radio ShowNovember 10, 2016
Transience
We’re talking transitions this week, from keeping circus arts alive to how a local bait shop stays afloat.
Complete Radio ShowOctober 27, 2016
Halloween
Things take a turn for the spooky this week, as Juan Reyes and Rosa Kwak lead us on a journey of auditory terror so eldritch it’ll blow Lovecraft out of the water. First, Anna Sturla leads us on an aural adventure through space and time to listen for the first time to the sounds on the LP aboard the voyager spacecraft, currently hurtling through the vacuum of space. If that isn’t enough, next Coby McDonald takes us back in time with the Society for Creative Anachronisms (be prepared for sword fighting). If…
Complete Radio ShowOctober 20, 2016
Secrets
We’re going to uncover some secrets this week! Our reporters are bringing you stories you won’t hear anywhere else. First we’ll go undercover under the covers and dive into the world of BDSM. Then we’ll learn about a new way to get birth control that puts control in the hands of the user. After that we’ll meet UC Berkeley’s “Oski” and find out a little more about the history of the famous bear. Next we’ll hear about the lives of pacific islanders in the US and their struggles. Finally, we’ll…
Complete Radio ShowMay 5, 2016
The Voyeur Show
On our last episode of North Gate Radio this semester, we’re talking about voyeurs. What’s it like to be followed by the FBI, or tracked by an investigative journalist? We’ll find out, on this voyeuristic edition of North Gate Radio.
Complete Radio ShowApril 28, 2016
Keeping It Local
Today on North Gate Radio, we’re “Keeping It Local” and bringing your stories about Berkeley.
Complete Radio ShowApril 21, 2016
On The Move
From the cab of an eighteen wheeler to the back of a race bike, North Gate Radio is On the Move.
Complete Radio ShowApril 14, 2016
The Business of Cannabis
Cannabis could become the next gold rush – if California says yes to the adult use in November.
Complete Radio ShowApril 7, 2016
The Youth Show
This week’s episode of North Gate Radio is all about Generation Z.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 31, 2016
The International Show
Today’s episode takes us around the world. We have stories about Germany’s refugee crisis, China’s HIV epidemic and the United States’ broken immigration reform. We also interviewed fellow J School students about their past work as foreign correspondents, and about the unifying power of Friends.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 17, 2016
Changes
Today’s episode is all about change: the good, the bad and the kind that very nearly kills you. We have stories about an Oakland business making a fundamental change thanks to an unlucky name choice, the female world heavyweight boxing champion training to defend her title, the opiate epidemic affecting communities across the U.S. and a pair of twins whose rule for playing the lottery changed both their lives.
Complete Radio ShowMarch 10, 2016
Subcultures
Welcome to North Gate Radio’s first show of 2016. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about subcultures and people breaking the norm. We’ll hear a variety of stories about unusual games, sports and medical treatments. We’ll meet a woman taking a new approach to death and visit an Oakland pro-wrestling show performed in drag. We also have a story about a decades-long live action role-playing game and an audio postcard from Elko, Nevada, examining the LGBT voting population there.
Complete Radio Show