Six months into the Hamas-Israel war, local and global voices contend with its consequences. Our reporters bring stories of a contentious protest at UC Berkeley, the mental health impact on Palestinian students, Taiwan’s conflicting view on Israel and Palestine, and how the war is influencing the 20…

Every story has a beginning. On this episode, we’ll hear about four independent music projects across California and how they got off the ground.

A song from your past can take you back to your favorite teenage memory. A single note can open a world of feeling. In this show, three reporters explore music’s role in the most intimate relationships of our lives and nostalgia’s pull when we need it most.

On this episode, you’ll meet the person responsible for giving the SF-based band Uncle Chris its sultry saxophone vibes, next a musician who has been gigging around the Bay and building community since the bicentennial, and finally, Mac Sabbath, the Black Sabbath cover band that dresses up as McDona…

This episode of the show features the stories of four people breaking the mold across the Bay Area: an entire family of birth doulas from Richmond, a dirt biker from San Francisco who explains the allure of “bike life”, a father from Afghanistan who left home for Concord so his daughters could atten…

On this week’s episode: a musician weighs the costs of working for more at a fast-food restaurant, now that wages are higher, or keeping his lower-paying job at a local coffee shop; a family-owned bar that has been passed down over generations struggles to stay open as the community changes; a forme…

School. War. Retirement. Death. Our reporters bring you the stories of an Oakland parent fighting for special education access, a former freedom fighter healing from trauma with psychedelics, a retirement after four decades making pizza in one of Berkeley’s most iconic restaurants, and finally, an o…

This is the second episode of a UC Berkeley cross campus initiative called “Our Better Web.” This episode continues to consider the impact that Section 230 has had on the internet as we know it today. Today’s stories look into content moderation, algorithmic discrimination, and the legislation that…

Due to the lingering effects of inflation and the high cost of food, these days, the pressure on food banks is intense and the future of food equity is… up for debate. This episode examines how people, from local gardeners to restaurant owners, are trying to make a change.

Representatives of the City of Oakland passed a resolution, on December 6, 2022, to return five acres of parkland to the Ohlone, the indigenous people of the Bay Area. The municipality made history as the first in the nation to return city land to an indigenous group that’s not federally recognized.…