Ranked #1

Tech's Dark Side in the Bay Area
Tech's Dark Side in the Bay Area
In this 52-minute podcast, Richard Walker, author of Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity, disc... Read more
16 May 2018
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55mins
Ranked #2

Viet Thanh Nguyen - another perspective of Vietnam
Viet Thanh Nguyen - another perspective of Vietnam
In this 29-minute podcast, Viet Nguyen discusses The Sympathizer, which takes aim at the Vietnam genre, particularly Cop... Read more
4 May 2018
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28mins
Ranked #3

SF's 49 mile scenic drive
SF's 49 mile scenic drive
In this 21-minute episode, Kristine Poggioli, co-author with Carolyn Eidson of Walking San Francisco's 49 Mile Scenic Dr... Read more
16 Apr 2018
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21mins
Ranked #4

MBARI's immense oceanic impact
MBARI's immense oceanic impact
The brainchild of the Packard family and built out of the enormous success that has been the Monterey Bay Aquarium, MBAR... Read more
9 Jan 2018
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35mins
Ranked #5

The Bakersfield Sound - country goes electric
The Bakersfield Sound - country goes electric
The city of Bakersfield served as an unlikely centre of a new kind of country music, one tinged with electricity, which ... Read more
3 Jun 2016
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12mins
Ranked #6

Dana Johnson - LA’s other side
Dana Johnson - LA’s other side
Dana Johnson talks about a different side of Los Angeles, one that is under the radar and usually on the other side of t... Read more
10 Nov 2017
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39mins
Ranked #7

Divestment's Deliverance
Divestment's Deliverance
In this 33-minute episode, Lauren Jabusch of the California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) discusses the increa... Read more
10 Oct 2018
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33mins
Ranked #8

Jerry Brown's Genius
Jerry Brown's Genius
Politician, icon, myth, Jerry Brown leaves an impression on everyone. Love him or loath him, he is the governor of the 5... Read more
13 Jul 2018
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55mins
Ranked #9

Noah Purifoy - Junk’s deeper meaning
Noah Purifoy - Junk’s deeper meaning
In this 38-minute podcast, Joe Lewis shares with listeners Noah Purifoy (1917-2004) the man, the social worker, the Dire... Read more
20 Nov 2017
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38mins
Ranked #10

Philanthropy for Social Change
Philanthropy for Social Change
In this 41-minute podcast, Stanford’s Paul Brest (and former President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation) give... Read more
11 Sep 2018
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40mins
Ranked #11

America’s Legal Fictions
America’s Legal Fictions
Novelist. Law Professor. Art Critic. Yxta Maya Murray juggles her life between the three. In this 37-minute interview, W... Read more
22 Feb 2018
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37mins
Ranked #12

Obi Kaufmann - art as license and shield
Obi Kaufmann - art as license and shield
In this 39-minute podcast, Obi Kaufmann takes us on a big picture ride of the system, indeed the organism, that is Calif... Read more
24 Jul 2018
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39mins
Ranked #13

African American narratives - the story of us
African American narratives - the story of us
In this 33-minute podcast, Susan Anderson of the African American Museum and Library (AAMLO) in Oakland provides the his... Read more
17 Mar 2018
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33mins
Ranked #14

Ishmael Reed - Not going far enough
Ishmael Reed - Not going far enough
In this 49-minute discussion, the Godfather of Multiculturalism Ishmael Reed discusses his writing (min. 7), his love of... Read more
27 Apr 2018
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56mins
Ranked #15

Cancer’s Anthropology - a new prism for an old problem
Cancer’s Anthropology - a new prism for an old problem
In this 41-minute episode, cancer survivor Cheryl Buck shares her own experiences of being one of 1.6 million per year d... Read more
29 Aug 2018
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41mins
Ranked #16

Indie Bookstore Day, created in California, goes national
Indie Bookstore Day, created in California, goes national
In this 13-minute podcast, Samantha Schoech of Independent Bookstore Day (April 30) shares with us the origins of the da... Read more
25 Apr 2016
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12mins
Ranked #17

Grant-Lee Phillips releases his latest album The Narrows
Grant-Lee Phillips releases his latest album The Narrows
Grant Lee Phillips has been a staple on the California, and indeed the national, music scene for the last two decades. F... Read more
11 Apr 2016
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41mins
Ranked #18

California Indians - Transforming Tragedy
California Indians - Transforming Tragedy
In this 52-minute podcast, author Deborah Miranda discusses the plight of Native Americans in California, who underwent ... Read more
19 Jun 2018
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51mins
Ranked #19

The Fairchild Notebooks - the Trillion dollar start-up
The Fairchild Notebooks - the Trillion dollar start-up
In this 29-minute episode, David Laws recounts the history and background of the "Fairchild Eight" and their Notebooks, ... Read more
25 Jan 2018
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29mins
Ranked #20

2017 - some reflections and stories
2017 - some reflections and stories
The Best of 2017 - 26 minutes of snippets of some of the policies, persons and personalities that defined the Soul of Ca... Read more
11 Dec 2017
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25mins