Jeff Chang

Notes from the Edge with Jeff Chang

Society EN ↓ 4 episodes

In these increasingly uncertain times, America feels perched at the edge of division, despair and disaster. But it's at the edge where we can also see the land and the water — and imagine what's next. What matters is what we see here: Problems or possibilities? The abyss or a new bridge? Introducing Notes from the Edge with Bay Area author and intellectual Jeff Chang (Can't Stop Won't Stop and the forthcoming Water Mirror Echo about the influence of Bruce Lee). The radio show and podcast is being co-produced with KALW Public Media. In each episode, Jeff and his guests look at our rapidly chang...

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NOTES FROM THE EDGE of America's 250 29.06.2026 52:41

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NOTES FROM THE EDGE looks beyond the fireworks and fanfare, and examines the stories we tell about who we are as a country. Host Jeff Chang talks monuments with Jamelle Bouie (NYT columnist), Paul Farber (Monument Lab). He also talks with three culture makers—Leyla McCalla, La Doña and Julian Brave Noisecat—about their ideal nat...

NOTES FROM THE EDGE of Climate Change 25.04.2026 58:24

Host Jeff Chang brings you notes from the edge of climate change with Indigenous human rights lawyer Julian Aguon, urban hydrologist and UC Berkeley professor Kristina Hill, and the musician Anohni ("Four Degrees"). Full episode out on April 21.

NOTES FROM THE EDGE of Artificial Intelligence 12.11.2025 59:48

Listen to the second episode of KALW's new show Notes from the Edge with Jeff Chang. Jeff brings you notes from the edge of AI with journalist Karen Hao, tech ethicist Rumman Chowdhury and DJ Shadow,

NOTES FROM THE EDGE of Resistance 21.07.2025 56:39

Listen to the first episode of KALW's new show-in-development NOTES FROM THE EDGE with Jeff Chang. In this pilot episode, Jeff brings you notes from the edge of resistance with writer Rebecca Solnit and comedian W. Kamau Bell.