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Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.

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The Cave Woman of India: Tracing My Scars as an Immigrant’s Daughter 16.08.2019 28:54

In this personal story, KQED's Sandhya Dirks takes us back to her mother's India -- to a tell a story about inherited trauma, mental illness, and South Asian history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Road Trip to Some of California’s Hidden Gems 10.08.2019 31:14

This summer, forget the tourist traps and come along with us on a sonic journey to explore some of California’s out-of-the-way, cool spots that make this place we call home so unique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missing and Homeless: How a Woman’s Search for Her Mother Became a Mission to Help Others 02.08.2019 30:31

Robin Burton may never find her mother, but she’s made quite a few friends during her search. That's because she launched a Facebook group called 'Missing & Homeless' that now has more than 63,000 members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Unlikely Suspect: On the Trail of a Northern California Serial Arsonist 26.07.2019 31:14

It took two years to track down the Capay Valley arsonist. He was convicted of 12 counts of arson, but he's suspected of setting 152 fires over the course of 18 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom and Landed in the Psych Ward 19.07.2019 30:33

Motherhood was going great for Lisa Abramson, until the walls started talking to her. But she said being in the hospital made her feel more crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden State Plate – The Backstory Behind California-Born Food and Drinks 12.07.2019 30:34

Pricey and Potent Pisco Punch, The Birth of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, The Complex Origin of Fortune Cookies, The Ranch Behind Hidden Valley Ranch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Challenging Inequality in One of California’s Most Divided Cities 05.07.2019 30:48

Taking on Big Oil; World’s First LGBTQ Mariachi; Coffee Co-Op; Activist Caregiver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A History of Queer California 29.06.2019 30:52

Trans Man Finds Refuge in Small Town Cafe; Selling Flowers Through the AIDS Crisis; Compton Cafeteria: CA’s Stonewall; Why Harvey Milk Still Matters to Young People Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The California Story Behind the Mai Tai and the Damburger 22.06.2019 2:15

An Island Drink with California Roots, Podcast Connects Filipino Diaspora, The Humble Burger That Fueled the Big Dam, UC Degree For Late Chicano Activist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Father’s Day Tribute to California Dads 15.06.2019 30:52

Letters to My Father in Prison, Sounds of My Father, A Father’s Day Haircut With a Weed-Whacker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden Years in the Golden State: Meet 6 California Seniors 07.06.2019 30:52

Today we’ll meet six seniors: a student, a volunteer, a farmer, someone looking for a job, a woman about town, and man whose daughter is his caretaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throwback! Celebrating California’s Analog Age 01.06.2019 30:53

Video Store Survives Netflix, Last Roller Rink Organist, Typewriter Poet, Fleetwood Macrame, Ferris Bueller Revisited Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘I’m Trapped’: Who Do You Call for Help When Your Abuser Is a Cop? 25.05.2019 30:52

When Your Abuser Is a Cop, He Designs Products With His Ears, Sounds of My Father Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Beauty Queen Who Fights Mental Health Stigma, and a Dream Shaped by Water 17.05.2019 30:51

How Water Shaped the California Dream; This Boom Town Boomed Best When You Boomed With It; An Advice Show for POCs; A Surprising Beauty Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Difficult Choices Around Motherhood 10.05.2019 31:15

Faith in Her Child Despite What the Docs Said, Dominatrix Mom, Mothering in the Shadow of Big Oil, A Song for Grandma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High School Students Take Over the Airwaves 04.05.2019 30:52

Pregnant at 15, Pressured to be Polite, Always Tired, Embracing 'Body Positivity', 'My Natural Hair Journey', Living In Two Worlds, Cooking With Kenny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Origin of the Fortune Cookie to Making Community College Applications Mandatory 26.04.2019 30:52

Fortune Cookie Mystery, Blind in California, Sexual Assault in Yoga, Shooting for a College Degree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘It’s So Important to Be Heard:’ Californians Living With Disabilities 20.04.2019 31:14

Navigating High School as a Deaf 16-Year-Old; My Sister Can’t Speak, But She Makes Herself Heard; What It Means to ‘Edit Out’ a Disability; Ski School for All Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Is the Coachella Most Californians Don’t See 12.04.2019 30:53

For many Californians, their only reference point for the Coachella Valley is the annual music festival which kicks off this week. But there are other sides to Coachella — the ones locals see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meth Mania: From Biker Gangs to the Psych Ward, How Speed Came of Age in California 05.04.2019 2:15

Methamphetamine is back in California. This time around, it's sending more and more people to the hospital, to rehab and to the morgue. Learn about one woman's two-decade battle with meth, from when biker gangs helped the drug take root in California to today’s deadly epidemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresno Police Corruption: How a Top Cop Went From Hero to Federal Prison 29.03.2019 30:43

It’s one of the biggest police corruption scandals in modern California history, and one you probably didn’t hear about if you live outside the Central Valley. And it wasn’t an isolated incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Running for City Council, as a Teen Mom 23.03.2019 30:43

Persian New Year from Afar; Remembering the King of Surf Guitar; Golden State Plate: Santa Maria BBQ; Letter to my California Dreamer: Palo Alto in the '70s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Ferlinghetti to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos 16.03.2019 30:42

How a Janitor Invented a Bestselling Junk Food; Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100; Artists Reimagine 'Valley Girl'; A Letter From Charles Schulz, 50 years later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Migrant Teens: Figuring Out Life in California 09.03.2019 30:42

Reuniting with Mom (and missing Grandma); High School at age 20?; Kids send Postcards to other Kids in Detention; Conditions for Migrant Kids in Custody; From England’s Green Hills to California’s Deserts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Trail of a Serial Arsonist in California 02.03.2019 30:52

Most wildfires ignite by accident. But some are set on purpose - and arsonists are very hard to catch. We find out how investigators caught one of them. It took two years and dozens of people to track him down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices