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The California Report Magazine

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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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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

How ‘Okies’ Reshaped the Golden State 23.02.2019 30:53

When Black Farmworkers Picked California's Crops; Letter to My Dust Bowl Grandparents; When Bakersfield was the Center of the Country Music Universe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your California Breakup Playlist 16.02.2019 30:52

Living With the Ex; Genetically Sensitive to Rejection?; Stories of Last Kisses; Listeners' Favorite Breakup Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love, California Style 09.02.2019 30:53

93-Year-Old DJ Still Connects Lovers Over the Airwaves, Cold Water Romance, Love Worth Fighting For Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40 Percent of Kids in This School District Are Homeless 02.02.2019 30:53

Spike in Homeless Kids on Central Coast; Busting Homeless Myths; A Letter to A Revolutionary Dreamer; What Makes Your Salad Taste Like California? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a Gold Rush Cocktail to a Trans Trucker’s Dream 26.01.2019 30:53

Golden State Plate: The Story of Pisco Punch; Trans Trucker Finds his California Dream; A Mom’s Journey to Accepting Her Transgender Child, At Age 4; California Therapists Volunteer To Help Immigrants Coming out of Detention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All About the Family Biz 19.01.2019 30:53

The Evolution of Casa Sanchez, Prather Ranch Cows, Frank Fat's Restaurant, Taxi Medallions Take Toll, Letter to My CA Dreamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It Started With Oscar Grant: A Police Shooting in Oakland, and the Making of a Movement 12.01.2019 30:52

Ten years after an unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white police officer as he lay face-down on a train platform, we explore how Oscar Grant’s death galvanized a new generation of activists, and helped spark a sustained call for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden State Plate: Food History Made in California 05.01.2019 30:51

Hear some of the most appetizing stories from our Golden State Plate series, where we explore the history of some of the iconic food and drink born right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Ghost, a Songwriter, a Student and a Teacher: Voices of California 29.12.2018 31:14

A jailhouse songwriter's deep friendship with Johnny Cash. How a crusading heroine became a demon in Victorian San Francisco. LuPaulette Taylor on her nearly five-decade career at a West Oakland school. Two teens from Menlo-Atherton High on their childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Musical Journey with California-Grown Artists Forging Their Own Sounds 22.12.2018 30:15

Female DJs Find Empowerment in Oakland, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Intertwine Their Musical Roots, New Book Celebrates the Work of Los Lobos, ‘The Soul Chance’ Goes Analog to Capture Retro Reggae Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40 Years on, How Does Proposition 13 Impact the California Dream? 15.12.2018 30:51

How has the controversial law - which essentially locks in a homeowner's property tax to the year they bought their home - affected four different Oakland residents? Reporter Vanessa Rancaño invited them over to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom, and Landed in the Psych Ward 08.12.2018 30:50

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

Families Pulling Together to Confront Life’s Obstacles 01.12.2018 30:47

'Surrogate Family’ Supports Migrant Mom, How Did Raymond Mata in a Mass Grave, Attack of the Nutria, Saying Goodbye to Paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices