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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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17andMe 24.11.2018 31:14

Daley Dunham was a junior at UC Berkeley when he decided to donate sperm. He likened it to donating blood — an opportunity to do something good for a person in need. Except when you donate blood, you don’t get a tidal wave of children crashing into your life 20 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do You Really Want to Know? One Man’s Search for Family From Jonestown and Beyond 17.11.2018 30:46

Forty years ago, preacher Jim Jones ordered hundreds of his followers to drink cyanide-laced punch. One man unravels the tangled family history that binds him to that tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veterans Day Special: Californians and The Vietnam War 10.11.2018 30:47

‘The Green Machine’, ‘Ode to a Vietnam Vet’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women Finding Their Political Voice 02.11.2018 2:15

First Time Candidates Reflect on ‘The Long Run’, Millennial and Retiree Candidates Swap Advice, Hotel Workers Push for ‘Panic Buttons’, Golden State Plate: The Martini Story, Straight Up, With a Twist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spooky Tales of Ghosts and California History 27.10.2018 30:46

The Ghost of Mary Pleasant, Haunted Lighthouse, Fishy Origins of Cioppino, An Orphan’s California Dream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPECIAL: Her Double Life 19.10.2018 31:14

A San Jose woman wonders if it's time to tell the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One Year After Firestorm, Some Scars, Some Hope 12.10.2018 30:36

Caregivers Save Lives But Lose Everything, KPFZ: Lake County’s Wildfire Lifeline, ‘A Little Broken,’ Fire Baby Turns One Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ballet Star Moves Past Pain for a New Stage: Science 05.10.2018 30:36

Miko Fogarty left her dream dance job with a top company after just one year. Two years later, she’s on her way to becoming a doctor - and overcoming alleged sexual abuse at the hands of her former coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First-Time Women Candidates React to Kavanaugh Drama 29.09.2018 30:38

Aisha’s Wahab’s ‘Long Run,’ Terisa Siagatonu’s Moment on Earth, My Carbon Footprint, A Writer’s CA Dream, Alice Coltrane’s ‘Spiritual Eternal’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life Inside Tijuana’s Migrant Center 22.09.2018 30:39

Reporter’s Notebook from Tijuana, The French Dip’s Roots, Seeking a Seat on the School Board, Cannabis Meds at School, The Forest Transforms Me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golden State Plate: Iconic California Recipes 14.09.2018 30:39

Green Goddess Dressing, Poetry of Climate Change, California’s Original Detention Center, A Granddaughter’s Message to “Ojiichan,” Sign Wars on the Campaign Trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#MeToo Unmasks the Open Secret of Sexual Abuse in Yoga 08.09.2018 30:38

Yoga community struggles to rein in sexual misconduct, abuse in its ranks; How wildfire increases poverty; 92-year old artist says planet Earth is ‘screwed’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rethinking Masculinity… At Summer Camp 01.09.2018 30:33

Sons & Brothers Camp, Betty Valencia’s ‘Long Run’, The (W)hole Story on Mt. Shasta, Lured From Germany By SF ‘Sound’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Childhood Trauma Can Mean Early Death. This California Mom Wants to Beat the Odds 24.08.2018 30:32

Science shows childhood trauma leads to poorer health later in life, mentally and physically. But there are ways to intervene that can heal the wounds of the past for a parent, and safeguard a daughter’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fleeing Conflict, and Finding Self 11.08.2018 30:00

Illegal Love in Uganda, The Damaging Effects of ‘White Voice,’ One ‘Lost Boy’s’ Journey Out of Sudan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wildfires Spark Fear, Anxiety for Survivors 04.08.2018 30:36

Mexican Restaurant Feeds Fire Victims, Coping With Fire Trauma In Santa Rosa, Music Giants Talk ‘Downey to Lubbock’, A Separation Still Painful After 76 Years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teen Poet to Migrant Kids: I Feel Your Pain 28.07.2018 29:44

My Dad Spent My Childhood Behind Bars, Summer Camp for Refugee Kids, Asian American Actresses Rewrite the Script, My Mom’s Teenage Dream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Family Separation Today … and 40 Years Ago 21.07.2018 31:14

Mom Seeks Refuge at the Border; Healing from Family Separation Four Decades Later; No One Recognizes this Hong Kong Star in Berkeley; Hello to Coachella, Grass Valley and Nevada City! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going Back to 1993: Unpacking the Internet, Then and Now 13.07.2018 30:35

We've come a long way from a 6-foot-tall computer. But the internet hasn't solved everything it promised to. This week we visit the Computer History Museum in Mountain View to muse on how the internet has changed our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPECIAL: The Leap: Little Girl Lost 06.07.2018 2:15

A Mother Launches a Painful Search After Her Ex-Husband Abducts Their Daughter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Young and Homeless … But Dreaming Big 30.06.2018 2:15

On Her Own at 17, LGBTQ and Homeless, Finding the Gay Mecca, Family Separations Open Old Wounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discovering Some of California’s ‘Hidden Gems’ 22.06.2018 31:15

Black Chasm Cavern; Foster’s Bighorn; Back Dancing and Dynamite Society; Valley Relics Museum; Forestiere Underground Gardens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a Tiny Oaxacan Restaurant in the Central Valley, to High School in a San Francisco Jail 15.06.2018 2:15

A Taste of Oaxaca in Madera; My Big Brother’s CA Dream; High School Behind Bars; Woodworking for the Blind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California Stories From 1968 … From RFK to a Classic Dishware Factory 09.06.2018 30:36

Sirhan Sirhan’s Brother; My Mom’s California Dream is Muted; TEPCO Dishes Out Nostalgia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life in California Prisons 01.06.2018 30:46

Losing Language Behind Bars; Rachel Kushner’s New Novel Based on Friendship with Women Prisoners; Life After a Life Sentence; Letter to My CA Dreamer: A Place Where Dreams are Safe to Grow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices