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Homemade News is a news program broadcast every other Sunday at noon on LA's KCHUNG 1630 AM above a pho restaurant in Chinatown after we wake up because of our curiosity about the world. We are the world's only girl-friendly, human, satirical, creative, thoughtful news source. Jen and Shara met at Barnard where they ate on the stairs wearing their hats with their best friends.
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Baur Au Lac Hotel's Latest Advertising Campaign

Baur Au Lac has a proud history of hospitality. They've been one of the leading hoteliers in Switzerland, their service is bar none, and their accommodations and impeccable. They've also recently catered their services even more to their clientele: they've made arrests the most luxurious experience of them all.

Jun 16, 2015•3 min

Robin Stanford's Civil War Photography Emporium

Robin Stanford's home is filled with items that tell stories. I pointed to a tapestry, and she said it was given to her grandfather, the mayor of Seattle, by the Chinese at the time. She's amassed so many gems, that word has gotten out. Specifically because, Robin collected rare Civil War photography, which she recently sold to the Library of Congress. And that's this week's Breaking News from the Past.

Jun 15, 2015•4 min

Live on the Scene: Shara Interviews Jen on the Houston Flood

It's rare when a headline actually affects you. Here at Homemade News we report on stories all the time. But this one hit home a little too hard. The recent floods in Houston affected thousands of people -- including Jen's family. Her childhood home was completely flooded, and our homemade superhero flew home to help her family in a time of need. Shara spoke with Jen about the even while she was live on the scene.

Jun 15, 2015•21 min

Women's Mosque of America

Hasna Maznavi had a life-long dream to start a mosque. She didn't realize she'd be starting the first all women's mosque in the United States -- the Women's Mosque of America. Hasna and the mosque are changing the perceptions of Muslim women -- but she's also changing the way we the media talk about Muslim women.

May 25, 2015•5 min

antARcTica: Lily Simonson on Living & Painting at the End of the Earth

Lily journeyed to the end of the earth for three months through the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Artists and Writers Residency Program. The government program invites artists like Lily to depict the Antarctic environment and make it accessible to the general public. What's it like for your paints to freeze in the field? And is it too cold for hooking up with mad hot scientists?

Apr 27, 2015•22 min

Journey to the End of the Earth

On today's show we introduce a new candidate running for president. Her name is Hillary Clinton. We also talk about unisex clothing and the end of gendered shopping. And finally we talked to Lily Simonson an artist in residence with the National Science Foundation's Artists and Writers Program. Lily journeyed to Antarctica to depict the changing landscape of our most mysterious continent.

Apr 27, 2015•52 min
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