Carol Kocivar: Banned Books For Christmas
Carol Kocivar is giving banned books to her grandchildren for Christmas.
Dec 02, 2022•4 min
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Marilyn Englander: Planting Bulbs
Marilyn Englander says this is the time of the year to plant — and plan — for a future of flowers and better days.
Dec 01, 2022•4 min
Pablo Quintanilla: Closing the Divide
The World Cup of men’s soccer is in full swing, and Pablo Quintanilla says the game’s promise of bringing together people from all walks of life takes a little work.
Nov 29, 2022•4 min
Christine Schoefer: Kugeling
It’s the Christmas shopping season and while many opt for the convenience of shopping online, Christine Schoefer prefers a practice called ‘kugeling’.
Nov 28, 2022•4 min
Michael Ellis: Chipmunks
Michael Ellis says California is diversity central for the impossibly cute chipmunk.
Nov 25, 2022•4 min
Dan Goldes: A Thanksgiving Story
A Thanksgiving meal for the homeless is a holiday tradition, and Dan Goldes is there to do his part.
Nov 24, 2022•4 min
Jackson Vamos: Sacred Duty
Democracy itself has been under attack, but Jackson Vamos’ faith in the American way is bolstered by his grandfather’s unshakeable devotion to the fundamental democratic right – the right to vote.
Nov 23, 2022•4 min
Steven Buks: Touchdown
When his passion led him to try something new, Steven Buks learned anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
Nov 22, 2022•4 min
Andrew Lewis: Bearing Witness
Andrew Lewis says Ukrainians are showing the world what it means to defend democracy.
Nov 21, 2022•4 min
Les Bloch: Spinning Stories
Stories are basic to what we tell one another since we could put words together. But in this communications age, Les Bloch says it takes extra effort to know just what the story says.
Nov 18, 2022•4 min
Niles Goldstein: Antisemitism On The Rise
Rabbi Niles Goldstein discusses what Jewish communities and their allies can do about the recent surge in antisemitism.
Nov 17, 2022•4 min
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Food Waste and Animals
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau says the huge amounts of food waste generated by people can have dire consequences for animals.
Nov 16, 2022•4 min
Connie Chung: The Abused Voter
The explosion of the initiative process has nearly turned voters into alternative legislators and despite her efforts to cast informed votes Connie Chung worries about what she doesn’t know.
Nov 15, 2022•4 min•Ep. 1
Jim McClellan: The More You Know
Jim McClellan used to be troubled by the gap between what he’s learned and what he doesn’t know, but now he knows better.
Nov 14, 2022•4 min
Susan Dix Lyons: Living My Mother's Dream
Susan Dix Lyons traces the dreams of her mother to her own dream of a life in California.
Nov 11, 2022•4 min
Tiya Birru: My Grades or My Life
Y-R Media's Tiya Birru weighs whether to take an important test amid the risk of a rumored school shooting that very day.
Nov 10, 2022•4 min
Marc Vogl: The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree
College students are turning away from liberal arts degrees. Marc Vogl says we are all the poorer for it
Nov 09, 2022•4 min
Richard Friedlander: A Bill of Responsibilities
Richard Friedlander says it time for an addition to the Bill of Rights — a Bill of Responsibilities.
Nov 08, 2022•4 min
Sara Alexander: Your Vote. Your Voice.
Determined to be an informed voter, Sara Alexander sat down with her ballot and dug in.
Nov 07, 2022•4 min
Yvonne Baginski: Mamusha, Mama
Yvonne Baginski experiences the horrors of war through the deeply scarred lives of her parents.
Nov 04, 2022•4 min
Jayce Basques: Setting the Scene
San Francisco was the setting for many a classic movie, and Jayce Basques says it was never upstaged.
Nov 03, 2022•4 min
Debbie Duncan: A New Day for Hearing Aids
Debbie Duncan says technologic and regulatory changes promise a new day for hearing aids.
Nov 02, 2022•4 min
Molly Phelps: Long COVID Took My Husband
Molly Phelps' husband has long COVID and the health system can't provide him the care he needs.
Nov 01, 2022•4 min
Jeanne Sole: A Hispanic Halloween
This Halloween, Jeanne Sole will go easy on the ghouls and gore and embrace a more Hispanic approach to the celebration.
Oct 29, 2022•4 min
Michael Ellis: Amazon Trouble
Michael Ellis returns from the Amazon both inspired and troubled.
Oct 28, 2022•4 min
Richard Swerdlow: Walk on By
Encounters with homeless people unconscious on the streets are common in San Francisco, and Richard Swerdlow ponders whether to intervene or walk on by.
Oct 27, 2022•4 min
Laura Smith Borrman: The Kids Are Alright
From math scores to friendships, remote learning has tested young students. But a typical carpool morning reassures Laura Smith Borrman that the kids are all right.
Oct 26, 2022•4 min
Giovanni Barron: It Starts With a Single Shot
Photography opens a whole new world to high school student Giovanni Barron.
Oct 25, 2022•4 min
Stewart Florsheim: Stolpersteine and the Holocaust
A German program to remember victims of the Holocaust has Stewart Florsheim conflicted.
Oct 24, 2022•4 min
Peggy Hansen: Twilight Zone
While human lives are upended, life is normal for the plants and creatures of Peggy Hansen's farm.
Oct 21, 2022•4 min
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