The California Report Magazine

The Speaker: A New Podcast on Nancy Pelosi's Unlikely Path to Power

The Speaker: A New Podcast on Nancy Pelosi's Unlikely Path to Power Ahead of Nancy Pelosi's retirement, KQED's Scott Shafer traces her improbable 1987 rise in a new podc

The SF Church Where John Coltrane is a Saint; CA Gold Fever in 2026?

Inside the San Francisco Church Where John Coltrane is a Saint If Coltrane were still alive, he’d be celebrating his 100th birthday this month. In a story from our frien

Encore: She Killed Her Children. Can We Forgive Her?

We’re reprising a story from 2020 that has a lot in common with a case in Massachusetts that has recently made national headlines: the closely-watched murder trial of Lin

Tourists Still Drawn to Route 66 ; Jackie the Eagle's Legacy; Teaching About Cesar Chavez Now

Who's on Route 66 these days? Les Français Route 66 is turning 100 this year, and communities around the state are gearing up for this milestone birthday. The 2,400-mile

One Parent Taken By ICE, Another Battling Addiction: How They Each Kept Their Families Together

Detained at Green Card Interview: How a Bay Area Family Is Healing From Sudden Separation Since the Trump Administration’s deportation campaign began last year, more tha

Eel River Dam Removals; Altadena's Backyard Punk Shows; Visiting Pinnacles

Mendocino’s Tribes, Farmers, Environmentalists Agree: Take Down Eel River’s Dams For over a century, dams have blocked the Eel River’s natural flow of water in Northern

Introducing Life, Automated

What does it mean to live, work, and make decisions in a rapidly automated world? Life, Automated explores this urgent question. It's a new podcast distributed by KQED a

Encore: SFO's Class for Fearful Flyers; Meet the 'Batman of San Jose'

San Francisco Airport’s Fear of Flying Clinic Welcomes Nervous Passengers Aboard If your stomach drops at the thought of getting on an airplane, you’re not alone. Millio

Bats, Birds and Planes: Stories from California's Skies

Outside Sacramento, California's Largest Urban Bat Colony Takes Flight Thousands of drivers cross a bridge to Sacramento every day, with no idea what lurks beneath them:

An Ancient Armenian Instrument's Healing Power; Lodi's Hidden Wrestling Scene

This week we're featuring two of our favorite stories from the past year. Meet the Duduk Whisperer: A Bay Area Armenian Folk Musician Revives Centuries of Soul San Fra

Thrift Store Find Leads Reveals Musical Love Story; Cooking Class Creating Connectons for Hmong Youth

Vinyl Album Found in San Francisco Contains Echoes of a Filipino American Love Story Jess Garcia loves perusing San Francisco thrift stores for treasures. One day, she c

Renowned Musician Finds Purpose on Skid Row; Silicon Valley's Forgotten Flower Farms

This week on The California Report Magazine: What Skid Row Taught Acclaimed Violinist Vijay Gupta About Music When violinist Vijay Gupta joined the Los Angeles Philharm

Students 'Podcasting Democracy'; Rock Opera Celebrates Pasadena

‘Podcasting Democracy’ Helps Constitution Come to Life for Teens As America gets ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, a new project called Podcasting Democracy is help

How a 1956 Raid Became a Flashpoint for Queer Civil Rights; The Volunteers Helping at Immigration Court

How a Pacifica Bar Became a Flashpoint for Queer Civil Rights The San Francisco Bay Area is known as one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly areas in the country but it wasn’t a

Celebrating Father's Day, From a Boxing Gym to a Prison Prom

Connecting With My Father, and My Heritage, in Mandarin Many children of immigrants grow up hearing a language at home that they never fully learn to speak. For second g

College Grads vs. AI; Lodi Vineyards Pivot to New Crops; Fresno Students Head to Clarinet ‘Olympics’

Recent Graduates Reflect on How AI Is Reshaping Their Future Over the past few weeks, several college commencement speakers who praised artificial intelligence were boo

Celebrating Pride with 'Love You for You'

June is Pride Month, and for this week’s show we’re featuring excerpts from our Love You for You series, which recently won a regional Murrow award from the Radio Televis

The History Behind Some of California's Hidden Gems

Uncovering Women Miners’ Forgotten Legacy in the ‘Swiss Alps’ of Sequoia National Park  Mineral King is located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park but its rem

Creative Ways To Hike California Trails

Going for a Hike in a California Park? Don’t Forget Your Sewing Supplies Hiking clubs are nothing new. But a group in Los Angeles is now trying to stretch their creative

Who's the Bear on California's Flag?; A Garden Growing Community in West Sacramento

The Story Behind the Bear on the California Flag is Bigger Than One Legend The grizzly bear on California’s state flag makes it distinctive and recognizable. Many people