Christopher Goffard is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist with the Los Angeles Times and the host of the popular podcast, “Dirty John.” His current project is another crime related podcast, this time set in Stanislaus County. It’s called “The Trials of Frank Carson.” Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with …
Read More »Scholar Caroline Collins Explores The Contributions Of Blacks In Rural California In New Podcast
The Cal Ag Roots podcast series “We Are Not Strangers Here” explores the contributions of Black Californians to agriculture and rural communities. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with its producer and host Caroline Collins about the importance of preserving that history and the origins of the podcast. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202104/caroline_collins.jpg
Read More »Podcast Explores The History Of Allensworth, A Black Established Town In Tulare County
The Cal Ag Roots podcast series “We Are Not Strangers Here” explores the history of Black Americans in rural California. This week’s Valley Edition features an episode from the series, titled “Back to the Land: Allensworth and the Black Utopian Dream,” produced and hosted by Caroline Collins. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202104/Teachers.jpg
Read More »Broadway Actress Salisha Thomas Launches Podcast About Black Hair
After theatres went dark as a result of the pandemic, Fresno native turned Broadway performer Salisha Thomas launched a new project in which she explores one of her favorite topics of conversation – hair. In the new podcast Black Hair in the Big Leagues , Thomas uses hair as a …
Read More »Journalist Farai Chideya Puts Women Of Color Center Stage In The Podcast ‘Our Body Politic’
Journalist and author Farai Chideya spoke with Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock about her new podcast, “Our Body Politic,” which explores how women of color experience and shape politics. Chideya, who has covered every presidental election since 1996, also shares her thoughts on the 2020 election, political division in America, …
Read More »New LAist Podcast Explores The False Promise Of Wealth In California City
In the southeast corner of Kern County is the Mojave Desert. In that dry landscape there’s a city that looks half built. There are roads and some houses, but it seems unfinished. That city’s past and present are investigated in a new podcast from KPCC’s LAist Studios, called California City. …
Read More »UC Merced Student Podcast Gets Picked Up By National Science Foundation
RadioBio is a podcast that educates and informs listeners about science. It’s produced by a team of graduate students at UC Merced. Kinsey Brock, Cristie Donham and Sonia Vargas were recently in our studio to tell us why they’re using creative means to improve science literacy. RadioBio will host a …
Read More »Podcast On Congressional Races Says California Will Help Decide Who Gets “Keys To The House”
Valley Public Radio covers a seven county area, which means a lot of campaigns and races to report on. So to get some additional perspective, we spoke to Ben Adler, the bureau chief from Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. He’s been taking a deep dive into some of California’s congressional …
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