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We listen back to our conversation with Molly Fischer about her new piece “Can the Golden Age of Costco Last?”
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We listen back to our conversation with Molly Fischer about her new piece “Can the Golden Age of Costco Last?”
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Transgender and nonbinary kids have been in the news a lot lately, but usually they’re not telling their own stories. We’ll hear from those who have lent their voices to the Love You for You series.
❓Tell us about the trans and gender nonconforming youth in your life.
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Transgender and nonbinary kids have been in the news a lot lately, but usually they’re not telling their own stories. We’ll hear from those who have lent their voices to the Love You for You series.
❓Tell us about the trans and gender nonconforming youth in your life.
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We're talking to Julia Whelan, dubbed "the Adele of audiobooks," who joins to share her insights into the craft, how AI is reshaping the industry, and what we love about listening to stories.
❓What's your favorite audiobook? Who's your favorite narrator?
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We're talking to Julia Whelan, dubbed "the Adele of audiobooks," who joins to share her insights into the craft, how AI is reshaping the industry, and what we love about listening to stories.
❓What's your favorite audiobook? Who's your favorite narrator?
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We're talking to @nytimes.com's @noamscheiber.bsky.social, @businessinsider.com's Aki Ito and career coach Alisia Gill about the historic layoffs and stagnant job market affecting college educated workers.
❓Are you a white collar worker who has been laid off? What's your story?
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We're talking to @nytimes.com's @noamscheiber.bsky.social, @businessinsider.com's Aki Ito and career coach Alisia Gill about the historic layoffs and stagnant job market affecting college educated workers.
❓Are you a white collar worker who has been laid off? What's your story?
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Their “Amped” exhibit celebrates jeans worn by iconic musicians including Kurt Cobain, Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Freddie Mercury.
Which pair of jeans hold the most meaning in your wardrobe?
Their “Amped” exhibit celebrates jeans worn by iconic musicians including Kurt Cobain, Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Freddie Mercury.
Which pair of jeans hold the most meaning in your wardrobe?
We're talking to @economist.com's Vijay Vaitheeswaran, @politico.com's @cvonka.bsky.social and @nrdc.org CEO @manishbapna.bsky.social about how climate advocacy is weathering Trump's presidency.
❓How would you like to see U.S. leadership address climate change?
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We're talking to @economist.com's Vijay Vaitheeswaran, @politico.com's @cvonka.bsky.social and @nrdc.org CEO @manishbapna.bsky.social about how climate advocacy is weathering Trump's presidency.
❓How would you like to see U.S. leadership address climate change?
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We're talking to @oaklandside.org's @estherbrooklyn.bsky.social, @eastbaytimes.com's @joseph-dycus.bsky.social and OUSD's Nelson Alegria about the two campus shootings that rocked Oakland last week.
❓What are your concerns about school safety?
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We're talking to @oaklandside.org's @estherbrooklyn.bsky.social, @eastbaytimes.com's @joseph-dycus.bsky.social and OUSD's Nelson Alegria about the two campus shootings that rocked Oakland last week.
❓What are your concerns about school safety?
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We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?
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We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?
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We're talking to former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith about how to read poems, how to “listen at the widest possible angle” and how to use poetry to connect to one another across our differences.
❓What's a poem that has gotten you through a hard time?
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We're talking to former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith about how to read poems, how to “listen at the widest possible angle” and how to use poetry to connect to one another across our differences.
❓What's a poem that has gotten you through a hard time?
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We're talking to former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins about dogs, poetry and why it’s a good idea to get close to both in hard times. His latest collection is "Dog Show."
❓What has a dog shown you?
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We're talking to former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins about dogs, poetry and why it’s a good idea to get close to both in hard times. His latest collection is "Dog Show."
❓What has a dog shown you?
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Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
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Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
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We're talking to @dominicpettman.bsky.social and Lizzie Post, co-host of the “Awesome Etiquette” podcast about how tech has made ghosting more socially acceptable.
❓Have you ever been ghosted? Or ghosted someone?
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We're talking to @dominicpettman.bsky.social and Lizzie Post, co-host of the “Awesome Etiquette” podcast about how tech has made ghosting more socially acceptable.
❓Have you ever been ghosted? Or ghosted someone?
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We're talking to Nite Yun, chef and owner of Lunette, and Leticia Landa, executive director of La Cocina about Yun's new cookbook "My Cambodia: A Khmer Cookbook."
❓What's your favorite Cambodian dish to eat or cook?
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We're talking to Nite Yun, chef and owner of Lunette, and Leticia Landa, executive director of La Cocina about Yun's new cookbook "My Cambodia: A Khmer Cookbook."
❓What's your favorite Cambodian dish to eat or cook?
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We're talking to @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social's Shira Maguen, filmmaker Stephen Olsson and decorated Vietnam War veteran Levie Isaacks about reckoning with PTSD and moral injury, and what it looks like to heal.
❓How has PTSD impacted your life or the lives of those you love?
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We're talking to @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social's Shira Maguen, filmmaker Stephen Olsson and decorated Vietnam War veteran Levie Isaacks about reckoning with PTSD and moral injury, and what it looks like to heal.
❓How has PTSD impacted your life or the lives of those you love?
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We're talking to San Francisco District 9 supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social, University of San Francisco's @billyriggs.bsky.social and SF Standard's @ryajetha.bsky.social about Waymo's expansion and the future of AVs.
❓Has your opinion on AVs changed over time? Why?
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We're talking to San Francisco District 9 supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social, University of San Francisco's @billyriggs.bsky.social and SF Standard's @ryajetha.bsky.social about Waymo's expansion and the future of AVs.
❓Has your opinion on AVs changed over time? Why?
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We're talking to Stanford professor and former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, who witnessed Russia’s slide into autocracy under Vladimir Putin and now warns the U.S. is also at risk.
❓What questions do you have for Michael McFaul?
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We're talking to Stanford professor and former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, who witnessed Russia’s slide into autocracy under Vladimir Putin and now warns the U.S. is also at risk.
❓What questions do you have for Michael McFaul?
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We're talking to @newyorker.com's Larissa MacFarquhar and Aphantasia Network founder Tom Ebeyer about aphantasia, the inability to conjure up mental images, and what it tells us about how our brains perceive and remember.
❓Do you or someone you know have aphantasia?
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We're talking to @newyorker.com's Larissa MacFarquhar and Aphantasia Network founder Tom Ebeyer about aphantasia, the inability to conjure up mental images, and what it tells us about how our brains perceive and remember.
❓Do you or someone you know have aphantasia?
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We're speaking with KQED's April Dembosk,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Mariana Socal and @healthaccess.bsky.social's Chris Noble about CalRx.
❓ Do you or does a loved one use insulin? Will CalRx Insulin affect you?
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We're speaking with KQED's April Dembosk,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Mariana Socal and @healthaccess.bsky.social's Chris Noble about CalRx.
❓ Do you or does a loved one use insulin? Will CalRx Insulin affect you?
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We look at who makes up Bay Area cities and whether our politics reflect them. We're joined by @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social, supervisors @beyaalcarazd4.bsky.social and Noelia Corzo, and former supervisor Jane Kim.
❓What do you want your leaders to celebrate about your city?
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We look at who makes up Bay Area cities and whether our politics reflect them. We're joined by @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social, supervisors @beyaalcarazd4.bsky.social and Noelia Corzo, and former supervisor Jane Kim.
❓What do you want your leaders to celebrate about your city?
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We're talking to @superwuster.bsky.social, a former technology advisor to President Biden, about how we can take back power from Big Tech.
❓ Have you changed your actions online because of the way tech platforms have evolved?
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We're talking to @superwuster.bsky.social, a former technology advisor to President Biden, about how we can take back power from Big Tech.
❓ Have you changed your actions online because of the way tech platforms have evolved?
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According to a new study, nearly one quarter of San Francisco’s streets are rated below standard. We're speaking with experts about road maintenance and why it’s so expensive.
❓What are your questions about road and highway repair?
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According to a new study, nearly one quarter of San Francisco’s streets are rated below standard. We're speaking with experts about road maintenance and why it’s so expensive.
❓What are your questions about road and highway repair?
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We're talking to Salman Rushdie about his reflections on mortality, the limits of language and what he believes literature provides us with in times of uncertainty.
❓What are your questions for Salman Rushdie?
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We're talking to Salman Rushdie about his reflections on mortality, the limits of language and what he believes literature provides us with in times of uncertainty.
❓What are your questions for Salman Rushdie?
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We're talking to @politico.com's Nicholas Wu, @theatlantic.com's @russellberman.bsky.social and Congressman Kevin Kiley of California's 3rd district about lawmakers' latest maneuverings as the government shutdown reaches a record 36 days.
❓What are your Qs about the shutdown?
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We're talking to @politico.com's Nicholas Wu, @theatlantic.com's @russellberman.bsky.social and Congressman Kevin Kiley of California's 3rd district about lawmakers' latest maneuverings as the government shutdown reaches a record 36 days.
❓What are your Qs about the shutdown?
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We're talking to @scipsychedelics.bsky.social's Michael Silver and Marlena Robbins, and former chief scientific officer of Lykos Therapeutics, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, about the future of psychedelic research and therapy.
❓Have you tried or want to try psychedelic therapy?
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We're talking to @scipsychedelics.bsky.social's Michael Silver and Marlena Robbins, and former chief scientific officer of Lykos Therapeutics, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, about the future of psychedelic research and therapy.
❓Have you tried or want to try psychedelic therapy?
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We're talking to KQED's Guy Marzorati and Marisa Lagos and @nytimes.com's Benjamin Oreskes about what the passing of Proposition 50 means for California and the impacts of consequential races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.
❓How do you feel about these results?
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We're talking to KQED's Guy Marzorati and Marisa Lagos and @nytimes.com's Benjamin Oreskes about what the passing of Proposition 50 means for California and the impacts of consequential races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.
❓How do you feel about these results?
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