Oakland North Radio
Welcome back to the Tales of Two Cities podcast! We’ve missed coming to you through your headphones the last few months. This episode’s theme is “Where Are You From?” It’s a broad topic that encompasses the idea of home. This week you’ll hear all kinds of stories about what home means to people in Richmond and Oakland, and the types of things that make these two cities feel like home. This episode was produced by Kaitlin Benz and hosted by…
Artist Rosten Woo’s new public sculptures in Oakland are bringing new understanding of air pollution to the city.
At Somos Familia, Latinx parents with queer or trans children meet together in a support group and share resources with one another.
Oakland artist Chris Johnson and Oakland Museum of California curator use billboards to engage the community.
At the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park earlier this month, undocumented day laborers told their immigration stories.
Dance instructor Carla Service led her final Dancing Under the Stars class at Jack London Square on August 31.
In the Bay Area, a huge healthcare disparity exists for people seeking treatment for asthma.
For the elderly, staying active can be difficult. But that’s not the case at the Lincoln Square Recreation Center in Oakland’s Chinatown.
Kava, kratom and caffeine — the stories in this episode of our podcast dive into obsession, addiction and habits. We follow reporters Susie Neilson ad Padmini Parasarathy as they goes to Melo Melo Kava Bar where people consume Kava, a Polynesian root-brewed tea, helping people with their anxiety and overcome addiction. Alexa Hornbeck takes us to Sacramento as she speaks with a mother fighting to keep kratom, a controversial herbal supplement, from being made an illegal substance in the United States….