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Then, Henry suffered from what is called a brain stem dissection. That stroke left him trapped, unable to lift a finger at first, or say a word. Bu...
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- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 09:33
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At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...
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- Added: Jan 13, 2015
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Every place has a history hidden that lives beneath what you can see on the surface. Just take the Mission District.
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 08:24
For over a decade, Oakland has attempted to abate the illegal dumping of mattresses, electronics, furniture, and other large items onto city street...
- Added: Jan 05, 2015
- Length: 07:20
...And Other Essays is the book's title, by author Clifford Thompson who reads a passage here. Observations with wit about life and people, from m...
- Added: Dec 03, 2014
- Length: 01:40
More than 2.7 million minors in America live with a parent in prison. Studies show that the majority of incarcerated parents reside over 100 miles ...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 06:18
At the age of 51, William Bennett was one of the oldest people in California who could claim that. But in June 2013, eight months after leaving pri...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 07:25
Bennett and Porter do their cooking in a shared kitchen that’s part of a transitional house in West Oakland. But they met many years ago.
“Well, w...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 10:42
With the start of a new school year, families all around San Francisco are sending their children off with hopes for a good year and a bright futur...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 04:00
At the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center, two dozen residents of North Beach come on a recent Tuesday night to hear from neighbors who have experi...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 08:11
Skylar Crownover is walking me through the lush tree lined streets of Mills College, and through buildings with red clay roofs. Students constantly...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 06:48
A new study connects football in younger players to possible behavioral changes. And one high school cancels the rest of the football season becaus...
- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 10:03
California entrepreneurs saw potential in the gusty winds that blew out at the Altamont Pass, between the Central Valley and Bay Area. By the mid-’...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 07:09
“The goal is Zero Waste by 2020, and we think that is an achievable goal.”
Those words from former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom back in 2009 p...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 06:04
Tenants are facing a tough time in San Francisco. The city has some of the nation’s highest rents and laws like the Ellis Act have made evictions f...
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- Added: Oct 22, 2014
- Length: 08:29
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Featuring novelist Eric Shonkwiler and work from Quiddity issue 7.2. While Eric has lived and worked in every contiguous US Time zone, the Ohio na...
- Added: Oct 21, 2014
- Length: 18:05
If you live in the neighborhood, Huntington Park in San Francisco’s Nob Hill, it's a great place to relax, read a book, or, as Haris Butt says, bri...
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- Added: Oct 21, 2014
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As the conflict rages on between Russia and Ukrainian nationalists, thousands of miles away in San Francisco, people are following closely. There a...
- Added: Aug 06, 2014
- Length: 02:48
In San Francisco’s Tenderloin, getting healthy fare often isn’t an option. Without a full service grocery store in the neighborhood, residents rely...
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- Added: Jul 14, 2014
- Length: 05:45
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Protests against the tech industry’s impact on housing have grown in number and variety. They’ve been personal, with individual tech executives bei...
- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 05:23
It’s a Tuesday evening in Oakland’s City Hall. A group of people ranging in age from their 20s to 50s are sitting, many in front of their laptops. ...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 04:54
Exploring life's grand mystery, part of our 100-second readings for MAY.
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- Added: Apr 24, 2014
- Length: 01:40
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Audio Revolution presents stories from the Global Leadership Forum, a program that aims to cultivate culturally competent leaders from around the w...
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- Added: Feb 07, 2014
- Length: 27:54
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At 49 years of age, Michael Santos is getting his first taste of college. He's walking through the main quad at San Francisco State, beaming like a...
- Added: Jan 13, 2014
- Length: 09:35
Nathan and Lesley Keith met on a military base in Kuwait, in 2006. They’re both Navy veterans, and together they served for a cumulative 27 years. ...
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- Added: Dec 29, 2013
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