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The Kitchen Sisters PresentRadio Pacific - A New Show From KALW San FranciscoThe Kitchen Sisters are excited to share the first episode of Radio Pacific, a new monthly show from KALW in San Francisco that takes a deep and creative look at the issues facing California and the rest of our country today. The hour-long, monthly program features journalists, writers, and documentarians who are grappling with life in the country’s most populous and diverse state.In this first episode, California legal scholar Kevin R. Johnson puts the first months of Trump’s administration in perspective and helps us understand California’s unique and disturbing role in the country’s immigr...2025-05-2052 min
Beyond The Fog RadioSpecial live episode: Barbara Lee w/ Ben Trefny of KALWBeyond The Fog Radio presents our most exciting episode yet: an interview with former U.S. representative and current Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee, in partnership with KALW!
KALW (91.7 FM) is the oldest public radio station in the Bay Area, and it hosts a program called "Bay Made" which spotlights local creators and businesses. Ben Trefny is KALW's Executive Producer, and he kindly invited us on Bay Made to record our interview with Congresswoman Lee at KALW's event space in downtown San Francisco. On January 15, in front of a live audience that included former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Carolyn...2025-03-051h 29
Making ContactExposed Part 2: the Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point from SF Public PressIn episode two of “Exposed” from our friends at the San Francisco Public Press, we explore a little-known chapter in San Francisco’s nuclear era: human experiments carried out to assess the health effects of radiation. Scientists from the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, located at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, designed and executed at least 24 experiments that involved gathering data from humans — in some cases, injecting test subjects with radioisotopes or having them ingest fluids laced with trace amounts of radioactive materials. Even football players from the San Francisco 49ers were enrolled as test subjects in these so-called tracer studies.2025-02-1229 minMaking ContactExposed Part 1: the Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point from SF Public PressToday we present the first half of a two-part radio documentary from our friends at the San Francisco Public Press, “Exposed,” opening a window into the little-known history of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. The sprawling abandoned naval base, in San Francisco’s southeast waterfront Bayview neighborhood, is currently the site of the city’s largest real estate development project. The base played a key role in the Cold War nuclear era, when it housed a research institution known as the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, which studied the human health effects of radiation. In episode one of the podc...2025-02-0529 minThe Kitchen Sisters Present203 - A San Quentin WeddingEdmond Richardson is an audio producer for Uncuffed, a KALW podcast produced by people in prison. Recently, Edmond and his love, Avelina, got married inside San Quentin and Uncuffed produced this story.
The Kitchen Sisters are great admirers of KALW’s Uncuffed podcast and are proud to share this story. KALW, San Francisco, has led rehabilitative classes in audio production inside San Quentin State Prison since 2012, and Solano Prison since 2018. Their mission is to provide media training to people in the carceral system. Radio producers from KALW visit the prisons to teach classes in audio production, and to...2022-12-0632 min
CrosscurrentsThrowback: The Stoop / Snap Judgment / 99% InvisibleToday we’re featuring stories from podcasts that got their start right here in the Bay Area in partnership with KALW. First, it’s The Stoop featuring voices from across the black diaspora. Then, in Snap Judgment one man makes a gut decision that takes him on a mystical adventure. And, from 99% Invisible, we go to some of San Francisco’s private public spaces. Plus, a note from our news director, Ben Trefny regarding our recent story about the Dear America project.2021-09-2822 minCrosscurrentsThrowback: The Stoop / Snap Judgment / 99% InvisibleToday we’re featuring stories from podcasts that got their start right here in the Bay Area in partnership with KALW. First, it’s The Stoop featuring voices from across the black diaspora. Then, in Snap Judgment one man makes a gut decision that takes him on a mystical adventure. And, from 99% Invisible, we go to some of San Francisco’s private public spaces. Plus, a note from our news director, Ben Trefny regarding our recent story about the Dear America project.2021-09-2822 min
KALW News San Francisco, 91.7How Coronavirus Is Affecting The Bay AreaHANA BABA: Today, we’re starting with, of course, coronavirus. And, I’m joined by KALW News Director Ben Trefny. Hey, Ben.
BEN TREFNY: Hey, Hana.
BABA: So what we know today is that there’s a new fatality in Santa Clara County. It’s the county’s first death. A woman in her 60s was diagnosed back on Feb 28. She was one of three people diagnosed. So, what else is going on?
TREFNY: Well, the item getting the most attention around the country now is the Grand Princess cruise ship, which docked in the Port of Oakland around noon today. The...2020-03-1006 min
THE INTERSECTIONDESERT meets DEFAULT at Burning ManBurning Man is known for its massive, Instagram-friendly art installations that are a stark contrast to the beige, desert backdrop. There are also many smaller projects, labors of love that can easily get lost. In this installment, THE INTERSECTION discovers one of them. To the naked eye, it looks like an old phone on a dusty table. Curious folks at Burning Man pick up the receiver. What awaits them on the other end is totally unexpected. Thr project is The Phone Experiment™; it's the creation of David Cooper, a coder-slash- comedian who lives in San Francisco. He wa...2020-02-0524 min
BOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 15 - Original San Francisco Warrior Tom Meschery On The Team’s Return To The CityTom Meschery was the first player in Golden State Warriors franchise history to have his jersey number retired. He grew up in San Francisco and played for the Warriors when the team moved to the City from Philadelphia in 1962. But it was off the court that Meschery had a second career as an accomplished poet and writer.2020-01-1517 min
THE INTERSECTIONPARTY meets PRAYER at Burning ManBurning Man is pagan at its core with a hell-ish aesthetic. It's understandable that many evangelical leaders condemn the event. But why do so many devout Christians attend each year? And what do they do once they're there? We meet the priests and apostles of Religous AF camp, who are on a mission to help other Burners heal their spiritual wounds. Donate: paypal.me/THEINTERSECTION // Hear more: www.theintersection.fm // Twitter: @IntersectionFM // Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM --- Producer: David Boyer Editor: Ben Trefny Engineer: Gabe Grabin Music: Erik Pears...2020-01-0820 min
KALW News San Francisco, 91.7Party Meets Prayer At Burning Man (excerpt)Burning Man is pagan at its core with a hellish, flaming aesthetic. It's understandable that many evangelical leaders condemn the event. But why do many devout Christians attend?And what do they do once they're there? THE INTERSECTION finds out.
"I think Jesus would have been a Burner." - Annie Dunlop, co-leader of Religious AF camp
This episode picks up where party meets prayer at Burning Man. We follow Episcopal priest Brian Baker and his flock of Christians from the Religious As F#!k theme camp as they engage Burners in deep conversations about spirituality and try to heal wounds...2020-01-0815 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 14 - A homegrown national sportswriter on the team's final days in the TownMarcus Thompson writes about basketball for the national outlet The Athletic. In recent years he wrote biographies of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. But before all that, Marcus grew up a Warriors’ fan in Oakland’s Sobrante Park.2019-07-1132 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 13 - Will the Warriors take their philanthropy with them?The Warriors Community Foundation has donated over $10 million to nonprofits in Alameda and San Francisco counties since launching in 2012 . But will they take their charitable dollars with them when they leave Oakland for San Francisco?2019-07-0412 min
KALW News San Francisco, 91.7Ep. 12 - Warriors final words on a season gone awryThe Golden State Warriors’ off-season is underway. In one of their last moves in Oakland, the team introduced its three draft picks at its convention center practice facility. But while the new players posed for the media, the vets have other things going on. In the latest episode of Bounce: the Warriors’ last season in Oakland, KALW’s Ben Trefny has more.2019-06-2710 min
BOUNCE: The Valkyries' 1st Season in the BayEp. 12 - Warriors final words on a season gone awryThe Golden State Warriors’ off-season is underway. In one of their last moves in Oakland, the team introduced its three draft picks at its convention center practice facility. But while the new players posed for the media, the vets have other things going on. In the latest episode of Bounce: the Warriors’ last season in Oakland, KALW’s Ben Trefny has more.2019-06-2710 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 12 - Warriors final words on a season gone awryThe Golden State Warriors’ off-season is underway. In one of their last moves in Oakland, the team introduced its three draft picks at its convention center practice facility. But while the new players posed for the media, the vets have other things going on. In the latest episode of Bounce : the Warriors’ last season in Oakland, KALW’s Ben Trefny has more.2019-06-2710 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 11 - Illuminaries bring Warriors spirit to Oakland wallsThe Golden State Warriors season ended last week with a dramatic loss to the Toronto Raptors. It’s not the send-off Oakland fans were hoping for as the team bids farewell to Oracle Arena. Now, a season of promise turns into an off-season of uncertainty. There are still signs of the team all over the Town and that’s not going to change any time soon. In fact, the logo for this podcast is the iconic Warriors’ bridge image dripping off a brick wall, and that’s from a mural in Oakland by Illuminaries . In this edition of Bounce , we catch up...2019-06-2015 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 10 - The Warriors leave BARTTomorrow night, the Warriors will play their last game in Oakland. When the team leaves the Coliseum, they’ll leave behind a stadium that’s ideal for public transit riders.2019-06-1312 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 9 - Meet Stephen Curry's barberWe all know sports is a business. That’s why the Warriors are leaving for San Francisco — to make more money. But sports are also emotional. Sentimental, even. In the lead up to the NBA Finals, Stephen Curry decided to give back in a very sports way. He identified 30 people in the community who made a difference in his and others’ lives and gave them each a pair of specially crafted shoes from his main sponsor, the athletic wear company Under Armour. Curry’s barber Yusef Wright is one of those people. He works out of Benny Adem Grooming Parlor, just a f...2019-06-0614 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 8 - Getting ready for the FinalsThe Golden State Warriors have had a week off after sweeping the Western Conference Finals. So they turned their attention to the East, to see whom they’d face for the NBA championship.2019-05-3013 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 7 - Homegrown baller Joe Ellis on growing up in Oakland and playing for the WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers guard and East Oakland native Damian Lillard recently returned to Oracle Arena to face off against the Golden State Warriors in the same building where he grew up cheering for them.2019-05-2315 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 6 - The Warriors take a little bit of Oakland with them to the Chase CenterThe Golden State Warriors are rolling, now. Last night they crushed the Portland Trailblazers in the first game of the Western Conference Finals. But, win or lose, the team is leaving for San Francisco next year. In the latest from Bounce , we're looking at how the Golden State Warriors organization is teaming up with local businesses like Oakland's Bakesale Betty to bring some East Bay flavor to the City.2019-05-1616 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 5 - Will East Oakland businesses near the Warriors’ arena survive when they leave?You can say the Warriors relocating to San Francisco is a business move. With courtside suites costing more than $2 million a year in a city with some of the wealthiest folks on the planet, the franchise is poised to make a lot more money. Not to mention the businesses popping up near the Warriors’ new billion-dollar Chase Center. But what about the Oakland establishments near Oracle Arena in East Oakland? What are their prospects after the team leaves? In this episode of Bounce , we're headed down Hegenberger Road to see how businesses are feeling about the Warriors bouncing to San Fr...2019-05-0915 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 4 - An unrivaled team and the fans they're leaving behindIn this episode of Bounce , the Golden State Warriors are rounding into playoff form. They won the first two games against their rivals, the Houston Rockets, which brings up the question of whether it's a viable rivalry at all.2019-05-0211 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 3 - From wilderness to superteamIn this episode of Bounce , we tell the story of half-a-century of trials and tribulations through the eyes of a longtime fan.2019-04-2525 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 2 - A collapse, a setback, and the underground Warriors economyWe're only two games into the playoffs and there's already a lot of drama. In this episode of Bounce , we'll cover a heartbreaking injury, a gutwrenching defeat, and we'll meet some of the people who show up outside every game to make a living.2019-04-1811 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandEp. 1 - How the Warriors became Golden StateThe new series Bounce begins by looking back... Everybody loves a winner when it comes to professional sports, and with recent success, it seems like there are new Golden State Warriors fans popping up every day. But long before the big names of today’s super team came along or there was ever such thing as “Dub Nation,” there was a franchise that didn’t begin in the Bay Area.2019-04-1111 minBOUNCE: The Warriors Last Season in OaklandPREVIEW - The beginning of the endA preview of our new podcast Bounce: The Warriors' Last Season in Oakland. Get a taste of the new series from KALW that considers how the team’s move across the Bay impacts fans, players, businesses, and the city it’s called home for nearly 50 years.2019-04-0403 min
THE INTERSECTIONThe Future of GooglevilleWhat will Googleville look like in 2030? And why did it take almost a decade for Mountain View's city council to decide? In the season finale, we explore how a city crafts a plan for the future while dealing with a housing shortage, a transportation crisis—and the demands of one of the powerful companies in the world. Ever wonder how local governments work? Go on, press play. Donate: paypal.me/THEINTERSECTION // Hear more: www.theintersection.fm // Twitter: @IntersectionFM // Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM --- Producer: David Boyer Editor: Ben Trefny Engineer...2018-03-1232 min
THE INTERSECTIONIs this Mountain View or Googleville?Google accounts for 1 in 5 jobs and owns more land than anyone else. So, is Mountain View a new version of the old company town? In this episode we talk to locals, experts, journalists and officials about the rise of Google—and what would happen to the town if the company falls. Donate: paypal.me/THEINTERSECTION // Hear more: www.theintersection.fm // Twitter: @IntersectionFM // Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM --- Producer: David Boyer Editor: Ben Trefny Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer Music: Erik Pearson Associate Producer: Lucy Kang Associa...2018-01-0529 min
THE INTERSECTIONHOLIDAY SPECIAL - Marlena's at Hayes & Octavia (2013)We'll head back to Googleville in the New Year. But first, THE INTERSECTION has a gift for you. It's the story of a San Francisco drag bar known for two things: owner Marlena (a.k.a. Gary) and her Christmas display of 1400 Santas. That is, until the bar closed in 2013. We captured the final days as fans and regulars grappled with the end of an era at this drag institution at the corner of Hayes & Octavia in the now upscale Hayes Valley neighborhood. "Marlena's Curtain Call" originally aired on KALW in June 2013. Donate: paypal.me/THEINTERSECTION // Hear more...2017-12-2619 min
THE INTERSECTIONHOLIDAY SPECIAL - A Look Back at 3rd & Jerrold in the BayviewThis week, while you're buzzing all over the country, THE INTERSECTION is digging into our archive and presenting the story of a corner that originally aired on KALW in 2014. It's about 3rd & Jerrold in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. The corner is home to a Black Baptist church, a KFC/Taco Bell, a tutoring non-profit (started by Steve Jobs' widow) and an organic pizza joint. Enjoy the trip back to a simpler time...when change was welcomed by some longtime residents. Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @IntersectionFM Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM --- Pr...2017-12-1836 min
THE INTERSECTIONHomeless in GooglevilleHome, Sweet...RV? More than 100 Mountain View residents are living in their vehicles. Meet three of them, who are parked just steps away from our corner: a Google engineer in a deluxe RV parked on campus, an older Google shuttle driver in a leaky trailer on the street, and a guy living in a van while he's on the outs with his family. Plus, hear how the city of Mountain View is responding. Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @IntersectionFM Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM --- Producer: David Boyer Editor: Ben Trefny Enginee...2017-12-1128 min
THE INTERSECTIONDon't Call it a Trailer ParkIt's Googleville's only housing. And it's a mobile home park built 50 years ago. Here, Googlers live alongside their blue-collar neighbors, new immigrants and seniors on fixed incomes. But when rent increases and a greedy owner threaten their quirky utopia, the residents of Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park band together and take action. Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @intersectionfm Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM --- Producer: David Boyer Editor: Ben Trefny Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer Music: Erik Pearson Associate Producer: Lucy Kang Ass...2017-11-2830 min
THE INTERSECTIONBefore it was Googlevillea.k.a. The twisted history of this corner. Before it was Silicon Valley, this area was known as the Valley of Heart's Delight. The farms eventually gave way to nondescript office parks. And on this corner, the office park will soon be replaced by Google's answer to Apple's spaceship headquarters. In this episode, you'll hear all about the history of this intersection from the days of the California Gold Rush to the arrival of Google. You'll tour a 150-year-old mansion (Google bike shop now occupies the spot), you'll meet a woman who grew up here in th...2017-11-2027 min
THE INTERSECTIONGetting to GooglevilleWe're spending this season at North Shoreline Boulevard and Space Park Way in the middle of Google's HQ in Mountain View. But first we have to get there. Over the course of this season, we'll break down how history, culture, money and politics come together—and apart—at this one dot on the map. Want to know more? Go to www.theintersection.fm Produced by David Boyer with KALW. Editor: Ben Trefny / Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer / Music: Erik Pearson2017-11-0626 min
Third Coast Audio Library :: AllBittersweet TVA television studio executive is challenged to dream up a ludicrous reality TV show idea and succeeds.Year: 2013Producers:Audrey DillingBen Trefny2013-04-2403 min