This week’s show is about things Lost and Found in the Bay Area and beyond. Cynthia Dizikes interviews radio producer Davia Nelson about tracking down sound for NPR’s Lost and Found Sound series. David Gelles profiles a UC Berkeley church group that offers some students a needed spiritual community. Jessica Meyers reports on a group of Iranians who are rediscovering their heritage. Anrica Deb discovers a special version of free trade, the free box. And Robert Lewis reports on one Oakland Animal Control officer trying to find lost animals before it’s too late.

 

 Lost and Found March 20, 2008 [30:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (534)

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Luck of the Irish. The Ides of March. Knocking on wood, staying away from black cats and avoiding a walk under a ladder. You guessed it—this week’s North Gate Radio show is all about luck. Our stories? Andi McDaniel talks to a family that provides the “fortunes” for fortune cookies. Rina Palta follows a group of men taking a class on how to pick up women. Robert Lewis interviews a store owner known for selling the most winning lottery tickets in California. Brett Wilkison looks at a casino that’s a lucky charm for its tribe and host city, but draws fire from local opponents. And finally, Cynthia Dizikes has the story of how a lucky decision changed one man’s life forever.

 

 Luck Msrch 14, 2008 [30:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (531)

For the first show of spring, we’re examining the concept of walls. Laurie Burkitt talks with a Bay Area marathoner and his techniques to avoid “hitting the wall.” Robert Lewis looks at some of the bigger victims in the sub-prime mortgage crisis — minority small business owners. Abbie Fentress Swanson speaks with residents of Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood about the removal of “bandit barriers” from local stores. Cynthia Dizikes tells a story about one apartment dweller who was surprised to learn her neighbors could hear everything. Andi McDaniel sat down with Harley Shaiken, the chair of U.C. Berkeley’s Center for Latin American Studies, to get his thoughts on the proposed wall along the U.S. – Mexican border.

 

 Walls March 6, 2008 [30:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (520)

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