Today our theme is “Over and Under.” Parts of the Bay Area that aren’t at eye level. For this week’s show, most of our reporters go under. We’ll follow the trail of a real estate broker who got in over his head, and the people who went under because of it. We’ll talk about why black environmentalists fly under the radar, and meet a straight-A student who has to lay low. Since all our reporters went under, your hosts decided to go over. Hear what our anchors, Linsay and Noah found out about rock-climbers and overtone singing, all coming up on North Gate Radio.

 

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Today we’re talking about backyards. As the weather gets warmer, you might be heading outside. Download MP3 are a few things that we found in the backyards of the Bay Area. 62 years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Now America’s backyard game – baseball – in on the decline the African American community. We’ll step into the shoes of local movie lovers hoping to save a historic theater in their own backyard. And we’ll also talk with a community organizer who’s bringing urban farming to West Oakland, one backyard at a time.

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Today’s show is about Destruction. We’ll enter a virtual world where technology is minimizing battlefield destruction. And while typing might not kill you, too much time in front of a computer is damaging the health of one online reporter. One husband and wife duo spend plenty of time outside and show us how battling robots can be fun and educational. All that and more, on North Gate Radio.

 

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Today’s show is about Risky Business. We’ll be talking with people in dicey lines of work, and learning about the chances they’re taking to pay the bills. We’ll visit an East Oakland gas station, where refugee employees are faced with the tough reality of life in America. We’ll sneak a peek into the risqué world of a professional dominatrix. And we’ll dig through the challenges of urban recycling in hard economic times.

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Today’s show is about Waking Up. It’s that painful part of the day so many of us wish we could snooze through. But it can also be a moment of spiritual awakening. The next half hour will feature eye opening stories from around the Bay Area. We’ll here from an artist who’s waking up the beauty in everyday life. We’ll visit with some folks who wake their inner beauty through dance. And we’ll learn about the history of alarm clocks, including one we’re probably better off without.

 

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Today’s theme is immersion. We’ll be hearing about what it’s like to surround yourself in a completely different environment – no matter what the cost. We’ll take the plunge into the icy-cold waters of San Francisco Bay with the swimmers who risk it all to get to The Rock. We’ll meet two Americans who have dedicated their lives to the Hare Krishna religious movement. And we’ll hear about the challenges of Bhutanese and Iraqi refugees trying to make a new life in America.

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Today’s show is about Movement. We’ll hear from one Berkeley student who’s going the extra mile – well, more like fifty extra miles. And as the car sharing movement picks up speed, we’ll find out about some of its growing pains. We’ll also learn about the benefits of laughter yoga from its giddy practitioners. That and much more, this week, on North Gate Radio!

 

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Today’s show is about being green. We’ll talk about green jobs, green fuel and lack of green – - money, that is – - being put into higher education this year. We’ll also go lawn bowling and grave digging.

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Today’s show is about living, working and experiencing life on the egde. We’ll meet a professional forager whose new wild-foods cooperative is the first of its kind. We’ll hear about struggling Central Valley farmers and the communities that depend on them. And we’ll explore the rise of Bollywood and go digging in the neighbors’ trash.

 

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