This week’s show is all about change, man. Our reporters are looking at some of the big changes happening in West Oakland, where a parking lot is now a skate park, and urban blight has become urban beauty with the arrival of a non-profit farm. We’re talking to people whose lives have been transformed by excruciating, relentless pain. And hear that clinking sound? Now that we’re in a recession, everyone is paying more attention to the change shaking around in our pockets. We talk to the owner of a coin shop. Plus, one year after a presidential election that promised huge political change, some thoughts on how the Obama administration scores on surveillance.
The anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake just passed and Halloween is right around the corner. So, today’s show is about all things ominous. We’re looking at everything from disasters to ghosts to Oakland turf wars. We’ll hear from a reporter about his own morbid interest in earthquakes; and then meet a ghost channeler who tries to conjure up a dead professor. In Oakland, a city known for its high murder rate, 2009 has been a somewhat calmer year; we’ll learn about the anatomy of one of its turf wars. And we’ll hear how one burned down chicken farm struggles to survive through social networking.
Outsiders are not the norm–they often live and recreate outside of mainstream society. For today’s show, we meet people who are outsiders in the communities where they live, places where they work and in the sports that they play.
We’ll visit students at the California School for the Blind who are being trained for work in the service sector. And we’ll hear from a woman who was born outside the US, but forced to move here during World War II. We’ll speak to people participating in a variation of soccer. They hope to raise America’s underdog profile on the international soccer stage. And we’ll hangout with another group of Bay Area athletes. Only these wheelchair rugby players have redefined expectations for people with physical disabilities.
It was just over a year ago that U.S. financial markets melted down. These days, more than one in ten Californians is without a job. Today we’ll take a stroll down economy lane and speak to a Berkeley resident who collects cans for extra cash. We’ll also speak to Bay Area porn producers. Turns out, their sales have gone soft during the recession. And we’ll trek north and spend a day with an 81-year-old man who shoes horses in picturesque Humboldt County.
Today our theme is "Buttons"--from the buttons we push to the hot-button issues of the day. It’s all things buttons this half hour. California’s housing market has come unbuttoned. We’ll see the effects through the eyes of a local mail carrier. We’ll also discuss the hot-button topic of elderly suicide. And we’ll find out how the push-button world of the internet has created a digital divide for the visually impaired.
Today we’re talking about backyards. As the weather gets warmer, you might be heading outside. Here 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.
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.
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.
Today's show is about evolution. We'll learn about how alligators are gentle lovers, while otters are aggressive mates. We'll also hear a special discussion about faith, brought on after Barack Obama's inauguration. We'll learn about new government laws regarding the future of television. We'll stop and take a look at the Mullet, and we'll try to talk about the evolution of the German language--in Switzerland.
This week’s show is about Cars. We'll talk about the people who can’t live without them and the people who might like to. We’ll follow a toll collector. We’ll also meet racing fanatics. And you'll hear from people who have anything but a mundane commute.
