The Bay Area is a breeding ground for all sorts of unseemly nightlife. This week we kept our reporters up all night to report on stories that take place in the Bay Area after hours. Winnie Andrews headed out to join a late night disco party, on wheels. Sindya Bhanoo checked herself into an animal ER. Kevin Jones joined a vampire for a tour of San Francisco’s Nob Hill. Jon Doss met up with a hip hop cab driver. Becca MacLaren got stranded in San Francisco and had to ride the elusive 800 bus.
This week, we’re looking at memory – from how we forget to what we remember. Julie Napolin spoke to some musicians and psychologists about the connection between music and memory. We sent reporters Erika Pallasigue and Jon Doss out to troll for memories. Kevin Jones spoke with a researcher at UC Berkeley about how our brains process memories. Winnie Andrews looks into the healing power of writing and the spoken word. Sindya Bhanoo asks people to remember their arranged marriages, a common practice in India.
Today we fly below radar to meet Hustlers: people who earn their living in unusual ways. Julie Napolin talked to a San Francisco drummer who hustles his passion for music on the streets. Winnie Andrews spoke with a former male escort. Kevin Jones went to Golden Gate Fields to ask betters about their strategies, their big wins and the chances of earning a living at the horse track. Eric Zassenhaus spoke with a professional shoplifter, who reveals some of the tricks of the trade. Ben Hubbard found one Bay Area poet who takes his work to the street.
This week we explore the concept of “home.” Sindya N. Bhanoo talks to one of Berkeley’s undocumented students and finds out what his definition of home is. Jon Doss talked to college dorm residents about where they consider home to be: Berkeley or their parents’ house. Becca MacLaren takes us to the banks of Sausalito to see why some people love coming home to a boat instead of a house. Erika Pallisigue logged on to find out what amenities a digital home in Second Life provides. Eric Zassenhaus reported on elderly people without homes.
Reporter Julie Napolin speaks to a man who has spent over thirty years riling UC Berkeley students on Sproul Plaza. Ben Hubbard files a piece on UC Berkeley Republicans. Eric Zassenhaus reports on Chicken John, San Francisco mayoral candidate. Kevin Jones talks about how political speeches are evolving. And Becca MacLaren interviews the director of elections in San Francisco.
On Today’s show, we discussed the sun and what it can do beyond making light, growing plants and burning skin. Julie Napolin reports on why your sun sign is so important, astrologically speaking. Becca MacClaren talks with UC Berkeley’s solar-powered car racing team. Jon Doss meets some people who don’t have time to tan under the sun. Erika Pallasigue discusses how some in Asian cultures, white skin is a status symbol. And Eric Zassenhaus talks with UC Berkeley’s resident expert on the star about how the sun’s impending burn out equals the end of the world.
This week, North Gate Radio examines words (not all of them; just a few) and their meanings. Sindya Bhanoo investigates the Hare Krishna’s who dance and sing on Telegraph Avenue. Jon Doss takes on the Cal VS Berkeley debate. Ben Hubbard discovers a new language: Oakland slang. Winnie Andrews speaks with a woman learning Navajo to keep it alive. And Erika Pallasigue discusses with James Turner, an English Professor at UC Berkeley, about the language’s “impurity.”
For the first show of the season, we look at life after death.
Reporter Becca MacLaren follows the composer of the Junkestra, a San Francisco orchestra that uses only instruments made from garbage. Julie Napolin reports on the last day of a record store’s 40-year run. Eric Zassenhaus visits the San Francisco Columbarium, a cemetery that doubles as a concert hall. Kevin Jones reports on the growing ghost-hunting scene in California. And Ben Hubbard interviews Ghostbusters’ star Dan Aykroyd about his real-life ghost-busting grandfather.
To wrap up this semester, we revisit our best stories.
Josh Chin covers modern day medieval warriors. April Dembosky meets BART musicians. Sudin Thanawala gets creepy at a pet cemetery. Eric Simoms swings with aspiring trapeze artists. And Angelica Marin reveals the trials of popsicle vendors in Oakland.
Today’s program was produced by John Peabody. The assistant producer was Josh Chin. Our studio engineers were Charla Bear and Amy Jeffries, and our faculty advisor is Bob Butler.
This week Eric Simons straps on his jock-strap and heads to the ice rink to report on an over-40 mens hockey league. Drew Himmelstein investigates the life of twenty somethings without health insurance. And, April Dembosky hangs with card sharks who are hustling their way to the World Series of Poker.
Plus, Josh Chin does a live interview with Bob Butler, our faculty advisor. Butler just got back from the Shared Heritage Festival in Brazil. Anchor Angelica Marin talks to Amy Stewart, author of Flower Confidential about the global flower trade.
Today’s program was produced by Sudhin Thanawala. The assistant producer was John Peabody. Our studio engineers were Charla Bear and Amy Jeffries, and our faculty advisor is Bob Butler.
