Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
What’s Next for Public Transit in the Bay Area?
18 mins; April 30, 2021
The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 in San Quentin State Prison
20 mins; April 28, 2021
Rob Bonta Supports Police Accountability. Now He’s California’s Attorney General
16 mins; April 26, 2021
What Derek Chauvin's Conviction Means for the Bay Area’s Ongoing Anti Policing Work
16 mins; April 23, 2021
A Quick Message From The Bay on George Floyd
3 mins; April 21, 2021
Amid SFUSD Controversies, Where Are the Student Voices?
18 mins; April 19, 2021
Nursing Home Residents Are Finally Starting to See Their Loved Ones
17 mins; April 16, 2021
Uncle Bobby X on Supporting Families Who’ve Lost Loved Ones to Police Violence
24 mins; April 14, 2021
A Grandmother’s Fight to Keep Her Home — From a Corporation Paying in Cash
24 mins; April 12, 2021
What California’s June 15 ‘Reopening’ Goal Means
20 mins; April 09, 2021
Will Anti-Asian Violence Lead to More Policing in Oakland’s Chinatown?
23 mins; April 07, 2021
California’s Unemployment System Still Isn’t Working for Many People Who Need It the Most
16 mins; April 05, 2021
Strategies for Finding a COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment — Now That Everyone 16+ Will Be Eligible April 15
19 mins; April 02, 2021
How the Bay Area Shaped Mills College (and Vice Versa)
18 mins; March 31, 2021
The Long Fight Against Ableism and Ageism During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 mins; March 29, 2021
Oakland and Marin County Are Starting ‘Guaranteed Income’ Pilot Projects
17 mins; March 26, 2021
With Calls to #StopAAPIHate, Specificity Matters
17 mins; March 24, 2021
Tracking Anti-Asian Hate Through Stories and Stats
16 mins; March 22, 2021
Bay Curious Asks How This Year of COVID-19 Has Changed Us
23 mins; March 19, 2021
Local School Boards Have a Lot of Power. Will the Pandemic Change That?
18 mins; March 17, 2021
‘A Big First Step’: Bay Area Cities Are Rethinking Single-Family Zoning
20 mins; March 15, 2021
Why the Attempt to Recall Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Gained Traction
21 mins; March 12, 2021
Navigating This Fragile and Hopeful Moment in the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 mins; March 10, 2021
Will Angelo Quinto’s Death Lead to Police Reforms in Antioch?
22 mins; March 08, 2021
What Students Think About Reopening Schools
16 mins; March 05, 2021
'All Eyes Should Be on Marin': A Racial Reckoning in the Bay’s Whitest County
21 mins; March 03, 2021
'Our People Are Not Disposable': How East San Jose is Coping with the Pandemic
19 mins; March 01, 2021
The Hosts of ‘SOLD OUT’ Update Us on the Housing Crisis
26 mins; February 26, 2021
Why It’s Hard to Stop Chevron From Polluting the Bay
19 mins; February 24, 2021
We’re Learning the Wrong Lessons from the Tuskegee Experiment. That Matters for Vaccinating Black Americans.
25 mins; February 22, 2021
How the Pandemic Opened the Door for Organizing Bay Area Strippers
20 mins; February 19, 2021
Helping Oakland's Chinatown From the Street Level
16 mins; February 17, 2021
The Asian Americans Reclaiming Traditional Medicine in the Bay
17 mins; February 12, 2021
The Messy Path to Reopening Public Schools
18 mins; February 10, 2021
‘There Would Be No Black Panther Party Without the Women’
33 mins; February 08, 2021
There's Rising Toxic Groundwater in the Bay. But It's Not Too Late to Address it.
21 mins; February 05, 2021
California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Information Void
16 mins; February 03, 2021
Are You Really Protected From Evictions? Depends On Your Local Government.
23 mins; February 01, 2021
Gun Violence in the Bay Was Decreasing. Then the Pandemic Happened.
16 mins; January 29, 2021
The Bay Live! What Will Living in the Bay Area Be Like in 2021?
60 hours 27 mins; January 27, 2021
By the People: How the Last Four Years Changed KQED
19 mins; January 25, 2021
Introducing: A Series On Creators From the Bay Area, From Rightnowish
19 mins; January 22, 2021
By The People: A New Presidency and A ‘Window’ of Opportunity for the Iranian Diaspora
22 mins; January 20, 2021
Social Media Giants Banned Trump, But They Still Have Lots of Problems
16 mins; January 15, 2021
Why California’s Vaccine Rollout Has Been So Slow
16 mins; January 13, 2021
By The People: You’ve Protested, Voted, and Donated. Cat Brooks on What’s Next
18 mins; January 11, 2021
The California Republicans Who Helped Enable Wednesday's Attack on the Capitol
15 mins; January 08, 2021
It’s Not Easy to Unionize at Tech Companies. But Google Employees Are Doing It.
18 mins; January 06, 2021
By The People: Oakland’s Longtime City Clerk On How to Make Use of City Council Meetings
22 mins; January 04, 2021
We Remember Our Favorite Episodes of 2020
31 mins; December 18, 2020
We're Missing A Lot of Information About the COVID-19 Outbreaks at Foster Farm Plants
21 mins; December 16, 2020
By The People: The Plight of Farmers in India Hits Home for Thousands in the Bay
16 mins; December 14, 2020
A Transgender Asylum Seeker's Quest to Come to the Bay Area
45 mins; December 11, 2020
Why Parents, Doctors and Lawmakers Pushed Back Against Playgrounds Closing
17 mins; December 09, 2020
By The People: How Black Activists Transformed Voting in Oakland
21 mins; December 07, 2020
Why California Is Factoring in Historical Social Injustice in the Vaccine Rollout
21 mins; December 04, 2020
Charges Have Been Filed Against Police Officers in The Bay This Year. Why Just Now?
20 mins; December 02, 2020
By The People: Shakirah Simley's Journey From Activist to Local Government
20 mins; November 30, 2020
A Filipino Nurse and The Patients She Won’t Forget
19 mins; November 25, 2020
By The People: Young, Queer Candidates of Color are Changing the Bay Area Political Scene
21 mins; November 23, 2020
Some Hotels for Unsheltered People Are Closing. Where Will They Go?
17 mins; November 20, 2020
California's COVID-19 'Emergency Brake'
20 mins; November 18, 2020
Why Some Seniors Are More Resilient During the Pandemic
22 mins; November 16, 2020
With Prop. 22 Approved, Regulating Gig Companies Just Got A Lot Harder
19 mins; November 13, 2020
What Measure P in Sonoma County Says About Police Accountability
17 mins; November 11, 2020
Laughing Through the Tears With Luna Malbroux
20 mins; November 09, 2020
How Voting Went Down in the Bay Area
17 mins; November 06, 2020
The Poll Workers Who Made Election Day in the Bay Area Possible
27 mins; November 04, 2020
The Generational Political Divide in South San Francisco
28 mins; November 02, 2020
The Seeds of Activism in Martinez
32 mins; October 30, 2020
The Police Shooting That Motivated Walnut Creek Residents to Run for City Council
31 mins; October 28, 2020
What It's Like to Have Parents Who Are Essential Workers
24 mins; October 26, 2020
The Beginnings of San Quentin's COVID-19 Outbreak
16 mins; October 23, 2020
What Would it Mean to Make Housing a Human Right?
25 mins; October 21, 2020
Armenians Came to SF to Escape Genocide. Now, Fears of That History Are Resurfacing
18 mins; October 19, 2020
What Mutual Aid Means — And Why It’s Worth Protecting
19 mins; October 16, 2020
Is Prop 25 California's Best Chance to End Cash Bail?
18 mins; October 14, 2020
The Digital Divide for Latino Immigrant Families in Oakland
19 mins; October 12, 2020
A Bay Curious Guide to Statewide Propositions
23 mins; October 09, 2020
Immigrant Workers Make ‘Wine Country’ Possible. Now Many Have Evacuated.
18 mins; October 07, 2020
South Asian Activist Kala Bagai Was Once Driven Out of Berkeley. Now There's A Street Named After Her.
20 mins; October 05, 2020
The North Bay Journalist Providing Vital Fire Information for Her Neighbors
16 mins; October 02, 2020
The Final Push to Count Everyone in the Bay
16 mins; September 30, 2020
More Than A Million Californians Are Still Waiting for Unemployment Benefits
18 mins; September 28, 2020
Gov. Newsom Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Car Sales by 2035. Is This A Big Deal?
19 mins; September 25, 2020
We Still Need to Solve Our Housing Crisis
25 mins; September 23, 2020
The District Attorneys Pushing Back on 'Tough on Crime' Politics
20 mins; September 21, 2020
'These Communities Have the Knowledge That Will Save Us': Building Climate Resilience with Youth of Color
23 mins; September 18, 2020
The Bay Area Teen Who's Been Trying to Save TPS (And Isn't Backing Down Now)
18 mins; September 16, 2020
A Hunger Strike in Antioch — And What it Says About the Changing Suburbs
31 mins; September 14, 2020
Photographing Orange Skies and a Historic Year
14 mins; September 11, 2020
California’s Going All In On Vote By Mail. Will Some People Get Left Behind?
20 mins; September 09, 2020
'Healing Through Resistance' with Uncle Bobby X
26 mins; September 04, 2020
Why The Latest Battle Between California And Gig Companies Is A Big Deal
18 mins; September 02, 2020
California Had an ‘Eviction Moratorium.’ Thousands of People Were Evicted Anyway
21 mins; August 31, 2020
'Megafires' Don’t Have to be Our New Normal
17 mins; August 28, 2020
The ‘Brittle’ System of Incarcerated Firefighters
19 mins; August 26, 2020
What A WeChat Ban Would Mean for Organizing in San Francisco's Chinatown
16 mins; August 24, 2020
The Grassroots Group Helping Oakland Mask Up (Again)