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Producer: Hannah Scott I grew up in the sprawl of Los Angeles. I grew up on garage shows, Whiskey-A-Go-Go on Sunset Boulevard, classmates rapping on SoundCloud, my mom driving me an hour and a half to a venue in Orange County. My experiences with DIY music communities have been among the most important aspects of my life; yet, the deeper I get into this world, the more I hear people tell me that I missed out on “the glory days.” In this story, I travel to Asheville, North Carolina to prove that DIY is, in fact, not dead, but that young people today are making the subculture more accessible and creative. Featuring: Mark Hosler Emma Hutchens Davaion “Spaceman Jones” Bristol Music: Scott Shoemaker, the Well Drinkers (live at the Grey Eagle) alright lover: “II”, “divorced father son all stars”, “furukawa” Ulises Lima: “Mark 1” Richard Jonas: “hhhaaarrrdddcccooorrreee” Pudge: “Sweetheart” Negativland: “Destroying Anything” Spaceman Jones and the Motherships: “My City Has Lights” “Around the Cliffs” Slugly: “Poi

Producer: Julie Fukunaga What does it mean to (be queer) and come of age on the internet? In the past ten years, the queer games movement has exploded. Around the world, more and more people feel like they can make free and simple and strange games - ones that speak to queer stories and experiences. But it wasn’t always this easy. Some queer gamers used the earliest, clunkiest internet to find each other in crisis, to find friends, community, and a lifeline support in a time when no one was paying attention. Follow the journeys of queer gamers as they reflect on their earliest experiences online - experiences of freedom and discomfort, of community and isolation. They’ve since become architects of the internet, contributing to online communities as media scholars and game developers, but for these queer gamers, it all started way back. Featured voice (subjects names if they want to share): Pedro Gallardo (he/him), Teddy Pozo (they/them), Kat Brewster (they/she) Au Clair de Lune (Sunhiilow) Sad Day Slow

Class projects

Class projects

Class projects

Class projects

Course projects for Oralcomm 130

Stories of people waiting at the San Mateo County Jail. Waiting to go home, waiting to visit a loved one, and waiting to learn what their future holds.

Course projects for Oralcomm 130

Course projects for Oralcomm 130

A story of how Palo Alto firefighters manage the ups and downs of life on the job.

Judy, a Bay Area native, advocates for the release and fair treatment of inmates. But how did that come to be? In this episode, gain insight into Judy, life behind bars, and how a children's’ television show can inspire investigation.

El Camino Real is a California icon, but its history is often confused with the one the auto industry used to sell cars in the early 1900s. What really happened on this historic street?

Dead animals, opera music, and cute cats. Welcome to Animal Control.

On February 13, 2019 the famed rover Opportunity, which explored the Martian surface for 14 years, was declared dead. But what does it mean for Opportunity to have died? There’s something in its name that induces both grief and inspiration. In fact, there something similar that happens with all names.

A day at the firehouse, finding where the action is.

100 billion servings of instant noodles are sold every year. What does their journey across the world tell us?

If a river could talk, who’s story would it tell? Running 51 miles through one of the most urbanized landscapes in the world, the Los Angeles River is overflowing with a rich history, a complex present, and a contested future. Travel down its concrete banks with producer Cameron Tenner, as he uncovers a story of power, exploitation, and resilience. Special thanks to Catherine Gudis, Robert García, Irma Muñoz, Steven Appleton, Johanna Hackett, and all those who spoke with and guided me along the way. Music:​ Memory Wind by Podington Bear, Los Angeles New Years by Woody Guthrie

I would have been born here, had my parents never left this town for the U.S. In my journey, I retrace my steps back to Malinaltenango, Mexico, the land my parents have always called home and a land I have never really known on my own. During my time here, I struggle with ideas of identity, belonging, family, and trauma. I re-open wounds that have long been sealed to make sense of my life in relation to my grandmothers. “It’s a part of my history that I never like to think about, because it makes me sad, or maybe guilty for being born when I was and where I was. Or maybe I don’t think about it because it makes me fear loneliness. Because what if they pain of loneliness is just as transferable as their love?” Producer: ​Andrea Flores

Description: In Hue, Vietnam, bullet holes and bunkers are constant reminders of the stories no one mentions. In New York, a daughter tries to understand how the war in Vietnam has shaped her father’s life and hers. In both worlds, however, “History is politics” and silence is the rule. But what happens when we start asking about memory, not History? Producer: Axelle Marcantetti