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Can you guess the Audiograph sound this week? May 19, 2013

Julie Caine — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:28:32 +0000

This is Audiograph--the Bay Area’s sonic signature.

Each week, we’ll play you a sound recorded somewhere in the Bay Area. Your job? Listen to the sound (in the player above), figure out where it was recorded, and what exactly it is, then call us to let us know.

On Sunday News Shows, Obama Official Plays Defense

Eyder Peralta — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:37:00 +0000

Talk during the Sunday news shows today focused expectedly on the trifecta of scandals — IRS targeting of conservative groups, the seizure of AP phone records and the attack of the Benghazi consulate — rocking the Obama a

David Sedaris goes on a shocking tour of KALW

Matt Martin — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:43:07 +0000

David Sedaris goes on a shocking behind the scenes tour of KALW. If this doesn't make you want to support local powered radio, we don't know what will.

David Sedaris goes on a shocking tour of KALW

Matt Martin — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:43:03 +0000

David Sedaris goes on a shocking behind the scenes tour of KALW. If this doesn't make you want to support local powered radio, we don't know what will.

Police Accidentally Killed Hofstra University Student

Eyder Peralta — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:32:00 +0000

After analyzing forensic evidence, Nassau County Police in New York said on Saturday that it was a shot fired by an officer that killed 21-year-old Andrea Rebello.

Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University, was being held hostage by a masked gunman who broke into a house she shared with her sister. Police came looking for the man, when he turned a gun on them.

CBC News reports that's when an police officer shot eight rounds.