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4:56pm

Thu May 16, 2013
Economy/Labor/Biz

Extended interview: Tour the world of giving through micro-lending

If you imagine your dream job, what would it be?

Bob Harris has had a lot of jobs that may have made your list. About 15 years ago, Harris was a standup comedian, working out of L.A. Then he sent a demo tape into the city’s top radio news station, and he landed a job as a syndicated talking head.

He’s also been on Jeopardy 13 times and was even the “lifeline”for a friend on the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” He helped his friend get a quarter-million dollars.

He’s also been a travel writer and is a published author. According to Harris, the most important thing he’s done is write a new book called The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time. KALW’s Ben Trefny asked Bob Harris to share the story of how it happened.

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4:27pm

Wed May 15, 2013
Economy/Labor/Biz

Kindergarteners get a jump on college savings

Credit Gerard Van der Leun

At the Castro branch of Citibank in San Francisco, kindergartener Mat Larizadeh is making his very first bank deposit. Mat walks with his mom, Aoddi Attasara, up to the teller window. He’s much too short to see what transpires up there, but he knows the amount is $50 – and that it has something to do with his education. After the transaction, the two make their way over to a table where a plate of cookies, a stack of coloring books, and a clear plastic piggy bank await them.

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11:40am

Wed May 15, 2013
Food Donors

We LOVE our Food Donors!

Please support these local businesses and thank them for supporting KALW!

Angkor Borei ~ 3471 Mission (30th/Courtland) ~ 415-550-8417

Arizmendi Bakery ~ 1331 9th Ave (Irving/Judah) ~ 415-566-3117

BiRite Market ~ 3639 18th (Dolores/Guerrero) ~ 415-241-9760

Canyon Market ~ 2815 Diamond (Chenery) ~ 415-586-9999

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