Drag performer, emcee, filmmaker, and actor Peaches Christ shares a lifechanging hit from Depeche Mode. Listen in to hear what "Personal Jesus" means for Ms. Christ.

Does affirmative action undermine the achievements of those who are supposed to benefit from it?

  On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the killing of Pawel Adamowicz, the mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, and a critic of Poland's right-wing government. He died after he was stabbed during a public charity event.

Some of San Francisco’s African American families have attended public schools in the City for three generations. They share their personal stories as part of the ongoing series, “Learning while black: The fight for equity in San Francisco schools.”

Every year after a Vietnamese person’s death, their children and grandchildren make a feast. The event joins generations together in a commitment that extends beyond death. The death anniversary is an expression of Vietnamese identity and values in a world where traditions inevitably change.

•  One African American family, half a century of experience in SF public schools
•  Vietnamese death anniversaries unite young and old

Mortified is a cultural phenomenon where adults relive their awkward adolescence by reading their teen diaries, poems, letters and more in front of total strangers. Part comedy, part theater, part therapy, participants range from professional performers to amateurs. Since its inception 13 years ago, Mortified has expanded from a stage show to a documentary movie, a Sundance TV series, a Netflix series and several books.