Chance McMillian’s journey to the NBA didn’t begin in packed arenas. It began at home in Vallejo. From breaking toy hoops as a kid, to signing with the Golden State Warriors development team; the Santa Cruz Warriors. His path has been shaped by family, discipline, and resilience. Now, as he continues to develop in the NBA’s G League. Chance is chasing his dream while carrying the hopes of the city that raised him.

The San Francisco Public Library is honoring SWANA - Southwest Asian and North African - Heritage month with programs including art, film, ballet... And a henna workshop taught by San Francisco henna artist Renda Dabit.

Today is National Unicorn Day!

On today’s show, a dramatic play about a girls high school basketball team in the Deep South. Then an artist who creates beautiful work by cutting paper. A literary festival is roaring back into Downtown Oakland.

This week in honor of Southwest Asian and North African Heritage Month, BAY MADE is proud to highlight a podcast from our very own Hana Baba. Hana shares Folktales from Sudan.

Today, we visit two different queer bars in Oakland to see what it takes to survive in the Bay Area. And, another candidate in the District 11 Congressional race.

Late last year, the beloved Oakland queer bar Friends and Family announced the news that it was closing. Their community was so upset, devoted customers even threw the bar a funeral. Their closure left many wondering why it seems so hard for the few bars that serve lesbian and queer people in the Bay Area to survive. It turns out, according to one queer sociologist, that there's actually a magic formula that queer bars need to succeed.

Today is Empanada Day!

Counting seems simple enough, but when you're counting people other questions arise.

This week in honor of Southwest Asia and North Africa Heritage Month, BAY MADE is proud to highlight a podcast from our very own Hana Baba. Hana shares stories from Sudanese folklore and her homeland in Folktales from Sudan.