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The Bay Area's Favorite Quiz Show Minds Over Matter! Hosted and moderated by Dana Rodriguez. This week's panelists Kira Pace and Joshua Kosman.

Today, we hear from a group of immigrant women who are turning to cultural knowledge to research mental health practices. Then, an excerpt from KALW’s townhall on the future of public media. And, a reading from an Oakland author.

The silver screen will be shining at this year’s Oakland International Film Festival. Today, a conversation with the festival’s co-founder David Roach. Then, a reflection on parenting, perfection and discipline. And, a Berkeley author’s book on how the government tried to save the country, one song at a time.

The Kolkata yellow cab has been one of the icons of the city.Bright yellow and rotund, sometimes described as a bowler hat on wheels, based on the Morris Oxford, these were all Ambassador cars. But recently the yellow taxis of Kolkata enjoyed a last hurrah.

Gary Prost's new book is about his journey across the state from the Marin headlands to the wine country, from the gold fields to Death Valley, to learn about the geology of this amazing state.