Quinn Nelson
Audio Academy Fellow, Summer '23Quinn is currently a sophomore at Amherst College, where she takes classes in history, Spanish, economics, and philosophy. She enjoys making art, listening to music, and discovering new ways to consume almonds. Her favorite sound is the ocean, and her favorite word is "likewise." She got introduced to radio through her college radio station and was lucky enough to be an intern in the KRCB newsroom last summer.
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Most days, the corner of Green and VanNess sounds like any other place in San Francisco. But if you’re there on Sunday mornings, you’ll hear something magical. -
The world’s largest gathering of octopi is right in San Francisco’s backyard — off the coast of the Monterey Bay, thousands of octopuses gather to mate and tend their eggs. Now, scientists finally know why. -
Firefighting agencies across the country are turning to artificial intelligence to help them fight fires. Santa Clara is the latest California county to experiment with the new technology. -
The Archdiocese of San Francisco announced on Monday that it filed for bankruptcy, amid hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits. -
California has almost 2,000 people in ICE detention centers — making its detention rate the third highest in the country. At a protest last week, some former detainees demanded an end to the alleged abuse at two of the centers. -
Since June, nearly a quarter-million Californians have lost Medi-Cal coverage as part of an ongoing process to redetermine eligibility. Thousands more are at risk of losing insurance. -
Electric cars have been hailed as a powerful tool to help fight climate change — but their high price tags make them out of reach for most consumers. A new loan program wants to change that. -
California regulators are deciding the fate of self-driving taxis in San Francisco — a decision that could set the tone for the rest of the state. -
Jump, slide, run: getting around the BART turnstiles can be a choose your own adventure. But officials are hoping a new gate design will change that. -
A warming planet has pushed California firefighters to their limits — and in the City of Oakland, a shortage of 100 firefighters has put added strain on their department. But a new approach to hiring may change that.
