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Cash For Cans / Bay Poet: Tiny Gray-Garcia / James Cagney / New Arrivals

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A view of a mural at Cash for Cans in Oakland, CA
Priscilla Naa Ankrah
A view of a mural at Cash for Cans in Oakland, CA

In this episode, we hear how collecting recyclables can be tough work and for those depending on its income it becomes a matter of survival. Then, a conversation with Oakland poet James Cagney gets deeply personal and vulnerable. Plus, readings from East Bay authors. Today's local music features the Oakland band The Helltones.