State of the Bay revisits some of our favorite conversations from 2025.
We hear from Oakland author Leila Mottley about her novel The Girls Who Grew Big — and what it reveals about girlhood, friendship, and resilience.
Berkeley-based writer Ruth Whippman, author of BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity, joins us to explore how cultural expectations shape boys — and what parents can do differently.
We also hear from director Andrew Durham about "Fairyland," his coming-of-age film set in San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic.
And we close the hour with music from Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, and composer Meklit Hadero.
Hosts: Fred Pitts, Grace Won
Producers: Katie Colley, Heather Hughes, Chris Nooney