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The latest episode of Notes From the Edge is about work, which got us thinking about work songs. We talk with blues musician Valerie June about music, care, the history of the work song, and her anthem "Working Woman Blues." -
Just in time for Labor Day, NOTES FROM THE EDGE explores the connection between work and care with domestic worker advocate Ai-jen Poo (National Domestic Workers Alliance) and writer Jenny Odell (How to Do Nothing). Plus, we hear about an anthem for working women from musician Valerie June.
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In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NOTES FROM THE EDGE looks beyond the fireworks and fanfare, and examines the stories we tell about who we are as a country. Host Jeff Chang talks monuments with Jamelle Bouie (NYT columnist), Paul Farber (Monument Lab). He also talks with three culture makers—Leyla McCalla, La Doña and Julian Brave Noisecat—about their ideal national anthem. -
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NOTES FROM THE EDGE looks beyond the fireworks and fanfare, and examines the stories we tell about who we are as a country. Host Jeff Chang talks monuments with Jamelle Bouie (NYT columnist), Paul Farber (Monument Lab). He also talks with three culture makers—Leyla McCalla, La Doña and Julian Brave Noisecat—about their ideal national anthem.
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In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NOTES FROM THE EDGE looks beyond the fireworks and fanfare, and talks with three culture makers—Leyla McCalla, La Doña and Julian Brave Noisecat—about their ideal national anthem. -
CrosscurrentsBlack Studies originated right here in the Bay Area in the mid 1960s. Crosscurrents host Hana Baba speaks with East Bay filmmaker Doug Harris - he grew up during this period and tells that story in his documentary, "Epicenter." -
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Philosophy TalkA vintage episode exploring the life and thought of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, born February 23, 1868. -
CrosscurrentsToday, the story of friendship between African American leader Malcolm X and Egyptian diplomat Tahseen Bashir and how it helped the religious and political transformation of the leader in the years before his assassination in 1965. -
CrosscurrentsBlack History Month is winding down and we wanted to know: what’s the history of Black History Month? -
In 2021, President Biden made Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday. But is a day off enough? -
Bay MadeThe final of four episodes airing this week from the "Visions of Black Futurity" series produced by KALW alum Babette Thomas in partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for their podcast Raw Material.
