Loudon Wainwright III talks about "Grey in L.A.

Aired on The California Report Magazine on Friday March 5, 2010.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201003051630/e

Bear Hunting

Aired on The California Report Magazine on Friday, March 5, 2010.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201003051630/d

And NPR's All Things Considered on March 31:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125420237

The Department of Fish and Game holds hunter education clinics throughout the state of California, like the bear hunting clinic I attended in Diamond Springs, near Placerville. Bear hunting is getting a lot of attention right now as the department is proposing changing regulations to expand where and how Californians can hunt bears.

Gaining Historical Empathy Through Slave Narratives

Published on edutopia.org on March 6, 2010.

http://www.edutopia.org/engaging-students-history-slave-narratives

Some amazing teachers in Oakland help students give voice to slaves through a collaborative slave narrative project.

Gypsy Innkeepers

Aired on The California Report Magazine on Friday, February 26, 2010.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201002261630/e

Lots of folks fantasize about spending their lives on the road, traveling wherever, whenever. But few do it. On a recent trip to Desert Hot Springs north of Palm Springs, I met a couple in their 50s who really did take to the road. This aired as part of the series "Turning Points," profiling Californians who make life-altering decisions.

Modernism Week in Palm Springs

Aired on KQED's The California Report Magazine on Friday, February 12, 2010.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201002121630/c

Besides the great weather and gorgeous mountains, is also boasts spectacular examples of mid-century modern architecture. This weekend, fans of modern design will flock to Palm Springs for the fifth annual Modernism Week. I paid a visit, and learned about my own grandparents' role in the creation of Palm Springs' style.

(there's a slideshow, too!)

La Lucha Continua: Mexican Wrestling in the Mission

Aired on KALW's Crosscurrents on Thursday, January 28, 2010.

http://kalwnews.org/audio/2010/01/28/la-lucha-continua-mexican-wrestling-mission_112341.html

About twice a year, a high school gym in San Francisco’s Mission District fills with hundreds of Latino families for an unusual fundraiser. Kids wear facemasks, grandmas yell, dads blow plastic horns for Lucha Libre. It’s a form of Mexican wrestling, a hybrid of sport and spectacle that pits good guys against bad. The idea first hit the U.S. mainstream with the film Nacho Libre and now there are lucha-themed restaurants and even lucha-dance clubs. But it’s not just a form of entertainment: it’s also a theater for social commentary. I go ringside.

Haiti Relief Benefit Concerts in California

Aired on KQED radio's The California Report Magazine on Friday, January 22, 2010.

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201001221630/d

As search and rescue teams wind down their efforts in Haiti, the island nation is still in desperate need of humanitarian support in the form of food, water and shelter. Fundraising efforts continue across the globe, and of course here in California. I report on a small but passionate community of Haitian musicians planning dozens of concerts to benefit their devastated homeland.