The Sound of Social Revolution: Inside the Black Panthers' R&B Band

It’s one of the biggest police corruption scandals in modern California history, and one you probably didn’t hear about if you live outside the Central Valley. And it wasn’t an isolated incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Maalis 201930min

Persian New Year from Afar; Remembering the King of Surf Guitar; Golden State Plate: Santa Maria BBQ; Letter to my California Dreamer: Palo Alto in the '70s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Maalis 201930min

How a Janitor Invented a Bestselling Junk Food; Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100; Artists Reimagine 'Valley Girl'; A Letter From Charles Schulz, 50 years later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Maalis 201930min

Reuniting with Mom (and missing Grandma); High School at age 20?; Kids send Postcards to other Kids in Detention; Conditions for Migrant Kids in Custody; From England’s Green Hills to California’s Deserts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Maalis 201930min

Most wildfires ignite by accident. But some are set on purpose - and arsonists are very hard to catch. We find out how investigators caught one of them. It took two years and dozens of people to track him down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Maalis 201930min

When Black Farmworkers Picked California's Crops; Letter to My Dust Bowl Grandparents; When Bakersfield was the Center of the Country Music Universe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Helmi 201930min

Living With the Ex; Genetically Sensitive to Rejection?; Stories of Last Kisses; Listeners' Favorite Breakup Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Helmi 201930min

93-Year-Old DJ Still Connects Lovers Over the Airwaves, Cold Water Romance, Love Worth Fighting For Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Helmi 201930min