A World of Humor, Queerness, and Tenderness in a Farmworker Camp; This 'Jewish Arbor Day’, COVID Makes Connection Difficult for Gold Country Community

A World of Humor, Queerness, and Tenderness in a Farmworker Camp; This 'Jewish Arbor Day’, COVID Makes Connection Difficult for Gold Country Community

Host Sasha Khokha talks to author Jaime Cortez about his new book of short stories, “Gordo.” The collection is set in the Central Coast farmworker camps he grew up in near Watsonville and San Juan Bautista. By the time he was 10, Cortez was a veteran of the annual garlic and potato harvests. The book, which he calls “semi-autobiographical,” is a journey of queer self-discovery and complex identities that don’t fit the usual stereotypes of Steinbeck country. Plus, this weekend is the Jewish holiday Tu BiShvat, a time to gather around food, and honor trees and the harvest. In February 2020, for her series California Foodways, reporter Lisa Morehouse joined a Tu BiShvat celebration in Tuolumne County. No one knew then that just weeks later, the COVID pandemic would stop many in-person gatherings like these, and create some tensions so many communities are still navigating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A Beauty Queen Who Fights Mental Health Stigma, and a Dream Shaped by Water

A Beauty Queen Who Fights Mental Health Stigma, and a Dream Shaped by Water

How Water Shaped the California Dream; This Boom Town Boomed Best When You Boomed With It; An Advice Show for POCs; A Surprising Beauty Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Mai 201930min

Difficult Choices Around Motherhood

Difficult Choices Around Motherhood

Faith in Her Child Despite What the Docs Said, Dominatrix Mom, Mothering in the Shadow of Big Oil, A Song for Grandma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Mai 201931min

High School Students Take Over the Airwaves

High School Students Take Over the Airwaves

Pregnant at 15, Pressured to be Polite, Always Tired, Embracing 'Body Positivity', 'My Natural Hair Journey', Living In Two Worlds, Cooking With Kenny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Mai 201930min

From the Origin of the Fortune Cookie to Making Community College Applications Mandatory

From the Origin of the Fortune Cookie to Making Community College Applications Mandatory

Fortune Cookie Mystery, Blind in California, Sexual Assault in Yoga, Shooting for a College Degree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Apr 201930min

‘It’s So Important to Be Heard:’ Californians Living With Disabilities

‘It’s So Important to Be Heard:’ Californians Living With Disabilities

Navigating High School as a Deaf 16-Year-Old; My Sister Can’t Speak, But She Makes Herself Heard; What It Means to ‘Edit Out’ a Disability; Ski School for All Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 201931min

This Is the Coachella Most Californians Don’t See

This Is the Coachella Most Californians Don’t See

For many Californians, their only reference point for the Coachella Valley is the annual music festival which kicks off this week. But there are other sides to Coachella — the ones locals see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Apr 201930min

Meth Mania: From Biker Gangs to the Psych Ward, How Speed Came of Age in California

Meth Mania: From Biker Gangs to the Psych Ward, How Speed Came of Age in California

Methamphetamine is back in California. This time around, it's sending more and more people to the hospital, to rehab and to the morgue. Learn about one woman's two-decade battle with meth, from when biker gangs helped the drug take root in California to today’s deadly epidemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Apr 20192min

Fresno Police Corruption: How a Top Cop Went From Hero to Federal Prison

Fresno Police Corruption: How a Top Cop Went From Hero to Federal Prison

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 Mar 201930min

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