Two of Our Favorite (and Most Joyful) Stories from 2022

Two of Our Favorite (and Most Joyful) Stories from 2022

This week, we say goodbye to 2022 with two of our favorite stories from this year. The Sizzler: The California Origin Story Behind One of India’s Flashiest Dishes Take any popular dish – pizza, ice cream, hot dogs – and try to trace its origin story. Chances are, you’re going to go on a winding road with conflicting accounts of who actually invented the dish, or whether it was invented by one, single person at all. KQED’s Silicon Valley reporter Adhiti Bandlamudi recently ate a dish so mish-mashed with foods from different countries, that she found herself on a food origin story journey that led her across the world and then back to the Bay Area. Phương Tâm, Sixties Star of Vietnam Surf Rock, Reclaims Her Legacy at 77 In 1960s Saigon, a singer named Phương Tâm rode the wave of edgy modern music inspired by the California surf sound. It was nothing like the French jazz or folk opera that Vietnamese were used to hearing. The major Saigon labels recorded Phương Tâm’s songs, she headlined the nightclub circuit, and she collaborated with famed composers and musicians. But then, she disappeared from the music scene for more than 50 years. Turns out, she became a doctor’s wife, living in suburban San Jose. But at 77 years old, she’s now reclaiming her identity as Vietnam’s first rock ‘n’ roll queen, with a new album of her restored classics called “Magical Nights.” Reporter Christine Nguyen brings us her story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Camels, Tamales, and Rainbow Girls

Camels, Tamales, and Rainbow Girls

Elaborate Christmas Display by a Non-Christian, Giving Back with a Tamalada, Turning Up the Politics by Turning off the Amps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Des 201731min

San Francisco’s Changing Skyline and the Central Valley’s Frozen Burrito Empire

San Francisco’s Changing Skyline and the Central Valley’s Frozen Burrito Empire

Public Art You Can’t Avoid Seeing, They Went from Immigrants to 'Burrito Royalty,' #USToo: Assault in the Jehovah’s Witness Church, Tiny Bookstore With Big Appetite for Old Cookbooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Des 201731min

The California Report Magazine: Stories from the Classroom

The California Report Magazine: Stories from the Classroom

Controversial Discipline Practices, School for Autistic Kids Post-Wildfire, A Teacher’s #MeToo Story, Sphinx Buried in Sand Dunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Des 201731min

The California Report Magazine: Homeless Housemates and Gold Rush Opera

The California Report Magazine: Homeless Housemates and Gold Rush Opera

Helping the Homeless, By Living With them, A Reporter and A Politician Share Loss, Giant Tree Stump Takes the Opera Stage, Bumpass Hell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Des 201731min

The California Report Magazine: It’s All About Family

The California Report Magazine: It’s All About Family

Unusual Romance Leads to Unlikely Family, Food and Family from 826 Valencia, Bringing Seniors Some Love, the OId-School Way, Gospel Quartet of Brothers Find Praise Outside the Church Walls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Nov 201731min

From the King of Opera to the Tiny (Lava-Free) Town of Volcano

From the King of Opera to the Tiny (Lava-Free) Town of Volcano

A Human Library, 'California Typewriter,' an Ode to Analogue, Placido Domingo’s 50-Year Run in L.A., Winery Faces Life After Fire, A Visit to Volcano, Calif. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Nov 201731min

Your State, Your Stories – Welcome to the California Report Magazine

Your State, Your Stories – Welcome to the California Report Magazine

From Aptos, California to ZZYZX (Population 1), it's a weekly California road trip for your ears, and your imagination. Cattle ranching moms. Homeless college students. Young mariachis. They’re all Californians, and we’ve got their stories. Subscribe now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Nov 20176min

The California Report Magazine

The California Report Magazine

Meet Flipper’s Ted Falconi, Vietnam Vet and Punk Rock Legend Flipper may not be the best-known band from Oakland, but after more than 40 years, it’s definitely one of punk’s most influential. It has inspired scores of musicians like Kurt Cobain and Moby. A large part of its signature sound comes from guitarist Ted Falconi, a Vietnam vet who brought the noises of war home with him. KQED’s Kevin Jones has this profile. He Served in the U.S. Military, But That Didn’t Stop His Deportation Jose Cardenas decided to enlist in the Army because his stepfather was a veteran. Cardenas’ son and grandson have kept up that family tradition of military service, but Cardenas lives in Mexico now and not by choice. He was deported. He's one of tens of thousands of veterans who've served in the U.S. military but aren't U.S. citizens. KQED’s Erika Aguilar met him in Tijuana where hundreds of deported veterans now live. What Vets Want at the End of Life Is Very Different From What Civilians Want Many veterans of the Vietnam war are now in their seventies and some are coming to the end of their lives. What soldiers, even former soldiers, want in death may be very different from what civilians want. Honor and respect can be much more important than being comfortable or free of pain. That can make vets harder to treat at the end of life, as KQED’s health reporter April Dembosky explains. Raised by the River in Forks of Salmon, California In our continuing series “A Place Called What??” about California places with peculiar names, we visit Forks of Salmon, a very tiny town in Siskyou County where two forks of the Salmon River meet. To find out more about the town, the California Report’s Bianca Taylor called up professional kayaker and filmmaker Rush Sturges, who was born and raised in the place he affectionately calls "Forks." A North Korean Refugee’s Journey to a Life in Southern California President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia this week comes at a point of extreme tension between the United States and North Korea. One sticking point has to do with North Korean refugees and Trump's executive order banning them from entering the U.S. The ban worries North Korean refugees already here. Many survived a harrowing journey, leaving friends and family behind. KCRW’s Benjamin Gottlieb tells the story of one man who escaped North Korea and made it to California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Nov 201731min

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