MIXED!: 'Jump Higher, Spin Faster': Olympic Figure Skater Tai Babilonia on Her Rise to Fame

MIXED!: 'Jump Higher, Spin Faster': Olympic Figure Skater Tai Babilonia on Her Rise to Fame

Olympic figure skater Tai Babilonia and her skating partner Randy Gardner rapidly ascended figure skating’s ranks to become World Champions in 1979. They were favorites at the 1980 Olympics, but an injury ended their dream of a medal. For our series Mixed! Stories of Mixed Race Californians, co-hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos spoke to Babilonia about growing up in a mixed race family in the 1960s and the racism and exotification she faced as an athlete and public figure. And we have an update on a family we've been following. In 2019, José Luis Ruiz Arévalos left his wife and kids in the Central Valley to apply for his green card in Mexico, but he ended up separated from them for almost four years. He got caught up in changes the Trump administration made to the questions consulate officials ask people trying to become legal residents. Last month, José was finally able to return home, but as Edsource Reporter Zaidee Stavely tells us, his forced absence changed the course of his children’s lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Golden State Plate – The Backstory Behind California-Born Food and Drinks

Golden State Plate – The Backstory Behind California-Born Food and Drinks

Pricey and Potent Pisco Punch, The Birth of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, The Complex Origin of Fortune Cookies, The Ranch Behind Hidden Valley Ranch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Jul 201930min

Challenging Inequality in One of California’s Most Divided Cities

Challenging Inequality in One of California’s Most Divided Cities

Taking on Big Oil; World’s First LGBTQ Mariachi; Coffee Co-Op; Activist Caregiver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Jul 201930min

A History of Queer California

A History of Queer California

Trans Man Finds Refuge in Small Town Cafe; Selling Flowers Through the AIDS Crisis; Compton Cafeteria: CA’s Stonewall; Why Harvey Milk Still Matters to Young People Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Jun 201930min

The California Story Behind the Mai Tai and the Damburger

The California Story Behind the Mai Tai and the Damburger

An Island Drink with California Roots, Podcast Connects Filipino Diaspora, The Humble Burger That Fueled the Big Dam, UC Degree For Late Chicano Activist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A Father’s Day Tribute to California Dads

A Father’s Day Tribute to California Dads

Letters to My Father in Prison, Sounds of My Father, A Father’s Day Haircut With a Weed-Whacker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jun 201930min

Golden Years in the Golden State: Meet 6 California Seniors

Golden Years in the Golden State: Meet 6 California Seniors

Today we’ll meet six seniors: a student, a volunteer, a farmer, someone looking for a job, a woman about town, and man whose daughter is his caretaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Jun 201930min

Throwback! Celebrating California’s Analog Age

Throwback! Celebrating California’s Analog Age

Video Store Survives Netflix, Last Roller Rink Organist, Typewriter Poet, Fleetwood Macrame, Ferris Bueller Revisited Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Jun 201930min

‘I’m Trapped’: Who Do You Call for Help When Your Abuser Is a Cop?

‘I’m Trapped’: Who Do You Call for Help When Your Abuser Is a Cop?

When Your Abuser Is a Cop, He Designs Products With His Ears, Sounds of My Father Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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