The Daily Californian

Music and poetry have a special relationship. In this episode, Melina dives into that connection, talking to two Bay Area poets who use music in near-opposite ways to enhance their poetic work.

28 Nov 20229min

In this episode, the Desk spoke with Adrienne Shih, Opinion Editor at the New York Times, on her start in city reporting at the Daily Cal, her breaking news coverage of the 2020 election cycle at the ...

12 Nov 202229min

In this episode, the Desk joined Ellen Zeng of Nike’s Product Launch team to discuss the video game industry, making eye contact with actors at movie premieres, and why she thinks every job is the sam...

24 Okt 202223min

In this episode, Melina takes listeners on a journey through the history of UCB’s Lunch Poems, a monthly poetry-reading event on the UCB campus that began in 1994. With past speakers like Giovanni Sin...

22 Okt 202212min

Cal football beat reporters Emmanuel Macedo and Will Cooke discuss Cal's difficult loss against Washington State and what the Bears need to do to respond against Colorado after the bye week.

8 Okt 202231min

In this episode, the Desk chats with Eda Yu, Senior Content Designer at Faire, about her unusual application to Apple’s accelerator program, what content design really is, and how to write the perfect...

3 Okt 202232min

Cal football beat reporters Benjamin Coleman and Emmanuel Macedo discuss Cal's big win over Arizona, including what it means for the team going forward and the magic of Jadyn Ott. They also preview an...

29 Sep 202250min

In this episode, the Desk talks with Deanne Chen, Partner Marketing Manager at Google Cloud, about her life and career in the Bay Area, history with the White House, and why no one ever actually needs...

26 Sep 202233min