Q'ed Up by KQED

03.31.2019

Let’s Take a Dip in the (San Jose) Shark Tank

Baseball season might be getting all the press, but the San Jose Sharks aren't ready for hockey to end quite yet.

03.24.2019

Who Has the ‘Opportunity’ to Attend the Best Schools in Oakland?

There are a lot of ways that wealthier, more in-the-know parents have a leg up on getting their kids into the city's top schools.

03.17.2019

‘It’s Amazing’: The Power of Showing Up After the New Zealand Mosque Shootings

How do you cope when at least 50 people were gunned down for sharing your faith? Support from people outside the community helps.

03.10.2019

Wakey Wakey! Digging Into the Science of ‘Spring Forward’

Switching to daylight saving time doesn't just cost us an hour of sleep. It has real physiological consequences, according to researchers.

03.03.2019

How the Black Panthers’ Politically Charged House Band Shifted Funk Music

The Bay Area band The Lumpen only recorded two songs in the 1970s, but the groups’ music had a lasting impact on funk music, thank in part to its loyalty to its parent organization, The Black Panther Party.

02.24.2019

Boogity Boogity Boogity! Are Electric Cars the Future of Auto Racing?

Electric cars are already all over Bay Area roads. Could Bay Area race tracks be next?

02.17.2019

The Power of a Last Kiss

Californians tell stories of last kisses that were just as meaningful as their first.

02.10.2019

One Man, One Community and a Whole Bunch of Short-Term Rentals

"It’s like the aliens have come and abducted everybody except for a couple of houses."

02.03.2019

Will Self-Driving Cars Put Us in Transportation Heaven or Hell?

Autonomous vehicles are coming. Will they be a good thing or a bad thing for equity?

01.27.2019

A Toast to Ghosts and a Good Glass of Wine

What's better then a good glass of wine and connecting with a new friend?

01.20.2019

Beef Is Much More Than ‘What’s for Dinner’ at This Siskiyou County Ranch

'If we’re gonna take the animal’s life, I believe we have the moral obligation to utilize the animal as much as possible. First, it’s good business; but it’s good morals.'

01.13.2019

One School District, More Than 3,300 Homeless Students

How do you teach when nearly half of your students don't have a stable home to go to at the end of the day?

01.06.2019

Goodbye, Jerry. Hello, Gavin!

It's time to meet our new governor.

12.30.2018

What Bugs Should You Eat if You’re Stranded in the Wilderness?

Why you should cook crickets, boil roly-polies and beware of red, yellow and black bugs.

12.23.2018

#RootedInOakland: A History of Baseball in the Town

Baseball in Oakland goes way back.

12.16.2018

Coming Home to Paradise

Separated for weeks by fire, a couple comes together to look through what's left of their home.

12.09.2018

Doctor Detectives Take on Rare Diseases

They're the last hope for many families who have nowhere else to turn.

12.02.2018

A Super Commuter and a Pro Dog Walker: Stories From the Gig Economy

What's your 'gig economy' story?

11.25.2018

Death at City Hall: 40 Years After Harvey Milk and George Moscone

Looking back on the deadly day that changed San Francisco forever. Reported by Scott Shafer and Ryan Levi. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi with help from Ceil Muller. It was edited by...

11.18.2018

Looking for Family 40 Years After Jonestown, Pt. 2

Reported by Tara Siler. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi with help from Katie McMurran. It was edited by Queena Kim. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a note at...

11.11.2018

Looking for Family 40 Years After Jonestown, Pt. 1

The mass suicide at Jonestown is one of the most infamous events in U.S. history. Would you want to know if you were related to the man at the heart of the tragedy? Reported by Tara Siler. Q'ed Up is...

11.03.2018

A Sampler Plate of Local Housing Measures

Election is just two days away and Q'ed Up is zooming in on important local measures across the Bay Area. Q'ed Up host Ryan Levi talked with KQED reporters Guy Marzorati, Farida Jhabvala Romero and Sonja Hutson to get the lowdown...

10.28.2018

‘These Are Nice Ghosts’: A California Ghost Story

The ghosts that haunt the Point Sur Lighthouse don't do it because they’re souls can’t rest. They do it because the lighthouse is in such a gorgeous spot on the California coast. Reported by Sasha Khokha. Q'ed Up is hosted by...

10.21.2018

‘This Heat Is Killing Me’

The deadly consequences of extreme heat in the Bay Area. Reported by Molly Peterson. End music by Dee Yan-Key. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi, with help from Rob Speight. This episode was...

10.14.2018

The Volunteer Radio DJs Guiding Lake County Through Wildfire After Wildfire

What happens when a tiny community radio station becomes an essential source for nonstop wildfire information? Reported by Sam Harnett. End music by Blue Dot Sessions. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi, with...

10.07.2018

Ballet Star Miko Fogarty Moves from the Stage to the Science Lab

At 18, California ballerina Miko Fogarty landed her dream job with a top company in the United Kingdom. A year later, she walked away from the ballet world. Reported by Chloe Veltman. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode...

09.30.2018

On the Day After I Was Deported

What happens the day after someone is deported? Featuring Farida Jhabvala Romero and Sasha Khokha. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi and edited by Jeremy Siegel. Follow Ryan...

09.23.2018

The League of Extraordinary Women Married to Firefighters

What's it like to live through a year-round wildfire season when your husband is gone for weeks at a time fighting fires? Reported by Sonja Hutson. End music is "Fire" by The Inventors. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This...

09.16.2018

Looking Back at Oakland’s Festival at the Lake

Lake Merritt is a witness to many of the hardest battles and greatest celebrations in Oakland. Reported by Sandhya Dirks. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi and edited by Jeremy Siegel. Follow Ryan...

09.09.2018

What It’s Like to Work for a Coding Startup … In Prison

These prisoners are getting paid to code on the inside for companies on the outside. Reported by Mark Fiore. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi and Queena Kim. Follow Ryan on Twitter at...

09.02.2018

Who Dug a Giant Hole in the Side of Mt. Shasta? And Why?

Almost 10 years ago, someone dug a 60 foot deep hole in the side of California's highest volcano. One video store clerk went on a mission to find out why. Reported by Cat Schuknecht. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi....

08.26.2018

Commemorating 50 Years of the A’s in Oakland

There's a lot of baseball history in Oakland. For the latest episode of Q'ed Up, KQED columnist Pendarvis Harshaw talks about the most notable baseball players from Oakland, what they've meant for the sport and the city's African American community.

08.19.2018

The West Oakland Teacher Everyone Knows

While some teachers don't last one semester, LuPaulette Taylor has been changing students' lives in West Oakland for nearly 50 years. Reported by Vanessa Rancaño. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. This episode was produced by Ryan Levi and Queena...

08.12.2018

How Cannabis Helped a Berkeley Boy Go From 100 Seizures a Day to None

You can trace the first FDA-approved, cannabis-derived prescription drug back to one family in Berkeley. Reported by Lesley McClurg. This episode of Q'ed Up was hosted and produced by Ryan Levi and edited by Queena Kim. Follow Ryan on Twitter...

08.05.2018

The Lasting Trauma of the North Bay Fires

Since leaving her Santa Rosa home last year, Danielle Bryant has struggled with many symptoms of trauma, a common experience for people after a life-threatening event.

07.29.2018

Separation is Separation, Whether at the Border or in Prison

A 19-year-old spoken word artist reflects on family separation at the border and in his own life. Reported by Laura Klivans. This episode of was hosted and produced by Ryan Levi and edited by Jeremy Siegel. Follow Ryan on Twitter at...

07.22.2018

Why California’s Best Strategy Against Wildfire Is Hardly Ever Used

Experts say it’s possible to avoid catastrophic harm to human and forest health by setting planned burns before human error, lightning or arson choose when fires start. But it's easier said than done.

07.15.2018

Breaking Baseball’s Color Barrier in Oakland

Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. But that was far from the only color barrier in professional baseball. Interview produced by Brian Watt and Nina Thorsen. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Q'ed...

07.08.2018

Oakland is Ready for its Close-up

From the silver screen to the New York Times Best Sellers list, this is the summer of Oakland. Reported by Sandhya Dirks. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan...

07.01.2018

From a Football Star in Michigan to Dead on the Streets of San Francisco

In 1987, Perry Foster led his high school football team in Michigan to a state championship. In 2018, he died on the streets of San Francisco. Reported by Dan Brekke. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Q'ed...

06.24.2018

Finding California’s Natural Beauty 100 Feet Underground

California is full of natural wonders – both aboveground and below. Reported by Bianca Taylor. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Q'ed Up is hosted by Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a...

06.17.2018

What Can Science Offer Hollywood?

What role does science play in summer blockbusters season?

06.10.2018

The Tacky Dishes That Mean the World to One California Couple

Who cares if people think they're ugly? These dishes bring people joy. Reporting by Ariel Plotnick. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryan_levi. Find more Q'ed Up at kqed.org/qedup, and email us at...

06.03.2018

Are You Ready for California’s June 5 Primary?

Still not sure who or what to vote for on June 5? We can help with that. Reporting by Scott Shafer, Marisa Lagos, Dan Brekke and Lesley McClurg. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Find more Q'ed...

05.28.2018

How Young is ‘Too Young’ to Know You’re Transgender?

Transgender kids as young as three are changing their public gender expression, but there's no consensus on whether that's a good idea. Reporting by Jon Brooks. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryan_levi....

05.20.2018

You Can’t Tell Kids to ‘Just Say No’ to Legal Weed

How do you teach kids about marijuana in the age of legal weed? Reporting by Carrie Feibel. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryan_levi. Find more Q'ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.

05.13.2018

Move Over UberX, UberAir and Flying Cars On the Way

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Uber and their latest concept design for a flying taxi. Reporting by Tiffany Camhi. This episode was produced by Queena Kim, Tiffany Camhi and Bianca Hernandez. Find more Q'ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.

05.06.2018

We Need to Talk About Our Relationship with Technology

The technology may have changed, but the questions we face are still the same. Reporting by Tonya Mosley, Rachael Myrow, Sam Harnett and Peter John Shuler. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryan_levi....

04.29.2018

Sean Hannity’s First Radio Job Was in California. It Didn’t Go Well.

Long before he was a cable news star, Sean Hannity was making waves on Santa Barbara community radio. Reporting by Valerie Hamilton. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryan_levi. Find more Q'ed Up...

04.22.2018

The Newest Weapon in San Francisco’s Fight Against Opioids

It's like a home pregnancy test for fentanyl. It could save lives and just maybe help convince people to stop using all together. Reporting by Laura Klivans. Q'ed Up is produced by Queena Kim and Ryan Levi. Follow Ryan on Twitter...

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