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The California Report Magazine

The California Report Magazine

KQED 598 - One Parent Taken By ICE, Another Battling Addiction: How They Each Kept Their Families Together

Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.

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Published 21 Aug 2026

Duration 31:12

Episodes

598-

One Parent Taken By ICE, Another Battling Addiction: How They Each Kept Their Families Together

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21 Aug 2026

597-

Eel River Dam Removals; Altadena's Backyard Punk Shows; Visiting Pinnacles

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14 Aug 2026

596-

Introducing Life, Automated

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11 Aug 2026

595-

Encore: SFO's Class for Fearful Flyers; Meet the 'Batman of San Jose'

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07 Aug 2026

594-

Bats, Birds and Planes: Stories from California's Skies

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31 Jul 2026

593-

An Ancient Armenian Instrument's Healing Power; Lodi's Hidden Wrestling Scene

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24 Jul 2026

592-

Thrift Store Find Leads Reveals Musical Love Story; Cooking Class Creating Connectons for Hmong Youth

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17 Jul 2026

591-

Renowned Musician Finds Purpose on Skid Row; Silicon Valley's Forgotten Flower Farms

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10 Jul 2026

590-

Students 'Podcasting Democracy'; Rock Opera Celebrates Pasadena

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03 Jul 2026

589-

How a 1956 Raid Became a Flashpoint for Queer Civil Rights; The Volunteers Helping at Immigration Court

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26 Jun 2026

588-

Celebrating Father's Day, From a Boxing Gym to a Prison Prom

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19 Jun 2026

587-

College Grads vs. AI; Lodi Vineyards Pivot to New Crops; Fresno Students Head to Clarinet ‘Olympics’

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12 Jun 2026

586-

Celebrating Pride with 'Love You for You'

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05 Jun 2026

585-

The History Behind Some of California's Hidden Gems

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29 May 2026

584-

Creative Ways To Hike California Trails

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22 May 2026

583-

Who's the Bear on California's Flag?; A Garden Growing Community in West Sacramento

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15 May 2026

582-

The California Governor’s Race; Providing Care in a Rural Maternity Desert

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08 May 2026

581-

A WNBA Trailblazer, Women’s College Hockey and an Oakland Store Where One Thing Is Free

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01 May 2026

580-

A Los Angeles Woman Was Lost. An Ambitious Mental Health Program Gave Her Purpose

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24 Apr 2026

579-

These Workers Help Keep Food Flowing Through the Golden State

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17 Apr 2026

578-

Encore: Oakland Comedian Jackie Keliiaa on Pain, Punchlines, and Her ‘Good Medicine’

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10 Apr 2026

577-

Indigenous Communities Reclaim Ancestral Lands and Waters

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03 Apr 2026

576-

Finding Ways to Manage Affordability; Indie Wrestlers Dream Big in Lodi

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27 Mar 2026

575-

How Do You Receive Mail When You Don't Have an Address?

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20 Mar 2026

574-

Sharing the Stories of Black Altadena's Recovery and Resilience

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13 Mar 2026

573-

Regrowing Altadena's Lush Greenery; Creating Connections Between Music and Memory Loss

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07 Mar 2026

572-

The Connection Between Silicon Valley and Ukraine’s ‘Geeks of War’

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28 Feb 2026

571-

In Prison, Books Can Be a LIfeline, But Advocates Worry About Access and Censorship

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21 Feb 2026

570-

Once a Last Stop for the City’s Homeless, SFO Ramps Up Outreach and Support

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14 Feb 2026

569-

Snap Judgment: Jen Angel

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07 Feb 2026

568-

A Year After the LA Fires, A Journalist Looks Back on the Stories From His Neighborhood

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31 Jan 2026

567-

Finding San Francisco's Earthquake Cottages; How Wild Boars Colonized California

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24 Jan 2026

566-

SFO's Class for Fearful Flyers; Meet the 'Batman of San Jose'

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17 Jan 2026

565-

How Palisades Fire Put New Volunteer Firefighting Force to the Test

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10 Jan 2026

564-

Encore - LA’s Former Poet Laureate on Storytelling and Survival

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03 Jan 2026

563-

Reena Esmail's Sitars and Symphonies; Exploring Point Richmond's Fairy Houses

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27 Dec 2025

562-

Chef Chu’s, the Family-Owned Chinese Restaurant that Grew Up With Silicon Valley

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20 Dec 2025

561-

Sikh Community's Growing Concern Over ICE; Richmond's 'Minister of Food'

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13 Dec 2025

560-

When We All Get To Heaven: New Podcast Takes Us Into a Queer Church During the AIDS Crisis

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06 Dec 2025

559-

Encore: Altadena's Lost Treasures Returned; Gathering at the Grange

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29 Nov 2025

558-

Bonus- Celebrating a ‘Long Lost History’ of California’s Black Trans Trailblazers

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22 Nov 2025

557-

Bonus- 'It's Self-Love': Trans Elder Donna Personna Shares Advice With a Younger Generation

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18 Nov 2025

556-

What Parents Can Learn About Love and Support from their Trans Kids

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15 Nov 2025

555-

Trans Kids Talk to Their Grandparents

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08 Nov 2025

554-

Coming Out to Love

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31 Oct 2025

553-

A Look at Prop 50; Meet the Duduk Whisperer; Altadena Homeowners Resettling in RVs

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24 Oct 2025

552-

Celebrating 30 Years of The California Report with Kishi Bashi and California Foodways

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17 Oct 2025

551-

Finding Diwali Outfits In A Suburban Garage; Making Whiskey On Mare Island

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10 Oct 2025

550-

30 Years of The California Report; The Chinese Laundrymen Who Shaped US Civil Rights

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03 Oct 2025

549-

A Tiny Plot: New Podcast Follows an Unhoused Community in Oakland Fighting for Self-Determination

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26 Sep 2025

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