Made possible by a Friends of the Oakland Public Library mini-grant, Check Your Shelf: The Oakland Public Library Podcast, invites listeners to take an inside look at OPL. Community Relations Librarian Amy Martin brings you inside the walls to get to know the library as a friend. The first season will feature six episodes diving into the different places, programs, and initiatives that make OPL truly special.
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WOKELAND
The podcast about Oakland. A sonic cultural ode. From the locals to the transplants, the deep East to the Lower Bottoms, and the kickback to the function. Each month, we’ll take a theme and dissect the different nuances of being Black in the Town from historical and current perspectives. Welcome to the land of the woke.
Congratulations Pine Tree
The Bay’s number one arts and culture podcast!
with Kate Rhoades and Maysoun Wazwaz
Meet The Brave
Emcee/Producer/Writer Mani Draper teamed up with his cousin and Writer – LG to create the Meet The Brave Podcast. The show captures the guys in an open space to work through thought, unfiltered dialogue, comedic banter, debate while offering their takes on current events….ultimately arriving at and exploring concepts ownership all the way around. This is the Meet The Brave Podcast.
Outside Lands San Francisco
Nicole Meldahl and a rotating cast of hosts from the Western Neighborhoods Project (outsidelands.org) share San Francisco west side neighborhood history with humor, a real fact or two, and much-better-informed occasional guests.
Victor Street Fiction
Victor Street Fiction is a collaboration between author, Adam Pettit, and musician, Aaron Collins. Every month, the duo release a hybrid of music and narrative, where, barring serials, each episode takes on its own genre and musical style.
Stories from San Francisco and Beyond
Veteran radio reporter/storyteller Peter Finch and his friends hit the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond) looking for interesting stories to tell.
The Specialist
A podcast about work we don’t think about and the people who do it. Hosted by Casey Miner, project of KALW public radio in San Francisco. Tips? specialistpodcast@gmail.com.
Phantom Power
A podcast on sound art, sound studies, and the sonic humanities
Inside the Writer’s Head
Intended for aspiring writers, avid readers, and anyone in between, our monthly Inside the Writer’s Head podcast features conversations on books, writing, and creativity from the people who know it best.
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