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The Daily Growl: Nov. 7, 2025 Nov 18, 2025

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Check out the first edition of our brand new sports podcast, The Daily Growl! In this episode, recorded Friday, Nov. 7, we discuss Cal football’s performance 10 weeks into the season and look ahead to basketball season.

DG: Going Down the Drain Sep 26, 2024

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Ever wondered why people are so obsessed with some “blade” and can’t stop “dreaming in a dream” (see “Amygdala”)? Well, let’s unpack this beautiful irony that is Drain Gang, or DG, a subculture of electronic rap that has taken over the internet and the world at large. On this episode of “Thru the Grapevine,” three local Berkeley drainers who are fans of DG discuss what the movement means to them and how it has evolved on campus.

Horsetail: Urban Nature in the Bay Area Sep 16, 2024

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“Horsetail” is a podcast about the gardens, parks and preserves around the Bay Area, and the people that care and cultivate these spaces. How can we properly appreciate nature surrounded by highways and skyscrapers? How can we preserve these spaces to the best of our ability? And can we coexist nature with the urban presence of the Bay Area? “Horsetail” aims to explore these questions over an exploration of the sprawl of the city.

Spooky Stories: Beach House Scaries Aug 08, 2024

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On this episode of Spooky Stories, join us as Sophia Risin shares a supernatural and mysterious encounter from the sea shore.

First-Generation Students' Perspectives Apr 19, 2024

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A multi-episode series focused on the discussion of shared and intertwined experiences that various cultural first-generation students have undergone. This series highlights the impacts of their experiences that helped prove the continuation of developing and changing one's identities. This is an original series created by Roco Ramon Contreras.

Cookie Clash: Crumbl vs. Insomnia Apr 18, 2024

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On this episode of The Foggy Economy we are taking a look at the newest cookie places on Telegraph, Insomnia and Crumbl cookies. Join host Hannah Kaminker as she uncovers the history of chain restaurants in Berkeley and talks to students about their preferences for a post study snack. Sound credit: Slowtown, Doug Organ

Teach in Prison Chronicles: Connecting the Dots Between Higher Education and Incarceration Nov 23, 2023

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UC Berkeley and San Quentin State Prison sit on opposite sides of the Bay. While the former represents California’s attempt to uplift and empower, the latter represents California’s attempts to punish and erase certain populations. Host and producer Nikki Bayat speaks with a law professor, a formerly incarcerated student, and organizers of the ongoing Teach In Prison program at UC Berkeley to understand how these two institutions are far more connected than we might realize.

Week 1 – Black History Month Special Edition Mar 02, 2023

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Welcome back to the Daily Cal News Podcast — we’ve changed our name to Bear Witness. This week, we’ll take a look at three of the stories from our Black History Month impact issue. First, we’ll explore how redlining segregated the demographics of schools in the Berkeley Unified School District. Next, we’ll highlight a radio show focusing on funk and hip-hop, hosted by professor Rickey Vincent of UC Berkeley’s African American Studies program. Finally, we’ll take a look at another organization on campus aimed at uplifting Black voices on campus: Black Lives at Cal, which researches, publishes and celebrates the unique Black history of UC Berkeley’s campus.

On Musical Poets Nov 28, 2022

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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.

Adrienne Shih on the Breaking News Mindset, NYT Opinion, and Mentorship Nov 12, 2022

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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 Los Angeles Times, and finding a sustainable sense of belonging in journalism.

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