THE INTERSECTION

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S02 E05 - Homeless in Googleville Dec 11, 2017

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Home, Sweet...RV? More than 100 Mountain View residents are living in their vehicles. Meet three of them, who are parked just steps away from our corner: a Google engineer in a deluxe RV parked on campus, an older Google shuttle driver in a leaky trailer on the street, and a guy living in a van while he's on the outs with his family. Plus, hear how the city of Mountain View is responding.

Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @IntersectionFM Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM

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Producer: David Boyer Editor: Ben Trefny Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer Music: Erik Pearson Associate Producer: Lucy Kang Associate Editor: Ashleyanne Krigbaum Launch Guru: Megan Jones

Special thanks to Lisa Morehouse, Alex Brown, Jessie Weiner, Above & Beyoncé, and the folks of Sullivan & Company.

Produced with the technical and emotional support of KALW, and the financial support of SF Arts Commission and California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the NEH.

S02 E04 - The Sea Also Rises...in Googleville Dec 06, 2017

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Global warming may have some hyper-local consequences at our intersection. Journalist Kevin Stark writes about the impact of climate change on the San Francisco Bay, especially low-lying areas in Silicon Valley that are being developed as land becomes scarcer and more valuable. He explains why Google's plan to develop North Bayshore may be risky in the long-term, as well as what the city and developers should be considering now—before they put a shovel in the ground.

Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @intersectionfm Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM

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Producer / Engineer: David Boyer

Music: Erik Pearson

Launch Guru: Megan Jones

Special thanks to Michael Stoll, Noah Arroyo and the San Francisco Public Press.

Produced with the technical and emotional support of KALW, and the financial support of SF Arts Commission and California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the NEH.

S02 E03 - Don't Call it a Trailer Park Nov 28, 2017

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It's Googleville's only housing. And it's a mobile home park built 50 years ago. Here, Googlers live alongside their blue-collar neighbors, new immigrants and seniors on fixed incomes. But when rent increases and a greedy owner threaten their quirky utopia, the residents of Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park band together and take action.

Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @intersectionfm Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM

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Producer: David Boyer

Editor: Ben Trefny

Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer

Music: Erik Pearson

Associate Producer: Lucy Kang

Associate Editor: Ashleyanne Krigbaum

Launch Guru: Megan Jones

Special thanks to Alex Brown, Bee Hanson, Lisa Morehouse and the folks of Sullivan & Company.

Produced with the technical and emotional support of KALW, and the financial support of SF Arts Commission and California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the NEH.

S02 - VIDEO - Tour THE INTERSECTION Nov 28, 2017

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We're trying something a little different this week: In addition to a new episode, we've created a video tour of the neighborhood around North Shoreline Boulevard and Space Park Way. And it's all done using Google Maps.

Give a look and a listen.

And let us know what you think on Twitter at @intersectionfm or Facebook fb.com/IntersectionFM

S02 E02 - Before it was Googleville Nov 19, 2017

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a.k.a. The twisted history of this corner.

Before it was Silicon Valley, this area was known as the Valley of Heart's Delight. The farms eventually gave way to nondescript office parks. And on this corner, the office park will soon be replaced by Google's answer to Apple's spaceship headquarters. In this episode, you'll hear all about the history of this intersection from the days of the California Gold Rush to the arrival of Google. You'll tour a 150-year-old mansion (Google bike shop now occupies the spot), you'll meet a woman who grew up here in the '50s and '60s, and you'll hear from the city managers and planners who reimagined it and eventually struck a town-altering deal with Google. This may be your last chance to connect with the past...before it's all but erased.

Hear more: www.theintersection.fm Twitter: @intersectionfm Facebook: fb.com/IntersectionFM

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Producer: David Boyer

Editor: Ben Trefny

Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer

Music: Erik Pearson

Associate Producer: Lucy Kang

Associate Editor: Ashleyanne Krigbaum

Launch Guru: Megan Jones

Special thanks to Mountain View historians Candace Bowers and Nick Perry, as well as Lisa Morehouse, Lizzie Donahue and Jessie Weiner.

Produced with the technical and emotional support of KALW, and the financial support of SF Arts Commission and California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the NEH.

S02 E01- Getting to Googleville Nov 06, 2017

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We're spending this season at North Shoreline Boulevard and Space Park Way in the middle of Google's HQ in Mountain View. But first we have to get there. Over the course of this season, we'll break down how history, culture, money and politics come together—and apart—at this one dot on the map.

Want to know more? Go to www.theintersection.fm

Produced by David Boyer with KALW. Editor: Ben Trefny / Engineer: Chris Hoff and David Boyer / Music: Erik Pearson

PREVIEW - S02 - Welcome to Googleville Oct 11, 2017

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Googleville awaits. This season, we're heading to a corner in the middle of Google's headquarters in Silicon Valley: North Shoreline Blvd & Space Park Way. Starting November 7, we'll connect the dots between the past, present and future of this intersection.

In the meantime, subscribe: goo.gl/k1uP8S

Or learn more about the podcast: www.theintersection.fm

Haight & Ashbury (1967) Jun 30, 2017

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Many assume the Summer of Love was the pinnacle of the Hippie movement. But the reality is a lot more complicated. KALW and THE INTERSECTION's David Boyer dug into the archives of the 1960s and the memories of folks who were there. The goal: To separate the history and myths around the Summer of Love and it's supposed epicenter, the corner of Haight & Ashbury. www.theintersection.fm

S01 E06 - Coda - Magic Wand Feb 25, 2016

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"What would you do with a magic wand on this corner?" In the last of episode of the season, we ask folks passing through Golden Gate Ave and Leavenworth in SF's Tenderloin to imagine what can be... Want to hear more? Subscribe to the podcast at http://apple.co/1R6qNXL

S01 E05 - Change Feb 19, 2016

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The G word. Gentrification. This week, we look at change on the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin. And we hear why the Tenderloin will never be the next Mission. Want to hear more? Subscribe to the podcast at http://apple.co/1R6qNXL

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