Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1, 2023. This podcast is a short tribute to his long career in music.

Recorded 4-20-2019

Created 4-13-2019

Read more about Brian Watt’s first Sharks game ever here. Ever wonder how the Sharks got their name? Check out that story here. Q’ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. This episode was edited by Jeremy Siegel. This is the final episode of Q’ed Up. Thanks to everyone who helped make the show what it is: Queena Kim, Jeremy Siegel, Sonja Hutson, …

Jonathan Osler’s Medium post: “Buying My Way Into An Oakland Public School” KQED’s ongoing coverage: Oakland Schools: Put to the Test Q’ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. This episode was edited by Angela Corral. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a note at qedup@kqed.org. Find more Q’ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.…

You can read more about the vigil at the Islamic Center of Mill Valley here. Q’ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. This episode was edited by Jeremy Siegel. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a note at qedup@kqed.org. Find more Q’ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.Par KQED

You can read more of Danielle Venton’s reporting on the science, history and politics of daylight saving time here and here. Q’ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. This episode was edited by Queena Kim. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a note at qedup@kqed.org. Find more Q’ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.…

Bay Area band The Lumpen only recorded two songs in the 1970s, but the group’s music had a lasting impact on funk. Thanks in part to its loyalty to its parent organization: The Black Panther Party. Read Eric Arnold’s full article on The Lumpen here. Q’ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. This episode was edited by Queena Kim. Follow Ryan on T…

Formula E is a new racing circuit, like NASCAR or Formula One, that’s trying to make it big. It can match the old-school circuits in speed, but its electric cars don’t have that same soothing rumble race fans love. Can this sustainability-focused league build and sustain a fan base? Read Craig Miller’s full article on Formula E here. Q’ed Up is hos…

Created 2-23-2019

We hear a lot about magical first kisses. But what about last kisses? Read more stories of last kisses. Q’ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. This episode was edited by Queena Kim. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a note at qedup@kqed.org. Find more Q’ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.Par KQED

Created 2-11-2019

Several Bay Area towns are trying to figure out what to do about the number of the short-term rentals popping up in their neighborhoods. In Stinson Beach, one man has made it his mission to figure out how many of his neighbors are actually full-time residents. Read more of Sam’s reporting on short-term rentals here. Q’ed Up is hosted and produced b…

Getting around in the Bay Area is a pain in the butt, especially for marginalized groups like those with low incomes, people with disabilities, the elderly and people of color. Autonomous vehicles could help alleviate our transportation inequities, or they could make them worse. Brian Watt talks to Hana Creger of the Oakland-based Greenlining Insti…

Sometimes the best way to get to know an artist is to explore the places that inspire them. For local theater artist Lisa Marie Rollins, one of those places is Brown Downtown in Napa, the tasting room for Brown Estate Winery. Listen in on her conversation with the winery’s co-owner Coral Brown. It’s their first conversation, but it doesn’t take the…

WARNING: This episode contains scenes in a slaughterhouse and a description of a cow being broken down. Think a cow is only good for mooing and eating? Think again. Cow parts are hot commodities in the biomedical research industry. Hides go toward cell research, and bones are made into screws for knee surgery and ground into dental fillings. Prathe…

Created 1-19-2019

We talk a lot about the Bay Area’s housing and homelessness crises. But it might be even worse on the Central Coast, which has some of the highest poverty rates in the state. At one school district in Salinas, more than 3,300 students — 40 percent of the student population — are considered homeless. Read more of Vanessa Rancaño’s reporting from Sal…

Jerry Brown has been a force in California politics for nearly half a century, including two eight-year stints as governor. But on Monday, Jan. 7, Brown is leaving Sacramento for good, and coming into the governor’s mansion will be Gavin Newsom. The former San Francisco mayor and lieutenant governor promises to be a very different kind of a mayor. …

Created 1-5-2019

One of KQED reporter Hope McKenney’s greatest fears is eating bugs. Or should I say, it was eating bugs. She’s a seasoned pro now after a weekend in the wilderness learning survival skills from ex-military personnel, including what bugs are filled with nutritious protein and which will straight-up kill you. Read Hope’s full dispatch from survival t…

With the announcement of plans for a shiny, new waterfront ballpark, the future of the Oakland A’s in Oakland is as bright as ever. That’s good news because Oakland and baseball have such a long and proud history together. KQED’s Jeremy Siegel talks with KQED columnist Pendarvis Harshaw about what baseball has meant and continues to mean to the Tow…