North Gate Radio

North Gate Radio

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is a graduate professional school on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.

Episodes

The Bay Turns Out and Turns Up for Women's Sports

December 22, 2025 • 59 mins
The Bay Area has always known how to win — from the Giants’ World Series titles to the Warriors’ championships, the 49ers’ Super Bowl runs, and the Sharks keeping the ice alive. Now women’s sports are claiming that same City of Champions legacy, turning San Francisco — and the whole Bay — into a national powerhouse, from professional soccer and basketball to flag football to packed sports bars. On this episode of North Gate Radio w...
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Death, Doulas, and Digital Afterlives

December 22, 2025 • 29 mins
Dying often involves a set of choices, rituals, and conversations we tend to avoid until we can’t. In the Bay Area, people are confronting that reality head-on: talking openly in Death Cafes, seeking natural burials, flying loved ones home across borders to honor final wishes. On this episode of North Gate Radio, 5 reporters examine death and dying in The Bay and Silicon Valley's promise of digital immortality.
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North Gate Radio Presents: The Stakes Explained

July 5, 2025 • 60 mins
North Gate Radio Presents The Stakes Explained. A multi-media series where UC Berkeley professors, frontline journalists and community members unpack President Trump’s executive orders and actions to see what’s at stake for our democracy. A full transcript for this episode can be found at https://projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/radio/show/the-stakes-explained/
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Community Resistance — At Home and Abroad

May 21, 2025 • 30 mins
From the Bay to Bogotá, reporters dove deep into how communities are coming together in times of strife. In Oakland, statewide homelessness policy is shaping how advocates are organizing in the face of sweeps. Also, federal funding cuts are coming down hard on an LGBTQ center on the shores of Lake Merritt. A researcher at the California Institute for Integral Studies walks us through a new framework for thinking about neurodiversit...
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Community Culture: Finding Childlike Joy and Giving Back to the Community

May 21, 2025 • 29 mins
It’s pretty stressful out there right now, so this week, our reporters went to find out what people do when they are not spiraling about the current state of affairs. They discovered that they collect cute little figurines in the form of ‘Blind Boxes’, they form new women’s elite rugby teams and they wrestle each other to the sound of jazz music at Oakland’s own Queer Fight Night. In Albany, there is a new mayor who is prioritizing...
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The Edge: Stories from the margins of policy, protest and personal choices

April 28, 2025 • 30 mins
From public funding cuts to personal turning points, our reporters look to the margins for stories shaped by policy, protest and resilience. The California State Library is one of many libraries that had their federal funding terminated. Those with reading disabilities are among the most affected. A young artist is challenging the application of euthanasia for those with mental illness and is having dinner with as many strangers as...
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Home Is Where The Harmony Is

January 31, 2025 • 30 mins
If you’ve left home and can’t move back – where is home? What if you can return - but your home, neighborhood, your entire city…was destroyed…then, where is home? What if your home doesn’t resemble the one your parents remember…the language most people speak and the food they eat have changed - are you still home? On this episode of North Gate Radio, our reporters bring you the stories of musicians who have found the harmony of ...
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Breaking Musical Boundaries in the Bay

January 14, 2025 • 29 mins
On this show, three reporters profile boundary breaking artists who call the Bay Area home. These artists refuse to be constricted by what’s trendy. We’ll travel from an intimate backyard concert in Oakland into the vastness of the cosmos with a stop on the way at Live Oak Park in Berkeley to listen to a bird who is also a composer. A full transcript for this episode can be found at https://projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/radio/...
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Bay Area Beats

January 8, 2025 • 29 mins
Meet some of the drummers, dancers, rappers and dj’s dedicated to maintaining THE BAY’s cultural heartbeat, no matter the obstacles. Reporters: Amaray Alvarez, Royvi Hernandez, Audy McAfee A full transcript for this episode can be found at https://projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/radio/show/bay-area-beats/
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State of Mind

January 7, 2025 • 29 mins
There’s been a greater focus in the United States on the importance of mental well-being. 5 reporters for North Gate Radio each tell a story looking at what’s working and what isn’t when it comes to mental health care. Reporters: NeEddra James (show host/reporter), Robert Seth Strauss, Renée Bartlett-Webber, Jasmine Ascencio, Nicole J Caruth A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://projects.journalism.berkeley.e...
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Routes, Riders, and Rondo Alla Turca

January 6, 2025 • 29 mins
Public transportation across the Bay Area is struggling with perpetually low ridership. 5 reporters for North Gate Radio each tell a story examining how different transportation agencies are trying to fix the problem. Reporters: Ellie Prickett-Morgan (host/reporter), Julia Mayer, Anna Zou, Lisa Plachy, and Nava Iman Rawls A full transcript for this episode can be found at https://projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/radio/show/routes...
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