It’s Magic

Veena Hampapur: In Part 1 of this series, we introduced you to Kim Durdin, a Black midwife in South LA. In this episode, her business partner, Allegra Hill, shares her story and journey into birth work.  Saba Waheed: From the UCLA Labor Center, we bring you Re:Work....

The Calling

Veena Hampapur (VH): This whole idea of callings was really interesting to me. Especially at a time when it’s becoming more and more common for people to have multiple jobs.  Saba Waheed (SW): So for me, a calling isn’t necessarily a preassigned pathway more than...

Here Comes Mau!

Veena Hampapur: I think we tend to associate fast food with American nostalgia.  Sample audio: I want 30 sliders, 5 french fries, and 4 large cherry cokes. I want the same.  Sample audio: You want to do something fun? You want to go to Taco Bell? Sample audio: You...

Soul Force, Part II

Veena Hampapur: What would it be like to hear about the civil rights movement from someone who was actually there? Someone who was a leader at the time, who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and who was so devoted to nonviolence that he decided to uproot his...