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The Daily Californian
by The Daily Californian
Brought to you by UC Berkeley's independent, student-run newspaper, The Daily Californian.
Episodes
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The Daily Growl: Nov. 7, 2025
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.
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DG: Going Down the Drain
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...
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Horsetail: Urban Nature in the Bay Area
“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...
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Spooky Stories: Beach House Scaries
On this episode of Spooky Stories, join us as Sophia Risin shares a supernatural and mysterious encounter from the sea shore.
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First-Generation Students' Perspectives
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...
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Cookie Clash: Crumbl vs. Insomnia
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…
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Teach in Prison Chronicles: Connecting the Dots Between Higher Education and Incarceration
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...
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Week 1 – Black History Month Special Edition
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....
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On Musical Poets
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.
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Adrienne Shih on the Breaking News Mindset, NYT Opinion, and Mentorship
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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Ellen Zeng on Star Wars: Battlefront, Harrison Ford, and Project Management
In this episode, the Desk joined Ellen Zeng of Nike’s Product Launch team to discuss the video game industry, making eye contact with actors at movie premieres, and why she thinks every job is the same.
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On Lunch Poems
In this episode, Melina takes listeners on a journey through the history of UCB’s Lunch Poems, a monthly poetry-reading event on the UCB campus that began in 1994. With past speakers like Giovanni Singleton and Lawrence Ferlinghetti paving the way for upcoming poets today, the resumption of...
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One Golden Moment S06E06: Washington State recap, Colorado preview
Cal football beat reporters Emmanuel Macedo and Will Cooke discuss Cal's difficult loss against Washington State and what the Bears need to do to respond against Colorado after the bye week.
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Eda Yu on Freelancing, Lil Yachty, and Poetic Inspirations
In this episode, the Desk chats with Eda Yu, Senior Content Designer at Faire, about her unusual application to Apple’s accelerator program, what content design really is, and how to write the perfect freelancing pitch.
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One Golden Moment S06E05: Arizona recap, Washington State preview
Cal football beat reporters Benjamin Coleman and Emmanuel Macedo discuss Cal's big win over Arizona, including what it means for the team going forward and the magic of Jadyn Ott. They also preview and predict the Bears' important upcoming road trip to face Washington State.
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Deanne Chen on Theater, Tech Marketing, and Elizabeth Warren
In this episode, the Desk talks with Deanne Chen, Partner Marketing Manager at Google Cloud, about her life and career in the Bay Area, history with the White House, and why no one ever actually needs a business degree.
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One Golden Moment S06E04: Notre Dame recap, Arizona preview
Cal football beat reporters Benjamin Coleman and Will Cooke recap Cal's eventful matchup against Notre Dame, including the thrills, the controversies and the heartbreak. Then, they preview and offer their predictions for the Bears' Pac-12 opener against Arizona.
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One Golden Moment S06E03: UNLV recap, Notre Dame preview
Cal football beat reporters Emmanuel Macedo and Will Cooke break down Cal's victory over UNLV and preview the Bears' upcoming matchup against the Fighting Irish.
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One Golden Moment S06E02: UC Davis recap, UNLV preview
Cal football beat reporters Benjamin Coleman, Jane Kenny and Emmanuel Macedo recap and discuss key takeaways from Cal's season opener against UC Davis, then offer their preview and predictions for the Bears' upcoming matchup against UNLV.
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One Golden Moment S06E01: Cal football season preview, predictions
In the inaugural episode of One Golden Moment season six, Daily Cal Sports' football beat writers Benjamin Coleman, Emmanuel Macedo and Mia Wachtel offer their preview of Cal football's 2022 season, including players to watch, bold predictions, expectations for Cal's first game and more!
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Episode 6: On spontaneous poetry
Ever see a tag on the street and take a second look? What about a poem? For poet Leslie Reed, a hidden fence in North Berkeley is her place of creation. In this episode, Melina takes a walk with Leslie to explore her fence poems out in the wild.
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Episode 3: Berkeley Art Studio
Since I was younger, I always found peace in arts and crafts, especially painting. When I came to Berkeley, I felt a bit of a distance with this form of expression and myself. I met quite a few people here who felt the same way and eventually found out about a place called the Berkeley Art Studio.
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Episode 5: On coastal differences and historical legacies
In this episode, Melina sits down with Arisa White, a poet and educator from the east coast, to talk about her connection to the Bay Area. What’s the difference between the poetry scene on each side of the country, and how does it shape a poet’s journey?
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Episode 2: Coffee at Cal
Who doesn’t like to go to cafes that feel like home? Developing friendships, meeting new people, thinking of home and even for a simple break from studying, join Muskaan as she talks to some people about their most amazing memories at different Berkeley cafes.
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Episode 4: On Selfishness
In this episode, Melina sits down with 4 members of UC Berkeley’s Live Poets Society to talk all things poetry. They discuss topics from style and form to feelings and selfishness, and why poetry may be “the most selfish form of art.”
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Spring 2022 Week 8
UC Berkeley announces plans to collaborate with the city to house People’s Park residents in light of campus plans to build student housing there. How are people reacting? In light of all the controversy surrounding admissions, how will the fight impact campus funding? Governor Newsom signs an...
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Episode 3: On Poetic Freedom
At 17, Alameda County Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Dorado has a lot to say. She is the guest of this week’s episode, and offers her view on the role of a poet laureate, and her place as a person of color in the poetry world.
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Spring 2022 Week 7
This week, UC Berkeley students and researchers protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what do they have to say? Also, the university loses a bitter legal fight over the future of CRISPR. What does the future have in store for Berkeley and gene editing? California is easing mask mandates in...
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Episode 2: On Publication and Success
What's the role of publication in a poet's world? Does publication necessarily constitute success? In this episode, Melina talks to Yuna Kang, a UC Berkeley undergrad with a few publications under their belt.
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Episode 1: Dancing Bears
From jazz music, swing dancing and everything in between, Muskaan talks to members of the swing community about dancing as not only a learning experience, but also a social and self-reflective experience that people can embrace in their own way.
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Episode 1: A Window into Identity
This episode features UC Berkeley seniors Aris Richardson and Miranda Jiang speaking about how their "Live Poets Society" club came to be. Through sharing poetry and personal stories, Aris and Miranda reveal how they found a way to navigate identity through their work.
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42 careers
If life is meaningless, how do we spend our time here? After an existential crisis about what to do with her life, Tanya heads to the streets of San Francisco and makes phone calls around the country to interview people about their careers — why they do what they do and what their careers look…
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People’s Park
When a couple of hundred activists and friends in Berkeley turned an empty mud pit into a park in 1969, everyone was in high spirits. A month later, the national guard had taken over the city of Berkeley. This is that story. Produced by Tanya Chawla and reported by Jacob Souza and Maya Akkaraju....
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This Is A Music Podcast S01E04: Anthems for the People
Co-hosts Crew and Vincent investigate the songs of generations past, present and future, looking to figure out what insights music can provide into the psyche of a cultural era. They talk about “WAP,” Don McLean, and Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, sharing personal stories of anthemic experience...
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This Is A Music Podcast. S01 E03: The Holiday Special
It’s the time of the season! Co-hosts Crew and Vincent try to find the meaning of the holidays through reminiscing about the music of winter’s past. Featuring Santa Claus.
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This Is A Music Podcast S01 E02: And Now, We’re Vibing
Co-hosts Crew and Vincent ponder what it means to vibe out, recall some meaningful experiences with “vibey” music and geek out over what music everyone’s been resonating with nowadays.
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One True Podcast S01E03: Fifty Shades of Twilight
In episode three, your OT3 asks the important, pressing questions: What is going on with the Twilight fandom? Is “Fifty Shades of Gray” what fan fiction is actually like? How DOES Edward do the sex if he’s basically dead? Tune in to find out.
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Setting the Record Straight: episode 6
In the sixth episode of Setting the Record Straight, co-hosts Jack Graves and MJ Harris examine the impact of COVID-19 on artists and musicians.
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This is a Music Podcast S01E01: Getting Older With The Strokes
Co-hosts Crew and Vincent share personal stories and explore examples of bands succeeding and failing to evolve their sound, culminating with a debate over The Strokes and their latest album, The New Abnormal.
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One True Podcast S01 E02: A very drarry podcast
In episode two of “One True Podcast,” your OT3 talks all things “Harry Potter,” including dissecting the most popular ships, doing a live reading of “My Immortal” and (we’re sorry to say) explaining the dark corners of Omegaverse fan fiction.
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One Golden Moment S04E10: Road to the NBA Finals
In this episode of "One Golden Moment," Benjamin Coleman is joined by Ryan Chien, Justin Kim, Lucas Perkins-Brown and Tom Aizenberg to discuss NBA news, recap an exciting conference finals and preview the NBA finals.
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One True Podcast S01 E01: Wattpod
Welcome to “One True Podcast”! In this first episode, arts and entertainment department co-hosts (and your new OT3) Areyon Jolivette, Grace Orriss and Skylar De Paul talk about their relationships with fan fiction and introduce the format of the podcast.
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One Golden Moment S04E09: Updates from the NBA playoffs
In this episode of “One Golden Moment,” Ben Coleman sits down with Tom Aizenberg and Ryan Chien to recap a wild second round of the NBA playoffs and preview the conference finals.
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One Golden Moment S04E08: Breaking Down the Bubble
In this episode of “One Golden Moment,” Ben Coleman, Lucas Perkins-Brown, Justin Kim and Tom Aizenberg bring their hottest takes about the NBA bubble as the playoffs start up.
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Who We Are S01 E04
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok address the importance of allyship in the queer community, examining the intersection of queerness with race as they discuss how queer people should be allies — and how nonqueer people can best practice LGBTQ+ solidarity.
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Who We Are S01 E03
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok explore the notion of queer community, how well it welcomes — or at times, erases — different queer identities and how queer community manifests differently for everyone.
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One Golden Moment S04E07: Baseball is back. But for how long?
In this episode, Noah, Chanun and Emily rejoice over the return of the MLB, then discuss some of the major pitfalls the abridged season may have in store for teams. The group also gives its season predictions for MVPs, Cy Young Award winners and division and World Series champions (if the season...
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One Golden Moment S04E06: Working too hard or not at all
In this episode of “One Golden Moment,” Mia Horne delves into more controversial sports issues with men’s soccer beat writer Jasper Sundeen and lacrosse beat writer Lucas Perkins-Brown. The group discusses MLB labor rights and Elena Delle Donne’s dispute with the WNBA.
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Who We Are S01 E02
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok discuss the power of media representation — and misrepresentation — to influence how younger queer people see themselves and to shape or distort how the queer community appears to the wider world.
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One Golden Moment S04E05
In the first episode of “One Golden Moment” to feature a Cal student-athlete, sports editor Emily Ohman chats with Cal beach volleyball star Caroline Schafer to discuss the challenges of having a stellar season cut short and how to stay grounded and positive even with collegiate sports in an...
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