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A regular series of podcasts of fascinating conversations held at the annual Uncharted Berkeley Festival of Ideas, produced by Berkeleyside, Berkeley, CA's independent, local news site.
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Remembering the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm
The '91 "Tunnel Fire" was one of the most destructive fires in U.S. history. To mark the 30th anniversary, The Oaklandside and Berkeleyside...
Talk Berkeley to me
"Outta pocket." "Bootsy." "On mamas." The East Bay has always been a laboratory for creative slang. Berkeley High School in particular is kn...
The Pipping Party
Berkeleyside's Tracey Taylor talks about falcons and the Cal falcon webcam —which is keeping a watchful eye on Annie and Grinnell, two pereg...
Uncharted Episode 29: Learning to be a black man in America
What's the script for black manhood? Mychal Denzel Smith unapologetically upends assumptions about black masculinity, rewriting the script f...
Uncharted Episode 28: Equal justice for all?
Most of us are familiar with public defenders from TV shows, but do we really understand the crucial role they play in the justice system? I...
Uncharted Episode 27: Death 101
Jessica Zitter describes herself as an "accidental evangelist." As a doctor, she set out to save lives, not to focus on death. But her work...
Uncharted Episode 26: A neo-Nazi finds life after hate
When he was an insecure teenager, Christian Picciolini was part of a group of violent, skinhead neo-Nazis . Fast forward to today, and Picci...
Uncharted Episode 25: Class Cluelessness
America is sometimes described as a class-free society — a view not shared by UC Hastings law professor Joan Williams. Williams, author of W...
Uncharted Episode 24: Don't underestimate Trump
Political messages gain added strength when they're delivered in a way that matches how our brains process information. Pioneering cognitive...
Uncharted Episode 23: Everything Trump Touches Dies
Rick Wilson is a Republican political strategist and media consultant with 30 years of experience. He has helped to elect Governors, U.S. Se...
Uncharted Episode 22: Political journalism in the age of Trump
The shortcomings of traditional political journalism have been visible for some time. But the unprecedented presidency of Donald Trump has g...
Uncharted Episode 21: From Hangover to criminal justice reform
Scott Budnick is best known as the executive producer of the Hangover movies, the highest grossing, R-rated comedies in history. But unknown...
Uncharted Episode 20: What can we do about Citizens United?
With the conservative turn of the Supreme Court, overturning Citizens United looks unlikely. But Daniel Newman believes there are reforms th...
Uncharted Episode 19: Black elephants in the room
What do you think about when you hear about African-American Republicans? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that all Blacks m...
Uncharted Episode 18: Assholes: A theory of Donald Trump
When Aaron James sat down to write a popular philosophy book about assholes, he didn't anticipate the candidacy — then the presidency — of D...
Uncharted Episode 17: The Digital Doctor
As healthcare has gone digital, Bob Wachter, Chairman of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, noticed plenty of problems. Why were doctors no...
Uncharted Episode 16: Why pursuing happiness is making us miserable
Ruth Whippman, the author of "America The Anxious: How our Pursuit of Happiness is Making us a Nation of Nervous Wrecks," talks with Lauren...
Uncharted Episode 15: A perspective on the 2016 election
Jamelle Bouie is the Chief Political Correspondent of Slate. In October 2015 he sat down with Lance Knobel at the Uncharted Festival of Idea...
Uncharted Episode 14: The globalization of education
Nicholas Dirks is the Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley. He spoke with Quentin Hardy, deputy technology editor of the New...