Valley Edition is a weekly podcast from KVPR that explores news and issues in Fresno, Bakersfield and the rest of the San Joaquin Valley. Join host Kathleen Schock for in-depth reports, interviews and discussions about everything from government to health to arts and culture.
Valley Edition - June 24, 2022 - World Refugee Day, Coalinga State Hospital patient update, Cal Fire investigation, FOOSA Philharmonic
World Refugee Day, Coalinga State Hospital patient update, Cal Fire investigation, FOOSA philharmonic
6/24/2022 • 53 minutes, 13 seconds
Valley Edition - June 17, 2022 - Improving teacher diversity, Pride poetry and dance, plus some of the KVPR news team’s favorite stories.
Improving teacher diversity, Pride poetry and dance, plus some of the KVPR news team’s favorite stories.
6/21/2022 • 53 minutes, 37 seconds
Valley Edition - June 3, 2022 - The first Black umpire in baseball’s National League, a history of the local LGBTQ community, and the power of storytelling from The Other California
On this week’s Valley Edition: a look back at the life of Art Williams. The National League’s first black umpire started off as a farm worker in Bakersfield. Plus, Fresno State students explore the history of Fresno’s LGBTQ community in a new podcast. And we return to Woodlake for our final episode of The Other California.
6/8/2022 • 52 minutes, 55 seconds
Valley Edition - May 27, 2022 - Dairy digesters and climate change, teacher diversity at FUSD, a student term on the Bakersfield CSU Board of Trustees
On this week’s Valley Edition: Why a technology to reduce methane emissions from dairies is stirring up controversy, even though it appears to be a great tool for fighting climate change. Plus, the problem of underrepresentation for Black teachers in Fresno Unified and what the district is doing to hire more. And a Bakerfield student reflects on her term with the CSU board of trustees.
5/30/2022 • 53 minutes, 19 seconds
Valley Edition - May 20, 2022 - COVID and Foster Farms, Medi-Cal asthma remediation services, The Big Tell film competition
On this week’s Valley Edition: an investigation looks back at the deadly COVID outbreaks at Foster Farms plants. Plus, a new state program meant to help low-income people with asthma by removing carpets, mold and other respiratory triggers in the home, is off to a clunky start. And local filmmakers compete for a grant to document undiscovered stories of the San Joaquin Valley. Listen to these stories and more.
5/26/2022 • 51 minutes, 48 seconds
Valley Edition- May 13, 2022 - Mai Der Vang named Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Other California, June primary
Plus, from KVPR’s new podcast The Other California, a profile of the Kern County City of Taft. The oil town’s future is uncertain as California turns toward green energy. Listen to this story and more on the podcast above.
5/13/2022 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds
Valley Edition - May 6, 2022 - Dr. Janine Nkosi, Mojave Desert naval base, One Oh One podcast
Plus, a new pilot program from the city of Fresno equips street vendors with cameras in an effort to protect them against attacks or robberies. This comes a year after street vendor Lorenzo Perez was murdered on the job. Listen to this story and more on the podcast above.
5/6/2022 • 5 hours, 16 minutes, 15 seconds
Valley Edition- April 29, 2022 - The Other California, ceramics for Ukraine, carbon sequestration
An openly gay Navy veteran who is about to graduate from college reflects on his efforts to establish an LGBTQ club at a private religious university in Fresno. Listen to this conversation and more on the podcast.
5/4/2022 • 52 minutes, 40 seconds
Valley Edition- April 22, 2022 - Tower Theater, Bakersfield Museum of Art, groundwater
The Bakersfield Museum of Art is bringing a national exhibition to the Valley that explores race and identity through the lens of African-American visual artists. Listen to this story and more in the podcast above.
4/26/2022 • 53 minutes, 5 seconds
Valley Edition – April 15, 2022 – A bonus hour all about climate change
On this week’s Valley Edition, a bonus episode – a collaboration from the California Newsroom entitled Climate Costs: A public radio special exploring the high price of climate change for California communities. Hosted by KVPR’s Kerry Klein, with contributions from eight public radio newsrooms in California, we bring you stories of the challenges brought on by climate change. We’ll visit the Northern hemisphere’s largest geothermal field, a Native American reservation in the Eastern Sierra, a Central Coast city grappling with the loss of its coastline, and a region where acres and acres of orange groves are being replaced with warehouses.
4/15/2022 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds
Valley Edition - April 8, 2022 - Fairmead, Merced County dairy expansion, Tower PorchFest
A transgender advocate talks about how his drive to serve the community is inspired by his role as a father. Listen to this conversation and more on the podcast.
4/8/2022 • 53 minutes, 24 seconds
Valley Edition- April 1, 2022 - Chowchilla’s rodeo star, LA Times investigation, Chair of California’s State Transportation Commission
On this week’s Valley Edition: A garden in Chowchilla brings hope to inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility. Listen to these stories and more in the podcast above.
4/1/2022 • 53 minutes, 46 seconds
Valley Edition- March 25, 2022 - Woodlake’s cannabis industry, Dorothea Lange exhibit, preserving indigenous languages
On this week’s Valley Edition: In Tulare County, we take you on a tour of Woodlake’s cannabis industry, where we smell-test some very unusual products. Listen to this story and more in the podcast above.
3/25/2022 • 53 minutes, 25 seconds
Valley Edition - March 18, 2022 - Bakersfield Police Department, American Politics, The Other California
We introduce a new podcast from KVPR, the Other California. Listen to this conversation and more in the podcast above.
3/18/2022 • 52 minutes, 53 seconds
Valley Edition - March 11, 2022 - Bakersfield Police, Fresno Philharmonic, Newbery Medal
On this week’s Valley Edition: An analysis by KVPR and the California Reporting Project looks at the Bakersfield Police Department’s use of force with cases involving mental health or substance related disorders. That story and more.
3/14/2022 • 52 minutes, 53 seconds
Valley Edition - February 25, 2022 - adjunct working conditions at community colleges, San Joaquin Valley Jazz Fest
On this week’s Valley Edition: Why did a chain of pain management clinics abruptly close last year, leaving patients on their own when their prescriptions ran out? Listen to this conversation and more in the podcast above.
2/25/2022 • 52 minutes, 29 seconds
Valley Edition - February 18, 2022 - Youth literacy, Kern County crop irrigation, Art Song Festival
On this week’s Valley Edition: an education researcher shares the surprising ways the pandemic may have benefited youth literacy. Listen to this conversation on the podcast.
2/18/2022 • 53 minutes, 58 seconds
Valley Edition - February 11, 2022 - World Ag Expo, Sequoia Symphony Orchestra
On this week’s Valley Edition: The World Ag Expo just wrapped up in Tulare, this year with more robots than ever. Listen to this story and more on the podcast above.
2/11/2022 • 52 minutes, 50 seconds
Valley Edition - February 4, 2022 - Town hall for Fresno’s unhoused community, Andy Warhol exhibition
On this week’s Valley Edition: A first ever town hall for Fresno’s unhoused community. What city leaders are learning and how they plan to address complaints. Listen to this story and more on Valley Edition.
2/5/2022 • 52 minutes, 55 seconds
Valley Edition - January 28, 2022 - Kids with chronic diseases transition to adult medical care, electric grid, Taft festival
On this week’s Valley Edition: Over the past five years, a new program at Valley Children’s has helped hundreds of kids with chronic diseases transition into adult medical care. What’s changed since the program started? Plus, why the conflict between rooftop solar companies and energy utilities could have a lasting impact on the electric grid. And the San Pablo festival in the Kern County town of Taft. Listen to these stories and more.
