Hosted by Diana Barbadillo, this KYRC Podcast episode features educator Mr. Earnist Crim III, a teacher dedicated to sharing Black history and overlooked stories. He explains the difficulties of teaching honest history within rigid school systems and stresses how historical knowledge helps people challenge oppression. Crim highlights Oakland’s importance as a center of movement building and the lasting impact of the Black Panthers. He shares how learning Black history shaped

Street medicine nurse practitioner Dr. Arielle Banks joins host Amir Whitaker to reveal how healthcare is delivered in encampments, riverbeds, and alleys, wound care, blood draws, and portable ultrasound brought directly to unhoused patients. They unpack social determinants of health, showing how a $5 copay or lack of refrigeration for insulin gets mislabeled as "non-compliance" when it's really structural failure. The conversation dives into homelessness, the opioid crisis,

Flock cameras are quietly building a nationwide surveillance database, tracking your car, your face, your daily routine, and even your visits to doctors, churches, and homes. What started as a tool to catch stolen vehicles has ballooned into mass surveillance with zero federal oversight. We dig into officers using Flock to stalk partners and exes, ICE accessing the system to track immigrants without a warrant, and the misidentifications that have landed innocent people in ja

On this episode of the KYRC Podcast, host Tat Wza sits down with Emmanuel Wright and Pierre Bazile of the Hidden Genius Project to explore how tech education can change lives. They break down the program’s 15-month immersion in coding, app building, and game design, and why access matters for Black and Brown youth. The conversation tackles AI’s rapid rise, shifting job futures, and the power of human creativity. They also discuss digital safety, data ownership, and preparing

Hosts Mariela Regalado and Dr. Sean Tory are joined by educators Esmeralda Alai and José Fernández Brito of non-profit IMM Schools (@immschools) to discuss supporting immigrant students and families through education on this episode of the KYRC Podcast. Esmeralda breaks down the mission of IMM Schools and its work creating safe, welcoming spaces across multiple states. José speaks on the responsibility educators carry in understanding student rights and building belonging. To

On this episode of the KYRC Podcast, the focus shifts to healing, care, and belonging as Diana Diaz Madera joins the conversation. A licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience, she shares insights from her work supporting asylum seekers, displaced families, and unaccompanied youth through her practice, Corte. Diana speaks on emotional wellness for Black and Brown youth impacted by immigration raids, fear, and instability. She highlights the mental weight plac