Alexis Madrigal

2 weeks ago | oaklandgardenclub.substack.com | Alexis Madrigal

I love this moment in the growing season. I think my peas and beans are growing like three inches a day. The native grape I planted near our gate is threatening to swallow it whole, and when I pass by, the tendrils grab at my clothes. Maybe this is meant to be a season of action, not contemplation? I’ve been out in the community a lot, supporting galas, reading poems in alleys and bars, aaaaannd hosting fundraisers because everything I care about seems to be on fire and in desperate need of support.

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Alexis Madrigal

In his popular podcast “Dear Franklin Jones,” radio producer Jonathan Hirsch tried to make sense of a Northern California childhood dominated by his parents’ spiritual guru. In a new memoir he more deeply explores his relationship with his father and the complexity of providing care for a parent who didn’t take care of him. We talk to him about his audio memoir, “The Mind is Burning: Losing My Father to a Cult and Dementia”

1 month ago | kqed.org | Alexis Madrigal

More than a thousand international college students – scores of them in California – have had their visas terminated without explanation under new Trump administration policies. We’ll talk about what the administration’s targeting of international students and threatened withdrawals of federal funding mean for California students and schools, and how Universities and colleges are responding.

1 month ago | revkin.substack.com | Alexis Madrigal

Sustain What webcast alert: What is Journalism For? Explore with Media Tracker Jon Allsop - Wednesday, April 16, noon Eastern. Scroll for viewing links. You can forget about sustaining the physical and biological environment or “civil’ society if the media environment continues to overflow with distraction, deception and attacks on journalism.

1 month ago | kqed.org | Marisa Lagos |Guy Marzorati |Alexis Madrigal

Marisa LagosGuy MarzoratiAlexis MadrigalApr 11Failed to save articlePlease try againOAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 09: In an aerial view, shipping containers are seen stacked on a dock at the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)With Tuesday’s Oakland mayoral special election just days away, Marisa and Guy are joined by Oakland resident and KQED Forum co-host Alexis Madrigal.