Marisol Medina-Cadena

Jul 17, 2024 | kqed.org | Pendarvis Harshaw |Marisol Medina-Cadena

Jul 18Failed to save articlePlease try againArtist Timothy B. and his son share a moment at San Pablo Park in Berkeley.  (Pendarvis Harshaw)A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication. On this final episode of the Rightnowish podcast, we end back where we started — but with some pretty significant updates. In the fall of 2019, renowned visual artist Timothy B.

Jul 10, 2024 | kqed.org | Pendarvis Harshaw |Marisol Medina-Cadena

View the full episode transcript. The dense green woods of Sonoma County’s Forestville are home to a two-story music studio and residence that runs on solar energy. Known as The NEST, the mocha colored building is made completely of wood, clay and cob; and it was created for the purpose of serving Native artists. Ras K’dee, a Pomo-African hip-hop musician who grew up in the area, is the caretaker of the space, but he didn’t build it alone.

Jun 26, 2024 | kqed.org | Pendarvis Harshaw |Marisol Medina-Cadena

Jun 27Failed to save articlePlease try againArtist and curator Marcel Pardo Ariza poses for a photo at the archvies of San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. (Pendarvis Harshaw)A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication. Human memory can be triggered by certain smells, sounds or even a photo. It’s funny how the mind works; one small symbol can lead to the rehashing of feelings from years ago.

Jun 19, 2024 | kqed.org | Pendarvis Harshaw |Marisol Medina-Cadena

View the full episode transcript. West Oakland’s Loove Moore is a superhero. His power? His ability to participate. He’s a talented musician, dancer and community documentarian who interviews people about topics ranging from current events in the Bay Area to their idea of love. Plus he can get down behind the camera, producing all of his own stuff. Loove Moore holds up a hand covered in rings, dominated by one with the image of Goku on his index finger.

Jun 12, 2024 | kqed.org | Pendarvis Harshaw |Marisol Medina-Cadena

Jun 13Failed to save articlePlease try againTomas Moniz, author of All Friends Are Necessary, a novel about friendship in the Bay Area. (Courtesy of Tomas Moniz)A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication. Tomas Moniz’s novel All Friends Are Necessary explores the profound depths of friendship and the unique ways in which love is expressed. Moniz’s tale centers on a man in his late thirties named Efren “Chino” Flores.