With the holiday weekend now upon us, we hope youâre finding a moment to pause after Thanksgiving Day.
If you’re the sort of person who likes to use their free time to catch up on long reads, podcasts, and videos take a minute to scroll through our list of suggested stories and episodes. We think youâll find at least one new thing youâll want to read, watch or listen to this weekend â or share with a friend.
If you want⦠to get motivated
Pain and Purpose: Lessons From Bruce Lee and Frida Kahlo ð§
Two women pass on the wisdom of the great icons Lee and Kahlo through their writing, to teach us what weâre capable of. Listen
L-R: Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee and author of âBe Water My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Leeâ; Arianna Davis, author of âWhat Would Frida Do? A Guide to Living Boldly.”
The Election Is Over â Hereâs How You Can Keep Doing the Work
From supporting asylum-seekers to assisting unhoused neighbors, here are the organizations that want your help. Read
If you want⦠to go deep on local history
Endless Winter: A Fresh Look at the Donner Party Saga ð§
Desperation, cannibalism, murder and injustice: This is the story of the Donner Party told in full, in a two-part podcast series. Listen
Donner Lake from the summit, photographed in 1866 Lawrence & Houseworth (Library of Congress)
How a Berkeley Police Chief Gave Rise to the Modern Force
The militarization of policing in the U.S. might owe more to early 20th century Berkeley history than you think. Listen
If you want ⦠something fresh to watch (that isnât Netflix)
Unadopted ðº
Spurred by reading a copy of his foster care file, filmmaker Noel Anaya documents his search for answers about his family and his experience in the system. Watch
KQED Arts’s video ‘Native American Hoop Dance and Hip-Hop, from Minneapolis to Albuquerque’
Native American Hoop Dance and Hip-Hop ðº
Watch Indigenous movement artists from Minneapolis to Albuquerque represent their culture and honor their ancestors â past and future â through dance. Watch
If you want ⦠to take care of yourself (or others)
No More Shame ð§
All of us know someone with mental illness or experience it ourselves, yet the stigma often remains. New York Times bestselling author Bassey Ikpi gets real about saying no to being ashamed. Listen
Bassey Ikpi, author of “Iâm Telling the Truth But Iâm Lying”
How to Stop Doomscrolling â and Start Using the Internet Mindfully
Donât waste the last month of 2020 looking at things on your phone that make you miserable. Read
If you want… hard-hitting stories
How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Search for Separated Families
The KQED story you might have seen referenced by Joy Reid on MSNBC last month: the race-against-time efforts of advocates to reunite deported parents with their children. Read
While some searches have restarted, advocates say this already challenging process has become even more difficult with the coronavirus pandemic. And every minute counts. (Anna Vignet/KQED)
Transgender Women Share Stories From a Men’s Prison ðº
At a menâs prison in Vacaville, two dozen trans women live side by side with 2,000 cisgender men â and are carving out a space in which they are free to be themselves, even while incarcerated. Watch
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