Shelter in Place: escape into life.

For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Melissa Lent shares her story of finding a lost name that gave her a new direction and d…

This month, we're sharing testimonials from our Springboard Training Program graduates, along with some of the episodes they worked on. Today's story features Sarah Edgell on overrated romance and th…

This month, as we count down to the July 31st application deadline for our Podcast Springboard Program, we're sharing testimonials from our graduates, along with some of the episodes they worked on. …

While Shelter in Place is on the road, we’re releasing some of our favorite conversations, including some you’ve never heard before. Today’s episode was first released in March on the podcast Lane Ch…

While Laura and her family are slowly traveling back to Oakland, we're releasing episodes from our archives (with some new additions). This week, to celebrate Congress voting to make Juneteenth a fed…

This week, after 8 months of the Pandemic Odyssey that has taken Laura and her family from one coast to the other, they’re finally making their way back home. Today, we revisit one of the very first …

Who keeps us safe when the world shuts down?

On cyclist road rage, community, and how mutual aid makes us better.

Show notes:

• Opinion | I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing

• Gree…

How can breaking bread--or injera--together make a place home?

Last year was the year of the sourdough starter. Today we reflect on how food gives us comfort and community when we need it most. Com…

In the face of physical decline, how is “acceptance” not just “resignation” dressed up in zen clothing?

After an injury forced him to step back from the sports that helped him feel young, Nate Davis …

Is there such a thing as a good death?

In this episode we reflect on some of our own experiences of death, and get some fresh perspective from Sarah Chavez, executive director at the Order of the Goo…

When we face mental health struggles, who will help us find our way out?

Laura and Shelter in Place apprentice Winnie Shi talk about depression, the secrets they’ve kept hidden, and how they found li…

What does civic engagement look like when you can't get together?

This week we're sharing a recent conversation Laura had with activist and fellow podcast host Mila Atmos. They discuss how creating p…

How do we get the right information without falling down the rabbit hole of misinformation?

In our final installment of series on vaccine hesitancy, we look at misinformation—why it happens, who we c…

What's in a name? 

We reflect on some timely questions: where do I belong? And what does it mean to be American? Melissa shares snapshots from her multi-cultural upbringing, and how recently learning…

How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history?

Dr. Joyce Sanchez says that the most important thing she can do when addressing vaccine hesitancy is to shut…