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The Afghan Scholars at Risk Fund is a joint program founded by the San Jose State University Human Rights Institute and the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center. Its main goal is to help people at risk of suppression after the wake of the Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan.

“It’s the kind of thing where I think if I get too far into either one of them, I’d feel a little uncomfortable.”

The LP allows listeners to follow the artist on her complex journey, grappling with grief and postpartum depression; at the same time, it tracks the blossoming of a colorful love story.

Podcasts are a great way to keep track of the latest news in an easy, time efficient manner that also lends itself well to multitasking.

As California approaches wildfire season, experts and researchers called the state’s proper wildfire readiness and preparation called into question. 

One of the most heart-wrenching casualties of the pandemic was the loss of in-person concerts, as the performances that used to animate restaurants, bars and late-night venues seemed to vanish overnight.

Here is a roster of the good that 2020 has produced, as voted on by The Daily Californian’s arts & entertainment staff, all thanks to the passion and dedication of those creating just as much as we’re consuming.

We’ve received huge amounts of information about this year’s election on a daily basis, and making sense of it has been no small task. 

Fueled by a spark of inspiration he had as a child, Ramtin Arablouei now pursues his love for art as an NPR podcast host, championing the phrase “Every headline has a history,” a topic he discussed at the Berkeley Forum on Thursday.

Far-reaching NPR linguist and adjunct UC Berkeley professor Geoffrey Nunberg died Aug. 11 at the age of 75.