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The Audiophiles: Take a "listen" to the world around you at the Exploratorium

From KALW | 07:12

So far in KALW News’ series of conversations about sound, we’ve taken you to the planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences, and to the unique San Francisco sound theater called Audium. For this segment of "Audiophiles," we take you to the SF Exploratorium.

_d2x4613new_small So far in KALW News’ series of conversations about sound, we’ve taken you to the planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences, and to the unique San Francisco sound theater called Audium. For this segment of "Audiophiles," we take you to the SF Exploratorium.

The art of dying well

From KALW | 08:25

Dealing with death can be emotionally draining, but one man says we shouldn’t fear the experience. Instead, it should be embraced as a natural part of life.

Dale Borglum is founder the Living/Dying Project. His organization helps people deal with death, gain a sense of spirituality, live fully, and prepare to die, as he puts it, a “conscious death.” KALW’s Hana Baba sat down with Borglum and asked him what that means.

Picture_2_small Dealing with death can be emotionally draining, but one man says we shouldn’t fear the experience. Instead, it should be embraced as a natural part of life. Dale Borglum is founder the Living/Dying Project. His organization helps people deal with death, gain a sense of spirituality, live fully, and prepare to die, as he puts it, a “conscious death.” KALW’s Hana Baba sat down with Borglum and asked him what that means.

Are you listening? A new sound installation gets inside your head

From KALW | 05:18

Consider a snail without a shell. Is it still a snail?

I think its a slug. Luckily, this isn’t a quiz ... it’s from a new art installation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco – an exhibit that’s all about questions.

Brother/sister reporting team Seth and Molly Samuel went to get some answers.

Samuel Consider a snail without a shell. Is it still a snail? I think its a slug. Luckily, this isn’t a quiz ... it’s from a new art installation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco – an exhibit that’s all about questions. Brother/sister reporting team Seth and Molly Samuel went to get some answers.

It takes two: The story behind San Francisco's official songs

From KALW | 05:53

There are so many musical tributes to San Francisco, in fact, that it is perhaps the only city in the country, and maybe in the world, with not one, but two official songs. And musicality didn't have much to do with this decision, as Jim Lazarus explains to KALW's Steven Short in this segment of "Witness to History."

Picture_4_5_small There are so many musical tributes to San Francisco, in fact, that it is perhaps the only city in the country, and maybe in the world, with not one, but two official songs. And musicality didn't have much to do with this decision, as Jim Lazarus explains to KALW's Steven Short in this segment of "Witness to History."

California salmon are back, but for how long?

From KALW | 07:13

This spring marks the first time in three years that fishermen have been able to land Sacramento River Chinook since salmon populations crashed in 2008. Now managers are predicting the biggest salmon season in years. But how long will the boom times last before another salmon bust? Reporter Julia Scott discovers that the hatcheries California built to sustain its king salmon may have created a species more vulnerable to natural disasters.

Picture_1_small This spring marks the first time in three years that fishermen have been able to land Sacramento River Chinook since salmon populations crashed in 2008. Now managers are predicting the biggest salmon season in years. But how long will the boom times last before another salmon bust? Reporter Julia Scott discovers that the hatcheries California built to sustain its king salmon may have created a species more vulnerable to natural disasters.