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Season 20-21
September 16, 2022
Insight into the debate over gender identity and transgender inclusivity in schools, with a woman who claims her child was using he/him/they pronouns and a different name while at school for months before it was brought to her attention.
September 23, 2022
Federal student loan borrowers' automatic forgiveness kicks off a nationwide debate; Dr. Phil speaks with people on both sides of the issue.
September 30, 2022
A woman says she received death threats for wearing a dress from another culture; another says she was called out for cosplaying a Japanese anime character; a third says people need to stop stealing other cultures' foods and calling them their own.
October 6, 2022
A woman says that, after years of workplace bullying, she eventually quit her job; a man says his workplace bully led him to contemplate taking his own life; a woman says she was bullied when she worked for a multinational financial services company.
October 13, 2022
Medical-aid-in-dying allows terminally ill patients in some states to self-administer prescribed medication to die with dignity; many Americans fly internationally to use medical aid-in-dying for non-terminal illnesses.
November 7, 2022
Jasmine recorded and posted a video of a confrontation she had with an angry woman at a restaurant; Lilly says she found out she was the subject of a cruel video post that someone had secretly filmed of her while sitting on a train.
DR. PHIL: SEASON 21, EP. 111
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Am I Really Engaged to Superstar Entertainer Omarion? Rachel fears that her friend Simone is being scammed by someone online pretending to be singer Omarion, and Simone wants the truth; online romance scams; Dr. Phil and Robin share their experience with their identities being stolen online.
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UCSC DEEP READ PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS CONTEMPORARY NATIVE STORIES IN NOVEL 'THERE THERE'
March 2021
Tommy Orange’s “There There” is the UCSC Humanities Department’s novel of choice for its quarter-long Deep Read program. The author spoke to UCSC students virtually on March 3 with UCSC Professor Micah Perks. The novel is a contemporary glimpse into the lives of Native people.
GRAD STUDENT STRIKE MOVES ONLINE
September 2020
In the periphery of a global pandemic and wildfires affecting much of western U.S., the COLA4ALL movement founded at UC Santa Cruz, which gained traction across the UC system, continues to fight for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) and the rehiring of teaching assistants.
RELIEVING FOOD INSECURITY DURING A PANDEMIC
May 2020
Food insecurity has long been an issue in Santa Cruz. With restrictions on local businesses, and many afraid to leave their homes, local officials worry more will go hungry.
HUNDO AND JUSTBEATZ—RAPPER AND PRODUCER ON THEIR PLANS TO TAKE OVER AN INDUSTRY
January 2020
Ryan “Hundo” Williams and Justin “JustBeatz” Garner, as full-time Los Angeles Pierce College students, were signed by the soda company Sprite as creatives. Young, talented and eager the duo has a plan to uplift the San Fernando Valley like never before.
HUNTING VOICES LOST IN DEATH
May 2019
Cathreena Garrett, alongside her partner Carrie Trimble, has been professionally communicating and excavating spirits as a team for the last two years. The GHOST Rescue CREW specializes in empath healings, clearing negative spirits, and using modern technology to capture evidence of paranormal activity. Their next adventure— excavating a "demon" in Chino Hills, Calif.
‘TWELFTH NIGHT’ STRIKES COMEDIC GOLD
March 2019
Pierce College’s latest theater production “Twelfth Night” is an absurdist look at social norms in an aristocracy if they were all turned upside down. Directed by Esdras Toussaint, the excellent two-hour Shakespearean comedy ran through March 31, at the Dow Arena Theatre.
The Los Angeles College Promise provides one year of free enrollment to all full-time students graduating from LAUSD and charter high schools beginning with seniors graduating in 2017. The LA promise is the first of many programs forming across America providing tuition-free education. KPC Radio spoke about the program and the benefits it’s bringing to college campuses in the San Fernando Valley with Sergio Gonzalez, the outreach and recruitment coordinator at Pierce College, Cesar Ventareno, LA Promise mentor, Sunday Salter, President of Transfer at Pierce College, Joanna B Zimring-Towne , faculty coordinator for the college promise district-wide and Freshman Natalie Gonzalez.
This audio story won "Best Audio Profile" at the 2018 Skills USA State Competition
