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Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.
She Survived Transphobic Backlash and Made History; How AI Saved One Woman's Voice
The California Report Magazine
30 minutes
4 months ago
She Survived Transphobic Backlash and Made History; How AI Saved One Woman's Voice
88-Year-Old Audio Engineer Sandy Stone Survived Transphobic Backlash and Made History
Audio engineer Sandy Stone got her start working alongside Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills & Nash. When she joined the California lesbian music label Olivia Records, some feminists wanted to kick her, and all trans women, out of women’s spaces. But Stone went on to become the first openly transgender woman inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. KQED Arts Editor Nastia Voynovskaya brings us this profile of Stone, who became a world-class academic and paved the way for the field of transgender studies.
Cancer Stole Her Voice. Curse Words, Children’s Books and AI Saved It
You can hear AI-generated voices when you call into a customer service line, read news articles online, and watch movies. Now some tech companies are starting to use the technology to help people who’ve lost the ability to speak due to ALS or oral cancer. KQED’s health correspondent April Dembosky has the story of one woman’s journey to find her natural-sounding voice again.
Hidden Gems: The Pirate Ship on Big Bear Lake
Set in the San Bernardino Mountains, Big Bear Lake is a popular tourist destination for Southern California families looking for lakeside recreation in the summer. One of the attractions? A pirate ship called the Time Bandit. In this story from our Hidden Gems archives, reporter Amanda Font set sail on this historic vessel.
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The California Report Magazine
Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.
