Best Maya Central Podcasts (2024)

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Introducing: Magic in the United States 43:31

13d ago43:31

43:31

Join host Heather Freeman as she explores the secrets of America's rich magical tapestry. Each episode uncovers the fascinating magical practices, beliefs, and personal stories of America’s diverse cultural communities, both past and present. Discover the hidden realms of the United States, from religious remixing to enchanted beliefs and sorcerous…

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Introducing: What's Ray Saying? 35:38

2M ago35:38

35:38

Meet Ray Christian. Some people call him a storyteller, historian, father. Shoot, if you’ve got the time, he could fill you in on everything he’s been called. But first and foremost, he’s a Black veteran from the rural South who finds himself floating between life in academia, public speaking, storytelling, parenting, and tending to the goats in hi…

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Introducing: We Disrupt This Broadcast 33:13

2M ago33:13

33:13

We Disrupt This Broadcast, a new podcast from The Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact, features intimate interviews with award-winning television creatives shaping the future of entertainment with disruptive new narratives and fresh approaches. Join us as we explore how our favorite critically-acclaimed TV shows are re-imagining…

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Is San Francisco a Sanctuary When You Don’t Have Housing? 34:31

3M ago34:31

34:31

Increases in the number of migrants arriving in San Francisco have stress-tested the city’s shelter system, revealing the dire need for more housing and support for families. We talk to migrant parents driven out of their homes by violence and political upheaval about navigating San Francisco’s homeless response system and its impacts on their fami…

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Unheard: The Plight of Maya Struggling with Addiction in SF 39:07

3M ago39:07

39:07

The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic led to a rise in fatal overdoses among the tens of thousands of Indigenous Maya living in the Bay area. That alarmed Latinx advocates and officials at the Mexican consulate in San Francisco. Indigenous Latin Americans are categorized as Latinx even though many speak limited Spanish. That means vital information, …

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Forgetting the Lessons and Losses of Covid 21:32

4M ago21:32

21:32

The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic are behind us and it’s time for an early reckoning of our successes and failures. An epidemiologist shares how a lack of public trust led to unnecessary deaths. AIDS activists discuss the importance of facing trauma and a woman who lost her father to COVID is fighting for a memorial for those who died.…

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Group Helps Asian American Communities Feel Safe 16:16

4M ago16:16

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Three years ago, when violence against Asian Americans spiked, local organizations took action to improve public safety. One group, the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice in San Francisco, is still doing that work. In this episode, we join them for one of their recurring community visits in the Richmond District. Outreach workers share how …

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Civic Roundtable: Three San Francisco Reporters Talk About Covering Drug Use and Overdoses 48:30

4M ago48:30

48:30

Lila LaHood, publisher of the San Francisco Public Press, talks with Nuala Bishari from the San Francisco Chronicle, Sydney Johnson from KQED, and Sylvie Sturm from “Civic” and the San Francisco Public Press about their reporting on drug use, public policy and and substance use disorder treatment in San Francisco. They discuss the harm reduction ph…

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What You Might Find on Your San Francisco Ballot: Party County Central Committees 31:16

4M ago31:16

31:16

Election Special: Voters in San Francisco registered with the Peace & Freedom, Green, Republican or Democratic parties have extra choices in the March 5th election that only come around once every four years — the party county central committees. We talk to a political strategist to discuss the power dynamics of these committees in San Francisco an…

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Proposition F: Tying Cash Welfare to Drug Screening 36:10

5M ago36:10

36:10

March 2024 Election Special: Mayor London Breed is facing one of the most pivotal moments of her political career as she campaigns for reelection amidst a dual crisis of addiction and homelessness. Her solution is a ballot measure that would compel welfare recipients to submit to drug addiction screening and treatment in order to get cash benefits.…

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Making Sense of Voting on Judges in San Francisco 30:21

5M ago30:21

30:21

March 2024 Election Special: Why are San Francisco residents being asked to vote on County Superior Court Judges? We talk to University of San Francisco professor of politics Keally McBride about the slate of candidates, how the process works, and what people should be thinking about when considering their vote.…

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Introducing: Monumental - Whispers in Wilmington 52:12

6M ago52:12

52:12

For listeners of Studio 360, we’re featuring an episode from the new PRX podcast Monumental. The landscape of public memory is shifting. As we re-examine the plaques in our parks and the sculptures on our streets, we grapple with what to do with them. Once we learn the stories these objects tell about who we are, will tearing down statues and renam…

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00 – Prologue 36:24

6M ago36:24

36:24

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01 – How the Plot Failed 32:01

7M ago32:01

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02 – The Senor Strickland 29:36

7M ago29:36

29:36

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03 – The Summons 29:30

7M ago29:30

29:30

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04 – The Legend of the Heart 35:41

7M ago35:41

35:41

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05 – The Beginning of the Quest 28:03

7M ago28:03

28:03

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06 – El Norte 28:49

7M ago28:49

28:49

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07 – The Hacienda 30:20

7M ago30:20

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08 – The Supper and After 30:17

7M ago30:17

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09 – The Duel 29:36

7M ago29:36

29:36

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10 – How Molas Died 30:58

7M ago30:58

30:58

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11 – Zilbalbay Tells His Mission 37:12

7M ago37:12

37:12

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12 – Maya Descends the Cueva 33:15

7M ago33:15

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13 – Ignatio’s Oath 38:05

7M ago38:05

38:05

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14 – The City of the Heart 40:41

7M ago40:41

40:41

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15 – How Zilbabay Came Home 33:48

7M ago33:48

33:48

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16 – On the Pyramid 35:09

7M ago35:09

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17 – The Curse of Zilbalbay 34:33

7M ago34:33

34:33

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18 – The Plot 30:19

7M ago30:19

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19 – The Sacrilige 32:42

7M ago32:42

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20 – The Council of the Heart 34:37

7M ago34:37

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21 – The Marriage of Maya 31:33

7M ago31:33

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FIXED: The Grassroots Effort to Save Lives: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 6 31:10

7M ago31:10

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*Audio fixed - Previously uploaded episode was the wrong audio and has been fixed* Fentanyl-related deaths among teens more than tripled across the U.S. from 2019 to 2021. And the CDC reports that two thirds of teens who died had someone nearby who didn’t provide an overdose response. Now San Francisco high school students are signing up for traini…

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22 – Mattai Prophesies Evil 30:43

7M ago30:43

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23 – Our Flight and How it Ended 28:38

7M ago28:38

28:38

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24 – Nahua bears Witness 32:59

7M ago32:59

32:59

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25 – Farewell 30:58

7M ago30:58

30:58

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26 – Envoi 5:06

7M ago5:06

5:06

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The Grassroots Effort to Save Lives: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 6 31:10

8M ago31:10

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Fentanyl-related deaths among teens more than tripled across the U.S. from 2019 to 2021. And the CDC reports that two thirds of teens who died had someone nearby who didn’t provide an overdose response. Now San Francisco high school students are signing up for training sessions on how to recognize drug abuse and reverse overdoses. And it’s not just…

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The Fight for Safe Consumption Sites: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 5 47:21

8M ago47:21

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The Fight for Safe Consumption Sites: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 5 As overdose fatalities reach two to three deaths a day in San Francisco, demands for supervised consumption sites are getting more urgent. But city leaders are increasingly reluctant. And health officials who once campaigned for them are now conspicuously silent. We …

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The War on Drugs Revisited: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 4 47:17

9M ago47:17

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The War on Drugs Revisited: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Some San Francisco city officials are advocating jail for unhoused people who use drugs and murder charges for people who sell drugs. Critics say their approach mirrors the abysmal failure of the 50-year-old war on drugs. In the fourth episode of our series on San Francisco and the o…

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Criminalizing Drug Use: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 3 39:30

10M ago39:30

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San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 3 *Content Warning: Explicit language and a description of an overdose experience.* San Francisco city officials have decided that arresting unhoused people for using drugs is the way to get them into treatment programs. Critics say jails are no place to get clean. And besides, forcing people into rehab do…

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How Drug Addiction and Homelessness Connect: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 2 37:54

11M ago37:54

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Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 2 While San Francisco is on track to break records for the highest number of fatal overdoses in one year, health experts say the city is failing when it comes to one surefire way to save lives: housing. San Francisco’s history has made housing a huge challenge. In this second episode of our…

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The Origins of Rampant Opioid Addiction: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 1 28:12

11M ago28:12

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Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis San Francisco is experiencing its worst rate of drug-related fatalities ever, and as city officials impose increasingly punitive measures against people who use and sell drugs, the problem only seems to be getting worse. In this first episode of our series on San Francisco’s overdose crisis, we …

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Update: Maya and Sebastian 12:37

1y ago12:37

12:37

Seven months after being violently removed from their grandmother’s Santa Cruz home and taken to reunification therapy, Maya and Sebastian take to social media to announce that they have escaped. We touch base with Maya and get an update on the push for reforms. The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides confidential assistance to anyone affec…

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1: What Magick means to me and what I wish I knew when I started practicing. 43:21

1y ago43:21

43:21

In the first episode of the Magick to the Mind episode, Maya talks about what Magick and paganism mean to her and gives some tips for those starting their practice.By Maya Grace

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Why Black San Franciscans Are Fighting for Reparations 45:56

1y ago45:56

45:56

San Francisco is considering reparations for Black San Franciscans. To understand why advocates are pushing for reparations in the city, we dive deep into the history of redlining, urban renewal, and other discriminatory housing policies, as well as their impact on two historically Black neighborhoods: the Fillmore and Bayview Hunters Point. The fi…

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Report Card: SF and Winter Storms 36:48

1+ y ago36:48

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The extreme winter storms put San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management to the test. Early in the storm cycle, the department faced challenges communicating with people experiencing homelessness. Internal confusion over the forecast delayed the opening of its Emergency Operations Center until a major storm was under way. In at least one in…

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