Stories from the other side. A podcast and public radio program hosted by Tamara Keith.
Charla Bear and Tamara Keith continue trying to find their way home.  They reach civilization, only to realize they still have no idea where they are.  On this edition of B-Side, we're finding ourselves.
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On this edition of B-Side, Tamara Keith and Charla Bear get lost on purpose.  They are dropped off in a mysterious suburban location and have to find their way back to downtown Washington, DC.  Think of it as a low budget version of one of those survival shows on the Discovery Channel.  The show is all about losing things from a diary to a stream.  Enjoy!

Direct download: Lost_half.mp3
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We're learning the hard way. This edition of B-Side is about a group of people struggling to learn, to make it in college. And we're not talking about the usual too many units not enough time kind of trouble. These students are undocumented immigrants – most brought here by their parents when they were too young to have any say in the matter. And now they're dealing with the consequences.

There are all kinds of difficulties those of us who were born here would never even think about. Tam Tran, a graduate student at Brown University in American Studies helps us navigate the issue. Tam is undocumented.

Conflict in California: Jude Joffe-Block
In California a law called AB 540 allows students who graduate from California high schools to pay in-state tuition at state colleges. This in-state rate applies even to students who are undocumented, which makes it controversial. Jude Joffe-Block introduces us to people on both sides of the legal debate.


The politicization of students: Martin Ricard
Martin takes us to Lighthouse charter school in downtown Oakland where students have formed an organization to raise money to help their fellow undocumented classmates who need funds for college.


Campus Support Services: Karen Weise
Karen visits Cal State Long Beach where the university has a program to train faculty and staff to help undocumented students. Staff who complete the training get a sticker to put on their office door that lets students know they can go to them with questions and issues regarding their status.

Direct download: AB540_FINAL.mp3
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On this edition of B-Side we're offering a little unsolicited advice, and some fatherly humor as we explore our relationships with people we're tied to by blood or common history.

First: B-Side's Tamara Keith and her brother Donovan head to a family fun center to play ski ball, air hockey, and talk about family.

Then: Golf is the ultimate sport of dads. So in honor of Father's Day, B-Side's Tamara Keith went golfing with her father, husband and father-in-law. On this edition of the show, we bring you some of our favorite stories about dads.

Direct download: family_and_dads_podcast.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:07 PM
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For those of you who enjoy your B-Side full-length...here's the 55-minute broadcast version of the Neighbors show (as heard already on KUOW, KXOT and WGBH).  This is also perfect for a long train ride or run.  Let us know in the comments whether you prefer the show in bite sized pieces or as a full hour.  On this episode B-Side's Tamara Keith moves into a new house and introduces us to some unconventional neighborhoods. Also, what happens when a fence falls down, or there never was one.

Direct download: neighbors_hour-long_podcast.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:21 PM
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An incredible story from Elizabeth Chur about childhood innocence and  inseparable next door neighbors presented in the form of a children's book.  And B-Side's Tamara Keith meets the people who live next door, who she has never actually seen before knocking on their door. 
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B-Side's Tamara Keith tries to talk to her neighbor across the street, the man who lives near the bus stop but ignores her when she says hello.  And we hear about a pair of neighbors, their fence, and what happened when it fell down.  It isn't what you'd expect

Direct download: Neighbors_Part_2-2.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:24 PM
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On this edition of B-Side we're trying something new...rolling out the show one piece and one adventure at a time.  Host Tamara Keith goes to meet her neighbors and Eve Abrams introduces us to her neighborhood within a neighborhood.
Direct download: Neighbors_Part_2-1.mp3
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B-Side's Tamara Keith moves into a new house and introduces us to a couple of unconventional neighborhoods: biosphere 2 and Pitcairn Island.
Direct download: Neighbors_Part_1.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:04 PM
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In this preview edition of B-Side we spend some time with Sarah Baughn and her husband and boys and mother...who lives right next door.  Sarah's mom lives within hollering distance, and has been known to break in to do Sarah's laundry.
Direct download: Neighbors_Preview.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:59 AM
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