Most of us know about birthright citizenship, but not many people have ever heard of Wong Kim Ark and the landmark Supreme Court decision that decided both his fate and the fate of a U.S. immigration policy that endures to this day. This episode was...
Sep 15, 2020
24 min
In New Hampshire, possession of small amounts of cannabis was decriminalized in 2017.But for those who already have possession charges, getting their record cleared might not be so easy.This episode was originally produced for New Hampshire Public...
Aug 27, 2020
23 min
It's the summer of 2020, and I’m interning as a radio producer at New Hampshire Public Radio, working on a podcast called Outside/In. We’re working on a story about urban trees.“Are there any old podcast episodes about urban trees?” I ask my fellow...
Aug 13, 2020
18 min
Kathy Peterson was a political science lecturer, until she decided one day to do something different. So she asked for a job from the director of Cass Community Social Services in Detroit. What the director had for her...wasn't what she was...
Jul 10, 2020
9 min
Tanya Benson is raising her children and launching a baking business out of her house – a property she doesn't own and isn't renting. She and her family of five are squatting in the abandoned house, just one of many in their Detroit neighborhood. The...
Jun 25, 2020
9 min
James Chad-Lewis Clay, who goes by "Chad," was released from prison last summer after serving two years in Michigan's Macomb Correctional Facility for a crime he didn't commit. For the first time since leaving prison, he's found stability in Detroit,...
Jun 11, 2020
12 min
John Lam is the first Vietnamese American male principal dancer, and the most senior dancer with the Boston Ballet. He has a loving husband and two sons, and gushes about life. So what does this successful family man struggle with the most? His...
May 20, 2020
20 min
What's changed because of the pandemic? And how is it different for different people? In this first episode of the Felixity podcast, I talk to a few people to find out.LinksPassim Emergency Artist Relief (PEAR) Fund websiteStop AAPI Hate reporting...
Apr 20, 2020
18 min
Preview Felixity, a podcast about resilience.Each month, host and producer Felix Poon brings you stories about people—their joys, their heartaches, and how they're forging ahead.Find out more at Felixity.org, and follow the show on social...
Apr 12, 2020
1 min