YES! Magazine - YES! On Air https://www.yesmagazine.org/ Solutions Journalism Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:59:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.yesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/yes-favicon_128px.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=90&ssl=1 YES! Magazine https://www.yesmagazine.org/ 32 32 185756006 YES! On Air: 30,000 Copies and Counting – This Newspaper Helps Inmates Prepare for Life on the Outside https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/05/31/30-000-copies-and-counting-this-newspaper-helps-inmates-prepare-for-life-on-the-outside Thu, 31 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-30-000-copies-and-counting-this-newspaper-helps-inmates-prepare-for-life-on-the-outside/ In September 2017, Tracy Brumfield launched RISE, a resource guide catered toward helping current and former inmates navigate the barriers to housing and employment they face when they are released. YES! Media’s Bailey Williams interviews solutions journalism intern Shaima Shamdeen, who wrote about Brumfield’s story and the impact of RISE: 

]]> 10693 YES! On Air: “Decolonization Starts Inside of You” https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/04/07/201cdecolonization-starts-inside-of-you201d Sat, 07 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-201cdecolonization-starts-inside-of-you201d/

Photographer Josué Rivas, Mexica/Otomi, spent seven months living at Standing Rock, documenting the gathering force of Native Americans and their allies. He says it wasn’t just a protest—it was an awakening. YES! Media’s Bailey Williams spoke with Rivas about his experience there and his upcoming book release. Read more here:

 

]]> 13669 YES! On Air: Would You Put a Tiny House for a Homeless Person in Your Backyard? https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/03/30/would-you-put-a-tiny-house-for-a-homeless-person-in-your-backyard Fri, 30 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-would-you-put-a-tiny-house-for-a-homeless-person-in-your-backyard/ Two Seattle homeowners were willing to make space in their backyard and now a 75-year-old man who’s been homeless for years has a house and a community. Writer Valerie Schloredt wrote about the BLOCK project that was started by Seattle architect Rex Hohlbein and daughter Jenn LaFreniere as a community solution to homelessness that places tiny houses in people’s backyards. YES! Media’s Bailey Williams interviews Schloredt about her story in the Winter 2018 Solidarity Issue.  Read more here: 

]]> 14297 YES! On Air: The Restaurant Where Grandmas Cook to Share Their Cultures https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/03/23/the-restaurant-where-grandmas-cook-to-share-their-cultures Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-the-restaurant-where-grandmas-cook-to-share-their-cultures/ A New York City restaurant does more than serve home cooking from cultures around the world. It prepares each dish with the love that only a grandmother can provide. YES! Magazine’s Bailey Williams interviews solutions journalism intern Shaima Shamdeen about how food, culture, and grief are intertwined. Read more here.

 

]]> 14335 YES! On Air: Why This Montana Farmer Grows Food Year-Round in Shipping Containers https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/04/13/why-this-montana-farmer-grows-food-year-round-in-shipping-containers-2 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-why-this-montana-farmer-grows-food-year-round-in-shipping-containers/ Kim Curren, owner of Shaggy Bear Farm in Bozeman, Montana, can control the water, temperature, and light conditions remotely with an app on her phone. She had come across an article about Freight Farms, a company that upcycles old shipping containers into indoor vertical hydroponic growing machines. After doing more research and visiting their headquarters in Boston, Curren was sold on the idea.

YES! Media’s Bailey Williams interviews solutions journalism intern Isabelle Morrison about her story and an unconventional way to farm: 

 

]]> 10535 YES! On Air: A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted “Welcoming” Policies https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/07/12/a-year-later-fewer-deportations-in-cities-that-adopted-201cwelcoming201d-policies Thu, 12 Jul 2018 07:10:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-a-year-later-fewer-deportations-in-cities-that-adopted-201cwelcoming201d-policies/

A study found that in places where local governments collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, deportations have increased more than 75 percent. In New Mexico they’ve found a different way. There is proof that sanctuary policies are working, keeping residents safer than in places that collaborate with ICE tactics. I spoke with Michael Dax about how they’re protecting communities in Santa Fe. Read the full story here:

]]> 10423 YES! On Air: What Happens When White Parents Adopt Black Children and Move to Black Neighborhoods https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/03/16/what-happens-when-white-parents-adopt-black-children-and-move-to-black-neighborhoods-2 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 05:55:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-what-happens-when-white-parents-adopt-black-children-and-move-to-black-neighborhoods/ Sometimes the best intentions to bolster identity and culture contribute to gentrification and displacement of the Black community. YES! Magazine’s Bailey Williams interviews contributor Angela Tucker about the unique challenges of White parents raising adopted Black children. Read more here.

]]> 14261 The Rachel Dolezal Netflix Movie: Which Side of the Divide Are You On? https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/04/26/rachel-dolezal-interview Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-rachel-dolezal-interview/ YES! Media’s Liz Pleasant, Isabelle Morrison, and Bailey Williams discuss Rachel Dolezal and her upcoming Netflix documentary, The Rachel Divide. Pleasant wrote about her week-long obsession with Dolezal and what she learned. Read more here: 

 

]]> 14632 Listen: 3 Conversations About Mental Health https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/11/21/kser-interview Wed, 21 Nov 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-kser-interview/ KSER’s Ed Bremer interviews three contributors to YES! Magazine’s Fall 2018 Mental Health Issue: Travis Lupick emphasizes cultivating healthy connections with other people to address mental illness, Michaela Haas illuminates strategies that turn trauma into strength, and Natalie Slivinski shares the healing properties of nature (even houseplants!).

More from the issue here.

]]> 13418 “A Break from Racism”: Eighth-Grader Discusses Her Winning Essay https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2018/05/24/a-break-from-racism Thu, 24 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-a-break-from-racism/

YES! Media’s Bailey Williams interviews Rhys Hardiman-Mostow, an eighth-grade student at Lake Washington Girls Middle School in Seattle, Washington. Hardiman-Mostow wrote an essay in response to the online YES! Magazine article, “Less Stuff, More Heart: 5 Gifts On a New Dad’s Christmas List,” by Christopher Zumski Finke. If she could ask for one non-material gift it would be a break from racism. She talks about the racism she’s faced, her hope for the future, and why adults need to uplift young voices. 

 

]]> 13079 Human Rights for Chimpanzees https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2017/05/03/human-rights-for-chimpanzees Wed, 03 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-human-rights-for-chimpanzees/ Are chimps legally entitled to the same rights as humans? This radio story highlights a recent story involving personhood for chimps. YES! Magazine’s Susan Gleason speaks with Senior Editor James Trimarco.

 

 

]]> 12727 Seattle Divests From the Dakota Access Pipeline https://www.yesmagazine.org/yes-on-air/2017/02/08/seattle-divests-from-the-dakota-access-pipeline Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.yesmagazine.org/article/yes-on-air-seattle-divests-from-the-dakota-access-pipeline/ The full Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 7, 2017 to divest 3 billion dollars of their business from Wells Fargo Bank, a creditor for the Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota. KBCS’s Yuko Kodama recently spoke with YES! senior editor James Trimarco on the phone about YES!’s coverage of the divestment. Seattle is now the first municipality to divest from a bank because of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

 

 

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