In these increasingly uncertain times, America feels perched at the edge of division, despair and disaster. But it's at the edge where we can also see the land and the water — and imagine what's next. What matters is what we see here: Problems or possibilities? The abyss or a new bridge?Introducing Notes from the Edge with Bay Area author and intellectual Jeff Chang (Can't Stop Won't Stop and the forthcoming Water Mirror Echo about the influence of Bruce Lee). The radio show and podcast is being co-produced with KALW Public Media.In each episode, Jeff and his guests look at our rapidly changing world from a different angle. He’ll invite in visionaries who might see things in those shifting tides that we can’t, who might be able to tell us where the currents are taking us.In our first episode, he brings you notes — and music — from the edge of resistance. In future episodes, Jeff will look at the edge of music and migration, politics and protest, craft and culture, and much much more. So, stay tuned...Become a founding supporter of Notes from the Edge! Click here to support the podcast.

NOTES FROM THE EDGE with Jeff Chang
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In these increasingly uncertain times, America feels perched at the edge of division, despair and disaster. But it's at the edge where we can also see the land and the water — and imagine what's next. What matters is what we see here: Problems or possibilities? The abyss or a new bridge?Introducing Notes from the Edge with Bay Area author and intellectual Jeff Chang (Can't Stop Won't Stop and the forthcoming Water Mirror Echo about the influence of Bruce Lee). The radio show and podcast is being co-produced with KALW Public Media.In each episode, Jeff and his guests look at our rapidly changing world from a different angle. He’ll invite in visionaries who might see things in those shifting tides that we can’t, who might be able to tell us where the currents are taking us.In our first episode, he brings you notes — and music — from the edge of resistance. In future episodes, Jeff will look at the edge of music and migration, politics and protest, craft and culture, and much much more. So, stay tuned...Become a founding supporter of Notes from the Edge! Click here to support the podcast.
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June 29, 2026
NOTES FROM THE EDGE of America's 250
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NOTES FROM THE EDGE looks beyond the fireworks and fanfare, and examines the stories we tell about who we are as a country. Host Jeff Chang talks monuments with Jamelle Bouie (NYT columnist), Paul Farber (Monument Lab). He also talks with three culture makers—Leyla McCalla, La Doña and Julian Brave Noisecat—about their ideal national anthem.

April 25, 2026
NOTES FROM THE EDGE of Climate Change
Host Jeff Chang brings you notes from the edge of climate change with Indigenous human rights lawyer Julian Aguon, urban hydrologist and UC Berkeley professor Kristina Hill, and the musician Anohni ("Four Degrees"). Full episode out on April 21.

November 12, 2025
NOTES FROM THE EDGE of Artificial Intelligence
Listen to the second episode of KALW's new show Notes from the Edge with Jeff Chang. Jeff brings you notes from the edge of AI with journalist Karen Hao, tech ethicist Rumman Chowdhury and DJ Shadow,
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