HeyJaredIsland City Beat Podcast
Hello Alameda! You'll hear interesting, insightful interviews on a variety of topics from folks on our island & beyond right here.. We aim to educate & illuminate while bringing Alamedans together around the question: How can we all contribute to making our city work better?..
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- Aug 25, 2026
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- Jul 14, 2026
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Collab, a lively new full-service custom printing studio, comes to town (opens the original)
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Isaac De La Fuente explains how his new business, Collab, provides services to Alamedans. Do you want a really special photo printed on a metal plate? A tee-shirt with a family photo? A coffee cup with your special artwork? Isaac can provide all sorts of image creation to meet your need. https://collabcreate.io/
Jamie Joyce is a contender for Alameda's congressional seat (opens the original)
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In another instance of the old guard being challenged by the new, 36-year-old Berkeley resident Jamie Joyce, the director of Society Library, an internet repository of arguments from all points of view, is stepping up to challenge Lateefah Simon, Alameda's representative in congress. She represents a district with a legacy of progressive Democrats in office, but Joyce contends Simon may not be prepared for the challenge the forces behind artificial intelligence and the surveillance state present
Seeking My Work in the World (opens the original)
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Island City Beat's host, Angie Watson Hajjem, talks about her quest to know exactly what she should be doing with her life and how the answer came to her almost by magic. We hope it will be a source of reflection for many and provide a new theme for this podcast to explore in future episodes.
Alameda's hidden museum (opens the original)
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The Alameda Naval Air Museum is little-known to Alamedans even though it sits not far from the well-known USS Hornet Museum. Staffed by dedicated volunteers, and begun by the first civilian female engine mechanic, this museum represents a piece of Alameda’s historical involvement with war, military preparedness, civil aviation and the civilian workforce. Our country is in a war right now that few of us support, and this podcast is not a statement of promotion of war. However, we thought it impor
Halloran Parry paints people's stories (opens the original)
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Island City Beat art critic OK Boomer speaks to Halloran Parry, an Alameda painter who brings personal stories onto canvas. She discusses how this approach can be a concrete way for her clients to confront the confounding parts of their lives and how she believes that stories, no matter how small, will form the basis for creating the workable system we all want to live in.
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