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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 2 to July 5.
Shows and Podcasts
Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins
To mark the nation's 250th birthday, host Dave Schlom is joined by California State University Chico geography professor Don Hankins to discuss what California would have been like in 1776.
Cultivating Place: Sunchoke Farms, Next in the Cultivating South Bend Series
Susan Greutman is the founder and owner of Sunchoke Farms, an urban homestead-turned-family farm in South Bend, Indiana, growing chemical-free produce on formerly vacant city lots.
Library book sale concerns | Chico gets new city manager | Threats over rumored data center
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 2, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Love, loss, and the journey of self-discovery
Chico author Douglas Keister‘s 49th book explores love, loss, and self-exploration. This novel features a 15th-century painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights, that hangs in the Prado Museum in Madrid.
July 1: Marc Mallinger & Danielle Alexich
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoThe Supreme Court’s ruling upholding state bans on transgender athletes does not change California law, but it could bolster the Trump administration’s pressure on the state. -
Mariam Zuhaib/AP PhotoA Chico immigration attorney says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship is providing reassurance for many immigrant families across the North State. -
Cal Fire-Butte CountyShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Mariam Zuhaib/AP PhotoA University of Virginia legal expert says the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s birthright citizenship order could raise new questions about citizenship documents for immigrant families, including in the North State. -
Carlos Kosienski/Sipa USA via AP PhotoThe Trump administration is moving federal oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, raising questions about what the change could mean for North State students with disabilities. -
NSPRBeginning Monday, July 6, North State Public Radio will air the "BBC World Service" at 9 p.m. on weeknights. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRPerforming for nearly a decade and co-producer of the Stardust Review, Majors continues to push boundaries while prioritizing audience connection and creating inclusive community spaces through burlesque. -
Chico Theater CompanyChico Theater Company is staging Neil Simon's “Rumors,” a fast-paced comedy about friendship, assumptions and a dinner party gone terribly wrong.
NPR News
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When American striker Folarin Balogun received a red card in Wednesday's World Cup match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, it had huge repercussions for Monday's game against Belgium.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.
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Red, white, and blue popsicle is a symbol of a carefree summer. But when it was invented in 1955, it was a reflection of the country's fight for military supremacy during the Cold War.
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Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court this week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an American.
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Musician Evan Mast, also known as E.Vax, about his new album, "Just Like Fire."
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Proposals to build six data centers in the small community of Archbald, Pennsylvania, have brought strangers together to fight the plans there — and elsewhere in the state.
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