Where Do You Go to Find Your People?
Summary
KQED’s Forum explores how Bay Area subcultures combat loneliness through the "Finding Your People" series by Nastya Vonovoskaya and Beth LeBerge. Guests including a roller derby skater, a mermaid performer, and a rock climbing organizer share how niche hobbies foster deep community. Listeners also discuss finding connection through music, book clubs, and senior game groups.
Topics discussed
Intro and ads for Pepsi and All Free Clear
Host's improv habits and the loneliness epidemic
Journalists discuss documenting Bay Area subcultures
Interview with a queer roller derby skater
Listener calls and balancing work identity with hobbies
Latin dance, DJ clubs, and photographing mermaids
Opera ads and show introduction
Folk music group and singing for social justice
Interview with Mermaid Atlantis on the mermaid community
Listener shares story of starting a board game group
Science of social ties and empty nester listener call
Romance book club and finding community in bookstores
Finding passions and Xfinity ad break
Ukulele community and finding music friends
Black Rock Collective and inclusive climbing spaces
Listeners share stories on sports, improv, and divorce support
Dance classes and adaptive sailing communities
Model trains, universal need for connection, and credits
Production credits and Genentech sponsor message
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