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Welcome back to the Happy Hour!
We’re back after a much-needed break, so pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for some happy news you may have missed. This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn have some updates on the CDC’s approval of pediatric vaccination use, the rise of labor strikes across the country during the pandemic, and a gorgeous new statue in West Oakland honoring Dr. Huey P. Newton. 
And of course, a new tailor-made cocktail recipe! Halloween may have passed, but this super sweet appletini is a great option for those who celebrate spooky season throughout the new year. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week’s tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.
Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for running our social media. Pour yourself a drink and enjoy this week’s episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.
 
Additional Music:
Round the Block (TP 51) by Till Paradiso on Free Music Archive.
George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com
Sea Waves Loop from https://elements.envato.com/
 
Reference Material and Background Info:
CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
UN Climate Change Conference COP26 Oct 31 - Nov 12
350.org
To Hell With Drowning
MapLab: Documenting the Real Scope of U.S. Labor Strikes
Amazon workers in New York take their first step toward a union
Is a new labor movement brewing?
Issuance of the First U.S. Passport with an X Gender Marker
Huey P. Newton bust unveiled in West Oakland
Next Generation Radio at Capital Public Radio!

We can hardly believe it, season 3! Your favorite palate-cleansing newscast is back, so pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for some happy news you may have missed.This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk with Harika Maddala, photo intern for Bay City News and our social media and graphics manager. Also, some updates on an mRNA vaccine for HIV, a big increase in food stamp benefits and some ~undead~ sea urchins threatening California’s shores. 
And of course, a new cocktail recipe. This week we honor Harika and all our August Leos with a fresh, sweet and refreshing drink made to share with friends. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week’s tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.
Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for running our social media. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week’s episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.
Additional music used from Free Music Archive.
Guest: Harika Maddala, photo intern for Bay City News and social media manager for The Happy Hour
Reference Material and Background Info:
Moderna’s Experimental mRNA HIV Vaccine Human Trial Starts This Week
It’s Too Soon to Admit Climate Defeat
The Bay: Our Fire Conversation Needs to Change
How You Can Support the Afghan Community, in the Bay Area and Beyond
How to show proof of vaccination in San Francisco and anywhere in California
Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record
Children of immigrants at the heart of effort to reach Oakland's unvaccinated communities
Trapping Millions of 'Zombie' Urchins Could Restore California's Once Mighty Kelp Forests
Biden Administration Prompts Largest Permanent Increase in Food Stamps

It’s Saturday! Pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for some happy news you may have missed.This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk with SF State’s Golden Gate Xpress Editor-in-Chief Chris Ramirez about running a virtual newsroom in a pandemic and building community from across the state. Also, some updates on the California state budget, San Francisco butterflies, and how one Santa Cruz community is getting creative with their fire prevention tactics. 
For the class of 2021, this week’s craft cocktail is more than well deserved. It’s fruity, fresh, sweet and salty —  just the thing to celebrate this new chapter of your lives. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week’s tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.
Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for running our social media. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week’s episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.
 
Additional music used from Free Music Archive.
 
Guest: Chris Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief of the Golden Gate Xpress
 
THE FIRST 100: Tracking and breaking down key dates, decisions and events occuring in the first 100 days of the Biden administration
Reference Material and Background Info:
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Francisco Bay Area
Lies on social media inflame Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Gov. Newsom rolls out record $12 billion plan to fight homelessness
Pfizer’s vaccine is now available to kids as young as 12. Here’s what you need to know
Santa Cruz neighborhood group launches ‘Goat Fund Me’ to reduce fire fuels
Locally extinct butterflies are fluttering again in San Francisco's Presidio
from unincorporated territory [lukao] by Craig Santos Perez

Happy May Day! In the fight for workers’ rights, rest is revolutionary. So take this Saturday as a day to rest with some happy news you may have missed. This week, hosts Malakai and shaylyn have updates on vaccine rollout, free museum days and a very special little robot on Mars. Plus, an interview with Xpress Magazine Photo Editor and El Tecolote reporter Emily Curiel on a food vendor in the Sunset serving up authentic Mexican and Chicanx foods and flavors.
And our cocktail of the week is a first for us at the Happy Hour; it’s bright and bubbly — without the booze. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week’s tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.
Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for help with our social media. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week’s episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.
 
Additional music used from Free Music Archive.
 
Guest: Emily Curiel, Photo Editor for Xpress Magazine
 
SF State student demands a seat at the table for Mexican, Chicano culture
 
Reference Material and Background Info:
Half of eligible Californians at least partially vaccinated, state says
Over one-third of Alameda County adults have been fully vaccinated
New CDC guidelines lift outdoor masking for fully-vaccinated adults
Bay Area museum free admission days
Who will be Oakland’s Poet Laureate? The city is accepting nominations
How many Tyrannosaurus Rexes ever lived on Earth? Here’s a new clue.
A helicopter takes flight on Mars
San Francisco finally has its own font. And the inspiration was truly historic

This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn have some fresh, solutions-driven news stories to help process the sensory overload we experience on the daily. Join them for updates on work permits for agricultural workers and how supporting sonic environments can help keep folks grounded in stressful situations. Plus that all important question...will we still be able to take drinks to go after the pandemic?
As always, there’s a new craft cocktail recipe — this one can be just for you, or you and your (small) group of (fully vaccinated) friends (from the same social bubble)! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week’s tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.
Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week’s episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.
 
Guests: Simona Asinovski and Guy Douglas from Sound Meditation Presents
Reference Material and Background Info:
Nearly Half a Million California Farmworkers Could Gain Legal Status Under New Bill
 
Oakland Public Library will reopen for in-person book browsing, computer use
 
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescents
Here's the story behind the amazing Moscone Center vaccine playlist
 
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescen
 
UN prods U.S. over military buildup, human rights violations in Guam
 
The Ocean’s Youngest Monsters are Ready for Glamour Shots 
 
After the pandemic ends, will the Bay Area get to keep to-go cocktails?

Happy spring to all! This episode hosts Malakai and shaylyn highlight organizations who help assist and create positive change for AAPI communities. We want everyone to know what they can do to help #StopAAPIHate, whether that’s volunteering or donating or if you need resources yourself. This week our hosts are here to share some happy stories you may have missed and provide some positive perspective on the biggest headlines of the week, including vaccine updates, Fairyland re-opening and something cool about cow burps. 
 
And a craft cocktail that’s the perfect fresh and verdant way to celebrate spring! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week’s tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.
 
Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week’s episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.
Additional music used: from Free Music Archive.
Express Magazine Issue 2
Reference Material and Background Info:
AAPI Resources:
Asian Mental Health Collective 
SF Asian Women’s Shelter
DeQH LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians
 
Volunteer:
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Compassion in Oakland
Compassion in San Gabriel Valley
 
Donate:
Red Canary Song
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Seeding Change
 
Moderna starts testing vaccine on children ages 6 to 11
Desks can be 3 feet apart in classrooms to safely reopen schools, CDC says
COVID deaths drop by 40% in last 14 days
Fairyland reopens its doors in time for spring
https://fairyland.org/
Seaweed-laced feed reduces methane in cow burps by 82%. Potential impact on greenhouse emissions
The Properties of Perpetual Light