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Kinsee Morlan
Podcast Producer & Project Coordinator
Kinsee Morlan is an award-winning journalist who's covered arts and culture in San Diego and Tijuana since 2005. She produces KPBS' "Only Here" podcast and manages the rest of the station's podcasts.
Recent Stories by Kinsee Morlan
Only Here Podcast: Border Church Helps Protect A Place Where People Separated By Immigration Status Can Meet
- Sept. 4
- By Kinsee Morlan
Churches meet in some unconventional places these days, from strip malls to breweries to former nightclubs. But what about a church where the U.S.-Mexico border fence runs into the Pacific Ocean? The outdoor service has members on both sides of the international border wall. They gather at the fence for religious celebration, but also because it's one of the few places friends and families separated by immigration status can meet.
Only Here Podcast: Rescuing Dogs From The Streets Of Mexico And Finding Them Homes in San Diego
- Aug. 21
- By Kinsee Morlan
We spend a day with a dog rescuer in Rosarito. Only here will you find a community of animal lovers who’ve dedicated their lives to saving dogs in Rosarito and Tijuana by finding them homes in San Diego. This is the first in a two-part series.
Only Here Podcast: Building A Cross-Border District
- July 24
- By Kinsee Morlan
Only here can you find entrepreneurs in San Diego and Tijuana working to build a bigger and better-designed cross-border district.
Only Here Podcast: A San Diego Artist Puts Spanglish On A Pedestal
- July 10
- By Kinsee Morlan
In border towns, Spanglish is everywhere. Blending Spanish with English helps people from the U.S. and Mexico communicate. It’s a natural and necessary byproduct of the border. In a new episode of "Only Here," we talk to a San Diego musician and composer who’s fallen in love with the sound of Spanglish.
Only Here Podcast: The Cleaning Lady Wants You To Know Her Name
- June 26
- By Kinsee Morlan
Only here can you find a San Diego artist who dresses up as a “cleaning lady” to force a conversation about immigrant women.
Only Here Podcast: San Diego Photographer Focuses Lens On Punk In Tijuana
- June 12
- By Kinsee Morlan
Only here can you find a San Diego photographer whose inspiration lies in the dark, crowded punk venues of Tijuana.
Only Here Podcast: The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Is Helping Rebrand Tijuana
- May 15
- By Kinsee Morlan
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego has become an unofficial ambassador for Tijuana.
Only Here Podcast: Gringo Xolos Root Hard For Tijuana's Soccer Team And The City Itself
- May 1
- By Kinsee Morlan
These San Diego fans are rooting hard for the Tijuana soccer team, but they’re also rooting hard for the city of Tijuana itself.
Only Here Podcast: Crossing The Border For An Education
- April 24
- By Kinsee Morlan
About 90,000 people cross legally through the San Ysidro Port of Entry every single day, according to the federal government. Among those daily crossers are hundreds of students who live in Tijuana, but go to school in San Diego.
Only Here Podcast: San Diego Artist Explores Piñatas As Political Art
- April 8
- By Kinsee Morlan
San Diego artist Diana Benavídez makes piñatas in the shape of things like drones and over-sized bottles of pepper spray, packing her piñata sculptures with political messages instead of candy.