Rachel Goetz
News InternRachel is an intern for “KPBS Midday Edition.” She enjoys helping to produce segments about education and San Diego culture. Her favorite part of the internship is learning something new every day from both the staff and the guests on the show. She recently graduated magna cum laude from University of California San Diego, with a B.A. in communications and a minor in international studies. Rachel loves to experience new things, but finds her niche in news, politics, and travel. She plans on teaching English in Thailand before going to graduate school for a master’s degree in international journalism.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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April's rate compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.8% for California and 3.5% for the United States during the same period.
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On Friday, CNN published footage that appears to show the hip-hop mogul, also known as P. Diddy, physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
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California's budget deficit is impacting public transit in San Diego. Without new funding, MTS could be forced to cut services and raise fares in the coming years.
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Premieres Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions.
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Neuroscientists said humans are hardwired to understand the feelings and needs of others. The Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion studies those neural networks and teaches medical professionals to make the most of them.
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Premieres Monday, May 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Travel to all five cities of ROADSHOW's Season 28 Tour for never-before-seen appraisals, including a 1976 Mark Hamill-signed Star Wars poster, a 1979 Bob Ross landscape oil, and a 1973 Iditarod Race sled!
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