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Malakai Wade

Malakai Wade

Malakai is a senior journalism student at SFSU and the Editor-in-Chief of Xpress Magazine. She is in her last semester after finishing a minor in International Relations. Malakai wants to focus on multimedia productions such as podcasting and video, as well as magazine design and publishing. She likes writing about global feminism, community organizations, and other artists. She also co-hosts and produces The Happy Hour Podcast, a comedy/news/talkshow all about happy stories. Catch her at home or wearing a mask when she goes out.

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The Happy Hour episode 9: XPRESS WRAPPED

The Happy Hour episode 9: XPRESS WRAPPED

Malakai Wade, shaylyn martos, and Paul Kelly Dec 4, 2020

Welcome back to the Happy Hour!   For their final episode of 2020, hosts Malakai and shaylyn wanted to end the year with some happy news about Joe Biden’s Communications Team, new emergency...

The Happy Hour episode 8: THE BAY AREA SHIFT

The Happy Hour episode 8: THE BAY AREA SHIFT

Malakai Wade, shaylyn martos, and Paul Kelly Nov 20, 2020

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! The Bay Area is in for some changes following the 2020 election and the uptake in COVID-19 cases, and hosts Malakai and shaylyn are here to share some positive stories...

The Happy Hour episode 7: PROP TALK

The Happy Hour episode 7: PROP TALK

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! This week has been a doozy, to say the least – it feels like it will never end! On today’s episode, hosts Malakai and shaylyn are joined by Xpress Social Media...

Jackie Fielder

Jackie Fielder Team members from Golden Gate Xpress and Xpress Magazine followed Jackie Fielder, California State Senate candidate from District 11, throughout the Election Day. From her campaign bus...

The Happy Hour: A palate-cleansing podcast Bonus episode: Wine Wednesday

The Happy Hour bonus episode: WINE WEDNESDAY!

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of the Happy Hour! On today’s Wine Wednesday mini-episode, hosts Malakai and shaylyn share how they choose which stories to cover on the palate-cleansing podcast....

The Happy Hour Episode 6: A CONSCIOUS ACTIVIST

The Happy Hour Episode 6: A CONSCIOUS ACTIVIST

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! On today’s episode, hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk about World Mental Health Day and announce the opening of Crane Cove Park in SF’s Dogpatch neighborhood. They speak...

The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast, Episode 5: TANGERINE SKIES

The Happy Hour Episode 5: TANGERINE SKIES

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! It’s Friday, it’s 5 p.m., and it’s time for a new episode of the Happy Hour: A Palate Cleansing Podcast! On this episode, your hosts Malakai Wade and shaylyn...

The Happy Hour Episode 4: SHAKESPEARE WAS QUEER

The Happy Hour Episode 4: SHAKESPEARE WAS QUEER

Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos Sep 11, 2020

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! On today’s episode, hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) talk about some good palate-cleansing stories relating to William Shakespeare’s...

The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast Part 2

The Happy Hour Episode 3: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Part 2

Welcome to our first Happy Hour episode of the fall semester! Your palate cleansing podcast is here to provide some fresh insight on the relationship between the SF State Black Student Union and the...

The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 3: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Part 1

The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 3: A NECESSARY CONVERSATION Part 1

  Welcome back to The Happy Hour! Your palate cleansing podcast is here to provide some fresh insight on Black experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the intersections of identity...

Instagram Logo from Tumisu on Pixabay

[Photo] Musicians battle via Instagram

May 21, 2020

Instagram Logo from Tumisu on Pixabay

Tulips are stacked and handed out by volunteers in order to adhere to San Francisco health regulations spurred by recent COVID-19 developments during the American Tulip Festival at Union Square on March 7,2020 (Photo by William Wendelman)

COVID-19 impacts Tulip Day Festival pickings

Malakai Wade and William Wendelman Mar 10, 2020

The annual “you-pick-em” American Tulip Day event kept it safe this year and had volunteers hand out tulips with caution amid growing health concerns. Due to a recent press release from Mayor London...

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The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 2: FREE TULIPS IN UNION SQUARE

Welcome back to The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast! For Episode 2 hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) share only the best news stories for the past two weeks. Join...

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The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 1: PINK PENGUIN POOP

shaylyn martos, Malakai Wade, and Smit Parekh Feb 15, 2020

  https://soundcloud.com/user-799422257/episode-1-pink-penguin-poop The Happy Hour: EP 1 PINK PENGUIN POOP Welcome to The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast! For Episode 1 hosts Malakai...

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