Fresh Picked samples choice selections across all mediums of art and serves them up on the Open Orchard Productions website. Whether you're looking to broaden your cultural horizons or just expand your iPod library, Fresh Picked offers something for everyone. Our musical, literary, visual, and physical artists prepare a veritable cornucopia of talents to suit all tastes. Dig in!

The dream of playing professional basketball can feel out of reach. Especially for those who have never seen anyone who looks like them out on the court. For Asian American athletes, that dream has often felt impossible. But Taiwanese American Kaitlyn Chen is changing that narrative. Born and raised in Southern California, Chen rose from Ivy League stardom at Princeton to the basketball powerhouse stage of UConn, and now to the WNBA with the Golden State Valkyries Her journey isn’t just about basketball but representation, resilience, and redefining who belongs in the game. Celeste Ogawa helps share this story.

Kate Fukushima explores the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program, sharing insights on government, leadership, and service.

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to participate in a foreign exchange program and live with a host family in a different country for a year? Shazmah Zahra, a 17 year old from Quetta, Balochistan in Pakistan, sat down with Sia Presser to share her fascinating experiences living in the United States and attending Palos Verdes High School.

Kate Fukushima interviews the Director of the PVIT Program, Mrs. Lorraine Norris and student, Jason Lee, to learn about the development of the Fab Lab.

Immunotherapy drugs are constantly evolving, revolutionary cancer treatments that have become more prevalent in the past decade. Audrey Munro reports.

Committing to play sports in college is no easy task. It comes with challenges and many lessons learned. Listen as Sedona Ding discusses her recruiting process as a softball player.

Going back to school after summer is always an adjustment. Now imagine going back to school and into the workforce after twenty- two years as a stay at home mom. In this podcast, Kaitlyn Tarakji interviews Esma Tarakji about her previous occupations and newfound future as a math teacher.

Audrey Munro reports on the promising future of stem cell research and her experience working as an intern in the Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

Blood clots are crucial to stop the flow of blood when we are injured. But when they do not dissolve on their own, dangerous blood clots can occur. Audrey Munro interviews her dad Andy on his experience dealing with deep vein thrombosis.