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How Desi Arnaz Invented Modern Television and Lost Himself
On this recent California Sun podcast I talk with Todd S. Purdum, veteran journalist and author of “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.” Pu…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Political Violence Built Into America’s DNA?
Political violence isn’t an aberration in American democracy — it’s a defining trait. From the Boston Tea Party to January 6, it’s how we settle our …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Where is the Literary Center of America?
On this latest California Sun podcast, John Freeman, author of “California Rewritten: A Journey Through the Golden State’s New Literature,” talks to …
6 months ago
Globalization and Its Discontents: How the World’s Greatest Bet Went Wrong
In the theater of history, irony often plays a leading role. How did the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known — according to the Wo…
6 months ago
Education Reimagined: Building the world’s most innovative university
Minerva University, has earned the No. 1 ranking in the World University Rankings for Innovation for four consecutive years.
Founded in San Francisco…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Economy May Be Our Last Guardrail
More than taking to the streets, a souring economy may be democracy’s last hope. Beneath calm headlines, inflation persists and wealth accumulates. T…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Echoes of Japanese Incarceration: It Can Happen Here
Today, as immigrant families are again separated and detained, Satsuki Ina joins me on the California Sun podcast to talk about her memoir “The Poet …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How America Really Lost Control of Its Own Future
While America fixates on President Donald Trump’s psychology, the real story may be the fundamental mutation of American power itself — one that make…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
My 1998 Conversation with Jane Goodall
In March 1998, I had the privilege of sitting down with Jane Goodall, whose pioneering work transformed how we understand chimpanzees and our shared …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
California's Crown Jewel Has a Dark Secret: The Battle to Break Apple's Monopoly
How one of California’s corporate crown jewels, Apple, faces an unprecedented rebellion. Tech leaders such as Spotify’s Daniel Ek and Epic Games’ Tim…
7 months ago