Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPay for College Athletes Kicks Off New Era of College Sports
This weekend kicks off the start of the college football season and for the first time ever, players coming on the field can expect a payment from th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Leading Pediatric Group Splits with CDC Over Vaccine Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics is breaking with the CDC for the first time in decades by continuing to recommend Covid-19 shots for infants and y…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Mundane and the Meaningful Moments Found in the Notes App of Your Phone
The notes app on your phone can be a repository of the quotidian aspects of life – a grocery list or reminder about a doctor’s appointment. But these…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Democrats’ Campaign Spam Machine
“Democracy is doomed unless you give $15 RIGHT NOW.” Sound familiar? Those alarmist texts flooding your phone are part of a Democratic fundraising ma…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Exploited Robots and a Commitment to Community Populate 2060’s San Francisco in Annalee Newitz’s ‘Automatic Noodle’
As both a science journalist and a sci-fi writer, Annalee Newitz thinks a lot about what our technology-saturated future might hold for us. Newitz’s …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
California at the Center of New Legal Battles Over Abortion
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, California has aspired to be a national haven for abortion rights. But the reality is more co…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Will New CEQA Reforms Bring More Housing to California?
California is the most expensive state in the country to buy a house for a host of reasons, including a lack of inventory and high costs of building.…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska as Russia Continues to Attack Ukraine
Can the U.S. help bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine? President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska on Fr…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
What New CEQA Reforms Aimed at Streamlining Housing Production Mean for the Environment
California has long prided itself on being a leader on environmental issues. Innovative laws like a carbon cap and trade program to limit greenhouse …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Love It or Hate It, the Presidential Fitness Test Is Making a Comeback
Remember the flexed arm hang? The mile run? The Presidential Fitness Test – a battery of physical challenges that has prompted both dread and pride i…
8 months, 4 weeks ago