Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTo Fold or Fight: Law Firms Weigh Risks of Trump Resistance
Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the law firm that employs former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, is among the latest to cut a deal with the Trump administrat…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is ‘The Nerd Reich’ Taking Over the Government?
A group of Silicon Valley billionaires is causing chaos in the federal government by shuttering agencies, firing workers en masse and flouting legal …
1 year, 3 months ago
Omar El Akkad’s New Book Critiques American Hypocrisy On the Gaza War
Journalist and writer Omar El Akkad has won acclaim for his novels “American War” and “What Strange Paradise,” and he’s now published his first non-f…
1 year, 3 months ago
Immigration Reporter Nick Miroff on Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign
A Tufts University PhD student from Turkey remains in detention in Louisiana after masked, plainclothes ICE officers arrested her last week, as she w…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Countries Fall Into Autocracy
Since taking office, President Trump has taken aim at the constitutional order. By conducting mass firings of civil servants, investigating and prose…
1 year, 3 months ago
California Universities Grapple with Trump Threats, Investigations
The Department of Justice announced Thursday it will investigate “illegal DEI” in admissions at UCLA, Berkeley, Stanford and UC Irvine. Meantime, the…
1 year, 3 months ago
Oakland Mayor’s Race: Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Why Leadership Matters
In a special election on April 15, Oakland voters will choose a candidate to finish the term of recalled mayor Sheng Thao. In the second of our inter…
1 year, 3 months ago
Joan Didion and How Hollywood Shaped American Politics
Joan Didion famously chronicled California’s culture and mythology in works like “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and “The White Album.” And it’s Didion…
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Get Your Kids Cooking
Cooking is a basic survival skill and yet many kids reach adulthood without knowing how to prepare even a simple meal. Meanwhile, other Bay Area kids…
1 year, 3 months ago
Fallout from Leaked Signal Chat Intensifies
We take a deep look at the fallout from what national security experts are calling one of the most extraordinary intelligence lapses in U.S. history.…
1 year, 3 months ago