Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
What Sonoma State’s Massive Budget Cuts Mean for the University’s Future
Facing a $24 million deficit, Sonoma State University has announced plans to eliminate six academic departments, lay off dozens of faculty and end in…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ukrainian Artists on Their Oscar-Nominated Documentary 'Porcelain War'
The 2025 Academy Award-nominated documentary “Porcelain War” tells the story of Ukrainian artists Slava Leontyev and Anya Stasenko as they defy the R…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trump Ignites Trade Wars with China, Backs Down on Canada, Mexico
A 10% tariff on Chinese goods went into effect on Tuesday as China retaliated with its own set of tariffs. Earlier Donald Trump put his threatened 25…
1 year, 5 months ago
Key Trump Nominees Await Confirmation After Bruising Hearings
Three of President Trump’s most contested nominees — Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — sat for confirmation hearings last week, …
1 year, 5 months ago
Lauren Markham on Reckoning with Future Loss from Climate Change
With an unprecedented phenomenon like climate change, do we have the words or the ways to express the feelings that it creates? In her new book, “Imm…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Business Raises Ethics Alarms
Donald Trump was once a cryptocurrency skeptic, saying as recently as 2021 that bitcoin “seems like a scam.” Today, some critics are saying the same …
1 year, 5 months ago
How Fraud, Greed and Negligence Have Stymied Alzheimer’s Research and Progress Toward a Cure
Nearly seven million Americans, about one in nine people over the age of 65, live with Alzheimer’s. It’s a heartbreaking disease for those afflicted …
1 year, 5 months ago
Rick Steves Reflects on a Life of Travel
Rick Steves is one of the most trusted sources for Americans traveling abroad. But he once dreamed of becoming a piano teacher. That was before he ba…
1 year, 5 months ago
Star On the Rise: August Lee Stevens Performs Live In Studio
Hercules native August Lee Stevens dropped her debut album “Better Places” last year earning her a following and praise for her indie soul sound. The…
1 year, 5 months ago
Imani Perry Finds Blue in the Black American Experience
Imani Perry says that the color blue tells the story of her people, reflecting both oppression and resilience, sorrow and hope. In her new book “Blac…
1 year, 5 months ago