Location:
San Francisco, United States
Networks:
KALW
Description:
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Language:
English
Episodes
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation
1/13/2025
In his book, renowned ecologist Doug Tallamy lays out his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation, and steps that we can take to reverse declining biodiversity
Duration:00:52:08
How UnitedHealthcare is limiting coverage for children with autism
1/10/2025
Leaked internal documents show UnitedHealthcare is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy.
Duration:00:27:05
LA area's two biggest fires burn at least 10,000 structures
1/10/2025
Deadly fires in the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and forced nearly 180,000 residents from their homes.
Duration:00:25:01
How a mole infiltrated the highest ranks of american militias
1/9/2025
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
Duration:00:52:14
The power of a healthy diet to transform health outcomes
1/8/2025
In How Not to Age, Dr. Greger details the science of aging and explains how to help avoid the diseases most commonly encountered in our journeys through life.
Duration:00:48:08
Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism
1/7/2025
In their new book, Dr. Jenn Jackson shines a light on the central role of Black women in liberation movements, both in US history and their own life.
Duration:00:52:00
Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
1/6/2025
Award-winning author Leila Philip writes about about the profound ways beavers, the fur trade, and Indigenous stories have shaped our history, culture, and environment.
Duration:00:52:59
EXPOSED: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point
1/3/2025
The U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 workers, military personnel, and others to radiation early in the Cold War.
Duration:00:52:05
The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
1/2/2025
In his new book, "How Not to Age," Dr. Michael Greger says in the United States, the number one risk factor for dying is the American diet.
Duration:00:51:56
The High Seas: Greed, Power and the Battle for the Unclaimed Ocean
12/30/2024
The high seas are home to some of the richest and most biodiverse environments on earth, but they are also home to exploitation on a scale that few of us can imagine.
Duration:00:52:06
How land-grant universities are profiting off Indigenous land
12/27/2024
An investigation by Grist reveals how stolen Indigenous land given to universitie is often used for fossil fuel production or mining.
Duration:00:52:23
Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
12/25/2024
Award-winning author Leila Philip writes about about the profound ways beavers, the fur trade, and Indigenous stories have shaped our history, culture, and environment.
Duration:00:50:46
Investigation reveals brutal working conditions in India's cane fields
12/23/2024
The NYT and Fuller Project investigation found that companies like Coke and Pepsi profit from a brutal system that exploits children and leads to sterilization of women.
Duration:00:52:05
CEO murder exposes growing anger with the corporate health system
12/17/2024
The largest health insurers in the US have raked in more than $371 billion in profits since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, according to The Lever.
Duration:00:47:18
How to turn climate change anxiety into action
12/16/2024
Filled with stories, questions, and exercises, "Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth" focuses on actions readers can use to build their climate resilience.
Duration:00:42:44
EXPOSED: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point
12/13/2024
The U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, in San Francisco, exposed at least 1,073 workers, military personnel, and others to radiation early in the Cold War.
Duration:00:52:05
Bay Area food banks call for support amid high holiday demand
12/12/2024
Bay Area food banks are sounding the alarm about rising food insecurity and a drop in donations.
Duration:00:26:34
How will Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie govern SF and contend with Trump?
12/12/2024
Daniel Lurie will face an $867 million budget deficit, which could spike to $1 billion if Trump decides to withhold federal funds promised to the city.
Duration:00:25:30
Trump and Project 2025 will "wreak havoc on our food system"
12/11/2024
Project 2025 endangers farm conservation programs and erases climate action from the USDA's mission, argues the Union of Concerned Scientists' Karen Perry Stillerman.
Duration:00:22:23
How can California safeguard against Project 2025's climate denialism?
12/11/2024
California is gearing up for legal battles against the Trump administration, including over environmental and energy policies.
Duration:00:29:32