Location:
San Francisco, United States
Networks:
KALW
Description:
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Language:
English
Episodes
Stand By Me: A Guide to Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving
2/26/2025
In her book, "Stand By Me," Dr. Allison Applebaum provides caregivers with strategies for navigating the responsibilities and challenges of caring for a loved one.
Duration:00:52:10
The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
2/25/2025
In his new book, Dr. Michael Greger says the vast majority of premature death is preventable with a healthy diet and lifestyle. The key is to eat whole foods.
Duration:00:52:22
Big Oil spends millions to block climate action in California
2/24/2025
The oil industry spent a record $38 million on lobbying in California in 2024 to block climate progress, shattering its 2017 record by 31 percent
Duration:00:24:31
How Trump’s funding cuts leave the nation vulnerable to deadly wildfire
2/24/2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle the federal government have left the country’s wildland firefighting force unprepared for the wildfire season
Duration:00:26:39
What explains the alarming rise of advanced prostate cancer?
2/20/2025
Nearly one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and, as a new UCSF study finds, significantly more of these cases are being found at an advanced stage.
Duration:00:52:14
What explains the rise of early-onset cancer in younger adults?
2/19/2025
While cancer deaths are falling nationally, new cases are increasing among younger adults at alarming rates, particularly for breast and gastrointestinal cancers.
Duration:00:52:12
Catherine Coleman Flowers: On activism and environmental justice
2/17/2025
In her book, "Holy Ground," Catherine Coleman Flowers writes about her journey as an activist and the urgent social and environmental issues we face.
Duration:00:52:02
What happens after the ICE raids & mass firings of federal workers
2/14/2025
One of the largest workplace ICE raid in the US history upended the town of Cactus in 2006. The recovery offers warnings about Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
Duration:00:52:06
How the stress of loss can be an opportunity for healing
2/13/2025
In her book, "The Grieving Body," Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor reveals the profound physiological toll grief takes on our bodies and offers strategies for holistic healing.
Duration:00:52:13
Coping with grief after losing a loved one
2/11/2025
Grief expert David Kessler joins us to discuss how understanding grief after losing a loved one can help us make sense of our pain and find meaning again.
Duration:00:52:49
The Trump administration's plans to dismantle the EPA
2/10/2025
Since the inauguration, the Trump administration has focused intently on the EPA, notifying more than 1,100 employees that they could be fired immediately
Duration:00:22:12
How climate change is making homeownership more expensive
2/10/2025
A new study by First Street Foundation predicts nearly $1.5 trillion in U.S. housing losses over the next 30 years due to rising insurance costs linked to climate crisis
Duration:00:30:07
How taxpayer money is funding private religious schools
2/7/2025
In the past few years, school vouchers have become universal in a dozen states, including Florida and Arizona. Proponents are pushing to add Texas, Tennessee and others
Duration:00:52:19
The future of public health under Trump
2/6/2025
Scientists have sounded the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented attack on science and public health
Duration:00:52:06
Hoodwinked: How Marketers Use the Same Tactics as Cults
2/5/2025
In Hoodwinked, Dr. Einstein pulls back the curtain to reveal how marketers co-opt our emotions in the name of corporate profits.
Duration:00:52:11
The tech that drives anti-immigrant policies
2/4/2025
The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants is both powered by—and enriching—cutting edge technology companies.
Duration:00:53:10
How hazardous wastes are making their way from the U.S. to Mexico
2/3/2025
A recent investigation has found high levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium in homes and schools near a plant in Mexico that processes hazardous waste from the U.S
Duration:00:51:59
Fear spreads among immigrants over ICE raids
1/30/2025
Trump’s border policy is having a chilling effect on immigrant and undocumented communities across the country.
Duration:00:52:09
The Quinoa Bust: The Making and Unmaking of an Andean Miracle Crop
1/29/2025
The Quinoa Bust traces the social, ecological, technological, and political work that went into transforming a humble Andean grain into a development miracle crop
Duration:00:52:04
Immigration raids and sanctuary cities: Today and the next four years
1/28/2025
Will California's sanctuary cities hold? And how can we determine raid rumors from reality?
Duration:00:52:12