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Feb 23 Insight: California Republican Convention / Doug Stanhope / West of Next / Sound Advice: Jazz
What are Republican presidential candidates hoping to get out of California's GOP convention? Comedian and former Man Show host Doug Stanhope; West of Next peform an acoustic song from their new album; Jazz Sound Advice with Gary Vercelli.Recent Shows
Feb 22 Insight: Words Take Wing / California's Unfunded Pensions / In the Next Room / The Chieftains
Writing literature for children; Are California's unfunded pension systems setting the state up for Greek-type tragedy? Capital Stage's critically aclaimed play about electricity and intimacy; 50 years of Irish music with The Chieftains.
Feb 21 Insight: News Network: Stockton / INNOVATE / Charles Munch / Sea of Bees
"Stockton Record" columnist Michael Fitzgerald; "INNOVATE" gathers region's industry CEOs ; The Leader of "Sea of Bees" performs in our studio; UC Davis professor with his new book on symphony conductor Charles Munch.
Feb 16 Insight: Capitol Chat: Washington D.C. / Dance and the Brain / The Idea Man / Sound Advice: Classical Performances
A tax cut extension, a $3.8 national budget and a topsy turvy Republican presidental primary in this week's capital chat; How dancing stimulates the brain; A comical play about corporate greed; The best classical performances to see this spring.
Feb 15 Insight: Speed Freak Killers / Storm Large / Dweezil Zappa / The Dean-O-Holics
We’ll talk with a retired FBI agent who investigated the Speed Freak Killers in the 1990's. Singer Storm Large's new intimate memoir. Dweezil Zappa plays his father Frank's sometimes bizarre music. Rat Pack tribute band, the Dean-O-Holics.
Feb 14 Insight: News Network: Seattle / Cave People of the Himalayas / Kristin Hartman / Jazz Gitan
A Seattle Times reporter explains his city's interest in the Sacramento Kings; A UC Merced professor is searching for a lost civilization in the Himalayas; How does the City of Trees inspire artist Kristin Hartman? Gypsy jazz on Fat Tuesday.
Feb 13 Insight: Mortgage Settlement / Bar Pilots / Visually Impaired in the Chemistry Lab / Eunghee Cho
How will the mortgage relief deal help Sacramento area homeowners? Bar pilots lobby for a safer work environment; Sophisticated tools make it possible for a visually impaired student to carry out chemistry experiments; Cellist Eunghee Cho.
Feb 10 Insight: Capitol Chat / Girls Love Mail / Circa / Jack and White
The San Francisco Chronicle's Wyatt Buchanan tells us what's been happening in state government this week; Writing love letters to women with breast cancer; The Australian circus comes to Davis; Jack and White perform in our studio.
Feb 09 Insight: Burning Man Ticket Upset / Pat O'Conner / In Memoriam Michael Goodwin / Tommy Emmanuel / Sound Advice: Deconstructing the Beatles
Burning Man burns its base with a new ticket lottery; Is a man on death row innocent for crimes commited 30 years ago? Reflections on Michael Goodwin's contribution to area arts; Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel; Deconstructing the Beatles.
Feb 08 Insight: Sacramento's Human Rights Violations / Marcos Breton / "Poetry Out Loud" Competition / Blind "Goalball" Player
The UN rebukes the City of Sacramento for violating the homeless population basic human rights; Sacramento Bee Columnist Marcos Breton with news updates and analyses; The "Poetry Out Loud" contest; How a visually impaired athlete excels at goalball.
Feb 07 Insight: Proposition 8 Ruling / News Network: Nevada Caucus / Belva Davis / Jin Hi Kim
Will a federal appeals court rule in favor of California's same-sex marriage initiative? Live analysis & reaction; What did Nevada's Republican caucus achieve for the candidates? Pioneer black journalist Belva Davis; Kumungo virtuoso Jin Hi Kim.
Feb 06 Insight: Park Saving Blueprint / School Nutrition Standards / Maggie Hollenbeck / Rio Americano Jazz
How one neighborhood association saved its once-doomed community center and whether the effort can be replicated. What are Sacramento area schools serving for lunch? A local singer covers Joni Mitchell's entire "Blue" album; Rio Americano Jazz.
Feb 02 Insight: The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) / Capitol Chat / Rachel Barton Pine / Sound Advice
A student's heroic initiative to save another student's life; The never ending CA budget struggle on Capitol Chat; Violinist extraordinaire Rachel Barton Pine plays Mozart at the Mondavi; Sound Advice Classical.
Feb 01 Insight: CSU Executive Salary Cap / Question 1 / Andrew Nisker / Achilles Wheels
West Coast premiere of a new documentary on same-sex marriage's legal battle; Should executive pay be capped at CA State Universities? Does the media influence how the public sees environmental issues? A Foothill's Band has found its own voice.
Jan 31 Insight: Job Related Injuries / The News Network / Museum Day / HellaCapella
The cost of job-related injuries; A 25 percent pay cut for Yuba County supervisor? Objections from the community to a gay teen being named homecoming princess; Sacramento's popular Museum Day takes place this week; Plus, the HellaCapella Festival.
Jan 30 Insight: Redistricting Challenge / Ending Federal Inmate Medical Care Oversight / The Last Crop / Musical Charis
Republicans are challenging the new redistricting map; Is California ready to take control of its prison health care? Where do you find Good Humus organic produce? And the Indie Group Musical Charis strives to reinterpret the word "genre."
Jan 27 Insight: Capitol Chat / Northern California Cheese / Smiley and West / The Alkali Flats
Why is the legislature sueing State Controller John Chiang? Will the proposed tax hikes on the rich pass? Northern California cheese's amazing popularity; The "West and Smiley Show" on Capital Public Radio; The Alkali Flats at Harlow's on Sunday.
Jan 26 Insight: Sacramento Region Economic Forecast / Stories on Stage / Richard Savino / Sound Advice: Blue Dog Jam
A new report says Sacramento's hard-hit economy will improve in 2012; Burgeoning fiction authors from the Northern Valley share their stories; The music that got a Sacramento State professor nominated for a Grammy; New indie music in Sound Advice.
Jan 25 Insight: State of the Union Economics / B Street Theatre's 20th Anniversary / Parkinson's Tandem Cycle / Pam Houston
Are the country's economics relevant to California's? The benefits of pairing strong cyclists with Parkinson's patients on stationary tandem bicycles; Pam Houston's upcoming new novel; B Street Theatre marks 20 years in Sacramento.
Jan 24 Insight: News Network: Reno / Human & Plant Immune Similarites / Tornado Alley / Ray Manzarek
Details of the Washoe Drive Fire and other Reno Area news; How the discovery of plant & animal immune similarites led to new cures; Twister talk with the director of Tornado Alley; The 40th anniversary of L.A. Woman with Ray Manzarek.
Jan 23 Insight: New Sacramento Health Officer / Curbing Stigma of Mental Illness / "Doubt: A Parable" / John McCutcheon
Will Sacramento's next health officer be El Dorado's current health officer? The prognosis is likely; Curbing stigma & discrimination that accompany mental illness; An award winning play about sexual abuse & the clergy; Folk Singer John McCutcheon.
Jan 19 Insight: Capitol Chat / Diane Ravich / Bill Champlin / Sound Advice: Jazz
The republican reacton to Governor Brown's State of the State speech on Capitol Chat; One of the nation's leading voices for public education in America speaks out on testing and choice; The songs and music career of Bill Champlin; More Jazz on SA.
Jan 17 Insight: Strong Mayor Returns / News Network: Stockton / CPR's Format Change / Konstantin Soukhovetski
Details and politics of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's second bid to put strong mayor to voters; We look at Stockton's problems with police & redevelopment; Why is KXJZ going all news & information? Music by Russian pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski.
Jan 13 Insight: Bob Huff / Capitol Chat / UC Davis Telemedicine / The Long Goodbye
California's state senate republican leader shares his plans for 2012; The Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters previews next week's State of the State address; UC Davis' telemedicine program; Louie Perez from Los Lobos talks about his upcoming performance.
Jan 12 Insight: LAO Budget Review / Wild & Scenic Film Festival / Harlem Globetrotters / Sound Advice: Coachella
A new LAO review says Governor Brown's 2012 budget proposal has rosy revenue projections and severe social service cuts; Films and the environment mix in Nevada City; The Harlem Globetrotters spin into town; Music from this year's Coachella lineup.