July 24, 2020
Garage rockers Th’ Losin Streaks' debut the a new animated music video and a conversation with Tim Foster, leader of th’ long running band.
July 22, 2020
Devi Laskar’s debut novel, “The Atlas of Reds and Blues,” is an account of systemic racism told through a series of random memories and observations. They are the final thoughts of a woman of color who is shot in her driveway in suburban Atlanta.
July 14, 2020
The deadline to apply for Sacramento’s Creative Economy Recovery Grants is July 22. Here’s some information from the city to help those who wish to apply.
June 22, 2020
A conversation with Sacramento Ballet Artistic Director Amy Seiwert about virtual summer classes and how the company has adjusted to the coronavirus pandemic.
June 16, 2020
Photographer Kevin Fiscus joins the show to talk about his portrait feature in the Sacramento Magazine honoring local heroes in the COVID-19 battle.
June 10, 2020
We're updating a list of live musical performances from around the world, categorized by date and genre.
June 10, 2020
Books can be an effective escape from the reality of the world, but some people who write for a living are finding their creativity challenged right now. We talk about it with local author T.R. Ragan and her recently released book.
June 8, 2020
School’s out and summer activities are on hold. We’ll get into some ideas for arts and crafts you can do with your kids to cut down screen time; plus, you can make a visit to an outdoor museum in Woodland.
June 4, 2020
A handful of San Francisco missionaries gave sanctuary to Chinatown’s prostitutes and their children starting in the Gold Rush. Julia Flynn Siler delivers non-fiction accounts of the women who escaped prostitution and the women who helped them.
May 28, 2020
A look ahead to the weekend and updates on the Tiny Desk Contest with CapRadio Modern Music Director Nick Brunner.
May 27, 2020
Local artist and author Caren Halvorsen talks about her at-home jewelry and craft-making, and why she wants to donate her work.
May 26, 2020
A look at a trio of local film festivals and how you can enjoy movies virtually beyond your favorite streaming service.
May 19, 2020
Acclaimed writer John Freeman talks about his fourth collection of poetry “The Park,” and his experience of living in New York during the pandemic.
May 18, 2020
Filmmaker Marc Waszkiewicz and musician Lea Jones join the show ahead of Memorial Day to discuss their collaboration on the documentary ‘Vietnam: An Inner View.’
May 14, 2020
Insight talks with a pair of Nevada County women who launched a new podcast amidst the pandemic called, "Dating When the World Is Gonna End."
Arts and Lifestyle NEWS
August 8, 2020
The Emmy and Tony award-winning actor will answer three questions about safe driving, inspired by classic driver's education films of yesteryear.
August 8, 2020
After student Spencer Alexander McDaniel realized that the Latin on the cover of a new book by Sean Hannity was pretty much gibberish, Hannity changed it.
August 8, 2020
Singer, songwriter, and satirist Tim Minchin's new series opens with a bang: A frazzled man is driving an upright piano across the bare Australian landscape when he collides with a mouthy teenager.
August 8, 2020
Playwright, musician, and author Nate Marshall has a new book of poetry out, called Finna. He says the title comes from the common Southern phrase "fixing to," which is all about what happens next.
August 8, 2020
Alexis Daria's soapy, sizzling new novel follows two telenovela actors who fall for each other while playing bitter exes — and have to figure out how to balance private love and public stardom.
February 14, 2020
“Alabaster,” a new play by Sacramento’s Capital Stage, features talking animals on an obscure farm in Alabama. CapRadio Theatre Critic Jeff Hudson says it’s an absorbing trip into the lives of characters who are well worth meeting.
December 13, 2019
Sacramento’s Capital Stage is presenting another holiday season play recalling British writer Jane Austen. Critic Jeff Hudson says this nimble production will particularly appeal to fans of PBS serials like “Downton Abbey” and “Upstairs, Downstairs.”
September 19, 2019
The Capital Stage production of "Between Riverside and Crazy," about a retired black cop and the diverse assortment of locals who visit his apartment, continues through Sept. 29 in Sacramento.
August 2, 2019
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival provides a funny, fiesty performance of "The Taming of the Shrew," with director Sara Bruner at the helm.
July 23, 2019
Think of “Million Dollar Quartet” as a nostalgic two-hour party in the great outdoors, studded with classic tunes by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
