Insight With Beth Ruyak

Hosted By Beth Ruyak

Insight creates conversation to build community, exploring issues and events that connect people in our region. Insight covers breaking news and big ideas, music, arts & culture with responsible journalism, civil discussion and diverse voices.

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Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
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LATEST SHOW | Thursday, February 13, 2020

Vanessa S. Nelson / Capital Public Radio

Amador County Murder-Suicides Examined / Remembering Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s Joseph Shabalala

Communities in rural Amador County are coming together to try to prevent intimate partner violence and murder-suicides. We remember Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s founder Joseph Shabalala.

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  • Vanessa S. Nelson / Capital Public Radio

    Community Response To Amador County Murder-Suicides

    A New Year’s Day murder-suicide has mobilized people in communities in rural Amador County to work together to raise awareness about available services and try to help those who are the victims of intimate partner violence.

  • Joseph Shabalala, Founder Of Legendary A Cappella Singing Group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dies

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo formed in 1969, and in the last 50 years has toured the world many times over. The unique harmonies the group sings came to its founder, Joseph Shabalala, in a dream. Shabalala died this week.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

Fact Checking Election Misinformation / The Youth Vote / Kushman By The Bottle

How do you know if the information you’re reading and hearing is true? How are young people mobilizing their peers to participate in the election process? And, state-of-the-industry reports suggest an uncertain outlook for wine.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi

Coronavirus & Flu Update / Japanese Incarceration Photos / Novel Intertwines Wars’ Aftermath

The spread of the coronavirus shows no signs of abating, but what about flu season? To learn what happened to his family, a photographer spent years looking for other incarcerated Japanese Americans. A novel intertwines two families and two wars.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Elise Amendola / AP Photo

New Hampshire Primary / ’When We Were Colored’ / Elk Grove Author's Oscar Swag

The 2020 election season is off to an unexpected start with the Iowa results debacle, now it’s on to New Hampshire, Ginger Rutland’s play gets new life on stage in Oak Park and an Elk Grove native has his book included in the Oscar ‘swag bag’.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Scott Rodd / Capital Public Radio

Insight Digital Special: Capitol Chat On Rent Control And A Move To Unionize Childcare Workers

On this week’s Capitol Chat: an initiative to expand rent control in California has qualified for the November ballot, and childcare providers in California rallied at the Capitol and are mobilizing to unionize.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Evan Vucci / AP Photo

State Of The Union Reactions / Kobe & Latinos / Johnny Cash Retrospective

We'll hear GOP and Democratic responses to President Trump's State of the Union. We take a look at how some Latinos are mourning Kobe Bryant. We preview a new exhibit about Johnny Cash and Folsom Prison.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Courtesy of Connor Poggetto

Iowa Results Fiasco / Medal Winning Disabled Water Skier / 'Harry Potter' On Stage

The first vote of presidential campaign season has finally taken place. But, it’s clear things did not go as planned. Sacramento resident and disabled water skier Connor Poggetto claims a national honor. We talk ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.’

Monday, February 3, 2020

AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Political Junkie / Kobe Bryant And Latinos / 'Mornings On Fair Oaks Bridge'

The Political Junkie talks about tonight’s Iowa caucuses. In the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death, we look at the acceptance he felt and the impact he had on Latinos. We discuss over a year of impressions of the Fair Oaks Bridge.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

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Update On Australia Fires / Iowa Caucuses / Sound Advice

We update you on the US air tanker that crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts in Australia. We demystify Monday’s Iowa Caucuses. We preview the New Millennium Concert Series.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi

Coronavirus Update / Fact Checking The Ballot / Author Pam Houston

Two UC Davis disease specialists demystify the coronavirus. We fact check two items on the California ballot and chat with writer Pam Houston about her new memoir and the Sierra Writer's Conference.

 

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