CA FAIR Plan to Raise Home Insurance Rates | Sacramento Gets Its Shot to Host the X Games | Evangeline’s Rises From the AshesWe’ll learn more about how fire risks have affected the California insurance market. Plus, the X Games are coming to Sacramento for the first time next weekend. Finally, a costume shop in Old Sac set to reopen next weekend.Listen To Full Show/ download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire | Book 'Play with Your Cat' | Lab Rats Wildfire ConcertLocal Jewish and Palestinian-Americans respond to a potential ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas. Also, a feline behavior scientist's new book, “Play with your Cat!” Finally, jazz-hip hop fusion band Lab Rats hosts wildfire benefit shows. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Climate Risk Facing Insurers | CTE in Spotlight at Pro Football Hall of Fame | Fox & Goose Celebrates 50 YearsFormer California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones explains the climate risk facing the insurance sector. Also, the brain disorder CTE is a focus in this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. Finally, Fox & Goose Public House celebrates 50 years Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
School Wildfire Recovery | Assembly Member Rhodesia Ransom | Dave NachmanoffHow California is supporting public schools impacted by LA-area wildfires. Also, San Joaquin County’s new state Assembly member Rhodesia Ransom. Finally, singer-songwriter Dave Nachmanoff performs on Insight. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gov. Newsom’s State Budget | CA Wildfires Threaten Insurers | Book ‘Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power’Gov. Newsom unveils his 2025-26 state budget proposal. Also, how wildfires in LA could further threaten California's insurance market. Finally, the author of “Kernels of Resistance: Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power.” Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Los Angeles Wildfires | Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho | CapRadio Sues Former General Manager Jun ReinaAn update on wildfires in Los Angeles. Also, Sacramento County DA Thien Ho’s priorities for the new year. Finally, CapRadio sues its former general manager, seeking nearly $1 million in connection to the public media station’s financial crisis. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Role of a City Manager | New Assembly Member Maggy Krell | Facing Seasonal Affective DisorderAs Sacramento embarks on a nationwide search, what does a city manager actually do? Also, a conversation with new state Assembly Member Maggy Krell. Finally, how to cope with seasonal affective disorder. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California’s New Legislative Session | New Law Creates Black-Serving Institutions | ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Rock OrchestraCalifornia’s 2025 legislative session kicks off. Also, a new law creates a Black-Serving Institution designation for colleges and universities in the state. Finally, a “Guardians of the Galaxy” rock orchestra at the Harris Center. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
POLITICO’s California Playbook | California’s New Year Snowpack | Remembering Georgia ‘Mother Rose’ WestPOLITICO’s California Playbook on the state’s 2025 political priorities. Also, California’s snowpack for the new year. Finally, remembering Underground Books’ longtime manager Georgia “Mother Rose” West. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Best of Insight: Unsolved Mystery of the Yuba County Five | Book ‘The Hungry Season’ | Memoir ‘Dancing the Afrofuture’Best of 2024: The 1978 unsolved disappearance of the Yuba County Five. Plus, “The Hungry Season” details a Hmong rice farmer in the Central Valley. Finally, “Dancing the Afrofuture,” a memoir studying hip hop culture. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Cancer Champions | ‘Life Kit’s’ Marielle Segarra | Goodbye Allen YoungA nonprofit that supports cancer patients through treatment and beyond. Also, NPR “Life Kit” Host Marielle Segarra opens up about breast cancer. Finally, a send off for Insight Interim Host Allen Young. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
