California Sun Podcast
1) Scot Danforth on the fight for disability rights in California
Scot Danforth, author of the new biography "An Independent Man," talks about the life of Ed Roberts, who founded the Independent Living Movement. In the revolutionary 1960s, Roberts and his fellow Ber...Show More
2) Matthew Scott photographs L.A.'s hidden stories, from concrete rivers to palm-lined streets
Photographer Matthew Scott captures Los Angeles through his lens, revealing stories hidden in plain sight. His projects include "Concrete River," an ongoing exploration of the 51 miles of channelized ...Show More
3) Gustavo Arellano on California families under siege
Gustavo Arellano reports from California's ground zero of President Trump's deportation crackdown. The Los Angeles Times columnist explains why many Latino voters who supported Trump now feel betraye...Show More
4) Roddy Bottum: A queer rock pioneer remembers San Francisco's lost era
Roddy Bottum, a founder of the alternative metal band Faith No More, chronicles 1980s and '90s San Francisco — a dark, overlooked era between the Summer of Love and the tech boom. His memoir, "The Roy...Show More
5) Ashlee Vance on robot gladiators and the future of AI combat
Ashlee Vance reports from San Francisco's underground robot fight clubs, where humanoid machines controlled by virtual reality pilots battle in steel cages before roaring crowds. China dominates the h...Show More
6) Todd S. Purdum: How Desi Arnaz invented modern television and lost himself
Todd S. Purdum, veteran journalist and author of the new book "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television," explains how a Cuban refugee revolutionized Hollywood from his adopted home in Los Angeles....Show More
7) John Freeman sees California as America's literary center
John Freeman, author of "California Rewritten: A Journey Through the Golden State's New Literature," talks about how California has become America's new literary center, challenging New York's dominan...Show More
8) Ari Gold on what happens when 'live cinema' meets family dysfunction
Filmmaker Ari Gold turns the camera on his own family in "Brother Verses Brother," an ambitious one-shot musical that follows him and his identical twin brother searching for meaning through the stree...Show More
9) Dina Gilio-Whitaker on how California commodified Native identity
Dina Gilio-Whitaker, author of the new book "Who Gets to Be Indian?" explores how California became ground zero for Native American identity fraud — from Hollywood's early film lots to today's casino ...Show More
10) Mike Magee on building the world's most innovative university
Mike Magee is the president of Minerva University, which has earned the No. 1 ranking in the World University Rankings for Innovation for four consecutive years. Founded in San Francisco in 2012, Min...Show More