What is California? Podcast
1) Farewell (for now!) from 'What is California?'
A bittersweet programming note from host Stu VanAirsdale.
2) Episode 39: Anita Chabria
Anita Chabria discusses her work as a California columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and her quest to tell stories that spotlight the state's people, geography, and diversity.
3) Episode 38: Dan Walters
The veteran political columnist Dan Walters talks about covering 60 years of California's up and downs, the state's questionable leadership, and our most formidable challenges for the decades ahead.
4) Episode 37: Ellen Pao
Ellen Pao of Project Include talks about navigating the tech industry, from the bubble era of the late â90s to her turbulent time at the helm of Reddit to her current push to diversify Silicon Valley.
5) Episode 36: Alicia Garza
Alicia Garza talks about how her California roots and experience have inspired her influential social justice undertakings, from cofounding #BlackLivesMatter to her current work with Black Futures Lab...Show More
6) Episode 35: Greg Lucas
State librarian Greg Lucas takes us on a tour through the history, delights and the discoveries of the California State Library.
7) Episode 34: Rep. Jackie Speier
As Rep. Jackie Speier wraps up her final term in Congress, she looks back at her successes from 40 years of public service and how she survived tragedies from Jonestown to Jan. 6.
8) Episode 33: Dr. Garen Wintemute
How does California influence the conversation about gun violence in America? Dr. Garen Wintemute takes us behind the numbers to spotlight the challenges and opportunities for treating one of the coun...Show More
9) Episode 32: Allison Arieff
Allison Arieff brings her sharp, authoritative take on urban design to help us understand where California cities and suburbs are going wrongâand how they can make it right.
10) Episode 31: Miyoko Schinner
The influential impresario behind Miyoko's Creamery talks about the plant-based food renaissance and why, as far as she's concerned, every meat and dairy consumer she knows is "pre-vegan."