Today host Mitch Jeserich interviews Sociology Professor Antony Alumkal about his new book “Paranoid Science: The Christian Right’s War on Reality.” The book explains how and why Christian leaders came to see scientific truths as hostile. Then Jeserich talks to science writer Dava Sobel about her book “A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the … Continued
France’s parliamentary elections have handed a majority to newly elected centrist Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron. But Macron still faces large challenges, as does his counterpart Theresa May in England. On today’s show we’ll turn to analyst Larry Bensky to help understand the political forces shaping Europe and their relevance in the US. And, the internationally … Continued
On today’s show, hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich discuss yesterday’s elections in Georgia and South Carolina elections and their implications on the forthcoming Republican healthcare bill. Brooks and Jeserich also talk with Zainab Chaudry, spokeswoman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, about the shocking weekend slaying of Virginia high school student Nabra Hassanen. Civil … Continued
As Jon Ossoff Loses Georgia Special Election, Where Do Democrats Go from Here in Challenging GOP? Media Malpractice? As GOP Moves to Strip Healthcare from Millions, Press Remains Focused on Russia; Katrina vanden Heuvel Cautions Against Overreading into Ossoff’s Loss in Georgia Special Election; Can Brooklyn’s Little Pakistan Survive Trump? Inside One Family’s Fight to … Continued
Guest: Dr. Jay Olshansky, the Quest for Immortality. Hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku.
On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Stephen P. Hinshaw, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and of psychiatry at UC San Francisco. Stephen P. Hinshaw is the author of the book Another Kind of Madness; A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness, describing his father’s mental illness and the … Continued
Two white Seattle police officers have killed a pregnant black woman in her own home in front of her children. We’ll speak with Mark-Anthony Johnson of Dignity and Power Now about Charleena Lyles and how her killing fits within the broader picture of police brutality, but also incarceration and the lack of mental health resources. … Continued
Hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich interview Reese Erlich, award-winning independent journalist and author of several books on foreign policy including “Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect,” about the recent U.S. bombing of a Syrian plane and its repercussions on U.S.-Russia relations. Then, Quinton Sankofa, Staff Collective Member … Continued
Arundhati Roy on Returning to Fiction, Redefining Happiness & Writing about Worlds Ripped Apart; Arundhati Roy Reads from Her Acclaimed New Novel, “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”; Acclaimed Novelist Arundhati Roy on Telling the Truth of the Atrocities in Kashmir Through Fiction; Arundhati Roy on Upcoming Meeting Between Indian PM Modi & Trump at White … Continued
Many people go at a fast pace, eat on the run, work long hours, and are sleep deprived. Without taking time to tune in to what you’re feeling, you may be regularly depleted. Join Nurse Rona and Peter Wright, MFT, to discuss the pressures of life and your health.
