A number of things are bad for your health. Is economic inequality one of them? According to Stephen Bezruchka, U.S. population health lags behind that of dozens of other countries for two main reasons: extreme economic inequality and a lack of government support directed at early life. (Encore presentation.) Stephen Bezruchka, Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19’s Health … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The CDC dashboard charting COVID hospitalizations and deaths, as well as the California dashboard showing COVID levels in sewage suggest we’re in a relatively good place right now If you’re in California, and eligible for the latest round of boosters, you can look up where they’re available via https://myturn.ca.gov/ Podcast music … Continued
Don Winslow discusses his latest novel, “City of Dreams,” a sequel to “City on Fire,” and the second book of a noir trilogy using the plot of the Trojan War and its aftermath. He also discusses his political anti-MAGA work on Twitter. Then we hear from Norah Piehl, the Director of Literary Programs at the Bay Area Book Festival, which occurs in Berkeley the weekend of May 6-7, 2023. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
We begin with the announcement today by President Biden that he is running for a second term at the end of which he would be 86. We examine the concern among some Democrats that it might be difficult to get young voters to the polls who are not inspired by the party’s gerontocracy with too … Continued
A San Francisco study shows that the City’s covid-focused policy to house homeless folks in hotels helped those folks access more primary healthcare with fewer emergency room needs, and also helped get access to longer term housing. Our guests are Dr Elizabeth Abbs, one of the authors of the study, who is a primary care … Continued
A San Francisco study shows that the City’s covid-focused policy to house homeless folks in hotels helped those folks access more primary healthcare with fewer emergency room needs, and also helped get access to longer term housing. Our guests are Dr Elizabeth Abbs, one of the authors of the study, who is a primary care … Continued
Ralph welcomes Samuel Levine who heads the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission to give you tips on how to use this government agency to protect yourself from corporate fraud and abuse. Plus, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, Dr. Michael Carome stops by to give us the latest warnings about … Continued
Discussed in this episode: The CDC has started reporting US prevalence of XBB.1.16, colloquially known as “Arcturus.” It’s a more-transmissible subvariant of Omicron the CDC currently estimates to comprise roughly 10% of COVID cases in the US Podcast music credit: Now Son by Podington Bear, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Gemma Whelan discusses her novel, “Painting in the Dark,” which takes place in Ireland and Northern California in the early 1980s. Then, a 2004 interview with Russell Banks (1940-2023) discussing his novel “The Darling,” an interview not heard in nearly two decades. The weekly theatre review looks at “English” now at Berkeley Rep, and “Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2” now at ACT’s Strand Theatre. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Fox and Dominion Voting Systems announce nearly $800 million settlement — avoiding a jury trial Pressure growing on Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign after Republicans refuse to allow a replacement to serve on Judiciary Committee Democrats use … Continued
