Episodios

  • Jonathan Rosen on His Childhood Best Friend’s Schizophrenia and the ‘Tragedy of Good Intentions’

    Jonathan Rosen on His Childhood Best Friend’s Schizophrenia and the ‘Tragedy of Good Intentions’
    Jul 17 2024
    Jonathan Rosen’s memoir “The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions” was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist and named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic and Slate. It tells the story of Rosen’s childhood friendship with Michael Laudor, their teenage competition and years spent together at Yale, where Laudor stands out as a genius and academic superstar. After Laudor is diagnosed with schizophrenia, he seems poised to be “exceptional” in this way as well — successfully navigating his illness while transitioning from a locked psychiatric ward to Yale Law School. But his path with schizophrenia isn’t linear, and a violent crime he commits thrusts dominant narratives about mental health and the gaps in our healthcare system into the limelight. We’ll talk with Rosen about those gaps, how “good intentions” failed to provide a meaningful replacement for deinstitutionalization and the evolution of how we talk about schizophrenia. Guests: Jonathan Rosen, author, "The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions" - which was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Memoir or Autobiography and named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and Slate
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  • Political Violence Has Been On the Rise Well Before Trump Shooting

    Political Violence Has Been On the Rise Well Before Trump Shooting
    Jul 17 2024
    In calling for unity in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, President Joe Biden said political violence is “un-American and abhorrent.” But that’s more aspiration than historical reality. Political violence has been part of American history since our founding and has been on the rise since Trump was elected in 2016, according to experts. Elected officials and average citizens have been victims of politically motivated shooting sprees. We’ll talk about what constitutes political violence, why it keeps occurring, and what to make of the recent news. Guests: Gary LaFree, professor of criminology and criminal justice, University of Maryland Matthew Dallek, professor of political management, The George Washington University; author, "Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right" Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; studies democracy, the rule of law, and political violence
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  • Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case & Once A Foe, Ohio Senator JD Vance Tapped as Trump's Running Mate

    Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case & Once A Foe, Ohio Senator JD Vance Tapped as Trump's Running Mate
    Jul 16 2024
    Florida federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump on Monday, finding that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith violated the constitution. The case — in which Trump stands accused of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate — had been considered the most straightforward of the criminal matters Trump faces. We look at the legal and political implications of the ruling Former president Donald Trump has chosen 39-year old Ohio Senator JD Vance to be his running mate. Vance, once a fierce Trump critic who gained visibility during the 2016 election for explaining Trump’s appeal to white working class voters, has in recent years come to embrace core MAGA principles. We learn more about Vance and hear your reactions. Guests: David Graham, staff writer, The Atlantic; his new piece is "An Astonishing Ruling in Trump's Classified Documents Case" Grace Panetta, political reporter, The 19th
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  • Preview the Olympic Games with Bay Area Athletes

    Preview the Olympic Games with Bay Area Athletes
    Jul 16 2024
    The Bay Area has a long tradition of producing Olympians and this year continues that legacy as athletes from the region prepare for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We check in with a few members of Team USA who will be heading to Paris and we’ll discuss how world events are going to impact the games, what lessons the committee has learned since Tokyo, and the most compelling storylines to follow at this summer’s games. Guests: Ann Killion, sports columnist, San Francisco Chronicle Hans Henken, USA Olympic Team, Sailing Alexander Massialas, USA Olympic Team, Fencing Christella Garcia, USA Paralympic Team, Judo
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  • The Trump Assassination Attempt and How ‘The Reactionary Spirit’ is Threatening Democracy Worldwide

    The Trump Assassination Attempt and How ‘The Reactionary Spirit’ is Threatening Democracy Worldwide
    Jul 15 2024
    Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, far-right Republicans pointed fingers at President Joe Biden, blaming his warnings about Trump’s threats to democracy for instigating the violence. For Vox reporter Zack Beauchamp, this “should cause us to reflect more broadly on how our political leaders should respond to political violence in our country.” For the last decade Beauchamp has been covering global challenges to democracy — and why democratic countries with deep political divisions can become vulnerable to violence and autocracy. We reflect on the assassination attempt and where it leaves us as a nation. Beauchamp’s new book is “The Reactionary Spirit: How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World.” Guests: Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent, Vox
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  • Republican Convention Kicks off Days After Trump Shooting

    Republican Convention Kicks off Days After Trump Shooting
    Jul 15 2024
    Republicans open their convention in Milwaukee today, just two days after former president Trump was shot in the ear by a sniper at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. President Biden gave a speech last night condemning the shooting and calling for a lowering of the temperature in politics. We’ll get the latest on the investigation into the shooting and we’ll talk about how the assassination attempt could change the Republican and the Democratic campaigns for the presidency. Guests: Scott Shafer, KQED's senior editor for politics and government and co-host of Political Breakdown Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent, NPR Hans Noel, associate professor of government, Georgetown; author, "Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America"
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  • Maternity Care Deserts on the Rise in California

    Maternity Care Deserts on the Rise in California
    Jul 12 2024
    In the last decade California hospitals have shut down nearly 50 maternity wards, leaving pregnant people in large swaths of the state without a place to deliver their babies. That’s according to an ongoing CalMatters investigation which has found that the closures have accelerated in the last four years as hospitals cite high costs, labor shortages and declining birth rates. We look at the scope of the problem and who’s most affected – and how midwives and birthing centers are advocating for solutions. And we’ll hear from you: Have you had trouble accessing maternity care, or have you had to travel a long distance to give birth? Guests: Kristen Hwang, health reporter, CalMatters Holly Smith, certified nurse-midwife and co-lead, Midwifery Access California Tiffany Leonhardt, director of business development, Plumas District Hospital
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  • Journalist William Gee Wong’s Memoir ‘Sons of Chinatown’ Chronicles His Family’s Chinese-American Experience

    Journalist William Gee Wong’s Memoir ‘Sons of Chinatown’ Chronicles His Family’s Chinese-American Experience
    Jul 12 2024
    As a journalist, William Gee Wong focused many of his stories on the Asian American experience. And in his new memoir, “Sons of Chinatown,” Wong trains his reporter’s eye on his own family’s sometimes uneasy immigration and assimilation story. It begins in 1912 with the immigration of his father, known as Pop, who came to the U.S. as a “Paper Son,” an individual who purchased partially fraudulent documents to establish residency. Over decades, Wong’s family established a foothold in the United States, but never managed to fully escape discrimination and racism. We talk to Wong, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and columnist for the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle, about his family’s story. Guest: William Gee Wong, journalist; author of “Sons of Chinatown: A memoir rooted in China and America”
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