Historian Ada Ferrer recounts her 9-year-old brother left behind in Cuba
09/06/2026 | 51min
Plus, President Trump says the Iran War is ending, but Iran doesn’t seem as eager to move on. And we remember Iranian novelist Marjane Satrapi, whose last book celebrated the women, life, freedom movement.
Jakob Nowell on filling his late father’s shoes as Sublime’s frontman
08/06/2026 | 51min
Plus, Nithya Raman is now in second place in the mayor’s race. That prompted President Trump to cry voter fraud. And Cubans in both Cuba and the U.S. worry about Trump’s efforts to target them.
The unpleasant experience of visiting Yosemite
05/06/2026 | 52min
Plus, a far-right, Trump-loving lawyer who calls himself “El Tigre” promises to eradicate Colombia’s drug cartels. We’ll have your weekend movie reviews, and Evan Kleiman brings us a peculiar French dessert.
Bass headed to runoff; Pratt says ‘I hope she’s ready’
04/06/2026 | 52min
Plus, recapping the statewide races, how last year’s fires affected people on the streets, and we’ll meet a man who worked with the homeless who became homeless himself after the Eaton Fire.
Do YouTubers’ success in Hollywood threaten the studio system?
02/06/2026 | 51min
Plus, a two-year analysis of Gov. Newsom’s signature homeless policy reveals a deeply flawed program, how AI can detect cancer in mammograms, and ‘90s cult fave Koo Koo Roo promised to return, but so far, nary a squawk.