Insight With Vicki Gonzalez
Summary: Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts daily interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.
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Podcasts:
For Tuesday's Insight, we hear about abuse and trafficking in the marijuana industry, racism on California farms, Sacramento State's first farm-to-fork dinner and the 90th anniversary of the Stockton Symphony.
For Monday's Insight, we hear about the latest in politics, maternal healthcare shortages in California, a cross-country trip using a tilt-shift plane and a night of local soul previewed by Phillip Rayburn.
For Friday's Insight, we hear about climate change legislation that passed, a columnist who commented on 9/11, a speaker combating epilepsy and fear, and a puppet show focused on fundraising for the Sac Prep Music Academy.
For Monday's Insight, Political Junkie Ken Rudin shares his analysis on current politics, reporter Ben Bradford reveals Denti-Cal horrors and a Sacramento scientist releases his book on moths, myths and mosquitoes.
For Thursday's Insight, the Political Junkie joins us in studio, we get an overview of what Politifact is and some current fact checks, Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler updates us on local politics and we remember the late Bobby Hucherson.
For Tuesday's Insight, marijuana remains a Schedule 1 drug, we receive updates on the Rio Olympics, the Trailhead Fire reveals an archaeological site and a jazz band performs in-studio.
For Monday's Insight, Political Junkie Ken Rudin turns his analytical gaze west, Sacramento-based artists transform Midtown with wall murals and a new cocktail book collects local recipes and interviews with the mixologists behind the drinks.
Today on Insight, we hear about legislation failing to pass, a botanist talks about Tahoe's wildflowers in her new book, Sacramento comedians join an international lineup of comedians and we talk to our new Morning Classical Host Kevin Doherty.
Today on Insight, a UC Davis professor talks about the bad year Lake Tahoe has had, our resident wine expert Rick Kushman revisits wine tasting advice and the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen celebrates 10 years of serving bicyclists.
Today on Insight, a new fact check from Politifact, Davis has a farmers market week, a Davis cellist wins international recognition and an Auburn band previews their upcoming first album.
Today on Insight, Political Junkie Ken Rudin turns his gaze west, reporters share details of Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva's arrest, an author previews her new book and singer Ann Callaway talks about her upcoming performance in Lake Tahoe.
Today on Insight, Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler updates us on the latest in local politics, the California State Library receives new artwork, an author aims to assist aspiring writers and a composer does his take on "The Passion of Joan of Arc."
Today on Insight, we talk about the increase of West Nile activity in California, the rise of diseases that transfer from animal to human and updates on musician Jackie Greene, who celebrates one year of his new album after a five-year hiatus.
Today on Insight, we hear about Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's rallies in Reno, updates us on the Soberanes fire, Harvest Day tips for gardening and the launching of a new low-power radio station that is completely volunteer-run.
The national conventions are over and the Political Junkie talks about what's next for the presidential election. PolitiFact California reporter fact-checked speeches by politicians during those conventions. He talks with Insight about his ratings.