CIF youth sports | California wildfire history | Jan. 6th’s historical context and impact on midterm elections

Summary: <p><em><strong>Updated on Jan. 1, 2022 at 11:01 a.m.</strong></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How school athletes will be impacted by COVID-19 protocols. Interactive California Wildfire History map shows how fires have changed over time. Historical context of the January 6th insurrection and how it can shape midterm elections. </span></p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>Assistant Commissioner of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cifsjs.org/landing/index" target="_blank">CIF Sac-Joaquin Section</a>, <strong>Will DeBoard</strong>, which is the governing body for high school sports in California, discusses how COVID-19 protocols are impacting school athletes. </li> <li>CapRadio Data Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/emily-zentner/" target="_blank">Emily Zentner</a></strong> and UC Merced Fire Science Professor <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.pyrogeographer.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Kolden</a></strong> share CapRadio’s interactive <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://projects.capradio.org/california-fire-history/#6/38.58/-121.49" target="_blank">California Wildfire History</a> map and explain how the state’s fires have changed over time due to a changing climate and increasing forest fuel loads. </li> <li> <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://history.ucdavis.edu/people/fzkolmst" target="_blank">Kathryn Olmstead</a></strong>, Professor of History at UC Davis, previews an <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://dhi.ucdavis.edu/events/us-capitol-riotinsurrection-one-year-and-possible-futures-january-6-2021" target="_blank">online forum</a> she and three other university professors are hosting to discuss the historical context of the January 6th insurrection and its potential implications for this year’s midterm elections. </li> </ul> <p><em>Correction: A previous version of this episode had the incorrect audio attached. It has been corrected.</em></p>