Christopher Gabriel Program

More with James Denton including finding a balance between raising kids while being a celebrity on the global stage, his athletic prowess in softball games as part of MLB All-Star weekends and whether he believes his huge hit, "Desperate Housewives," could be as big today with the endless array of streaming services. 

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Ben returned to the program to talk Phillies, Astros, the World Series and the potential legacy of Houston going back to their 2017 championship. Also, more discussion on Aaron Judge and whether he'll stay with the Yankees or possibly come west... to the Giants? The Dodgers? 

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Nick makes his weekly visit with three films/series: Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix), Armageddon Time (theaters) and Wendell & Wild (Netflix). 

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Todd Suntrapak returns for an extended conversation. Here in Part 1, Todd discusses the continuing of infection control as Covid cases lessen, mental health-related stress in children and the alarming rise in respiratory illnesses in children. 

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Todd continues as he discusses the "Preventing Youth Suicide" collaborative, warning signs that shouldn't be ignored and how a child's health can improve or decline for reasons that extend beyond the walls of the care a hospital can give. 

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Longtime CGP regular and NBA writer Sean Highkin returns for his annual season preview, can the Warriors repeat and who are his dark horses from each conference. 

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Nick makes his weekly visit with three major films: Black Adam (theaters), The Banshees of Inisherin (theaters) and Ticket to Paradise (theaters). 

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Janie McCauley is one of the finest AP sports writers in the nation and a frequent visitor to The CGP. She is also an accomplished tennis player (played collegiately). Not long ago she was invited to play at San Quentin State Prison. It was a profound experience, one she wrote about in a feature called "San Quentin inmates find community through tennis." We have the pleasure of hearing about the experience directly from Janie.

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More with Janie McCauley... here we get into the Oakland A's and whether or not the A's are leaving Oakland, progress on the proposed new ballpark, the Giants and interest in native Californian Aaron Judge and the Warriors - can they go back-to-back and how do they navigate on and off the court after the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole incident.

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Weekly regular Nick Schager, entertainment critic for The Daily Beast, joined the program to review Halloween Ends (theaters and Peacock), I Love You, You Hate Me (Peacock) and Chainsaw Man (Crunchyroll).

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