On today's episode of Fresnolanida, Dani and Jordan are joined by James Kus who is Fresno's County Clerk and Registrar of Voters and Lisa Bryant, the chair of the Political Science department and an election expert. In this episode, they discuss: 

On this week's episode of Fresnolandia, we cover these topics: 

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On today's show, we have brought on Clayton Aldern, an expert on homelessness and housing policy and the co-author of Homelessness is a Housing Problem, along with councilmember Miguel Arias and affordable housing developer Jessica Berzac to discuss how structural factors contribute to homelessness. 

You can buy Clayton Aldern's book here

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In this week's book club episode, we interview Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, about how parking shapes our world. We discuss some of the key concepts in his book, discuss how these ideas can be applied here in Frenso, and take community questions from our listeners. 

About Henry: Henry Grabar is a journalist, author, and researcher focused on cities, housing, transportation, and the environment. Since 2016, he has been a staff writer at Slate, contributing to the Metropolis column, and his work has appeared in major outlets like The Atlantic, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He has produced podcasts for Decoder Ring and 99 Percent Invisible, and his research on French colonial architecture was published in Cultural Geographies. Grabar edited The Future of Transportation and authored Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, which was named one of the best books of 2023 by The New Yorker and The New Republic. His work has been recognized by the Livingston Award, the Writers Guild of America, and the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Henry is a graduate of Yale with a degree in American Studies and French.

You can buy Henry's book here

The topics covered in this week's episode of Fresnolandia: 

The topics covered in this week's episode of Fresnolandia: 

The topics covered in this week's episode of Fresnolandia: 

Our first book club at Fresnolandia is Mas Masumoto's new book Secret Harvest: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm. We brought Mas on the show to discuss the book, covering the history of internment in the Fresno Area, the complicated dimensions of family secrets, mental health and institutionalization, and more. We end the episode with what we are loving this week!

Please enjoy our conversation with Mas Masumoto!

Purchase Secret Harvest here