KCBS Radio In Depth

Misleading stories, conspiracy theories, outright lies: This election cycle seems likely to have been targeted by disinformation on an even larger scale than we saw in 2016.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we'll hear about the efforts taking place on the airwaves and online to push back against the false claims and help the truth rise to the surface.

Guests: 

• Alex Stamos, director, Stanford Internet Observatory; former chief security officer, Facebook
• Edward Wasserman, dean emeritus and professor of media ethics, Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley

Host: Keith Menconi

Among the biggest "surprises" that election night 2020 served up, President Trump’s significant gains among Latino voters in key regions throughout the country. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we discuss what's behind the shift and why many political analysts aren't terribly surprised at all. Then in the second half we consider the shape of politics to come here in California where Latinos make up the second largest ethnic voting bloc.

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi

Among the biggest "surprises" that election night 2020 served up, President Trump’s significant gains among Latino voters in key regions throughout the country. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we discuss what's behind the shift and why many political analysts aren't terribly surprised at all. Then in the second half we consider the shape of politics to come here in California where Latinos make up the second largest ethnic voting bloc.

Guests: 

• Mike Madrid, Republican political consultant; partner, GrassrootsLab; co-founder, The Lincoln Project
• Gary Segura, dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs; co-founder, Latino Decisions

Host: Keith Menconi

It’s among the most highly anticipated elections in modern US history, but what will election night 2020 look like from here in California? 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we break down the top state races, so you’ll be ready to follow all the returns when they start coming in. 

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi 

It’s among the most highly anticipated elections in modern US history, but what will election night 2020 look like from here in California? 

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we break down the top state races, so you’ll be ready to follow all the returns when they start coming in. 

Guests: 

• Doug Sovern, KCBS Political Reporter
• David McCuan, professor of American politics at Sonoma State University

Host: Keith Menconi 

After months and months on lockdown, Bay Area medical experts weigh in on possible paths forward. 

Guests:

Host: Keith Menconi 

After months and months on lockdown, Bay Area medical experts weigh in on possible paths forward. 

Guests:

• Dr. Marm Kilpatrick, who studies infectious diseases at UC Santa Cruz’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician at UC San Francisco

Host: Keith Menconi 

The Covid-19 lockdown is credited with saving countless people from infection and death, but it’s come at a great cost, and with the toll only mounting a group of public health experts recently took a very public stand to make the case that the lockdown should be ended.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak to one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, calling for a complete overhaul of our approach to this pandemic. Then we also hear from one the declaration's many critics, who warns the plan it proposes would lead to the very surge in Covid-19 deaths that we've been trying to avoid since the pandemic began. 

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi 

The Covid-19 lockdown is credited with saving countless people from infection and death, but it’s come at a great cost, and with the toll only mounting a group of public health experts recently took a very public stand to make the case that the lockdown should be ended.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak to one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, calling for a complete overhaul of our approach to this pandemic. Then we also hear from one the declaration's many critics, who warns the plan it proposes would lead to the very surge in Covid-19 deaths that we've been trying to avoid since the pandemic began. 

Guests: 

• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professor of medicine, Stanford University; one of three co-authors for the Great Barrington Declaration 
• Dr. John Swartzberg, emeritus professor of public health at UC, Berkeley’s Division of Infectious Disease

Host: Keith Menconi 

The last seven months of pandemic and lockdown have been anything but business as usual for the Bay Area's economy, but little by little the Covid restrictions are loosening and businesses are getting a chance to open back up.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we're going to take a closer look at what the lockdown has meant for the Bay Area’s business sector and how much of a difference these incremental reopenings could make.

Guests: 

Host: Keith Menconi