What is California?

A bittersweet programming note from host Stu VanAirsdale.

Anita Chabria discusses her work as a California columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and her quest to tell stories that spotlight the state's people, geography, and diversity.

The veteran political columnist Dan Walters talks about covering 60 years of California's up and downs, the state's questionable leadership, and our most formidable challenges for the decades ahead.

Ellen Pao of Project Include talks about navigating the tech industry, from the bubble era of the late ‘90s to her turbulent time at the helm of Reddit to her current push to diversify Silicon Valley.

Alicia Garza talks about how her California roots and experience have inspired her influential social justice undertakings, from cofounding #BlackLivesMatter to her current work with Black Futures Lab.

State librarian Greg Lucas takes us on a tour through the history, delights and the discoveries of the California State Library.

As Rep. Jackie Speier wraps up her final term in Congress, she looks back at her successes from 40 years of public service and how she survived tragedies from Jonestown to Jan. 6.

How does California influence the conversation about gun violence in America? Dr. Garen Wintemute takes us behind the numbers to spotlight the challenges and opportunities for treating one of the country's most pernicious public health scourges.

Allison Arieff brings her sharp, authoritative take on urban design to help us understand where California cities and suburbs are going wrong—and how they can make it right.

The influential impresario behind Miyoko's Creamery talks about the plant-based food renaissance and why, as far as she's concerned, every meat and dairy consumer she knows is "pre-vegan."