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Brown Takes Cautious Approach to Budget Revision

In the 40-plus years Jerry Brown has been in California politics, he's been called a lot of things -- brilliant, wacky, unpredictable, loner. This week, as he unveiled his revised state budget proposal, he described himself as something else -- a "back stop" against irrational exuberance in Sacramento. Is this Jerry Brown 2.0 -- or vintage Brown? Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters, who's covered the capitol and Jerry Brown for most of Brown's career, talks to host Scott Shafer.

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Paul Theroux: 'The Last Train to Zona Verde'

Paul Theroux: 'The Last Train to Zona Verde'

Travel writer Paul Theroux has taken his readers on adventures across Europe, India and the Middle East by railroad. His latest book, "The Last Train to Zona Verde," details his journey to the heart of Africa, the continent he knows and loves the best. He joins us in the studio.

A week of scandal and taxes

 The IRS scandal is all over the news this week and as we head into the weekend, it's on our minds, too. Later today, we'll talk to Weekly Wrappers  the Guardian's  Heidi Moore  and  the Wall Street Journal's  Sudeep Reddy  join us to talk over the week that …

Perspectives

Daily commentary from KQED listeners

California Poppies

Naturalist Michael Ellis pays tribute to the state flower.

Worker Bees

Charles Dennis says agribusiness practices are killing the bees so critical to our food chain.

I'm Dying to Live

Before her recent death, Barbara Brenner looked for life-affirming language. This is a re-airing, in memoriam, of her last Perspective, originally aired January 6, 2012.

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