Election Season Shifts Into High Gear
This weekend marks the official start of autumn -- and in California that also means polls, TV ads and candidate debates. There's a lot riding on the November 6 ballot. Host Scott Shafer talks with Anthony York, who joins us from Sacramento where he covers politics for the Los Angeles Times.
Nail Biting: More Than Just a Bad Habit?
In the updated "Bible of psychiatry," the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, there's a new category called the Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum. It includes not just OCD, but other behaviors that are far more common.
Striking a Chord in Gold Country
Fiddletown, California is nestled in the foothills of Gold Country about an hour east of Sacramento. It has just over 100 residents -- but for one day every September, Fiddletown's population swells. That's when people from around the region come for a music festival called the Fiddler's Jam.
Jazz Review: Jessica Fichot's 'Le Secret'
There are no fiddles but plenty of French lyrics on a new album from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jessica Fichot. Jazz critic Andrew Gilbert says Fichot's use of her lingua franca is helping her translate songs of love and loss.
Giants vs. Dodgers: Portrait of a Rivalry
When it comes to sports rivalries, you'd be hard pressed to find a better one than the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the San Francisco Giants. The 2012 baseball season is in its final stretch -- and all year long the teams have battled for first place in the National League West division. Host Scott Shafer explores the history of the old rivalry.