Host Dave Schlom visits with best-selling author and award-winning anthropologist Meredith F. Small to talk about her new book, Here Begins The Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of The World.
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A Chico advocate for the mentally ill tells her son’s story. Also, the final chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy tells his struggle of being unhoused after his father discovered he was gay.
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A panel discussion on affordable housing drew large attendance in Chico. Local affordable housing advocates and experts were joined by a state assemblyman who has a plan for “social housing.” Also, one scientist says climate change is taking its toll on the glacier atop Mt. Shasta as well as others in the state, and California increases water supply allocation again this year.
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Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.
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Butte County residents are being asked to weigh in on Butte County’s evacuation maps. Also, incentives for Butte County Behavioral Health employees are on today’s board of supervisors meeting agenda, and Chico State warns some students that they may have been exposed to meningitis.
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The number of people coming from South and Central American is rising and they will eventually arrive at the U.S. Southern border, analysts say.
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In newsrooms, there are constant debates over how journalists should use certain words. We're pulling back the curtain to provide some transparency on the words you hear — or don't hear — from NPR.
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The State Department has found that some Israeli units were responsible for gross violations of human rights, but so far has stopped short of restricting U.S. aid to them.
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At the heart of the student protests overtaking college campuses are demands that their universities divest from companies that do business with Israel.
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At some college campuses, protesters have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas and divestment of endowment money invested in companies that provide military support to Israel.
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Studies have found fragments of bird flu virus in about 20% of the milk supply. It's not expected to pose a threat to humans, but may indicate the outbreak is more widespread than previously thought.
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NPR's Throughline hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei speak with professor Siddharth Kara on the fight for Congo's resources.
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