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May 3, 2017 Immigration — Real Politics, Real People with Terri Givens & Gabriel Thompson

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170520F.mp3 Show #167 | May 20, 2017 | Donald Trump's changes to immigration policy, initially supported by a majority of Americans, have faced steadily increasing disapproval. Despite that, the administration has moved to widen scrutiny to include tourists, business travelers and relatives of American residents. In Deep takes a two-pronged approach this hour, with guests Terri Givens and Gabriel Thompson....

April 29, 2017 Josh Kornbluth & Bruce Miller: Alzheimer’s Now

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170429F.mp3 Show #166 | April 29, 2017 | Dementia statistics are daunting. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimers or other dementia; every 66 seconds someone in the US develops the disease. Monologist Josh Kornbluth has immersed himself in this realm, and incorporates his experience in "Josh's Brain Improvs", a coproduction with The Marsh theater in San Francisco. Kornbluth bases his series of improvisations on his experiences working at the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and his work as an artist-in-residence and volunteer at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. Josh Kornbluth has performed autobiographical one-man shows since 1987 -- The San Francisco Chronicle declared, Kornbluth takes a world we ignore, or barely observe, and brings it into brilliant comic relief. Dr. Bruce Miller holds the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He directs the busy UCSF dementia center...

April 22, 2017 Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal: Unpacking Healthcare

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170422F.mp3 Show #165 | April 22, 2017 | Healthcare, Obamacare, Medicare ... what does it all mean? Elisabeth Rosenthal has spent her career dissecting the monolith of today's healthcare system, and her report back is grim. Find out how to decode medical doublespeak, avoid the pitfalls of the pharmaceuticals racket, and get the care you and your family deserve. After 22 years as a correspondent at the NYT Elisabeth Rosenthal is now editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, an independent not-for-profit newsroom focusing on policy in DC. She received a B.S. degree in biology from Stanford University, an M.A. degree in English literature from Cambridge University, and an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School....

April 8, 2017 Jane Mayer: Dark Money

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170408F.mp3 Americans from every political persuasion see money in politics as a disaster. A full 80% oppose Citizens United, the court ruling that solidified the free flow of dollars from corporations and political interest groups into our elections. No one knows the depth and the players of this national crisis better than Jane Mayer, whose bestselling book Dark Money unpacks this better than anyone else. This acclaimed investigative reporter has spent more than ten years probing the shadowed figures pumping money into elections and front groups, from billionaire George Soros to the immense Koch Brothers network. She follows the money to the media groups, academic institutions, think tanks, and courthouses influenced by the plutocrats' dollars and power. Use the code snippet below to embed this podcast on your site...

Sheera Frenkel, Cyrus Farivar: The Internet of Things

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170401F.mp3 Show #162 | April 1, 2017 | Kellyanne Conway was widely mocked when she cited "microwaves that can turn into cameras". And it's true, those don't exist - that we know of! But the same week the makers of We Vibe, a BlueTooth-enabled vibrator, paid millions to settle a lawsuit for collecting personal data. And then of course, there's Alexa, the always-on Amazon servant that may or may not have overheard a murder in Texas. The "Internet of Things" - IoT for short - is a non-stop trade-off. What do we sacrifice for convenience? Who sees the pings you send to turn on your thermostat? What agencies might be interested in the Amazon book searches you request aloud? Sheera Frenkel, cybersecurity correspondent for Buzzfeed, and Cyrus Farivar, Senior Business Editor at Ars Technica, bring their years of research and reporting to the discussion. Use the code snippet below to embed this podcast on your site ...

Dr. Robin Zasio: Coping with Election Stress and Other Anxieties

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170318F.mp3 Show #160 | March 18, 2017 | One psychologist called it "Election Stress Disorder"; others call it "The Trump Effect". Before, during, and after the election, mental health professionals nationwide reported increased anxiety in their clients - and anxiety has terrible, even life-shortening effects on the human body and mind. What's the healthiest way to cope with anxiety, and what special challenges arise when that stress derives from world events? Dr. Robin Zasio visits In Deep with insight and advice. The hour will also touch on her work in reality TV - Hoarders and My Extreme Animal Phobia. Dr. Robin Zasio specializes in cognitive therapy in the treatment of anxiety and compulsive behaviors, and the founder of The Anxiety Treatment Center, The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center and The Compulsive Hoarding Center, all in Sacramento. Use the code snippet below to embed this podcast on your site ...

Asi Burak: Power Play, How Video Games Can Save the World

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170225F.mp3 Show #159 | February 25, 2017 | The phenomenal growth of gaming has inspired plenty of hand-wringing since its inception--from the press, politicians, parents, and everyone else concerned with its effect on our brains, bodies, and hearts. But what if games could be good, not only for individuals but for the world? In Power Play, Asi Burak and Laura Parker explore how video games are now pioneering innovative social change around the world. As the former executive director and now chairman of Games for Change, Asi Burak has spent the last ten years supporting and promoting the use of video games for social good, in collaboration with leading organizations like the White House, NASA, World Bank, and The United Nations. The games for change movement has introduced millions of players to meaningful experiences around everything from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the US Constitution. Power Play looks to the future of games as a global movement. Asi Burak and Laura Parker profile the...

Ashton Applewhite: This Chair Rocks, A Manifesto Against Ageism

http://lftlc.com/carriage/InDeep_AngieCoiro_170218F.mp3 Show #158 | February 18, 2017 | Author, podcaster, and activist Ashton Applewhite sits down with Angie to raise a little hell about entrenched ageism in our society. When Madonna accepted her Woman of the Year award at the Billboard Women in Music 2016 in December, she used the pulpit to decry ageism in the entertainment world. "People say that I'm so controversial," she said "but I think the most controversial thing that I've done is to stick around" in a business where "to age is a sin." Age discrimination is a reality well beyond media and music. Silicon Valley is regularly accused of discarding its most experienced workers in favor of a younger, less expensive workforce. The concept of the elderly having hard-earned wisdom to share has all but disappeared from modern America. In This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, Applewhite traces her own journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life....