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Episode 96: ADHD in girls and women can be easy to miss, especially because symptoms often don’t match the familiar stereotype of a hyperactive or disruptive child. Many girls appear to be doing well while working extremely hard to compensate for difficulties that remain largely unseen.In this episode, UC Berkeley student and State of Mind team member Evelyn Campbell guest hosts a conversation...

As the veil between the physical world and spirit world begins to lift, listen in as DJ Dupsie and Local Awesome Person, Christina Audas attempt to consult with spirits and ancestors via The Gentle Tarot (by Mariza Aparicio-Tovar) and The Rest Deck (by Tricia Hersey)!

In her work in the Second Wave feminist movement, historian Ruth Rosen experienced a lot of revelations about the lives of women. But once that time was past, she experienced a different type of revelation as male historians described the 70s as “a decade when nothing of importance happened.” Ruth set out to research and chronicle the groundbreaking history that she had lived, and that mainstream...

Sheriffs from both Monterey County and Santa Cruz County were the guests on the show. Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto was elected as sheriff in 2022 and was the first Latina elected as a Sheriff in California and the first woman and openly LGBTQ+ person elected in Monterey County. She has over 33 years of experience in law enforcement. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark was appointed as...

The Spark Community Utility: A City-Led Path to Clean, Resilient, Affordable Energywith Bob KrauseOn Sustainability Now! Sunday, October 25th, 2026, from 5-6 PMElectricity prices in California are on the rise and they are forecast to go much, much higher in the future. Climate change is wreaking havoc across the world even as we are pumping more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than ever...

Mark Zuckerberg is in Aaron Sorkin’s crosshairs once again with The Social Reckoning. This time Sorkin both writes and directs, and the result is a thrilling drama with dynamics reminiscent of great American cinematic tales where a little people’s hero triumphs over the forces of darkness, ultimately testifying on capital hill.The hero of this story is data scientist turned whistle-blower Frances...

“You Can See Everything” is a film that opened to sold out theaters across the nation on its very first weekend.Beware of universal quantifiers, like seeing everything, or as in “I have never told a lie” which phrase coming from the mouth of Elizabeth Holmes inspired universal laughter in the audience. This so-called documentary about Elizabeth Holmes filmed during the last month of her freedom...

Don Coolman takes his time.

Putting Democracy in Your Hands: The Digital Democracy Project“Be Bold America!” October 16 2026 at 5:00pm (PT)Putting democracy into your hands. That’s what the Digital Democracy Project is doing and building nationwide. The project allows registered voters to tell their legislators how to vote on hundreds of bills being debated. Then, real-time results are provided to legislators in advance of...

had higher expectations for Other Mommy, directed by Rob Savage and written by Nathan Elston, than the film ultimately delivered. Given the cast, which includes Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain and filmmaker and actor Jay Duplass, this film was disappointing, to say the least.The premise is that an entity worms her way into a family, targeting Bela, a precocious eight-year-old girl...