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California Sun Podcast

California Sun Podcast

By: Jeff Schechtman
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The California Sun presents conversations with the people that are shaping and observing the Golden State Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Soleil Ho on California's next course

    Soleil Ho on California's next course
    Oct 22 2026

    Soleil Ho, a contributor to Alta Journal's recent exploration of 25 essential restaurants defining the new California cuisine, examines how immigration, global influences, and inventive young chefs are reshaping the way California eats. A former San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic, Ho explores the economic pressures threatening culinary creativity, the rise of pop-ups, and COYOTE, the worker-owned media collective she co-founded.
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    29 mins
  • Miriam Pawel on the university that built California

    Miriam Pawel on the university that built California
    Oct 15 2026

    Miriam Pawel, author of acclaimed books about Cesar Chavez and the Brown political dynasty, traces the University of California from its founding in 1868 to its role in transforming California into a global academic powerhouse. Her new book, "California Dreams," explores the extraordinary public vision behind UC, its battles over politics and access, and whether California still retains the ambition that built it.
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    49 mins
  • Aaron Horwath on how AI is making work sadder and all the same

    Aaron Horwath on how AI is making work sadder and all the same
    Oct 8 2026

    Aaron Horwath, director of AI operations at a creative technology company, joined us to talk about two essays he wrote for Noema magazine: "Why Is Everyone in Tech So Sad?" and "Now Entering: The Era of Bleh." Horwath explores what artificial intelligence in the workplace really means — the strange career dread it's stirring, the sameness it breeds — and why the future may belong to deliberately human work.
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    44 mins
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