![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Aging Inmates / Challenges in a Changing World
The number of elderly inmates in California's prison system is expected to more than triple by the year 2022. Experts join Jeffrey to talk about what needs to be done to care for senior prisoners. Deputy French Consul Pierre Mattot visits Insight to speak about the Middle East, nuclear expansion in Iran, and relations between France and the United States.
Keywords: inmates; Pierre Mattot; nuclear expansion; KXJZ; sacramento public radio
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| Alexander McCall Smith / "A Truckee Home Companion"
The best-selling author of "The Number One Ladies Detective Agency" is in Sacramento this week. Today on Insight, Alexander McCall Smith tells you how he manages to write four novels in one year while maintaining his separate career as a professor of medical law. The Mountainairs Barbershop Quartet is presenting "A Truckee Home Companion" next week as a fundraiser for the group. You'll hear them perform live in our studio.
Keywords: The Number One Ladies Detective Agency; Alexander McCall Smith; California Lectures; The Mountainairs Barbershop Quartet; A Truckee Home Companion; KXJZ; Insight; Sacramento public radio
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| Alternative radio
Looking for an alternative to mainstream radio? Today on Insight, you’ll learn about low-power FM radio stations, why they started and how they serve their communities. Also, you’ll hear from a local man whose pirate radio station was recently shut down.
Keywords: alternative radio; LPFM; low power FM; pirate radio; KXJZ; Insight; Sacramento public radio
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| Alternative radio
Looking for an alternative to mainstream radio? Today on Insight, you’ll learn about low-power FM radio stations, why they started and how they serve their communities. Also, you’ll hear from a local man whose pirate radio station was recently shut down. (repeat - 9/6/06)
Keywords: alternative radio; LPFM; low power FM; pirate radio; KXJZ; Insight; Sacramento public radio
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| Amy Goodman / Of mice and genes / Neal Conan
"Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman is speaking in Sacramento this weekend. Today on Insight, the award-winning journalist tells you about her latest book, "Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders and the People Who Fight Back." What are "knockout" mice and why did UC Davis receive a grant to create them? Neal Conan "Talk of the Nation" host Neal Conan tells you about reading poetry in Reno.
Keywords: Amy Goodman; Democracy Now; knockout mice; UC Davis; Neal Conan; KXJZ; Insight; Sacramento public radio
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| Analysis: Special Election Ballot Propositions
Host Jeffrey Callison moderates a roundtable discussion on the propositions California voters will face on next month's special election ballot. Find out what the propositions mean, and how each could impact you.
Keywords: Special Election Ballot Propositions; KXJZ; sacramento public radio
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| Annivesary of Hiroshima Bombing / Emergency Exits
With a recent airline tragedy in the news, host Jeffrey Callison speaks to air travel experts about what you need to know the next time you sit in an emergency exit row when you fly. This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima. Jeffrey speaks with former Sacramento mayor Ann Rudin, who, during her term, supported a US nuclear freeze, and visited Hiroshima. Also, local author and former Army intelligence officer David Dionisi talks about nuclear threats on our own so...
Keywords: Hiroshima; airline emergency exits; KXJZ; Sacraemtno Public Radio
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| Area Production Opens Off Broadway / Al Franken
A stage play from our region on the life of the first woman elected to Congress opens soon off Broadway. Playwright and actress Jeanmarie Simpson, and other actors from the play, join host Jeffrey Callison to talk about the production, and the life and work of Jeanette Rankin. Liberal talk show host Al Franken joins Jeffrey to talk about his political aspirations and what's ahead for the Air America radio network...
Keywords: Jeanmarie Simpson; Jeanette Rankin; Al Franken; Air America; KXJZ; Sacramento Public Radio
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| Autism update / Great Race / Le Tour / "The First Try"
The head of clinical programs at UC Davis Medical Center, as well as an immunologist and toxicologist, update you on progress toward understanding and treating Autism. Eppie's Great Race, a triathlon billed as the world's oldest, takes place this weekend in our area. This is its 33rd year. Founder Eppie Johnson, as well as first-time and veteran participants, tell you what challenges they expect to face...
Keywords: Autism; triathlon; Eppie's Great Race; James Raia; Tour de France; Sacramento French Film Festival; KXJZ; Sacramento public radio
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