Traumatic Brain Injury: from Pee-Wee Leagues to the NFL

Athletes collide, there's the unmistakable sound of heads hitting hard, the players look dazed but get up and go right back into the action. Dizziness, nausea, confusion; many of us can recognize the immediate symptoms of a concussion, but how much do we really know about the long term effects of a traumatic brain injury? Add aggression, long-term memory loss and suicide to that mix. More

Dodging Death – is radical life extension too radical?

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Should Kids’ Classrooms Be English-Only? A talk about bilingual education in Southern California

Between 2007 and 2011, about 43% of California residents spoke a language other than English at home. As of March 2012, over 300 bilingual immersion programs made our state’s classrooms another place for alternate tongues. More

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in conversation with Patt Morrison

LISTEN - In a special event, KPCC's Patt Morrison talked with United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the Crawford Family Forum. More

Unlocking the Ivory Tower - Management Research can Transform your Business

Making management research accessible to those actually managing organizations, and interpreting that knowledge for practical application. More

Soul Food Junkies - A Film and Conversation

To many African Americans, soul food is sacrament, ritual, and a key expression of cultural identity. But does this traditional cuisine do more harm to health than it soothes the soul? More

Home Front Challenge: How can California better support returning veterans, active military and their families?

On Monday, January 14th, Take Two co-hosts A Martinez and Alex Cohen talked with experts and veterans on the challenges faced by California's returning veterans. More

What Does It Take to Become a Family? A conversation about the realities of adopting

How do people arrive at the decision to adopt? How does a sense of cohesive family life, and family and individual identity get built? More

Mars Mysteries Unmasked as Curiosity Cruises

Discoveries on Mars are rolling in as Curiosity rolls across the planet's surface. KPCC welcomes back the Planetary Society to celebrate the powerful rover and its spectacular mission with the leaders of the Curiosity team at JPL, Project Manager Richard Cook and Project Scientist John Grotzinger. More

The Lost Moon Radio Holiday Special

Radio DJ Jupiter Jack is having a tough day. It's his annual holiday broadcast, but he's forgotten his records and he's snowed in at his radio station. Good thing his friends are stopping by to help him remember the spirit of the season! More