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Zócalo's Connecting California Hosted by Joe Mathews

Every week, Zócalo columnist and fourth-generation Southern Californian Joe Mathews talks to Morning Edition host Chery Glaser about 21st-century California's people, politics, trends and idiosyncrasies.

California’s ‘anti-California’ Feb 14, 2019

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California’s ‘anti-California’ Huntington Beach – Surf City USA – is paddling away from mainstream California.

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Zócalo's Connecting California

Snubbing 'Oaktown' Some of the best films last year came out of the city Oakland, but the Film Academy apparently didn’t notice.

Listen to full episode Feb 07, 2019

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Zócalo's Connecting California

California’s ‘anti-California’ Huntington Beach – Surf City USA – is paddling away from mainstream California.

5 min, 15 sec Feb 14, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

Snubbing 'Oaktown' Some of the best films last year came out of the city Oakland, but the Film Academy apparently didn’t notice.

5 min, 18 sec Feb 07, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

Foreign bodies Immigrants are teaching Californians how to live healthier lives.

5 min, 30 sec Jan 31, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

Just vote no Why not create a new option for voters who can’t stomach any of the candidates on the ballot?

5 min, 15 sec Jan 24, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

A vote to end sheriff elections Californians are either really bad at choosing county sheriffs, or the system isn’t working. Maybe it’s both.

5 min, 45 sec Jan 17, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

Do it for the kids, Gavin Gavin Newsom’s early policy proposals offer a glimmer of hope for California’s youngest residents.

5 min, 36 sec Jan 10, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

Throw caution to the wind Zocalo commentator Joe Mathews has some advice for incoming California Gavin Newsom: don’t follow in the footsteps of Jerry Brown.

5 min, 15 sec Jan 03, 2019

Zócalo's Connecting California

Character study If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution that will really make a difference, consider swearing off the phrase “character of the community.”

5 min, 35 sec Dec 20, 2018

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