HeyJaredCalifornia Sun Podcast
The California Sun presents conversations with the people that are shaping and observing the Golden State
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Michael Moritz: why we can't outrun our own history (opens the original)
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Michael Moritz, a former journalist, became one of Silicon Valley's most successful investors — and a philanthropist who has quietly backed the Booker Prize and San Francisco journalism. Yet he never escaped the terror of his family's past. The longtime Sequoia Capital leader's new book, " Ausländer ," traces how his family's flight from Nazi Germany echoes in the lives of descendants who never lived it.
David Perlis on how Marin County quietly shaped modern America (opens the original)
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David Perlis argues that a small, isolated county on the other side of the Golden Gate from San Francisco quietly helped invent modern America. Zen thinkers, the Grateful Dead, Star Wars, the loosening of the American mind, he says in his new book " Morning in Marin ," ran through its foggy hills before reaching the rest of us. Then the outsiders became insiders.
Joseph Ogilvy tells the story of California's 'Tin Can Coast' (opens the original)
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Joseph Ogilvy, an author and chef, argues that California began as a maritime frontier facing China long before it became the western terminus of the American story. In his new book " Tin Can Coast ," he follows the otter, the abalone, and the sardine through three centuries of abundance and greed, and shows how even conservation became a way of deciding who belonged.
Jared Huffman on his 'fight to save democracy' (opens the original)
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Rep. Jared Huffman, who represents Marin County and the North Coast, may be among the most unusual members of the House — and the only one who will say out loud that he doesn't believe in God. In his new book, " No Prophets ," he argues that Christian nationalism has given up on democracy. He explains why he thinks the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was a religious event, and what it means when a movement decides it no longer needs to win elections.
Bill Shaikin on Mark Walter's world series of deals (opens the original)
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The Los Angeles Times sports columnist Bill Shaikin unravels the story of Mark Walter, the billionaire who turned the Dodgers into champions and flipped the Lakers for $2.5 billion barely a year after buying them. Now his insurance-fueled sports empire faces federal scrutiny. What happens when franchises become financial instruments?
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