Female democrats torn between possible candidates, what makes an environmental disaster get more attention over others?, the new movement to bring fine wine to Cuba.
Do female Democrats feel torn between Clinton and Sanders?
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders engaged in the most feisty debate yet in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night.
The two faced off in New Hampshire, which will hold its primary on Tuesday — hot on the heels of a very close contest in Iowa at the beginning of the week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFkJcPUDIc
Choosing which candidate to support can bring up very mixed feelings for some Democrats — especially female Democrats. The feeling was articulated in a recent op-ed by Courtney Enlow titled, "An All-Caps Explosion of Feelings Regarding the Liberal Backlash Against Hillary Clinton."
Do female Democrats feel torn between Clinton and Sanders? Should they?
Guests:
- Ronnee Schreiber, professor of political science at San Diego State University
- Kelly Dittmar, assistant professor of political science at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
Press the blue play button above to hear the interview.
Why some environmental disasters get more attention than others
The natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon continues to spew as it has since late October 2015.
It's taken months for the alarm over it to grow, and just this week both the state and LA county filed criminal charges against the facility owner SoCal gas.
But environmental disasters happen more often than we care to admit.
In Michigan, for example, it took months before the whole nation was aware of what was happening in the city of Flint: that tap water in that community's homes could be dangerous.
Even in Southern California, residents in Watts and Vernon have coped for years with lead that's tainted the ground surrounding their homes. Meanwhile, Porter Ranch has gotten most of the spotlight, lately.
What does it take to turn an environmental disaster into a disaster that the country rises up and takes notice of?
Take Two speaks with Dan Fagin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of, "Toms River," which chronicled a New Jersey community affected by industrial chemical pollution for decades.
Porter Ranch gas leak: Residents feeling a case of 'good news, bad news'
The damaged well that has been seeping gas into the air of Porter Ranch for months could be plugged as early as next week.
A senior adviser to California Gov. Jerry Brown's office told those gathered at a public meeting at Cal State Northridge on Thursday the final phase to cap the well should begin Monday.
"It's almost a little numbing that you don't get excited about things until you see it or hear it, until it's final," said Paula Cracium, president of the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council. "There's so much navigating, but it's a little bit of good news, bad news. You know, 'Hey it's fixed, but you guys have to be back in your homes in 48 hours.'"
To hear more from Paula Cracium, click on the blue audio player above.
YouTube Red: What is it and how does it stack up against other streaming services?
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon prime...most people have at least one of these streaming services.
They've completely changed the game when it comes to the way T.V. and movies are made and watched.
But now, there's someone else getting into the streaming game...YouTube.
The video sharing website just announced the original content they'll offer starting February 10th through their premium platform: YouTube red.
The list of upcoming original content includes YouTube stars like :
Lily Singh starring in her upcoming movie "A Trip to Unicorn Island" which follows her on her first world tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw9nfH2FLWM
"Dance camp" which follows different dancers through their friendships and passion for the sport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_qicbmrEMU
Lazer team, a feature length comedy that mixes actions and sci-fi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRLTHCfAgU
And lastly "Scare PewDiePie" which is a collaboration with the Executive producers of "The Walking Dead" and one of YouTube's most famous content creators, PewDiePie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tEsxbCl21E
What do all these upcoming projects have in common? They utilize YouTube's homegrown content creators, separating it vastly from the other streaming services?
Variety Co-editor-in-chief Andrew Wallenstein joined us to discuss.
Audio coming soon.
Can Congress do anything about high drug prices?
Earlier this year Martin Shkreli became the public's most hated man after his former company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the price of the life saving drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750 overnight.
In 2015, Shkreli resigned as CEO of Turing after being arrested on charges of securities fraud. Yesterday he faced members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee who tried to question him on the decision to raise the price of the drug. Here's a clip of the exchange:
It was expected that he would plead the fifth, but even if he didn't ... could Congress even do anything about the dramatic price hike? Does Congress have any power over the costs of medications?
We'll talk about it with
, who wrote about if for National Journal.
Proposed overhaul of the California Public Utilities Commission
The gas leak in Porter Ranch has received some attention from state lawmakers this week and moved them to propose an overhaul of the California Public Utilities Commission.
Lead by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, the proposed legislation would ask voters to strip the agency's authority and re-distribute its power among other entities.
Here with more on their plan and what it could mean for the future of our infrastructure is Marisa Lagos of NPR member station KQED, joined the show to discuss.