Today on the show, we'll start with a discussion of how homeowners can adjust to the increasing risk of wildfires. Then, a mysterious fish kill in Marina Del Rey worries climate scientists. Plus, how New York became a hub for the heroin trade, photographer Brenda Biondo captures images of playgrounds past, medical researchers enlist Psilocybin to help fight addiction, and much more.
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• 6:56
Take Two talks with economist and land management expert Ray Rasker about what communities can do to respond to the increasing risk of wildfires.
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• 7:52
As workers continue to clean up a massive fish kill in Marina Del Rey, some marine biologists have pointed to hot temperatures and a changing ocean environment as a potential cause.
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• 6:12
Inmates serving life sentences with the possibility of parole rarely get out of prison in California, a trend that's lasted decades. Most of these so-called "lifers" committed murder, and most have been routinely denied parole.
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• 9:01
Do you feel like you are always busy and never have time to get everything done? Well, reporter Brigid Schulte felt that way and decided to figure out why we all feel so overwhelmed.
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• 4:46
Psilocybin — the naturally-occurring drug found in "magic mushrooms" — is showing promise in the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions, say researchers, who have conducted scientific studies with the hallucinogen.
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• 10:42
It's Tuesday, which means that it's time for Tuesday Reviewsday, our weekly new music segment. Here to do just that is Oliver Wang from Soul-Sides.com and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes.
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• 9:10
In New York City, import and export of heroin has surged to the highest levels seen in two decades.
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• 5:19
Looking to support current Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom as he runs for re-election this fall? Well now, if you like, you can give to his campaign in bitcoin.
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• 4:27
Residents of Southeast LA County will vote on June 3rd to replace State Senator Ron Calderon. He's been indicted on federal corruption charges.
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• 4:46
Many farmers in the Central Valley are facing drastic reductions from their usual supplies of state and federal water.
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• 6:14
Dinosaur remains thought to belong to the largest specimens ever found were unveiled by paleontologists in Argentina.
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• 5:46
Believe it or not, watching people play video games online is a huge business. The biggest company behind live streaming video game matches is Twitch Interactive.
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• 9:13
Photographer Brenda Biondo captured historic pieces of playground equipment scattered throughout parks around the country, from the creaky metallic slides that are decades old to the squeaky new plastic swings that children today play on.