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State of Affairs After The Election, National Geographic Documentary: 'Rebuilding Paradise', Weekend Preview
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Nov 6, 2020
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State of Affairs After The Election, National Geographic Documentary: 'Rebuilding Paradise', Weekend Preview

The latest on the November election, Ron Howard on his documentary "Rebuilding Paradise" and what to do this weekend in LA.

(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 28, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden(L) speaking in Tampa, Florida on September 15, 2020 and US President Donald Trump speaking during an event for black supporters at the Cobb Galleria Centre September 25, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. - At the September 29, 2020 election debate, millions of Americans will watch as the two antagonists -- who depict each other as existential threats to the country -- step into the ring live on television after months of shadow-boxing. (Photos by JIM WATSON and Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 28, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden(L) speaking in Tampa, Florida on September 15, 2020 and US President Donald Trump speaking during an event for black supporters at the Cobb Galleria Centre September 25, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. - At the September 29, 2020 election debate, millions of Americans will watch as the two antagonists -- who depict each other as existential threats to the country -- step into the ring live on television after months of shadow-boxing. (Photos by JIM WATSON and Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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State of Affairs

In this week's State of Affairs, we recap the latest on the November election results for the nation and California. With us are KQED's Marisa Lagos, UCLA's Lynn Vavreck, and UC-Irvine's Louis DeSipio.

Rebuilding Paradise

The Ron Howard documentary "Rebuilding Paradise" will have its broadcast premiere on National Geographic Sunday 11/8 at 9/8 c, the two-year anniversary of the Camp Fire. 

Guest: 

  • Ron Howard, director of "Rebuilding Paradise

Music To Mellow Out To

To help ease us into this weekend-- at a time when vote-counting continues and our country may be facing recounts and heated legal debates-- we have Oliver Wang and Morgan Rhodes. They are our go-to musical guides.

Guests:

  • Oliver Wang and Morgan Rhodes, co-hosts of the podcast Heat Rocks.

Weekend Preview

KPCC's Leo Duran shares some of the best events this weekend in LA.