How one investor is cashing in on political campaign URLs, Haitian migrants gather at US-Mexico border, why HBO's new series 'Insecure' leaves some women of color feeling awkward.
Thousands of Haitian migrants stuck at the US-Mexico border
As Haiti struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, there's another story, along the U.S.-Mexico border, where thousands of Haitians are waiting, trying to get into the U.S., and unable to return home.
An influx of men, women and children from the impoverished Caribbean nation have been traveling to the busiest border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico and overwhelming the system.
Elliot Spagat, San Diego correspondent for the Associated Press, joined Take Two with the story.
Confused by CA's 17 ballot props? Here's an earworm to help
Californians, go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back.
Why? Because Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced this week that we're breaking records on voter registration.
More than 18 million Californians are now registered— that amounts to almost two-thirds of everyone eligible to vote.
For those of you who are registered to vote, there's even more good news: a new, five-minute song that's going to get you prepped on all props.
It's part "99 Bottles of Beer" and a little bit "Schoolhouse Rock":
The 2016 proposition song is courtesy of Kim Alexander, president of the non-partisan California Voter Foundation.
She joined Take Two to talk about the song, the rise in registration, and early voting starting next week.
To hear the full interview, click the blue player above.
Virtual land-grabbers cash in on political websites
This election season, Californians will decide on 17 statewide ballot measures. TV ads and campaign literature urge voters to say "yes" on this proposition, or "no" on that initiative.
Campaigners can only say so much in a leaflet or 30 second commercial, but on the web, prop proponents can get far more specific.
One smart investor took note of that and snatched up a bunch of potentially valuable political URLs.
Laurel Rosenhall wrote about these virtual political land-grabbers in a recent piece for Cal Matters and joined Take Two with the details.
To hear the full conversation, click the blue play button above.
Black women excited to see themselves on screen in 'Insecure'
The new show "Insecure" marks the first time a black woman has produced and starred in her own show at HBO.
It's set in Los Angeles and stars Issa Rae as 29-year-old Issa Dee who works for a non-profit helping kids in tough neighborhoods, all while trying to come off as more of an adult than she thinks she is.
The show has drawn the attention of black women; for many the program represents a cultural victory. Others question if the show harms the perception of women of color.
Sharon Brooks, writer at Not Quite We, and Maiysha Kai of The Root and a blogger at 40 On Fleek joined Take Two to discuss.
5 things to know about Tasers
In the past week, two men have died in Los Angeles county, after being Tasered by police officers.
The non-lethal stun gun is used by law enforcement agents to subdue suspects, but preserve life.
Doctoral student, Colin Christensen is researching why Tasers can sometimes kill. He joined Take Two from UC Berkeley Law School's Jurisprudence and Social Policy program.
1. The targets physical condition determines the level of risk for fatality
"Physiologically, the concern that most physicians are worried about is cardiovascular syndroms and conditions that police are unaware of when they discharge a taser at a subject. Which is to say, when you introduce 50000 volts of electricity into somebody's body and they have a heart condition, this can cause ventrical fibulation which essentially causes the heart to go into cardiac arrest. This is often why people are killed by tasers."
2. Certain amphetimenes can compound the damage of a taser
"This is something we're seeing in ... least one of the two cases in LA this week, is this conditions called 'excited delirium,' which is when a subject is essentially on some sort of controlled substance and intoxicated with an accelerated heart rate. We're talking about cocaine and amphetamines principally. There's a lot of evidence to suggest when you introduce this electricity into somebody's body who's intoxicated... you have a much higher likelihood of cardiac arrest."
3. The taser hadn't become a commonly used tool until 2000
"Tasers been around for about 30 years, but it doesn't really have any meaningful market penetration until the year 2000. So for instance, by the end of 2001, over 1000 police agencies in the United States had purchased some tasers from Taser International who has the overwhelming market share in this technology. That same year, 25 agencies had purchased a taser for every one of their on duty patrolmen. To put this in perspective, by 2009 that number had increased to 5000 agencies with a taser for every on-duty officer and over 15,000 agencies that had purchased tasers in some capacity just not for every on duty officer."
4. Taser use is up while baton and bean-bag gun use are both down
"I think more than anything it's signaling to us that the taser has an increase prominence in both day to day police encounters and in our national dialogue about policing. It's a tool that does have a lot of virtue about it, but it's not perfect. And it's certainly not a cure all for our on going struggles with police violence in this nation."
5. There's no evidence to suggest its use would have prevented any police killings
"To say that the taser can prevent these killings is just empirically false. There's no data to suggest that the number of police killings has gone down as the introduction of tasers has gone up. In fact the data on national aggregate statistics suggests the exact opposite. But what we need to shift our conversation to is not just [say], 'Okay police officers should have tasers in these circumstances.' It's that they should have tasers and we should be retraining them to approach situations where they're going to use lethal force much differently."
To hear the full conversation, click the blue player above.
Deep earthquakes could mean bigger shakers
An earthquake swarm - more than 140 little shakers centered around California's Salton Sea - has scientists worried that all that activity may mean a major quake is just around the corner.
Now word out of Caltech is that earthquakes can start shaking a lot deeper under the earth's surface than we thought.
And that means when the Big One finally does hit, it could be even bigger than we've ever feared.
Asaf Inbal, a researcher at the Seismology Lab at Caltech joined Take Two to explain.
Click on the blue button to listen to the interview
Autry museum opens new exhibition after biggest renovation in 30 years
After five years of work, the Autry Museum of the American West is opening a new nearly 20,000 square foot exhibition called California Continued on Sunday, October 9.
The exhibition hopes to help people understand and prepare for the future in California by revisiting its past. There are four sections, each focusing on different aspects of the ecological and environmental history in the state, all linked to native Californians.
Above are images from the exhibition. To hear the entire conversation between Alex Cohen and curator, Sarah Wilson, click on the blue button.
CBS, CW tackle immigration and deportation in new shows
Diversity in television is on the rise with shows like Black-ish, Jane the Virgin and Fresh off the Boat.
Still, Hollywood is criticized for being predominantly white and male, but online campaigns like #OscarsSoWhite may be shifting what appears on our TV screens.
CBS and The CW are developing shows with a focus on immigration and families torn apart by deportation.
For more, Take Two’s Alex Cohen spoke with Variety magazine's Debra Birnbaum, and culture critic, Wendy Carrillo.
To hear the full interview, click the Blue Arrow above.