California’s Delta Surge; History of Native Americans in Comedy; Postpartum Drug Offers Hope and Frustration

California’s Delta Surge; History of Native Americans in Comedy; Postpartum Drug Offers Hope and Frustration

Remember that moment just about a month ago when there was a palpable sense everything might be OK? The economy was reopening. People were packing back into restaurants. Even exhausted health care workers breathed their first deep sigh of relief — as communities across California experienced the first real lull in the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the Delta variant hit California, and rapidly took hold, particularly in unvaccinated pockets of the state. It now appears to be spreading two to three times faster than the original strain of the virus. Plus, author Kliph Nesteroff has written about comedy for years. His latest book, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy, takes a look at a community of Hollywood talent that’s been misunderstood, stereotyped, and often thought not to exist at all. And one out of eight new moms in California experiences postpartum depression. Two years ago, the FDA approved the first and only medication designed to TREAT postpartum depression. It’s called brexanolone and most women who get it start feeling better within days. But the drug is outrageously expensive: $34,000. And according to a new KQED investigation, California’s largest insurer makes it extremely difficult to get. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Love and Sex in the Time of Corona

Love and Sex in the Time of Corona

An immunocompromised boyfriend; "Is sex still safe during a pandemic?"; Voicemails about life without sex; A WFH Dominatrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Apr 202030min

Home Baked: One Woman’s Subversive Response to the AIDS Crisis

Home Baked: One Woman’s Subversive Response to the AIDS Crisis

How a San Francisco woman became an unexpected source of comfort at a time when another pandemic rocked the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Apr 202030min

Coping Under Quarantine

Coping Under Quarantine

Everyone's home at my apartment complex; Connecting through Corona Diaries; Gen Z: Masters of virtual connection; Video games for the soul; What brings you joy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Mar 202030min

Unemployed, Uninsured, Uncertain

Unemployed, Uninsured, Uncertain

A bartender, a farmworker, a person on disability and a musician cope with the fallout from COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Mar 202030min

When COVID-19 Came to California

When COVID-19 Came to California

What CA Did Right (and Wrong); Working Without Sick Leave; Life After Lockdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Mar 20203min

Healing the Divide

Healing the Divide

Making Dinner Political; The Un-Selfie; Fighting with Grandpa; An Unusual Friendship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Mar 202030min

Pupusas for Voters, Love for Activists, and No More Nightly Movies for Catalina Island

Pupusas for Voters, Love for Activists, and No More Nightly Movies for Catalina Island

A 19-year-old runs for office; Colleges hold voting centers; Activists fall in love; Catalina Island loses its theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Feb 202030min

California Apologizes But Scars Remain

California Apologizes But Scars Remain

Scars of Internment at Heart Mountain; Big Band Swing Meets Taiko Drumming; My Mom Has DACA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Feb 202030min

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