Episodios

  • A 95-mph Fastball Reaches Home Plate in Roughly 400 Milliseconds. So How Does a Batter's Brain Register It?

    A 95-mph Fastball Reaches Home Plate in Roughly 400 Milliseconds. So How Does a Batter's Brain Register It?
    Mar 27 2026
    With Padres' Opening Day yesterday, San Diego's baseball season is in full swing. Veronica Carter and Bret Burkhart spoke to Salk Institute scientist Dr. John Reynolds about the science behind a fastball, and how players are actually able to read a pitch and commit to their swing.

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    4 m
  • San Diego Is Changing the Way It Cares for Its Senior Citizens

    San Diego Is Changing the Way It Cares for Its Senior Citizens
    Mar 24 2026
    With hopes of making it an annual tradition, San Diego Seniors Community Foundation (SDSCF) has held their first-ever State of Seniors address, discussing the critical issues facing older adults in San Diego. Veronica Carter spoke to Chief Advocacy Officer Paul Downey about the organization's new initiative to fundamentally change the way communities care for senior citizens.

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    5 m
  • Actor Andrew McCarthy's New Book Follows His Nearly 10-Thousand-Mile Road Trip to Reconnect with Old Friends

    Actor Andrew McCarthy's New Book Follows His Nearly 10-Thousand-Mile Road Trip to Reconnect with Old Friends
    Mar 23 2026
    Actor, author and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy is releasing his fourth book, titled Who Needs Friends. Veronica Carter spoke with him about the book, which recounts his nearly 10-thousand-mile road trip to reconnect with old friends, a journey that turned into an examination of male friendship.

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    7 m
  • How You Can Help an Iraqi Refugee Living with Cerebral Palsy

    How You Can Help an Iraqi Refugee Living with Cerebral Palsy
    Mar 19 2026
    Bret and Veronica spoke to Liz Castagnera, caregiver and friend of Yonan Matti, a refugee from Iraq living with cerebral palsy in El Cajon. He's in need of an accessible van, a cause you can donate money to by visiting https://helphopelive.org/campaign/25854/.

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  • How You Can Help an Iraqi Refugee Living with Cerebral PalsySIBLE VAN

    How You Can Help an Iraqi Refugee Living with Cerebral PalsySIBLE VAN
    Mar 19 2026
    Bret and Veronica spoke to Liz Castagnera, caregiver and friend of Yonan Matti, a refugee from Iraq living with cerebral palsy in El Cajon. He's in need of an accessible van, a cause you can donate money to by visiting https://helphopelive.org/campaign/25854/.

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  • What You Need to Know San Diego's About the Fruit Fly Quarantine

    What You Need to Know San Diego's About the Fruit Fly Quarantine
    Mar 13 2026
    Bret Brukhart is Joined by Deputy Agricultural commissioner for the San Diego department of agriculture weights and measures, Jazmine Lopez, on the fruit fly quarantine that a big chunk of San Diego is under.

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  • You May Be Able to Prepare for Your Dementia Diagnosis Two Decades Early

    You May Be Able to Prepare for Your Dementia Diagnosis Two Decades Early
    Mar 10 2026
    A study published by researchers at UC San Diego explains how blood-based biomarker can predict a woman’s risk of developing dementia as many as 25 years before symptoms appear. Bret and Veronica spoke to one of the authors, UC San Diego associate professor of public health and medicineAladdin H. Shadyab, PhD, MPH.

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  • If You've Noticed a Higher Electricity Bill, You're Not Alone

    If You've Noticed a Higher Electricity Bill, You're Not Alone
    Mar 10 2026
    California saw electricity prices increase by 5.9% last year. Bret and Veronica spoke to SEIA's senior vice president of policy, Sean Gallagher, about why this is and how it's impacting our economy.

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    5 m