Search

Home > Capital Public Radio: Insight Podcast > Heat Impacts on Farmworkers | Author Craig Harwood and ‘Bridget’s Gambit’ | In a Nutshell: All You Can Eat
Podcast: Capital Public Radio: Insight Podcast
Episode:

Heat Impacts on Farmworkers | Author Craig Harwood and ‘Bridget’s Gambit’ | In a Nutshell: All You Can Eat
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2026-03-25 15:00:00
Description:

Heat Impacts on Farmworkers

It’s been unusually warm for this time of year. The early heat can take a toll on anyone who has to work outside, including some of the state’s most critical workforces like the hundreds of thousands of farmworkers in California. Last week, Cal/OSHA put out a reminder to employers to protect their workers from heat illness amid the temperature spikes. California was the first state in the country to pass regulations to protect the agricultural workforce more than two decades ago, but how well are these protections being implemented? Edward Flores is the Faculty Director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center and he joins us today with some perspective.

Author Craig Harwood and ‘Bridget’s Gambit’

The history of the California gold rush is a story the state takes pride in sharing. From the San Francisco 49ers to the variety of former gold rush towns that dot our roadways to the gold rush history that is often taught in public schools. But the story of one of the era’s most influential entrepreneurs, Bridget Miranda Evoy, has long gone unheard. Until now. Craig S. Harwood is a geologist and the author of “Bridget’s Gambit: A Saga of Family Enterprise in Gold Rush California.” He joins us today to explain why he wrote this book.

In a Nutshell: All You Can Eat

Food often shapes the rhythm of our days, from breakfast to lunch to dinner. But it also plays a role in how we view a variety of issues from culture to health to community. “All You Can Eat” is the theme of this month’s In a Nutshell storytelling series at The Sophia. Storytellers Anne Rutherford and Keith Staten join host and co-producer Keith Lowell Jensen for a preview of this Friday’s show.
Total Play: 0

Users also like

50+ Episodes
EconTalk Arc .. 800+     80+
600+ Episodes
BBC Inside S .. 2K+     200+