Capital Public Radio: Insight Podcast

California’s bad Valley fever season this year. Capital Stage’s season kicks off with “Fairview.” The Hot Jazz Jubilee returns over Labor Day weekend. Finally, Insight host Vicki Gonzalez shares an update on her breast cancer treatment. Valley Fever Season in CA Earlier this year, five people at a music festival in Kern County contracted a fungal infection known as Valley fever. Cases of the disease have tripled in California over the last decade, and more than 5,300 cases have been reported this year through June - 63% higher than last year. Dr. George Thompson, co-director of the Center for Valley Fever at UC Davis Health joins Insight to discuss the risks associated with this infection, and the role climate change plays in spreading Valley fever to more areas. ‘Fairview’ Premieres at CapStage  is presenting the Sacramento premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning play “Fairview.” Directed by Sacramento’s Anthony D’Juan, “Fairview” used the standard family dramedy for a sharp examination of race in America. Antho