Jeff Schechtman
@jeffs2009
Media Executive and Interview Host
On this Calif Sun pod @mmcphate Gene Seroka, Exec. Director of @PortofLA tells me about this gateway handling 20% of America's cargo—powering 1 in 9 SoCal jobs. From automation to tariff impacts, the port signals economic trends months before they are felt bit.ly/3GOg0Uk
Your iPhone exists because of a consequential global business partnership. Apple created China's tech superpower—while China created the modern iPhone. 3 million workers. Billion-component supply chains. My talk with "Apple in China" author @PatrickMcGee_ bit.ly/455gHSi
On this Calif. Sun Pod @mmcphate I talk to Chris Beam @JCbeam on his chilling NYT story: How tech elites from Google, NASA & Berkeley twisted AI fears into deadly extremism. Meet the "Zizians," a cult linked to six deaths. Manson vibes in tolerant Calif. bit.ly/3GP0MOG
I’d argue that the nominations of Spanberger in VA and Sherrill of NJ for Governor are far more indicative of the future direction of the Democratic Party than Mamdani’s win in NYC. Discuss.
On this @whowhatwhy pod, I talk to historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom about the China paradox: capitalist yet communist, traditional yet revolutionary, open yet opaque. As Trump stares down Xi, are we missing the deeper story? He decodes the contridictions. bit.ly/3HP3WC8
On this week's Calif. Sun pod, @mmcphate LA Times veteran Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm talks to me about his new book "GOLDEN STATE,"where he unpacks 500 years of California myth, showing how the Golden State shaped—and exposed—the American dream bit.ly/4dUrGAP
So it's gonna be forever Or it's gonna go down in flames You can tell me when it's over, mm If the high was worth the pain Got a long list of ex-lovers They'll tell you I'm insane 'Cause you know I love the players And you love the game
On this Calif Sun pod @mmcphate, Joe Kloc spent nine years with “anchor-outs”—a community on abandoned boats off wealthy Sausalito. His book LOST AT SEA reveals their fight against displacement and resilience when society pushes the vulnerable to the edge. bit.ly/4k4c1Ba
Has NPR Passed Its Sell-By Date? NPR: Broadcasting tote bags since 1971. Can they survive a knife fight, their own risk aversion, and that they still think they’re college radio? My conversation with @steveoneywriter about his history of NPR, "On Air." whowhatwhy.org/podcast/has-np…
On my latest Calif. Sun @mmcphate pod, @lauriebkirby FestForums founder, reveals how CA music festivals like Coachella and BottleRock mirror economic trends and cultural shifts. #Festivals #California #Economy bit.ly/4kdxCah
My latest Calif. Sun pod @mmcphate Hollywood's perfect storm: empty theaters, streaming wars, production exodus, AI—and audiences rejecting EVERYTHING. Can the dream factory reinvent itself before the credits roll? 🎬My conversation with WSJ @benfritz bit.ly/3S8802j
On the Calif. Sun pod, @mmcphate I talk with New York Times film critic @alissamarie discussing her new book, “We Tell Ourselves Stories," which explores Joan Didion's prescient understanding of how entertainment would colonize American political life. bit.ly/4i7oG4S
Just how off the mark is @ICRicardoLara , the current Calif. insurance commissioner? Listen to my Calfiornia Sun @mmcphate conversation with @RepGaramendi the states first elected insurance commissioner. bit.ly/423uqGH
In a perfect world, the town drunk and the Secretary of Defense would be two different people.
On this Calif. Sun pod, @mmcphate Gregory Weaver reports @fresnoland on The Williamson Act. It promised to save farmland. Instead, it's funneling billions in tax breaks to mega-farms backed by Wall Street and foreign pension funds—small farmers struggle. bit.ly/3DuDgVQn
On this week's Calif. Sun Pod @mmcphate I talk with Randy Shaw @beyondchron director of SF's Tenderloin Housing Clinic and founder of the Tenderloin Museum. He champions the district's history and resistance. bit.ly/4i1ciEc
Chancellor Garcia joins Jeff Schechtman (@jeffs2009) on the California Sun (@mmcphate) podcast to share her vision for bridging equity gaps, promoting inclusive excellence, and ensuring every degree opens doors to meaningful opportunities. #HigherEd californiasun.co/podcast/dr-mil…