California Groundbreakers

If you’re running out of things to watch on streaming TV or favorite podcasts to listen to, have we got suggestions for you. We talked with a few people who read books, watch TV and produce podcasts for a living, and they gave us great suggestions for what to tune into during this “Pandemic Time." Listen to their picks for current news, "comfort food" selections, for kids, learning new skills and hobbies, and episodes that will make us escape from reality, connect with others, and celebrate life. PART ONE: STREAMING TV Michele Foss-Snowden (pictured in photo), a professor of communication at Sacramento State University also hosts her own podcast, The TV Doctor, in which she offers Television "prescriptions" to help cure whatever is ailing you. Her picks range from "Nailed It" and "Making It" to "Schitt's Creek" and "Star Trek Discovery" PART TWO: PODCASTS (at the 36:50-minute mark) Rockwell Felder, co-founder of Squadcast, a startup that makes podcast-creation software startup, and Sacramento podcas