New Soccer Stadium Approved for Sacramento Railyards | 'The Devil's Bath' Panel at UC Davis | Comedy and Suicide

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Mayor Darrell Steinberg talks about Sacramento Republic FC’s new stadium. An award-winning film based on a UC Davis historian’s book about “suicide by proxy.” Finally, how to use comedy to talk about depression and suicide.

New Soccer Stadium Approved for Sacramento Railyard

Sacramento City Council has unanimously voted to approve a proposal term sheet for Sacramento Republic FC’s brand-new stadium and an entertainment venue in the Downtown Railyards. This comes a week after the project was first unveiled, and five years after plans to develop a stadium in the Railyards as part of a Major League Soccer bid. Mayor Darrell Steinberg joins Insight to talk about what this new stadium means for Sacramento’s future.

'The Devil's Bath' Panel at UC Davis

A UC Davis historian’s book on the practice of “suicide by proxy” in early modern Germany has inspired a new award-winning Austrian film that looks at themes of crime, religion, mental health and social environments. Filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala talk about their film The Devil’s Bath, which is Austria’s entrant for the 2025 Academy Awards. Also Kathy Stuart, author of Suicide by Proxy in Early Modern Germany: Crime, Sin and Salvation (World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence) talks about the history behind the film’s story. A panel discussion on The Devil’s Bath will be held tomorrow at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, and a separate film screening in Cruess Hall.

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art is a financial supporter of CapRadio.

Comedy and Suicide

It’s not always easy to talk about personal mental health struggles, but what if you brought together a bunch of people with no boundaries to do it? That’s the idea behind 1 Degree of Separation, where comedians open up about their stories of depression and suicide. Brad Bonar started the company after his own personal experience. He now runs it with his wife Victoria. They join us today to talk about traveling with the show to bring its message to students and military members abroad. We’ll also meet Ellis Rodriguez, a comedian and close friend of the Bonars.