Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks with the media.; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has ousted his controversial campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.

We get the latest analysis on what message that sends outside the campaign. Plus, here in California over the weekend the executive board for the state Democrats voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for the elimination of superdelegates and to push up California's primary.

And finally, for a little comedic relief, we’re joined by comedian Grace Parra of the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore for a preview of her talks at this weekend’s Comic-Con of Politics, Politicon. The live political festival with stars from all sides of the political spectrum is this Saturday and Sunday at the Pasadena Convention Center. You can find more information on the event here.

Guests:

Carson Bruno, research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution

Ed Espinoza, director of Progress Texas, a political communications firm based in Austin, TX. Former Western States Director for the Democratic National Committee in California and a superdelegate in 2008

Grace Parra, contributor on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, she’s also be participating in Politicon this weekend; she tweets from @GraceParra360

A woman receives a vaccine before traveling abroad. ; Credit: NORBERT MILLAUER/AFP/Getty Images

Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced today that it will begin human testing on a DNA-based vaccine for the Zika virus.

Testing for the experimental vaccine will start in the coming weeks, in a partnership with GeneOne Life Science.

The 40-person study will use genetically engineered materials that mimic the Zika virus. This study follows Inovio’s earlier tests with animals, which responded well to the vaccine.

Patt Morrison discusses the logistics of this trial period with professor of preventative medicine, William Schaffner, and what the public can expect, should the vaccine become available.

With files from the Associated Press.

Guest:

William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN

Competitors jump into the waters of Copacabana beach as they take part in the Marathon Swimming Challenge - Aquece Rio Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; Credit: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

As if this summer’s Olympic Games didn’t already have enough baggage with worries about the Zika virus and political unrest brewing underneath the surface, Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a “state of calamity” on Friday, saying that the state government wouldn’t be able to meet its financial commitment for the Games because it is bankrupt.

Interim Governor Francisco Dornelles said in the decree that Rio would need emergency funds to prevent things like public security and health, infrastructure, and the education system from collapsing.

Rio 2016 says it was aware of the financial crisis in Rio when they decided to hold the Olympics there, and that a state law for tax breaks that was created to help fund the games will provide assistance.

Guest:

David Wallechinsky, President of the International Society of Olympic Historians and author of “The Complete Book of the Olympics” (Aurum Press, 2012)

Stressed and agitated business people at work.; Credit: Getty Images/Getty Images

Omar Mateen, the Orlando gunman who killed 49 people last week, had run-ins at school, workplaces, gyms, even in online dating.

A "New York Times" profile published over the weekend found numerous instances of acquaintances and co-workers who say Mateen was "always agitated" and "always mad." Many large workplaces and schools include people who are antisocial or prone to anger.

How can you tell if those traits are dangerous? And what can be done about it?

Guest:

Casey Jordan, Ph.D., Criminologist and Professor at Western Connecticut State University

JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery/Landmark Vineyards on display at the Southern Divinity Dinner during the 2015 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival.; Credit: Sergi Alexander/Getty Images for SBWFF

A fight local to California's central coast wine country has a large vintner attempting to repair its reputation.

Justin Winery - last year named the nation's best winery by Wine Enthusiast magazine - is in trouble after legally cutting down hundreds of old oak trees on its property to make room for more vineyards.

Concerned residents and some competitors say the oak groves are iconic for Paso Robles, which takes its name from the Spanish for oak pass. The vineyards owners say the controversy is being overblown, deters from their good record within the community, plus they are promising to plant 5,000 new oak trees.

Could a boycott initiated by a handful of local restaurants expand? What are the best ways for the company to deal with the complaints?

Guest:

Doug Elmets, President of Elmets Communications - public affairs consultants in Sacramento

They can take the forms of people, animals, fantastical creatives – and studies have shown that some 60 percent of kids between the ages of 3 and 8 have had them. They are imaginary friends. ; Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

They can take the forms of people, animals, fantastical creatives – and studies have shown that some 60 percent of kids between the ages of 3 and 8 have had  them. They are imaginary friends.  

Research has shown that imaginary companions are a normal part of growing up, and resembles a process of creation much like how a fiction writer would create characters.

Why do kids have imaginary friends? What can they tell us about the development of a child’s imagination and creativity? What can we learn about relationships from these imaginary friendships?

Guests:

Marjorie Taylor, a professor of psychology at University of Oregon, author of “Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them" (1999, Oxford University Press). Her research focuses on the development of imagination and creativity in kids.

Tracy R. Gleason, a professor of psychology and the  Psychological Director of the Child Study Center at Wellesley College

In this photo illustration a European Union referendum postal voting form, waits to be signed. The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016 to decide whether or not to remain a member of the European Union (EU).; Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

In what promises to be an historic moment, citizens of the United Kingdom will vote on a referendum Thursday to decide whether to leave or stay in the European Union.

The saga of the so-called “Brexit” vote is one that has played out publicly and vocally in the U.K., and the most recent polls show a country divided almost right down the middle on whether to remain part of the European Union or go it alone as a separate entity.

The European Union was created following World War II as a way to unify Europe against the extreme nationalism that had torn it apart years before.

The outcome of the vote is expected to have major economic, social, and political reverberations, not only in Britain but throughout Europe and even the world. Those in the ‘stay’ camp include high-ranking members of Parliament like Prime Minister David Cameron, whose future in British government may be in jeopardy, no matter how the vote turns out. They argue that the economic impact of a ‘leave’ vote would be devastating, negating crucial trade deals the U.K. has with other countries as an EU member and sending global stock markets into a frenzy. The ‘leave’ camp, led by the U.K. Independence Party, argues that Britain’s membership in the EU dilutes citizens’ voice in government

What are the arguments on each side for stay and leave? What will the impact of a stay or leave vote be on the U.K.? On the EU? Why should Americans care?

Guests:

Aaron Klein, fellow in economic studies and policy director of the Initiative on Business and Public Policy at the Brookings Institution; former deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Treasury Department; he tweets @Aarondklein

Ben Kelly, political writer who blogs at The Sceptic Isle; he’s also an opinion writer at The Telegraph; he tweets @TheScepticIsle

Flowers surround a picture of Jo Cox during a vigil in Parliament Square on June 16, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. ; Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Brexit campaigning briefly paused Friday, after the assassination of British lawmaker Jo Cox.

Cox, a member of the Labor party, strongly backed a “remain” Brexit vote, and some wonder whether her death could sway the final vote. We look back at other examples where assassinations changed the course of history.

Guest:

Benjamin Jones, professor of strategy at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management; he’s author of Hit Or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War

A woman studies a map of the London Underground network in a cafe.; Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Which way is ‘up’?  To most, the answer is probably ‘north.’  

It turns out, however, that this bias is the result of recent map making convention, albeit one with profound human consequences. Last week, Caroline Williams of the BBC discussed the ramifications of orienting our maps with north pointing upward. It does not just affect our sense of direction, but also our values.

Brian Meier of Gettysburg College has tested this. When asked where in a hypothetical city respondents would most like to live, they overwhelmingly chose locations in the northern part. The same proved true when a different group of respondents were asked to plot where the richest people in the city lived - they overwhelmingly chose the north.

However, this association between north and good disappeared when Meier turned the map upside down. Which way do you think of as 'up'? And why might it matter?

Guest:

Caroline Williams, Freelance science journalist and former New Scientist feature editor/freelance reporter/producer for BBC radio; she tweets from @ScienceCaroline

The Airbnb website is displayed on a laptop on April 21, 2014 in San Anselmo, California.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Several Los Angeles apartment owners are being sued by L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer for allegedly evicting tenants and then renting out the apartments via Airbnb.

Among the owners being sued are Carol J. Alsman and LSJB Investments LLC.

"The owner probably went through part of the process to go out of business as apartment owner, but then changed from apartments to short-term rental use through Airbnb, but then failed to allow the former tenants to rerent those units — you can’t do that," Feuer said.

Feuer stressed the housing crisis and explained that the crisis is having a negative effect on the city. Everything from transportation congestion to an imbalance between jobs and housing, he said it has contributed to to the absence of enough rental units that people can’t afford. 

But is there a legal way to convert a multi-unit apartment building to short-term, hotel-like rentals?

"Yes, but there are steps that need to be taken in order for the units to be turned into short-term rental use. The rules differ by city," said Feuer. "There’s a reason these rules are in place. These rules [are] because of the shortage of affordable housing stock in our city. These rules are also in place because in a residential zone, people have the right to expect that the uses will be residential.”

Some apartment owners are unsure where to go for help with converting some or all of their multifamily apartment units to Airbnb short-term rentals, legally.

Frederick Sutton says he advises owners to consult with the City Planning Department to inquire about the process.

"We represent multifamily, long-term owners, so generally, in the city of Los Angeles, we suggest they don’t engage in the process," Sutton said.

Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly spelled the name of City Attorney Mike Feuer. 

This interview has been edited for clarity. 

Guest:

Mike Feuer, City Attorney of L.A.

Frederick Sutton, Government Affairs Manager with the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles

U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (R) addresses the crowd as Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looks on during a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio.; Credit: John Sommers II/Getty Images

With only a few weeks left until the start of the political conventions, we’re expecting the presumptive nominees to announce their running mates soon.

While the choice for each candidate will likely hinge on how qualified that person is to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, there’s also the campaign image factor to consider.

The person a presidential candidate chooses as a vice president often has huge impact on how voters view the candidate, and can even be the difference that pushes a voter to one side or another or even from one side or another.

Pundits and election-watchers have been speculating for months on who the presumptive nominees might choose, and shortlists for both Trump and Clinton are starting to form, but neither campaign has tipped its hand yet on who is really being considered.

Who are the contenders on each side? Who has the best chances of being selected? What are the candidates looking for in a running mate? Who can accomplish the most for them in terms of garnering more votes?

Guests:

Kyle Kopko, associate professor of political science at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and co-author of “The VP Advantage: How Running Mates Influence Home State Voting in Presidential Elections” (Manchester University Press, 2016)

Jennifer Lawless, professor of government at American University and author of “Running from Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned Off To Politics” (Oxford University Press, 2016)

Bernie Sanders (R) introduces Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.; Credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images

Bernie Sanders conceded the Democratic Presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton this morning and said he intends to do everything he can to make certain she defeats Donald Trump.

He called his campaign the start of a political revolution that will continue and pointed to the Democratic Party's most progressive platform ever as the result.

Now, the question is whether Sanders enthusiastic supporters will show up to vote in November, and whether Clinton will be their Plan B.

Guests:

John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation; he tweets @NicholsUprising

Matt Bennett, founder and senior vice president of the think tank Third Way. He served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs in the first Bill Clinton White House.

The Ghostbusters Abby (Melissa McCarthy), Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), Erin (Kristen Wiig) and Patty (Leslie Jones) in Columbia Pictures' GHOSTBUSTERS.; Credit: Hopper Stone

This week’s release of “Ghostbusters” is seen as a big test for movies with largely female casts.

Accepted gospel in the industry says whether it hits of sinks will impact greenlight decisions going forward. Some go as far as saying if a moviegoer wants more women in big movies, she or he must buy a ticket to “Ghostbusters” opening weekend.

Is it sensible or fair for this movie to be a litmus test? How does “groupthink” catch on in Hollywood? Are criticisms from “fanboys” given too much weight? Does this version of “Ghostbusters” have to hit with women and men to be a hit?

*AirTalk will discuss at a later date. Let us know your questions!

Guest:

Claudia Puig, Film Critic for KPCC and The Wrap; President, Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Paul Dergarabedian, Senior Media Analyst, comScore -  a global media measurement and analytics company; he tweets from @PDergarabedian

US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC.; Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

KPCC's AirTalk listeners called in to discuss President Obama's remarks following last week's shootings. You can watch the video of his statement here, and let us know your thoughts in the comments. 

Highlights from the discussion

Rosalyn in Bellflower: I really feel whether President Obama politically positioned this eulogy or not, that  [nonetheless] there was a real veracity in what he had to say. He balanced the speech nicely.

For me, who is grieving as an African-American woman about all these things that are happening one time after another, it really helped me to kind of soothe my wounds and put me forward through my own grieving process. So I think what he did was outstanding. We really need to focus on what was the truth about what he said and run with that.

Larry Mantle: Share a little bit emotionally about what you were feeling as you were listening. How affected were you?

Rosalyn in Bellflower: I’ve been grieved. I’ve been grieved because I do understand both sides, and I do believe we are [all] human beings. I’m grieved for the Dallas situation with the police officers. I’m grieved that young men can’t come home without necessarily being roughhoused by the police. I have African-American boys. Every time they would walk out the door on a Saturday evening to go out and go have fun, I’m praying that they come back in one piece. So I understand about the systemic racism and things that are in our institutions.

One thing that really jumped out for me personally is when Obama talked about — I’m a teacher so I understand what our citizens sometimes demand of us — how police officers are looked at to be be parents, psychologists, that they need to be their mom or dad, their teachers. That is way too much to put on a police officer. So, the whole thing that really stood out for me is increasing self-responsibility for us also with us as parents, us as citizens, so we wouldn’t have to put that kind of pressure on police officers and teachers and people of that nature.

Larry Mantle: What did you think of the president’s speech?

David from Valencia: I thought it was one of the most moving and courageous speeches I have ever heard. Other than the content of it I really liked the tone that he used. It was just so incredibly down to earth. It was as if maybe your own dad or one of your high school teachers or junior high school teachers who really cared about you was sitting down and telling you things that you need to know.

I’m a white guy. I’m a lawyer. But I’m an avid Black Lives Matter advocate.

Boy, President Obama brought a lot of different new perspectives into my mind. Honestly, I think just in that half an hour he changed the way I’ve been approaching all this with my own sons, on social media and everything.

Rodney in Southwest LA: I’m a police officer in Los Angeles, and I’ve been one for about 24 years now. I’m an African-American. So, this past week, has been one of the roughest weeks that I’ve had in my career. I was trying to deal with this, and I was so frustrated. I was angry. I was looking at it from the perspective of a police officer I was looking at it from the perspective of an African-American kid who grew up in LA who at times was sometimes afraid to go outside, not because of crime but because of the police, and I was just lost.

By me hearing this speech — his eulogy — it brought me to a place, I’m mean I’m crying as I am right now, to where now I can see that there is a part of me in both of these that I can bring together and better this place. My whole goal as a police officer has been to be fair to people and treat people that I wasn’t treated a lot of times when I dealt with the police.

But as I knew, 90 percent of the police were good, it was that 10 percent that was making it seem like the 90 percent was the problem.

His eulogy was on point. It was relevant. As your last caller said, it was like your father, your dad, your uncle, your brother, or somebody who really cared about you was trying to show you a way to deal with something that could go just go awry if it wasn’t constructed in a very very heartfelt way.

Larry Mantle: Rodney, you are so eloquent. As you were describing as what you were going through as both an African-American man and a police officer, you must feel so torn apart -- as you were describing.

What is the way you see you can bring this together and do what you’re describing -- use these dual positions -- and bring people together?

Rodney in Southwest LA: It’s gonna take courage on both sides. The uniqueness of me I guess — and it’s probably the same way for other folks who have grown up with an experience similar to mine [and] are working in the same field as mine — is that I understand both sides of this. I have a very very clear understanding of both sides, and I know where there is common ground.

But if there are people who just refuse to want to come together, who refuse to want to try and work [toward] a common ground solution and move forward from there, we’ll always have that head clash. But, at that common ground, at that point of listening, at that point of wanting to understand someone but then also being able to be heard and someone showing empathy, it will allow us to move from this. It just has to be a collective thing.

But I'm going to do my part. I’m not gonna give up. I’m gonna fight this until I can’t fight it anymore. I just have to do it. I have no choice.

Larry Mantle: Rodney, I appreciate it so much. Thank you for being with us.

Have you worked at any of the Southern California protests — either Black Lives Matter of any other similar organizations?

Rodney in Southwest LA:  Yes I have. I have been assigned to those protests on several occasions.

Larry Mantle: Have you been confronted by protesters? Or has it generally been peaceful?

Rodney in Southwest LA:: I’ve had peaceful ones for the most part, but I have been confronted by angry and frustrated people.

Even on one occasion I was able to have a dialog with one of them. I don’t know if that showed a different perspective of a police officer for that particular person, but I was darn sure trying. I believe he listened to what I had to say, and I hope that it helped him to understand a little bit. You know like we say — ‘Black Lives Matter,’ ‘Blue Lives Matter’ — lives matter across the board.

But as we know, there are divisions in society that have been around long before I got here and will probably be around long after I’m gone. We can still knock down some walls and find some common ground.

Mark in Whittier: To me, it was a very political speech; it was a 7-iron down the middle. He knew he was in front of a hostile crowd that he created. A town and a state that did not vote for him. And he knew he couldn’t pander to the Black Lives Matter movement as he has in the past. He had to have some sort of reconciliation type speech with police officers of that city.

I just viewed it as very very political and something that he was forced to do.

Larry Mantle: So you felt it was inauthentic what he said?

Mark in Whittier: Well, if you look at his history in supporting Black Lives Matter, or whenever there is a shooting in America he always rushes to the victim — whether it’s in Ferguson or Cleveland.

Larry Mantle: Let me just interrupt, though. He also rushed with the tragedy in Dallas to express solidarity with the police department there. So it’s not just when it’s an African-American person who was shot by police.

Mark in Whittier: Let’s compare the shooting in Dallas to Dylann Roof in South Carolina.

The Black Lives Matter movement has a higher body count than Dylann Roof. When Dylann Roof shot all those people in the church, all of a sudden the nation — led by Obama — went crazy. You were banning the Confederate Flag, you were banning “Dukes of Hazzard,” every Southern man with a gun was a racist. “The NRA was to blame.”

All of a sudden, this happens in Dallas, and he’s not condemning Black Lives Matter or groups like that like he would an individual like Dylann Roof. It doesn’t serve his political purpose; it doesn’t serve his agenda.

This was, to me, a very forced speech that he did not want to give.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends former California first lady Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center.; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

"Unprecedented"-- that's what Supreme Court watchers are saying of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's criticism of Donald Trump.

On Monday night, she called Trump a “faker” on  CNN and told the Associated Press she couldn’t and didn’t want to imagine a Trump presidency.  

Justice Ginsburg has weighed in on this year’s Presidential race on multiple occasions- an action believed to be unprecedented.

What effect will her comments have on the court and her fellow justices? Does Ginsburg crossing this line open the door for other justices to talk about the candidates? Will they then be able to sit in judgement of cases concerning future administrations?

Guest:

Jessica Levinson, professor at Loyola Law School, President of the L.A. Ethics Commission

Ed Whelan, President of the Ethics & Public Policy Center; former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia & Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 – 2004

Actress Renee Zellweger arrives at ELLE's 21st Annual Women In Hollywood at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California.; Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Twelve years since audiences last saw Bridget Jones searching for love, squeezing into Spanx, and ultimately triumphing over self-doubt, the loveable character portrayed by Renee Zellweger is back in a form that has inspired a plethora of think pieces about women in Hollywood.

Kicking off the kerfuffle, well-known film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote a reasoned piece arguing, essentially, Zellweger's looks - likely altered by cosmetic procedures - do not resemble what the character, Bridget Jones, would look like today.

In response, filmmaker and former actress Rose McGowan penned a scorching open letter to Glieberman writing, "You are an active endorser of what is tantamount to harassment and abuse of actresses and women." 

On AirTalk, we’ll focus on the relevance of physical appearance in film criticism. Performers’ looks are often put under a microscope, and not just by tabloids.

Mickey Rourke, Christian Bale, Jonah Hill, Melissa McCarthy, to name a few, have altered or used their physicalities in films to such an extent that it was a major component of their performances. How does that compare to the current controversy over Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones? And as any devoted Bridget Jones fan would wonder, isn’t it possible the character herself would wind up looking as Renee Zellweger does now?

Guests:

Claudia Puig, Film Critic for KPCC and The Wrap; President, Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets from @claudiapuig

Amy Nicholson, Film Critic for KPCC and MTV Chief Film Critic; she tweets from @TheAmyNicholson

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) speaks with Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, at a debate at the Fox Theatre on March 3, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. ; Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A GOP committee appears ready to approve a platform that's not only to the right of previous stances, but out of synch with some of Donald Trump's views.

As the Democratic Party's platform moved to the Left, so it appears the Republican platform will move to the Right. Over the past two days, GOP platform committee members met in Cleveland to debate positions on anti-Gay discrimination and whether US laws must align with religious principles.

We take a look at how different this is from the platform in 2012. Back then, there was no Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage and transgender rights were not part of the national conversation. But little appears to have changed in the platform in the past four years.

Furthermore, many have speculated that the current, socially conservative platform appears more aligned with a candidate Cruz than a candidate Trump.

How important is a party’s platform? How much distance is there from Trump on the platform's social stances? How does the platform relate to RNC Chair Reince Priebus' post-2012 autopsy that called for more inclusiveness within the party?

Guests:

John Eastman, professor of law and founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence at Chapman University; He’s also Chairman of the Board of the National Organization for Marriage, a D.C.-based nonprofit working to defend marriage and faith communities 

Gregory T. Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans

Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC and adjunct faculty at USC Annenberg School

UCSD Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research staffer Kevin McShea at the wheel of a simulator that will be used for driving-while-impaired studies.; Credit: UCSD Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research

Lebowski doesn’t get hurt, but there are those, such as State Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), who fear an increase in real-life risky driving if on Nov. 8 Californians pass Prop. 64, the initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana.

Lackey, a retired California Highway Patrol officer, wants the state to adopt a legal limit for THC - the mind-altering ingredient in cannabis. Without it, he says, patrol officers must rely mostly on their own subjective judgment as to whether a driver is impaired. That, he says, makes many officers uncomfortable.

"In my own experience I’ve seen this phenomenon," he says. "I’ve seen somebody clearly impaired and I’ve seen officers still hesitant to remove [that person] from the roadway because they’re not a drug recognition expert."

Read the full storyhere.

Guests:

Stephanie O’Neill, KPCC’s Health Care Correspondent who’s been following the story

Igor Grant, MD., Director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at UCSD. He is also the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the school

University of Miami pediatrician Judith L. Schaechter, M.D. (L) gives an HPV vaccination to a 13-year-old girl in her office at the Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida.; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Going through puberty can often be a frustrating and confusing thing for many adolescents, and researchers are finding that the process is beginning earlier for many girls, sometimes as young as 7 years old.

It’s often difficult to determine the underlying cause of what medical practitioners are calling “precocious puberty,” but there are many health consequences, including the risk of developing depression at a younger age for girls.

Guest:

A woman jumps in the sea as the Boardmasters pro-surfing competition takes place on Fistral Beach in Newquay, England.; Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

How would you describe an ideal summer vacation?

Rays of sunshine, the golden beach, and that intense bubbly drink to cool off. But that image is often far from reality.

Anything could go wrong on the road to that perfect trip: your stomach might disagree with the local cuisine, your flight might decide to stay put because of a little rain, or your back might give out after a couple miles of walking.

We are talking about the worst summer vacation, the one that you spent months planning and dreaming from your cubicle, but ended up breaking your heart  (not to mention your bank).

CALL US AT 866-893-5722 TO SHARE A STORY ABOUT YOUR WORST SUMMER VACATION