Join Mario Espinoza-Kulick as he speaks with guests Skye McLennan, SLOIFF Festival Director, and Central Coast filmmaker, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Director of the music documentary Oklahoma Breakdown. They will discuss the vision of SLOIFF to provide a year-round destination for international independent cinema, promoting diversity, understanding, education, and inclusion through engaging storytelling, as well as share highlights of the upcoming festival year.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 4/13/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join host Mario Espinoza-Kulick as he speaks with guests Tania Reyes, Grants Manager with The Fund for Santa Barbara, Connie Alexander, Executive Director, Gateway Educational Services & President of the Santa Barbara NAACP, and Rachel Johnson, Chief Program Officer, Santa Barbara City College Foundation and Co-Chair of the Racial Equity Fund. They will discuss their work making grants to community groups and coalitions across the region supporting long-term movements and emerging needs.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 4/6/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join host Lata Murti as she speaks with guests Rebekah Spicuglia, Executive Director at One Community Action (OCA), Pati Cantú, bereaved mother, business owner, and founding board member of OCA, and Refujio "Cuco" Rodriguez, Chief Strategist & Equity Officer with the Hope & Heal Fund. They will discuss the work of OCA, how it has evolved, and their continued work in the community to reduce gun violence.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 3/30/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join Kris Kington Barker as she speaks with guests from San Luis Obispo County Special Education Local Plan (SELPA), Amber Gallagher, SELPA Executive Director, and Tricia Lomino, SELPA Program Specialist. They will discuss the mission of SELPA to be capacity builders, facilitators, and connectors for students, families, and member districts to ensure all students are provided inclusive opportunities for continuous improvement, and opportunities for success.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 3/23/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join Dr. Lata Murti as she speaks with representatives from the Community Environmental Council (CEC), including Jen Hernandez, Climate Justice Manager with CEC, Alhan Diaz-Correa, Climate Justice Associate with CEC, and Javi Infante Varas, with Rooted Language Services. We will talk with them as their new air monitoring program is about to launch throughout Guadalupe and the Santa Maria Valley.You are invited to listen, learn and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 3/16/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join host Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests with the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG), Regional Planning Division Chief, James Worthley, and Communications Coordinator, Sarah Woolsey. They will discuss the---now out for public review--- 2023 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), a long-term blueprint for the San Luis Obispo region’s transportation system that prioritizes spending on transportation projects through the year 2045.You are invited to listen, learn and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 3/9/2023Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join host Mario Espinoza-Kulick as he speaks Lauren Bandari, Director of Jewish Student Life at Cal Poly, and Muara Johnston, Director of the SLO Jewish Film Festival. They will discuss the upcoming festival, a unique cultural experience on California’s Central Coast - celebrating Jewish life, community, and films.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 3/2/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join Kris Kington Barker as she speaks with guests, activist Kimberly Ann Johnson and culture activist Stephen Jenkinson. They will talk about elderhood, spirit work, and building culture in a me-first era. This discussion is in advance of their live appearance in San Luis Obispo on March 16th.Broadcast date: 2/23/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX and made possible through underwriting by Joan Gellert-Sargen.

Join Dr. Lata Murti as she speaks with representatives from Corazón del Pueblo, also known as The Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley, Abraham Melendrez, Executive Director, and Evelyn Ornelas, Creative Arts Manager. They will discuss their mission and work to promote creative expression in the performing, visual and literary arts, preserving the heritages that make multicultural futures powerful.You are invited to listen, learn and participate in the conversation today, Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to [email protected] date: 2/16/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Join Kris Kington Barker as she speaks with guests from Hospice of San Luis Obispo County, Shannon McOuat, Executive Director, and Kim Chartrand, R.N., Case Manager. They will discuss the importance of closing these gaps in healthcare and how doing so can improve both health and economic outcomes.Broadcast date: 2/9/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX and made possible through underwriting by Joan Gellert-Sargen.