Agenda Breakdown host Kim Bisheff explains how the local redistricting process works, and highlights the ways residents can get involved. Also, Betsey Nash, the “Grape Nut” sat down with local sommelier Jenna Congdon to learn some useful wine terms. Orchestra Novo’s Artistic Director Michael Nowak, and musician Inga Swearingen talk to Ben Purper about the upcoming November 20th performance.

Morro Bay resident U.S. retired Navy Commander Kenneth Vogel talks about his three tours of duty in Vietnam as a Seabee. Also, the owner of the Backlots, Dane Hodgson, and Cal Poly CIE's John Townsend, talk about collaborative workspaces. Finally, Sierra Hull, an American bluegrass singer-songwriter, talks about life and music.

KCBX contributor Tom Wilmer visits with Santa Barbara author Bee Bloeser. Her new book is Vaccines & Bayonets: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror, and the Cold War. The SLO Chamber's Executive Director Jim Dantona, speaks with Erica A. Stewart, San Luis Obispo's new mayor. On the Nonprofit Story, host Dr. Consuelo Meux focuses on the SLO Food Bank, in a conversation with Executive Director Garret Olson.

There is no shortage of fresh foods on the Central Coast, but some people still go hungry. GleanSLO is a SLO Food Bank program aimed at getting fresh food to those who need it. October 25-29 is Media Literacy Week and Beth Thornton will speak with journalism professor Dr. Bobbie Eisenstock about media literacy education and the recent congressional hearings regarding social media. Also, you'll hear the second episode of Kim Bisheffs podcast "Agenda Breakdown", where she explores how a city's decisions are made and how you can participate.

California has an endless supply of fresh food. We all know that. But we also have hungry people. So, how do those living with food insecurity gain access to the bounty they see all around them? Well, there are hundreds of people in your neighborhoods who are helping make that happen. And it’s GleanSLO at the Food Bank.

The local wine grape harvest, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters on her relationship with the NAACP.

Betsey Nash- "The Grape Nut" was curious about the harvesting of wine grapes on the Central Coast. She headed to Talley Vineyards for a crash course.

In the last of our farmworker profiles, and the last episode of Beyond the Furrows- you'll meet Amancio- a farmworker who wants to see positive change in his line of work. It's harvest time for wineries all over the Central Coast, and Betsey Nash- who we call the "Grape Nut", wanted to get a closer look. So, she headed to Talley Vineyards. On the Nonprofit Story, Dr. Consuelo Meux has a conversation about the importance of the NAACP with Congresswoman Maxine Waters. And finally, KCBXs Angel

The California condor, one of the state’s most iconic birds, went extinct in the wild in the 1980’s — but it’s since been reintroduced into areas like the Central Coast.However, lead poisoning deaths have been rising among wild condors in the last few years, once again threatening this critically endangered species.

Pet parents often feel conflicted when it's time to make a decision about ending their pet's life. Dorothea Deley hopes her book "How to Say Goodbye to Your Dear Dog: 10 questions to help you decide when it's time to euthanize" will offer guidance.