Issues & Ideas

Issues & Ideas

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Issues & Ideas episodes

  • Playing with Food: Potstickers for Chinese New Year
    Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and celebrations will be taking place throughout the state. Father Ian Delinger revisits a bit of the history of Chinese immigrants on the Central Coast, and visits with some locals who teach him how to make potstickers and wontons from scratch.
    20 min
  • Issues & Ideas: Homesharing, tiny homes, and easy pickling
    On this week’s Issues & Ideas , we continue our exploration into housing issues on the Central Coast, speaking to Anne Wyatt, head of a San Luis Obispo nonprofit— HomeShare SLO —that matches people looking to homeshare in a way aimed to be safer and more vetted than a Craigslist ad. We also talk to Wyatt about the growing excitement around tiny homes, and what is coming for San Luis Obispo, now that city officials have passed initial regulations opening up options for tiny homes. Later in
    1 hr
  • Issues & Ideas: A new governor, prison integration, offshore wind energy and a chef-turned-farmer
    On this week's Issues and Ideas : Monday marks the transition from Jerry Brown to Gavin Newsom as California's next governor; we'll hear stories about "Brownisms" and Newsom promises. Tyler Pratt reports on a new California prison integration program has inmates' families worried for their safety. And Greta Mart attends a recent public forum on offshore wind energy and reports on how state and federal officials are taking public comment on locations proposed for offshore wind energy development
    58 min
  • Ears on Art: A holiday goodbye
    After 19 years, the hosts of Ears on Art are retiring. Along with memories of their time at KCBX, Crissa and Steven share stories of handmade gifts and objects that hold personal value during the holidays.
    21 min
  • Journeys of Discovery: SLO NightWriters
    SLO NightWriters is a San Luis Obispo County-based group of authors, poets and screenwriters. Its mission is to "advance quality writing, promote publication, and expand author recognition in a forum that nurtures a spirit of community for all its members," and the group meets monthly in San Luis Obispo. In this segment, correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with SLO NightWriters board member Pat Gimer.
    8 min
  • Journeys of Discovery: Pickling for nonprofits
    The Quick Pickle Kit is designed specifically to generate income for nonprofit organizations and schools via home pickling. Any fresh garden produce imaginable—from carrots to seaweed, along the classic cucumber—is fair game for pickling.
    15 min
  • Journeys of Discovery: Avila Valley’s organic grape farmer and winemaker Mike Sinor
    Central Coast winemaker and grower Mike Sinor started working as a cellar-rat while attending Cal Poly State University back in the early 1990s. Today Sinor and his wife Cheri grow organic grapes on the old Bassi Ranch Vineyard near Avila Beach, and operate their Sinor-LaVallee tasting room in uptown Avila, located a block from the beach. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with Sinor at his processing facility.
    15 min

About Issues & Ideas

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"Issues and Ideas" is a weekly magazine program exploring news, arts, and culture in California and on the Central Coast.Regular audio segments are produced by the following contributors:People and…