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Issues & Ideas
By KCBXSociety & Culture
Issues & Ideas episodes
- KCBX Two-Way: Erin Inglish recounts her time at Standing RockOn Dec. 8, 2016, KCBX’s Greta Mart welcomed Erin Inglish , a life-long San Luis Obispo County resident, musician and engineer, to the studio. Inglish recently returned from a trip to North Dakota to see for herself the gathering of native and non-native Americans trying to stop an oil pipeline from being built near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation . Greta Mart : So, Erin, tell me about the trip itself, when did you leave? Erin Inglish : We departed on November 16th and about a month before,14 min
- Tommy child-star from Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” recalls 1946 film classicBack in 1946 five year-old Jimmy Hawkins played the role of Tommy in It’s a Wonderful Life. Decades later the film was voted the most inspirational movie of all time by the American Film Institute. When it hit silver screen for Christmas season in 1946, it was a box-office flop and lost $500,000 even though it was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.29 min
- Lodi, California growing grapes and tourism—a conversation with Mayor Mark ChandlerLodi , California’s Mayor Mark Chandler talks about Lodi’s 150-year history as a premier grape growing region. Chandler shares insights on “Lodi Rules” pioneering sustainable grape growing practices that became a national model, his roots at Cal Poly , water conservation and re-use, and moderating development.14 min
- Central Coast AVA: The Legend of Richard SauretRichard Sauret has grown grapes near Paso Robles, California, for nearly 70 years. He lives just a few miles from the house where he was born although, he whispers, he was technically born in a hospital in Atascadero. But that hardly takes a shine off his legend. Pictured is Richard in front of the Zinfandel vineyard he planted with his dad in the 1960s with a painting of the same view. Ask him what grape he started planting as a kid. Zinfandel. What's his favorite wine. Zinfandel. What varietal25 min
- WWII life in Hawaii—a conversation with Bishop Museum Historian, Desoto BrownLife in America and most poignantly in the Hawaiian Islands was jarringly transformed in one day, the day of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by President Roosevelt. Marshall Law was declared and remained in effect throughout the war. Come along and join Bishop Museum Historian Desoto Brown as he recalls his 30 years of research about life on the island of Oahu during WWII.48 min
- Playing with PinquitosThe Central Coast's best kept food secret is the Pinquito Bean. Even if you eat Santa Maria-Style BBQ every day, you may not realize that the bean in the Ranch Beans is the Pinquito. And the beans don't travel any further than the Central Coast. Father Ian went exploring to discover where these come from, why the world doesn't know about them, and what to do with them beyond the Ranch Beans.29 min
- Meet Kristen Hazard, a generous woman in techKristen Hazard, the owner of San Luis Obispo software company, Suntoucher , talks about her shift from consulting to selling her own, self-funded app, and what it took to "bootstrap" a startup product. She shares why helping other women in tech is important, and gives some tips to women who want to enter the industry. And she describes her philosophy of generosity in business and why her company donates one percent of its profits to conserve local land.16 min
- Get to know the new KCBX news director, Greta MartKCBX's pioneering news director, Randol White, established the station's news department in 2014. He is now moving on to host All Things Considered for Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. KCBX Reporter Bree Zender spoke with Greta Mart, an accomplished radio journalist, who is replacing White as KCBX news director.9 min
- Second of five music director candidates for the SLO Symphony: José-Luis NovoThis coming season, the San Luis Obispo Symphony will audition five candidates for the position of music director. Marisa Waddell will speak with each one through May 2017. In this conversation, she chats with Maestro José-Luis Novo about his vision and ideas for the Symphony, and with David Hamilton, the chairman of the search committee.15 min
- Historic American Roots music from Presidential CampaignsJoin the American roots music duo, Suzanne and Jim at the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock . The musical duo came to the museum to do a presentation about historic presidential campaign songs, from the mid 19 th century to President Roosevelt’s campaign slogan and song for the 1932 election, Happy Days are Here Again. You are invited to subscribe to the Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR Podcast travel show Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer via: iTunes NPR.ORG Podcast Directory18 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…
the Planet produced by Gianna PatchenRaiseUp Radio produced by Julie LynemWine Country produced by Mira HoneycuttPlaying with Food produced by Fr. Ian DelingerThe Nonprofit Story produced by Dr. Consuelo MeuxJourneys of Discovery produced by Tom Wilmer Book Waves produced by Brian ReynoldsThe show is a production of the KCBX News Department with regular segments produced by reporters and staff:Kendra HannaMonica Lopez"Issues and Ideas" is produced and mixed by Emily Harris.Our engineer is Operations Assistant, Brad Kyle.