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Issues & Ideas
By KCBXSociety & Culture
Issues & Ideas episodes
- How San Luis Obispo plans to boost alternative modes of transportationKCBX Volunteer Kim Bisheff interviews San Luis Obispo Public Works Director Daryl Grigsby about the adoption of the Land Use Circulation Element (LUCE) and how the City plans to move forward with its guidelines. View the interactive bicycle planning map and others The circulation element, which the City passed in 2014, calls for significant increases in non-motorized transportation. The goal for 2035 is a mode share split of 50 percent motor vehicles, 12 percent public transit, 20 percent25 min
- San Luis Obispo’s legendary Farmers’ Market Stars in New CookbookCorrespondent, Tom Wilmer visits with San Luis Obispo, California based author, Kendra Aronson about her new book, The San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Simple Seasonal Recipes & Short Stories from the Central Coast of California. The cookbook features 196 pages of 60 seasonal recipes and 40 short stories.20 min
- “Gig City” Chattanooga, Tennessee--Where Live Music ThrivesCorrespondent Tom Wilmer reports from Chattanooga. Come along and join the conversation with passionate music lover, Mary Howard Ade. She moved here from New York City to work as the Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau’s full-time Music Marketing Manager. Live music has been an integral ingredient in the cultural fabric of Chattanooga since the founding of the riverfront town in 1839. Bessie Smith, born in Chattanooga in 1892, was fondly nicknamed "Empress of the Blues" and became22 min
- Detroit’s Past Meets the Future—Henry Ford’s circa-1904 Factory and 21st Century F-150's AssemblyCorrespondent Tom Wilmer reports from Detroit Michigan at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Henry Ford’s first purpose-built auto assembly factory constructed in 1904--This where the Model T was born and sparked the advent of the age of the automobile.24 min
- A Visit to “Hitsville U.S.A.” Birthplace of the Detroit--Motown SoundJoin Correspondent Tom Wilmer in Detroit, Michigan at Hitsville U.S.A., the birthplace of Motown Records. The Motown Sound— It’s been described as a...16 min
- Reinventing America--Detroit’s Westside “Ponyride” Incubator Provides Transforming OpportunitiesPhillip Cooley saw opportunity in a 30,000 square-foot abandoned, derelict printing plant in downtown Detroit’s Westside Corktown neighborhood. Cooley...15 min
- Exceptional vines make award-winning grapes from Central Coast’s cool climate maritime terriorThe Santa Lucia mountain range delineates the boundary of the California Central Coast’s maritime influenced grape growing region. Head a couple miles inland from the ridge tops of the Santa Lucia’s and you’ll suddenly find yourself far from the cooling influences of the summertime fog, and cooling ocean breezes.13 min
- Fifty percent of Sierra Nevada’s trees dead or dying—Are our forests doomed?In search of solutions to the extreme threat to California’s forests and watersheds, correspondent Tom Wilmer met with Bob Kingman, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s Assistant Executive Officer in Auburn, California. He then visits with Sean O’Brien in San Luis Obispo about urban forested Monterey Pines in conjunction with Cal Fire in Cambria.29 min
- Fifty percent of Sierra Nevada’s trees dead or dying—Are our forests doomed?In search of solutions to the extreme threat to California’s forests and watersheds, correspondent Tom Wilmer met with Bob Kingman, the Sierra Nevada...29 min
- South County Transit changes routes, logo and raises faresA Central Coast transit agency is going through a bit of a makeover in an effort to bring fares up to date and adjust routes to fit demand.10 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.