OC Talk Radio

What's it like when you're father's a comedy icon, like Don Rickles? Or you fondest memories from youth are playing in front of the Sahara hotel in Vegas?  Welcome to the world of Mindy Rickles, who talks to our host Cathy Katz about all that and more on this week's edition of our relationship show TALK TO CATHY.  Hear what it was like going to school with the kids of other famous stars, like Carol Burnett's children and others.  And how she resisted the siren song of comedy touring until a chance meeting with comedian Jeff Garlin (from Larry David's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and elsewhere) gave this stay at home mom the confidence and opportunity to get up on stage herself.  How does she balance home and work and the pressures of following in her father's big footsteps? Find out on this week's edition of Talk to Cathy, only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Can you pop another person's bubble gum bubble in Conway, AR?  And can you walk your bear on the city street without a leash in Woodstock, NY. (Yes...THAT Woodstock).  Sound silly?  Wait until you hear the answers from our guests Chip Monaco and Tom Koutroulis from WASTE MANAGEMENT and Andy Trotter from WEST COAST ARBORISTS on the latest IS IT A LAW segment of our weekly public policy program, THE CITY SQUARE.  Brought to you by The ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES-OC and RUTAN AND TUCKER, OC's largest law firm (and the sponsor for this segment). Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

If you think you've heard strange noises in your neighborhood, know that the Mummies are here at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.  With over 1.4 Million visitors experiencing Mummies of the World to date, the display at Bowers Museum will be the first time the exhibit has been to Orange County. As the largest exhibition of real mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, the exhibit provides a window into the lives of ancient people from every region of the world including Europe, South America and Ancient Egypt.  Check out this week's OC SPOTLIGHT as we talk with one of the exhibit's "Mummy Specialists", James Schandore (who teaches at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse) about what makes this exhibit so interesting and unique.  And watch this space in the coming month as we give away some VIP tickets to this exhibit, courtesy of Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Even those who've served in the military don't always understand the great loans available to buy their home thru the Veteran's Administration.  Who qualifies?  What are the advantages and benefits?  And does it take any extra time to process? All these questions and more are answered this week by our hosts, Hamid and Fay Hamadanchy as they look at one of the least understood Federally guaranteed loan programs available to all our veterans on this week's installment of the OC HOUSING CONNECTION, right here on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Is it against the law to fish with your hands in Kansas?  Or walk barefoot in Texas without a $5 permit?  Take the IS IT A LAW challenge in our weekly public policy show THE CITY SQUARE along with our guest this week, Orange County's elected Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery as he sharpens his pencil and breezes thru this test, getting 4 out of 5 right.  How about you?  Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.  Brought to you by the Association of California Cities-OC and the OC's largest law firm, Rutan and Tucker.

This week, we take a deep look at The Fed including it's history, structure and purpose. Who owns the Fed?  What's is it's relationship to the 12 Federal Reserve Banks and what do they do?  And (most importantly) what powers does the Fed have to increase or decrease money supply and affect the overall Monetary Policy of the United States.  Join our hosts Hamid and Fay Hamadanchy as they pick up from last week and dive deeper into this mysterious, quasi-governmental body (after first reviewing this week's economic indicators and likely Fed action).  Only on The OC HOUSING CONNECTION, here on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

OK boys and girls.  IS IT A LAW that you can't curse in front of a corpse in Texas? Or engage in turtle racing in Key West, Florida?  Find out from our full house of experts including Mission Viejo Mayor Frank Ury and Paul Simonds, chair of the South Orange County Economic Coalition as they play IS IT A LAW on this week's installment of THE CITY SQUARE, hosted by the Association of California Cities-OC and sponsored in part by Orange County's largest law firm, Rutan and Tucker.  Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Here is a powerful testimonial on the power of hosting your own radio show, particularly as it helps you open doors you otherwise couldn't open and meet anyone you want to meet.  As described by Stu Heinecke, author of the new best seller "How to Get a Meeting With Anyone"  and a host himself of CONTACT MARKETING RADIO here on www.OCTalkRadio.net.  As heard on one of our other syndicated shows, THE SALES LEAD MANAGEMENT RADIO HOUR, with host Jim Obermayer.

It's tax season, which means figuring out how to use your home to its maximum tax advantage.  So our experts, Hamid and Fay Hamadanchy, spend this episode of the OC HOUSING CONNECTION discussing tax considerations to home ownership with some tangible tips on how to maximize your home deductions (or at least not overlook the obvious!)

What are the different rules for deducting closing costs or the different rules concerning home improvement loans or energy saving programs?  They even talk about different ways to structure your PMII (private mortgage insurance) so it may become deductible or exotic things like deducting your land lease costs (if there are any...something we typically only see in places like Irvine, Monarch Beach and Costa Mesa).  Think of this show as a "tax tuneup"with tips, ideas and information you'll want to review with your CPA or certified tax planner.  Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

Is it illegal to get a fish drunk in Oklahoma?  And are there "John Schools" in LA (sort of like "Traffic Schools") that allow you to wipe out your conviction for soliciting a prostitute?  Find out on this week's episode of THE CITY SQUARE as they put Donna Boston, Director of the OC Sheriff's Emergency Management Division, to the test during this popular segment of our weekly public policy show.  Wednesdays at 9am PST only on Orange County's only community radio station, ww.OCTalkRadio.net.  Hosted by the Association of California Cities-OC and brought to you by OC's largest law firm,Rutan and Tucker along with the other show sponsors Waste Management, West Coast Arborist and the HERO program for financing home improvements on your property tax bill.