In this episode, we're joined by Kristin Scharkey, editor of Desert Magazine, to talk about the Coachella Valley Storytellers Project, her work for the magazine, and her burgeoning pop music career...and more!

This week, we're joined by Zack Solomon from the Palm Springs International Film Festival to talk about this year's Oscar favorites. Also, we get to learn a bit about Zack's background and how he came to film through the happy family film...The Departed. All that and more!

This week, Maggie & Tod welcome novelist Janet Fitch, the New York Times bestselling author of White Oleander, Paint It Black, and, now, The Revolution of Marina M.

On this episode of Open Book, we're joined by author Panio Gianopolous, whose new book How To Get Into Our House And Where We Keep The Money is out now.

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