The Bruce Cook Show

CEO and Director of The Orange County Museum of Art, Heidi Zuckerman, joins Bruce in an inspiring hour on her new book out this month, “Why Art Matters: The Bearable Lightness of Being”, about  the intrinsic value of art in all of our lives. Our survival and happiness depend on creativity and expression in a technical world.

Newport Beach, California Mayor Will O’Neill talks small community politics and why they matter on the national scope as the November elections approach.

Nationally recognized television and radio broadcaster Chef Jamie Gwen talks cost of food, cost of dining, and the major upheaval in the food panty of the American public.  A must listen.

State Senator Josh Newman on the State of California: education failure, income disparity, assistance for Vets, and more.  Then, Dr. Pedram Navab, an expert on sleep science from Hoag Hospital with amazing revelations on  causes of sleep illness and the therapy for all tired Americans.

Anaheim, California Mayor Ashleigh Aitken, the first female mayor in its 167-year history in a city known worldwide for its relationship with Disney, talks managing public need and private industry on a balancing wire. “It’s about transparency and hard work”, she says.  Then, Dr. Steven Ey, of the Hoag Hospital Institute for the treatment of addiction illness talks candidly about the Fentanyl crisis in America.  On marijuana he says, ”The marijuana today is much stronger than it was in past decades.  Make no mistake, it is a dangerous drug.”

Artist Barbara Abbott created a massive 10-foot mural, made of several hundred thousand small glass-colored tiles, as a community gift to be installed on the wall of Balboa Island’s Irvine Ranch Market on Park Avenue.  Abbott shares, “Community art elevates the culture of an entire town.  It makes a difference and matters, sometimes for generations”.  Then, meet David Wetzel. In mid-life he left the business world to help families facing homelessness taking the job leading non-profit, “Serving People In Need”, or      (SPIN) in Costa Mesa, California.  “It was time to give back,” he reports.  Tune in for an hour of radio inspiration.  Indeed, one person can make a difference for many.

Newport Beach, California Mayor and attorney Will O’Neill on managing complex issues in a small city, and how solutions may also apply to larger population centers.  Then Bruce welcomes attorney Rob Coldren on the fast-changing landscape of owner-tenant rights in a legal system that is, according to many, broken and unmanageable in California.

Cal State University Northridge Athletic Director Shawn Chin-Farrell live from the NCAA March Madness Finals in Glendale, Arizona reporting on college basketball for women and men captivating the nation. Also, real estate expert Steven Thomas on his respected “Reports on Housing” electronic newsletter, detailing the trends and issues facing the market today and in the future.

Alex Rounaghi, the youngest City Council member ever elected in Laguna Beach, California now serves as Mayor pro tem, and he talks politics.  Tok Tok, affordable housing, immigration, law and order, and Trump vs. Biden, no holds barred.

Scott Easton, Executive Director of the Hoag Classic for the PGA Champions Tour in Newport Beach talks legendary golf.  Save your life and get a colonoscopy advises nationally renowned cancer specialist Dr. Carlos Becerra at Hoag Hospital.  Men and women under 45 are being diagnosed in record numbers.