Issues and Ideas: air date 07-24-2013

KCBX | By Brian Reynolds

Published July 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM PDT

On the next Issues and Ideas, Brian Reynolds talks with Stacey Hunt and Michael Jencks of Ecologistics, a non-profit set up to create a resilient and healthy community for the residents of San Luis Obispo County that strives for sustainability, both economically and environmentally.
Reporter, Jake Blair, asks shark and conservation experts about the increase in shark sightings and interactions off the Central Coast. Then, he considers the meaning behind the annual summer media frenzy that surrounds these “apex-predators”.
The beauty of horses cannot be denied, but could they also provide a path for healing for people with unresolved trauma? There are individuals who have experienced this unusual form of equine therapy, and their answer would be yes. Donna Cheek will discuss this rather novel therapeutic approach with certified equine facilitator, Hans Van Randwijk.