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Friday 3/22

1:30 – 2:00 PM
Making Contact… Hear excerpts from a documentary called She's Beautiful When She's Angry, a film about the rise of activism around women’s rights in the late 1960s, the intersections of race in this movement, and the coalescence of the movement around bodily autonomy.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Hidden Brain… Many of us believe we know how we’d choose to die. We have a sense of how we’d respond to a diagnosis of an incurable illness. Hear the story of one family’s decades-long conversation about dying. What they found is that the people we are when death is far in the distance may not be the people we become when death is near.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Fresh Air… Hear an interview with Jake Adelstein, a journalist who moved to Japan to cover the mob scene in Tokyo. He's the author of the book Tokyo Vice, which was adapted for a TV series, now in its second season.

6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie Blame Jazz: The 1920s witnessed a number of changes in American society. These changes were quite visible in the dance craze and social norms – and most of those changes were due to the “Jazz Age.”

Saturday 3/23

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!… Brush up on current events with this irreverent weekly news quiz, and listen in as Laurene Powell Jobs talks about her philanthropic work and plays Not My Job.

11:00 – NOON
Radiolab… There are currently thousands of meteorologists in the United States alone, but in the 1940s, there was really only one of them: Irving P. Krick. Hear the story of America's first weatherman and how he turned meteorology into a business.

3:00 – 5:00 PM
American Routes… Visit with the late jazz great Doctor Lonnie Smith, whose mastery of the music is synonymous with his ever-present Hammond B3 organ. Then, hear an interview with zydeco accordionist and Grammy Award-winner Terrance Simien. Also featured will be jazz, blues and country tunes from keyboard masters of all kinds.

5:00 – 6:00 PM
The Thistle and Shamrock… According to the old saying, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Host Fiona Ritchie features songs that help us breeze into the season with music to ease our way.

Sunday 3/24

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Reveal… Hear the story of the death of a whistleblower at Folsom Prison. Valentino Rodriguez was a correctional officer in California’s most violent prison. He witnessed and reported misconduct by the men in his unit, and six days later, he was found dead.

11:00 – NOON
This American Life… Hear stories about things that are broken that can be fixed – and the situations and circumstances that often mean there's just no chance of making repairs.

NOON – 3:00 PM
Sunday Baroque… Johann Sebastian Bach sought inspiration from anywhere and anyone he admired. Listen to the second of two Bach Birthday Bash programs to hear some of Bach’s most beloved music, such as the upbeat Italian Concerto and the perky third Brandenburg Concerto.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Code Switch & Life Kit… Host Lisa Phu shares a long overdue conversation with her mother about their family history. Then, on Life Kit, how to get into journaling…even if you think you don’t have much to write about.

4:00 – 5:00 PM
The Moth Radio Hour… Hear stories of meeting one's idols: storytellers encountering the very people they've always wanted to meet, including tales of how a signature turned into a mentorship; a chance to write a song for a revered musician; and heroes within the home.

Monday 3/25

2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Splendid Table… Hear an interview with culinary superstar Sohla El-Waylly. She's a writer, teacher, chef, and media personality, appearing on TV and internet shows for The New York Times, the History Channel, and the show The Big Brunch. She's written her first book, called Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook.

Tuesday 3/26

1:00 – 2:00 PM
TED Radio Hour… Walking is one of the best things we can do for our own health, and it fosters community connection, too – but so much about modern life keeps us sitting. Listen as TED Radio Hour explores ideas for a more walkable world: from the latest in urban planning, to walking as a form of activism.

Wednesday 3/27

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Bioneers… Listen as global experts discuss possible alternatives to a corporate, capitalist economy: systems that may produce better outcomes for people, communities and the planet.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Freakonomics Radio… Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media wish it didn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean they can escape. Hear more about how pervasive and persistent social media can be.

6:30 – 8:00 PM
KCBX in Concert… Host Lisa Nauful shares selections of music intended for Holy Week, including Baroque Easter cantatas by Bach and Scarlatti, along with selections from compositions of more modern adaptations of the Passion Story.

Thursday 3/28

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Central Coast Voices… Learn about the proposed Hope Village project, an interim solution that can provide a bridge between tents and permanent housing, where residents experiencing homelessness in the Santa Maria Valley can be safe and receive the critical support services necessary to rebuild their lives. Hear from members of local organizations who are working to move Hope Village forward.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Latino USA… Listen to the story of Amaya, a Honduran girl traveling alone, on her way to the freight train known as The Beast, which makes a 10-day journey through Mexico to the United States border.

Friday 3/29

6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzieOn the Continent: 1917 to the early ’30s marked a transformative period for jazz in Europe. While the music was just getting a foothold in America, it quickly spread across the Atlantic, captivating audiences and influencing local musicians.