Historian Eric Jacobson shares fascinating insights about the Battle of Franklin and subsequent post Civil War insights.

October is National Arts and Humanities Month, and this year’s theme is “Stories Unite Us." Host Bettina Swigger will talk with SLO Museum of Art Executive Director Leann Standish about the Museum's plans for expansion and their arts education efforts. Then Roberto de Leon, Advanced English Teacher at Laguna Middle School, will share stories about how young people's lives can be transformed by creativity. Finally, Missy Reitner-Cameron, artist and founder of The Bunker, will talk about the importance of making space for art and artists and her creative journey.

Executive Director Esmeralda Garcia and a member of Corazón del Pueblo Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley join host Lata Murti to talk about the organization, its recent and upcoming projects, and what Latine/x Heritage Month means to Latine/x and Indigenous Mixteco youth at this moment.Listen Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. On KCBX

Correspondent Tom Wilmer met with Kristen Howland, Director of Pacific Wildlife Care (PWC) at the KCBX Studios