We talk with local leaders from Santa Maria, Cesar Vasquez, and Maestra Patricia Villalobos and explore how intersectionality, equity, and collective action fuel a more inclusive future.Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

We start with Carol Tangeman’s new segment, “Talking Downtown”, where she brings us stories from downtowns across the Central Coast. This one is sourced from KCSB, where reporter Lisa Osborn speaks with author and historian Betsy J. Green about an earthquake that hit Santa Barbara exactly a hundred years ago and destroyed its downtown. This led to a decision: to rebuild downtown Santa Barbara in the Spanish style. Next, KCBX's Fr. Ian speaks with local businesses about the impact of tariffs on the food and drinks industries on the Central Coast. Last, KCBX's Meher Ali has a new segment called The Lonely Goat Cafe, and it explores immigrant life from a mental health perspective, specifically looking at the idea of loneliness: how people experience it, and how they use art, music, films, and literature, to move through it. For it, she speaks with poet and Cal Poly professor Mt Vallarta about the trauma of migration and poetry.

The on-again-off-again tariffs of 2025 have already had a local impact. The food and drinks industries on the Central Coast feel the pain, not just in the pocketbook, but also in operations.

Honoring Acadians’ four-hundred-year history in Canada and their return from deportation, New Brunswick's Festival Acadien is one of country's premier cultural celebrations.