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Issues & Ideas

Caring for donkeys on the coast, Art Center Morro Bay's upcoming events, celebrating Pride with intention and joy with the Gala Center, and UCSB Professor Mark Juergensmeyer on the recent India-Pakistan conflict

By Meher Ali

Published June 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM PDT

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KCBX's Meher Ali speaks with Carlen Eckford and Nancy DeRuchie from the Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary

Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary

KCBX Newsroom Intern Myrna Waddell interviews Kathleen Heil, President of Art Center Morro Bay

Art Center Morro Bay

Linnea Valdivia, Program Coordinator at the Gala Pride and Diversity Center, talks to KCBX's Meher Ali

Gala Pride and Diversity Center

KCSB's Devon Szalva's interview with retired UCSB professor Mark Juergensmeyer

The four-day India-Pakistan Conflict

Issues & Ideas

Meher Ali

Meher Ali joined the KCBX team as a volunteer in October of 2024, and by December she had already moved into a staff position as the producer and host of our weekly radio magazine Issues & Ideas. She has been a journalist since 2009. Meher has reported from various cities around India on human rights, refugee and social justice issues, as well as on heritage and culture.

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