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SLO Women’s Rugby celebrates 20 Years of breaking barriers. Local writer and freelance reporter Melanie Senn talks about her new book- Murray: A Novel. Fort Hunter Liggett is leading the energy independence charge with micro-grids. Pete Kelley, owner of the "Pete's" Central Coast restaurants from 1977 to 2007, talks with KCBX's Carol Tangeman in this interview from the archives, recorded in 2022. Morro Bay ceramicist Ross Hale blends sculpting with jazz, and talks about his aspirations for the project.

Canadian based Journeys of Discovery associate producer, Liz Beatty says Nova Scotia may have 13,000 kilometres of coastline but this inland town of Baddeck is a destination not to be missed.

A new Japanese Community Center is coming to Santa Maria. Join Lata Murti and her guests, Jo Anne Nishino Spencer, and Wes Koyama, to learn more about this new center and its offerings.Thursday 1-2pm

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer at the Hotel SLO in downtown San Luis Obispo for an exploration of fine dining experiences.

The San Luis Obispo Grange Hall #639 has undergone renovations and is preparing for more. Guests Bruce Wright and member Kevin Bennett join Lata Murti to talk about these recent transformations.

Spirulina has been a food source for millennia. It’s been a popular supplement in the US for decades. And it's being produced right here on the Central Coast.

For Playing with Food, KCBX's Fr. Ian Delinger travels to southern San Luis Obispo County to talk to algae farmers and find out how one particular algae—Spirulina—is made, and why it is considered a complete health food. Then, KCBX's Meher Ali is in conversation with poet and activist Dian Sousa about poetry, the necessity of work, her immigrant parents and their love of the sea, on The Lonely Goat Cafe. Last, reporter Benjamin Purper walks with Brook Monroe, musician and winemaker, in the vineyard that he manages on the Central Coast, where the latter shows him how he incorporates winemaking into his compositions. Purper's story has been sourced from KQED's The California Report.

For Bookwaves, Brian Reynolds speaks with local author and musician Kevin Carver, about his debut fantasy novel “The Forbidden Parallel“ that he has released alongside an album of the same name. Also, for The Nonprofit Story, Dr. Consuelo Meux talks with Candace Galli, Executive Director of the Cancer Support Community, about the reason why her nonprofit prioritizes mental health support for cancer patients. And, Gianna Patchen, the Sierra Club’s Santa Lucia chapter coordinator in San Luis Obispo County, shares the story of how the organization supported the designation campaign for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, with KCBX's Meher Ali.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from the Bellasera Hotel and onsite Enoteca restaurant where he visits with GM Benny Cendali and master-chef Rachael Zollo.

During this previously broadcast episode, our guest is a longtime Fire and Emergency Services professional, who join Fred Monroe as we learn what to do to get our family out safely in an emergency.Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX