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Filmmaker Ben Judkins visits with correspondent Tom Wilmer at the Fremont Theater to learn about the award-winning documentary Cigarette Surfboard, showcased at the 2025 San Luis Obispo FILM FEST.

A conversation about the use of Doula's with Summer Silveira, who shares her training, insights and personal experiences with the modern state of labor and delivery.

KCBX’s Gabriela Fernandez reports on how a longtime nonprofit serving the Latino and immigrant communities on California’s Central Coast is fighting to reclaim its historic headquarters that it lost in 2021 after filing for bankruptcy. Next, May is National Stroke Awareness Month. KCBX's Meher Ali speaks with Maria Irthum, Neuroscience Coordinator at Adventist Health Central Coast and co-lead at the Hope for Stroke Survivors Group, as well as Dave Serverson, a stroke survivor and member of this support group. Both share their experiences and talk about how the group provide a space not only for support, but resource sharing for stroke survivors. And then, from KCSB, UC Santa Barbara's student-run radio station, reporter Christina McDermott's story on Dr. Michelle Petty, an academic at the university, who has won a prestigious award for her research that seeks to bring Black linguistic justice into college classrooms. Next is a segment from our archives! KCBX’s Tom Wilmer traveled to Salinas back in 2013 to visit the Steinbeck Center on the 75th anniversary of John Steinbeck’s celebrated novel “Grapes of Wrath". Last, in celebration of National Bike Month, KCBX's Meher Ali speaks with Rick Ellison, Executive Director of Bike SLO County, and Rose Levinson Wurtz, Program Coordinator for Cycling Without Age to find out about the nonprofit's history, and their latest program that offers free trishaw rides to older adults in San Luis Obispo.

Professor Jared Van Ramshorst from Cal Poly's Department of Political Science talks to KCBX's Meher Ali about recent student deportations and visa revocations that have impacted international students across the country, including at Cal Poly. Then, KCBX’s Adam Solorzano reports on a state grant received by Morro Bay that will enable it to demolish abandoned boats docked at the Marina. Then, KCBX's Brian Reynolds is in conversation with Robin Greenfield, author and eco-activist, about the latter's immersive experience in non-ownership and living without money. Finally, Kathy Johnston, a journalist who is also a longtime volunteer at the Live Oak Music Festival, speaks to a “new generation” of young volunteers — many of whom grew up at Live Oak — about what makes the event so special. Thanks to Steve Ahlgrim, who edited and mixed Kathy's piece.

KCBX's Beth Thornton visits Girls Inc. in Carpinteria, a girls’ leadership program and a place for after-school care. The non-profit is prepared to serve as a community gathering space during extreme heat events. KCBX’s Sal Espana speaks with comedian Kathy Griffin ahead of her Central Coast appearance. KCBX reporter Alyssa Toledo speaks with journalist Mark Follman, whose Mother Jones article, published for the tenth anniversary of the Isla Vista mass killings, features a conversation with the killer’s mother. The Live Oak Music Festival is coming up, and Kathy Johnston produced this audio story about the festival's new generation of volunteers, edited and mixed by Steve Ahlgrim. Finally, you'll hear from Emily Taylor, Professor of Biology at Cal Poly, and the author of the book "California Snakes and How to Find Them".

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander or AAPI Heritage Month. In celebration of this, Issues and Ideas invited MT Vallarta, pronouns they, them, theirs, a poet and Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at CalPoly, to be in conversation with William Nuʻutupu Giles, pronouns he/they, who is a poet, Samoan writer, and arts educator. Giles was in San Luis Obispo on May 7th, 8th, and 9th to do poetry readings and workshops at Cal Poly and in the city. Vallarta and Giles speak about their writing process and the importance of having a community. Then, for her segment Wine Country, wine journalist and editor Mira Honeycutt talks to Paso Robles winemakers Molly Lonborg, senior winemaker at Booker Wines, and Nancy Ulloa, winemaker and owner of Uyua Cellars, about the challenges they faced starting out in a male-dominated industry, their mentorship initiatives, and the importance of asking for help. And, we conclude our episode with Working Lunch, hosted by Jim Dantona, CEO for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. He speaks with Bill Borgsmiller, CEO of ACI Jet, about the latter's journey in establishing his company at just 22 years old and why he decided to base his aviation business in San Luis Obispo.

A conversation about the unintended implications of the yearly day to honor Mothers. Let's consider sharing the work and expanding the role of mothering to all human beings.Listen Tuesdays from 2-3pm on KCBX

Join the Indiana exploration--Notre Dame University; South Bend’s Studebaker Museum; Indiana Dunes National Park; Cedar Lake Museum; Charlestown State Park, and historic French Lick Resort.

Sierra Gold Country denizens share their stories--Calaveras County commissioner and historian, Martin Huberty; wine pioneer Gay Callan, and award-winning Hinterhaus spirits distiller Bonnie Boglioli

Come along for visits with the denizens of the historic, rural Missouri towns of Hermann; St. Charles; Silver Dollar City; Augusta; Hannibal, and the circa-1856 riverboat Arabia’s artifacts on display in Kansas City, MO.