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El Niño is poised to impact the climate globally and potentially along the Central Coast. The San Luis Obispo Music and Arts Festival by Festival Mozaic is set to return this week. And, the Santa Barbara News-Press is back! We’ll hear how the paper has been rebuilding its newsroom.

Host Kris Kington Barker and Sherrill Wayland, Senior Partner of Special Initiatives and Partnerships at SAGE, dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older adults discuss the unique set of aging challenges faced by this underserved community.Join the conversation live Thursdays at 1 on KCBX.

The City of Santa Maria's Japanese Community Center opened June 8, 2026 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Learn about the history and people who made it happen in this July 24, 2025 episode of Central Coast Voices with host Lata Murti and her guests, Jo Anne Nishino Spencer, President of the Santa Maria Japanese Community Center, and Wes Koyama, Santa Maria Japanese Community Center Vice-President.Listen live Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX

Host Fred Munroe's guest is Sarah Mason, founder of Infinite Music, exposing young people to a variety of musical genres.Listen live Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX

Birthplace of the legendary and timeless Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section—revered as the Swampers in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Join Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick as he speaks with Dr. Sally Hawkins of Westmont College about a new $2.4 million teacher residency grant developed in partnership with Santa Barbara Unified School District. They will discuss how this initiative aims to reduce financial barriers, support multilingual and first-generation teacher candidates, and build a more representative educator workforce for Central Coast students.Listen live Thursdays from 1-2 pm on KCBX.

San Luis Obispo is changing the way it elects city council members. A whitepaper out of UCSB argues PG&E is overcharging ratepayers. We wrap up with winemakers from Turley Cellars and Radial Estate.

A visit with Larry Newland at the Morro Bay Maritime Museum where he shares insights about the Navy rescue submarine and other nautical artifacts on display. We’ll also visit with four former Naval crew members who served aboard the rescue submarine DSRV Avalon.

Who doesn’t love garlic? It makes all food taste better, plus it’s got loads of health benefits: it can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, improve athletic performance and possibly even help you live longer! When we think of growing garlic, we think of Gilroy, the Garlic Capital of the World, that’s 2hrs away! But garlic is also grown right here on the Central Coast. So, the Playing With Food Team ventured down to Arroyo Grande.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from Louisiana's East Baton Rouge Parish, in the outback near the village of Zachary at the legendary Teddy’s Juke Joint.