Weekly Program Highlights

Monday 4/6

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Issues and Ideas… This week on Issues and Ideas, Brian Reynolds chats with local author Chris Blake, who shares his journey of searching for meaning and connection in his new book, Searching for a God to Love. Gianna Patchen talks with leaders from Cal Poly’s Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience about their work to support regenerative agriculture and climate solutions through the Zero Foodprint program. And, on "Playing with Food," Father Ian takes a trip to Our Global Family Farm in San Luis Obispo. There, he learns about regenerative agriculture and permaculture.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Splendid Table… This week on The Splendid Table, hear a show recorded live with LAist as part of The Splendid Table’s 30th anniversary tour. Host Francis Lam is joined onstage with Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food; Gab Chabrán, LAist’s associate editor of food and culture; and Los Angeles’ chefs Keith Corbin, Uyên Lê, and Elvia and Alex Garcia, the team behind Evil Cooks.

Tuesday 4/7

1:00 – 2:00 PM
TED Radio Hour… As artificial intelligence reshapes our world, we need to measure its progress using the public good as the yardstick. This week on TED Radio Hour, host Manoush Zomorodi talks with a tech pioneer who leads the Humanistic AI movement, the founder of the educational tech company Century Tech, and the co-founder of the financial service app Robinhood.

Wednesday 4/8

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Bioneers… This week on Bioneers, hear from two Indigenous language champions, Jeannette Armstrong and Rowen White. They reflect on the words, stories, songs and ideas that influence our very conception of nature, and our place within it.

1:30 – 2:00 PM
California Report Magazine… This week on California Report Magazine, head to Mendocino County to visit ancestral land recently restored to a local tribe.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Freakonomics Radio… As one researcher told Freakonomics Radio, “We’ve engineered a world where the most distracting device ever made is also the one we use to listen to music in the car.” Take a look at a new study that measures the cost.

6:30 – 8:00 PM
KCBX in Concert… This week on KCBX in Concert, host Craig Russell focuses on music from the Arab and Iranian traditions, including Mohammed Fairouz’s oratorio Zabur, about the Psalms of David, as if they were written by a modern-day blogger in the war-torn Middle East; and Kareem Rouston’s movie soundtrack for Encounter Point, a documentary about the Bereaved Parents Forum where both Israelis and Palestinians who have suffered family losses advocate for peace. Craig also celebrates Persian-American composers Behzad Ranjbaran and Richard Danielpour.

Thursday 4/9

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Central Coast Voices… This week on Central Coast Voices, host Fred Munroe takes a look at Cuesta College’s Audio Technology certification program within the music department. The program is intended to help students develop a clear understanding of the ways to deliver music in both live and recorded presentations. Cuesta College’s ability to incorporate this into the music department’s curriculum has proven to be a remarkable tool for both musicians and technology specialists alike. Fred’s guests share one of the many reasons why Cuesta’s academic curriculum goes far beyond what we historically think of when focusing on community colleges.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Latino USA… This week on Latino USA, hear from two trans women about what it was like growing up trans in Texas, how they find joy in community, and how they’re using their newfound virality to fight transphobia. Also on the show, hear from an NBC News reporter to learn more about the targeting of DACA recipients and where the DACA program stands today. Also, look back at the history of the DACA program and how it came to be in the first place.

Friday 4/10

6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie… Patterns: History books of early jazz can contain numerous references to chord structure and common patterns, and for good reason. Early jazz musicians weren't being unoriginal by repeating the same chord patterns. Instead, those patterns were the shared language — the grammar everyone agreed on — that made spontaneous, collective music-making possible in the first place.