Weekly Program Highlights

Friday 07/18

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Hidden Brain… The 19th century philosopher John Stuart Mill once said 'Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.' The path to true happiness, this week on Hidden Brain from NPR.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Fresh Air… On Fresh Air, hear their favorite interviews with baseball professionals. This week, hear stories from veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer [MOY-er], Manager Tony La Russa, Mike Piazza, and Coach Brad Ausmus about their careers.

Saturday 07/19

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!… This week on “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me”, the panelists are Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Adam Burke. Plus writer director James Gunn plays Not My Job.

11:00 – NOON
Radiolab… Stories about the sometimes obvious but sometimes sneaky effects of the way that we humans rearrange the elemental stuff around us. First you'll hear the late, great, Oliver Sacks talk about how the Table of Elements inspired his lifelong quest for knowledge. Then, you'll hear Reporter Avir Mitra [uh-VEER MEE-truh] and science journalist Lydia Denworth bring us a story about how one man’s relentless pursuit of a deep truth about the Earth led to an obsession that changed the very air we breathe.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
American Routes… This week on American Routes, they’ve got cool tunes from Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Beach Boys to help you beat that summer heat. We’ll hear memories of Sea Breeze, NC, a historically Black resort community that was an early site of integration in the Jim Crow South… And visit with some surfers at Mission Beach, San Diego.

Sunday 07/20

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Reveal… A real estate company buys up hospitals and then leases them back to healthcare systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone bankrupt.

NOON – 3:00 PM
Sunday Baroque… When the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and other English rock and roll groups burst onto the American scene in the 60s, it was called the second British invasion. They changed the musical landscape forever. Hear some of England’s hottest musicians from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries who changed the musical landscape of the renaissance and baroque eras. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Code Switch & Life Kit… First, on Code Switch, we hear from Code Switch staff about the books and movies and music that blew their minds and made them the overthinking nerds we know and love today. Then, on Life Kit, how to be more decisive.

6:00 – 7:00 PM
The Moth Radio Hour… Ready the spotlight and raise the curtains! In this hour, performers, sour notes, tough critics, and a unique take on Mary Poppins.

Monday 07/21

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Issues and Ideas… This week on Issues and Ideas, 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, Candace Galli, Executive Director of the Cancer Support Community, talks with Dr Consuelo Meux about the reason why her nonprofit prioritises mental health support for cancer patients. And, Sierra Club’s Gianna Patchen shares the story of how the organisation supported the designation campaign for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary with Meher Ali.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Splendid Table… This week, The Splendid Table looks into the cooking of Southern France with authors Rebekah Peppler and Steve Hoffman.

Tuesday 07/22

1:00 – 2:00 PM
TED Radio Hour… As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, who are some of the people behind this huge inflection point? In part 2 of this three-part series, host Manoush Zomorodi [muh-NOOSH zoh-moh-ROH-dee] looks at how AI chatbots are changing our most intimate relationships. Join her as she revisits her conversations with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman and MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle about the benefits and dangers of relying on AI.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Call to Mind Episode Four: Treating the Young Mind… The phrase “if only” is often used concerning a person’s mental health. If only we'd known they were hurting. If only they’d been diagnosed sooner. Roughly one in seven children ages 3 through 17 has a diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition. This special looks at how critical early intervention can be in caring for children’s mental health, and ways they are treated. We’ll hear from experts about the safety of medicating kids and new advances in therapy. We also explore how school often plays an enormous role in a child’s development and safety.

Wednesday 07/23

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Bioneers… There’s increasingly more scientific evidence that the Earth is alive and full of intelligence. To some, the characteristics attributed to personhood can also be applied to Earth. This week on Bioneers, they meet with visionary lawyer César Rodríguez-Garavito who seeks to create laws that treat the Earth as a living being and expand legal boundaries to include all living beings.

1:30 – 2:00 PM
California Report Magazine… This week on California Report Magazine, join host Bianca Taylor as she learns about the pioneers of the WNBA like Judy Mosley.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Freakonomics Radio… The Gulf States and China are spending billions to build stadiums and buy up teams — but what are they really buying? And can an entrepreneur from Cincinnati make his own billions by bringing baseball to Dubai?

Thursday 07/24

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Central Coast Voices… A new Japanese Community Center is opening soon in Santa Maria and will include a variety of cultural activities and events. Join 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, to learn more about this new center and its offerings.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Latino USA… An homage to telenovela villains – and what they teach us about what it takes and what it means to be labeled an evil woman.