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An Evening With...

  • December 28, 2005: Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent Peter Arnett has spent a lifetime covering wars and international crises. He is best remembered for his live coverage for CNN from Baghdad during the First Gulf War in 1991
  • December 14, 2005: Striving for a Middle Ground in China with UC Berkeley Scholar Michael Zielenziger
  • December 7, 2005: Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility representatives Rochelle Becker and David Wiseman, provide an update on several issues surrounding the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
  • November 23, 2005: JFK: Forty-two years after the assassination of President Kennedy new evidence from the National Archives unravels part of the mystery. Biographer Joan Mellen contributes her expertise to bringing together the varied fragments of new information in her book, A Farewell to Justice.
  • November 16, 2005: France on the Brink: Officials have recently attempted to restrain the riots by imposing curfews and a state-of-emergency rule on 24 of its provinces. However, according to the vice president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington D.C., Alex Alexiev, this band-aid treatment is only the first act in a protracted time of troubles for Europe.
  • November 9, 2005: An Evening with former CIA analyst Mel Goodman, who looks at the spate of controversary surrounding the Bush Administration, and it's far reaching effect on world opinion, the intelligence community and the military.
  • November 2, 2005: An Evening with former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega. Elizabeth speaks about the grand jury indictments of Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
  • October 26, 2005: Former Congressman and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta shares his thoughts on leadership in a time of change. Panetta and his wife, Sylvia, currently co-direct the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, based at CSU Monterey Bay.
  • October 19, 2005: An Evening With columnist and commentator Norman Soloman.
  • October 12, 2005: An Evening With Ocean Robbins... voted one of the top "Visionary Heroes" for the new millennium by Utne and Time magazines.
  • October 5, 2005: Guy speaks with former NPR Morning Edition host Bob Edwards about his new book, Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism
  • September 7, 2005: Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT has been used for over 4 decades in order to to prevent miscarriage, as a morning-after pill, to alleviate symptoms associated with menopause, to suppress milk in new mothers, and to prevent osteoporosis. Estrogen replacement therapy may be necessary for some women, in some circumstances. However, according to anthropologist and cultural theorist, T.S. Wiley, most women do not need estrogens. If that's true ... where do they turn?
  • August 24, 2005: Proof of Intent: The investigation into the identity of who "outed" CIA agent Valerie Plame continues. While many political pundits have conceded that no charges can be brought under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982, because it imposes an impossibly high standard for proof of intent. Former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega disagrees.
  • August 3, 2005: Diablo Anniversary: Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility spokesman David Wiseman provides an update on issues surrounding the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. More information at: a4nr.org
  • July 13, 2005: The Party's Over. According to energy analyst and author Richard Heinberg, if you can imagine a world with less than 50-percent of present day energy, than you can imagine the potential world of 2050.
  • July 6, 2005: Although the Bush Administration is attempting to ignore the Downing Street Memos, hardly a week passes before another revelation comes to light. When the first memo appeared, Bob Fesmire decided to follow the action. So he set up a web page ... downingstreetmemo.com. But, keeping track of unfolding events has made this a full time job.
  • June 29, 2005: News Editor for the Fredericksburg Freelance Star, Rick Mercier provides insight into the Downing Street Memos.
  • June 22, 2005: Author Joel Garreau offers a look at recent and imminent breakthroughs in technology and its three offspring: Genetics, Robotics and Nanotechnology
  • June 15, 2005: William E. Marks, author of Liquid Gold… Pollution, ever increasing population, industrial pressures, rain forest destruction, and ground water waste have all led to the deterioration of water quality, yet the underlying problem is the general lack of understanding of the nature of water itself.
  • June 8, 2005: Senior Policy Analyst with the Natural Resource Defense Council, Roland Hwang works on transportation energy issues in his San Francisco office. From his perspective, the time to make a definitive decision is now.
  • June 1, 2005: Political organizer, and co-founder of CodePink, Jodie Evans has just returned from Iran where she spent time with the people living under the shadow of America's military might.
  • May 25, 2005: An Evening With ... Vice President of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Dr. David Morris, advocates a bottom-up energy policy, one that relies on harnessing the free renewable energy sources available in all communities
  • May 18, 2005: Partisan Politics: Do political opposites have to be so divisive? Political leadership coach, Donna Zajonc: This is a second conversation with the former three-term representative, professional seminar leader and author.
  • May 11, 2005: Princeton Professor Emeritus Kenneth Deffeyes provides insight into the plight of America's addiction to oil.
  • May 4, 2005: The war against Iraq can potentially cause several long-term problems, but, easily overlooked are the complexities created for the all-volunteer military. Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb for the Center for American Progress looks at the difficulities surrounding this issue.
  • April 27, 2005: Mother's for Peace and Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility spokesman, David Wiseman, provides an update on issues surrounding the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant: Radioactive waste transport, storage, and renewal licensing of the plant.
  • April 20, 2005: Our Molecular Future author, Douglas Mulhall continues his discussion about nanotechnology, robotics and our potentials
  • April 13, 2005: Former President and CEO of the Agriculture Education Foundation, Tim LaSalle discusses the need to shift our thinking to understand the potential or Global Warming. For more information on the meeting this Sunday at Bill and Phyllis Davies: 544-9038
  • April 6, 2005: Douglas Mulhall is the author of Our Molecular Future: How Nanotechnology, Robotics, Genetics, and Artifiical Intelligence will Transform Our World
  • March 30, 2005: Investigative reporter and blogger Brad Friedman
  • March 23, 2005: Project Director for the Center for Global Development, Stewart Patrick, discusses the effects of the Iraq war on the US economy
  • March 16, 2005: Leading science and nanotechnology journalist Douglas Mulhall discusses his book The Cacium Bomb
  • March 9, 2005: Author of The Politics of Hope, and former Oregon state representative Donna Zajonc
  • March 2, 2005: Author and media scholar Robert McChesney takes a critical look at the crisis faced by today's media
  • February 23, 2005: William R. Lakin, local chapter representative for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
  • February 16, 2005: Associate Director for Tax and Budget at the Center for American Progress, John Irons, outlines the proposals of the Bush Adminstration.

Audiolog

  • December 21, 2005: Tom visits Lahaina, Maui
  • October 26, 2005: Nicaraguan journalist and political activist Rhena Cardinal Debayle talks with Tom Wilmer about the struggle of retaining democratic freedoms in her country.
  • October 19, 2005: Tom speaks to the minister of tourism in Grenada, Nicaragua
  • August 17, 2005: Tom checks in from Wrotham Park Station, Australia
  • May 25, 2005: A visit to the Ganong Chocolate Museum in New Brunswick, Canada, and a talk with Chris Davis from Dolphin Quest Hawaii.
  • May 18, 2005: Tom visits Maui, with reports from the Maui Sheraton, and the Hyatt Regency.
  • March 30, 2005:  Tom talks with winemaker J. Lohr
  • March 22, 2005: A report from Arizona: The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, and "Flightseeing" over the Grand Canyon in an Air Star helicopter.
  • March 15, 2005: Tom checks in from the island of Kauai, speaking with Rick Haviland from "Outfitters Kauai"
  • February 16, 2005: Travel Writer Tom Wilmer talks about bison herds and the Crazy Horse monument.

Central Coast Forum

  • December 21, 2005: Marisa's guest is Ellen Perryess, volunteer for Animals Requesting Friends discussing the organization's work at the S.L.O. County animal shelter.
  • December 7, 2005: Guy talks with PG&E's Sharon Gavin about a special program offering free energy-saving LED Christmas lights in exchange for food bank donations, and holiday safety tips. More information here.
  • December 7, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield.
  • November 30, 2005: Larry Rutter talks with San Luis Obispo CAO Ken Hampian, about the financial state of the city.
  • November 16, 2005: Poet Michael Corob and author Barbara M. Hodges talks about their love for art and words, and tell the story of how they began their journey of imagination.
  • November 16, 2005: Director Erik Long discusses Cal Poly's Adult Degree Program.
  • November 9, 2005: Archie McLaren talks to local winemakers about this year's harvest.
  • November 2, 2005: Guy talks with Ralph Hoskins from Cal Poly Arts about upcoming shows.
  • November 2, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield.
  • October 26, 2005: Host Larry Rutter talks with Brian Reynolds, director of the San Luis Obispo City/County Library.
  • October 19, 2005: Joseph Miller talks about an upcoming theater work celebrating the 150th anniversary of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
  • October 19, 2005: Marisa Waddell discusses the upcoming "Day of the Dead" celebration, a benefit for Hospice.
  • October 12, 2005: The second annual Green Earth Expo in San Luis Obispo is coming up this weekend. We'll hear about this event from Miranda Leonard of ECOSLO, Michael Robertson of S.L.O. Green Goods, and event spokesman David Weisman.
  • October 12, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield.
  • September 14, 2005: Marisa speaks with Jean Anderson and Kevin Christian, instructors for Cal Poly's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's "Driver's Ed. for Cyclists" class.
  • September 14, 2005: Marisa Waddell discusses the upcoming Cuesta College Writer's Conference with co-creator Charlotte Alexander, and author Catherine Ryan Hyde.
  • September 7, 2005: Author and teacher Megan Don is holding workshops on the central coast. Her efforts are centered on the life and work of St. Teresa of Avila --- one of the great mystics and Doctors of the Catholic Church.
  • September 7, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield.
  • August 24, 2005: Allen Hutkin talks with attorney James Cordes.
  • August 3, 2005: Author Lisa See discusses her book, Slow Flower and the Secret Fan, set in early 19th century China.
  • August 3, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield.
  • July 27, 2005: Marisa Waddell talks with Neal Losey about the San Luis Obispo County Animal Shelter, and proposed legistlation that would allow local governments to target specific breeds of dog.
  • July 20, 2005: Dan Carsel, CEO of Alta Vista Living in San Luis Obispo County, talks about the trend in elder care going away from large seniors' facilities towards small homes with an emphasis on personalized attention, companionship and dignity in a person's last years.
  • July 6, 2005: Guy Rathbun explores the upcoming Central Coast Shakespeare Festival.
  • July 6, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield.
  • June 29, 2005: Kirsten Flagg tells us the story of Sheridan Dunn, a central coast child living with autism. She also explores the alarming nationwide epidemic of autism cases.
  • June 22, 2005: Allen Hutkin talks with Lee Lawrence from the SLO County District Attorney's Economic Crime unit about fraud and theft, and the bad check program.
  • June 15, 2005: Guy Rathbun talks with Lynn Diehl about the upcoming Atascadero Wine Festival
  • June 8, 2005: Marisa discusses the future of the Dana Adobe.
  • June 1, 2005: PCPA Theaterfest Artistic Director, Michael Gros, and Communications Manager, Michael French discuss to summer season in Santa Maria and Solvang.
  • June 1, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield
  • May 25, 2005: Pedro Arroyo reports on Son de Madera
  • May 25, 2005: Allen Hutkin discusses construction law with attorney Adam Dayner
  • May 18, 2005: The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo is working hard to preserve some creek habitat and property that will extend the Bob Jones Trail that runs between San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach. We hear about the project, as well as other efforts of the land conservancy – from its executive director Brian Stark.
  • May 11, 2005: The Wine Drinker's Guide to Indulgence with host Archie McLaren
  • May 4, 2005: Guy Rathbun talks with Mark Booher, the director of Guys and Dolls playing at PCPA this month.
  • May 4, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield
  • April 27, 2005: With our Own Eyes - Since August, a group of young people from Paso Robles and Templeton have been documenting their lives on film. They’re special because they come from a community that splits its time between the Central Coast and a unique little town in Mexico. Now their work is on display, and contributor Christopher Shelby has an Audio Excursion of the project.
  • April 27, 2005: Allen Hutkin discusses Community Law Night with Dale McKee and Lisa Lazerra
  • April 13, 2005: Marisa Waddell speaks with Marilyn Blake and Anet Carlin from the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre
  • April 13, 2005: The Wine Drinker's Guide to Indulgence with host Archie McLaren
  • April 6, 2005: Fire Chief Matt Jenkins and resident Elsie Deitz discuss Measure A, the voter issue affecting fire protection, paramedic rescue, emergency response, and other services
  • April 6, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh with host Maryann Stansfield
  • March 30, 2005: Journalist Kirstin Flagg talks to the Young Objectors United to End War (YOUTEW)
  • March 23, 2005: Jennifer Blanchet discusses the ALS Association's "Walk to Defeat ALS" on April 2nd at Mission Plaza
  • March 23, 2005: A talk with author Irmgard Hunt whose book, On Hitler's Mountain, provides a riveting child's-eye view of the brutal impact of Nazism and the brutality of World War II on nonmilitary Germans
  • March 2, 2005: Santa Lucia School founder and teacher Jan Thompquist and Board of Directors Vice President Eric Boege talk about the 20th anniversary fund raiser for the independent school.
  • March 2, 2005: Keepin' it Fresh. Host Maryann Stansfield takes us on a stroll through the Morro Bay Farmers Market with chef and restaurateur Charles Myers of Big Sky Cafe.
  • February 23, 2005: Bill Hayes discusses his book, 5 Quarts, a history of blood transfusions; and Gerald Horn discusses his book, Black and Brown; African Americans and The Mexican Revolution, 1910 - 1920.
  • February 16, 2005: Kirstin Flagg, independent journalist, with a look into the World of Mushrooms.

Ears on Art

  • December 14, 2005: We hear holiday memories from members of the community that have been touched by artists.
  • December 7, 2005: Steven deLuque and Crissa Hewitt travel to south to a show of Native American Contemporary Art displayed in the gallery of the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara on Chapala Street.
  • November 9, 2005: Crissa and Steven discuss the accomplishments of local gallery owner Gail Johnson.
  • November 2, 2005: Part two of a two part series with photographer Joe Schwartz, and gallery owner Michael Shapiro. Joe's latest exhibit is the San Luis Obispo Art Center.
  • October 19, 2005: Part one of a two part series with photographer Joe Schwartz, and gallery owner Michael Shapiro. Joe's latest exhibit is the San Luis Obispo Art Center.
  • October 12, 2005: Ears on Art visits a marble carving studio in Pietrasanta, Italy. Hear how Studio Sem was revived in the 60's and why. Today, artists come from around the world to work here or to have their pieces brought to life here through the skill of the carvers in this small town.
  • September 14, 2005: This week's guest is Fernando Botero, an internationally recognized Columbian painter and sculptor.
  • September 7, 2005: Ears on Art visits with L.A. Times reporter Reed Johnson who is stationed in Mexico City where he covers the arts and culture of Latin America.
  • August 10, 2005: Part two of our interview with artist Bruce Beasley.
  • August 3, 2005: In the first of a two part program, sculptor Bruce Beasley talks about his philosophy and his passions. An Oakland based artist of international reputation, Mr. Beasley creates medium to large scale abstract forms.
  • July 13, 2005: A talk with local artist Sue McKee. She is currently engaged in an artistic process: Documentation of a life changing experience after a year spent in China teaching English.
  • July 6, 2005: Ears on Art travels north for a conversation with the curator at the Oakland Museum, Phil Linhares. He has just put together a 45 year retrospective of the work of sculptor Bruce Beasley which will be on display through July. Bruce is a resident of Oakland, but his work has received international recognition.
  • June 8, 2005: This is the second of a two-part series about pastel. Today Crissa Hewitt talks with the incoming President, and the Treasurer of the Pastel Society of the West Coast.
  • June 1, 2005: The World of Pastel. Today Steven deLuque catches up with the juror for the recently held Pastel Society of the West Coast annual international exhibition which took place at the San Luis Obispo Art Center.
  • May 11, 2005: Crissa Hewitt takes an insider's look at the California Sculpture Symposium which just took place at Camp Ocean Pines in Cambria.
  • May 4, 2005: A trip to Ventura to visit Art City a stone carving studio and supplier nestled in the outskirts of the city.
  • April 20, 2005: A continuation of Steven and Crissa's exploration of the Carriso Plains
  • April 13, 2005: Steven and Crissa journey to the Carriso Plains (Part 1) and talk to members of the San Luis Outdoor Painters Enterprise (SLOPE). Members include: Linda Anderson, Alfredo Arciniaga, John Barnard, Nancy Becker, Gayle Brucher, Marguerite Costigan, Kathleen Davis, Dotty Hawthorne, Anne Laddon, Judy Lyon, Jason Mayr, LaVerne McDonnell, Fayrene Parrish, Shireley Pittman, Denise Schryver, Mosanne Seitz, Laurel Sherrie, Libby Tolley, and Jeanette Wolf
  • March 2, 2005: Crissa and Steven interview photographer Howard Steinburg
  • February 9, 2005: Digital Photography. Guests are Sky Bergman and Beryl Reichenberg.
  • February 2, 2005: Photography as an Art Form. Guests include Carol Astaire
  • January 12, 2005: Julia Child discusses the art of cooking (Part 2)
  • January 5, 2005: A rebroadcast of Crissa and Steven's interview with Master Chef Julia Child, recorded in 2002 (Part 1)
  • November 4, 2004: Italian marble workers of Pietrasanta, Italy
  • September 3, 2004: Elaine Bagsley, Bay Area painter and former SLO resident discusses her life’s work
  • August 4, 2004: Jerome Witkin, narrative painter, Syracuse New York (1 hour)
  • July 1, 2004: Walking the Blanket; a musical ritual for the treatment of a newly woven wool blanket featuring Norman Kennedy
  • June 3, 2004: A talk with Walter Hopps, curator, art historian (Part 2)
  • May 6, 2004: A talk with Walter Hopps, curator, art historian (Part 1)
  • March 4, 2004: Meg Johnson and the Hales talking about their work with clay
  • February 5, 2004: Working with clay; Henry Wessels and Alice Sennett
  • October 2, 2003: Italian marble workers of Pietrasanta, Italy (Part 2)
  • September 4, 2003: Italian marble workers of Pietrasanta, Italy (Part 1)
  • April 3, 2003: Nancy Kienholz, artist and collaborator/wife of Ed Kienholz (Part 2)
  • March 6, 2003: Nancy Kienholz, artist and collaborator/wife of Ed Kienholz (Part 1)

Issues & Ideas

  • November 30, 2005: Beyond Reason co-author Daniel Shapiro sheds light on five core emotional concerns we all feel during any interaction, whether between business partners or spouses.
  • November 16, 2005: A talk with local authors Kevin Teague and K.B. Reish. Teague's book, The Rise of Charlie Drop is more than a coming of age story of an 8 year old who finds himself at the mercy of foster care. In Matthews Box, Kathleen Reish has written a personal account of the world of Autism.
  • October 26, 2005: Author Dava Sobel takes her readers on a journey through the Cosmos in her new book, The Planets.
  • August 24, 2005: Local author Mel Lees tells about the inspiration behind the writing of this first novel, The Wheeler Saga, and educator, author, and media designer Andres Edwards discusses the coming paradigm shift that he forecasts will lead to The Sustainability Revolution.
  • August 17, 2005: Guy speaks with Meredith Moran author of 50 Ways to Support a Lesbian Relationship, and Tova Mirvis about her book, The Outside World.
  • July 27, 2005: Miranda Leonard speaks with Gerry Condon, a former Green Beret, who refused to fight in Vietnam on the topic of war resistance.
  • July 20, 2005: Among the many challenges facing today's activist is how to cross the invisible barrier of social classes. Class Matters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle Class Activists -- a new book by Betsy Leondar-Wright -- is a practical handbook for bridging class divisions that fills the void created by the barriers.
  • July 4, 2005: Light and Liberty is the title of a new book on the writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Eric S. Peterson. Mr. Peterson talks about the inpiration he found in the course of collecting Jefferson's work.
  • June 29, 2005: Guy talks with Dr. Jean Greaves, co-author of Emotional Intelligence Quick Book discuss the factors that make up our E.Q.
  • June 22, 2005: International healer John Mayo returns to the central coast bringing his wit and insight to the program.
  • June 15, 2005: Guy Rathbun talks with author David Skibbins -- his debut novel, Eight of Swords, is set in Berkeley with an unlikely protagonist. Also, the President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Ingrid Newkirk, tells of her recent book, Making Kind Choices, which is now available in paperback.
  • May 25, 2005: Guy talks with Jess Walter, author of Citizen Vince, and Nancy Hurlbert's 50 Ways to Improve Women's Lives
  • May 18, 2005: Guy Rathbun talks with Kathleen Fitzgerald, author of: Divas, Dames, and Dolls, and with author Susan Sered about her two year research project that took her across the county talking with Uninsured in America.
  • April 27, 2005: Suzanne Gordon discusses her book, Nursing Against the Odds
  • April 27, 2005: Ponzi's Scheme, the true story one person's actions that lead to financial failure for many, is discussed by author Mitchel Zuckoff
  • April 21, 2005: A discussion of the San Luis Obispo Marketplace project with SLO City Council Member Christine Mulholland, and Mayor Dave Romero, hosted by Larry Rutter
  • April 6, 2005: International healer, John Mayo, returns to the air to discuss the holistic process
  • March 30, 2005: Palestinian and Jewish Recipes for Peace. Produced by the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room dialogue Group The book opens discussion through diet. Len and Libby Troubman share this Camp David of cookbooks
  • March 30, 2005: Saving Daylight: Author Michael Downing has noticed many have experienced misgivings and manipulations on the road to sunshine in his latest book, Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time
  • March 23, 2005: Yale School of Drama professor, Elinor Fuchs, author of Making an Exit: A Mother-Daughter Drama with Alzheimer's, Machine Tools, and Laughter
  • March 16, 2005: Author Tom Reiss talks about his extensive research that went into the story of The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
  • February 23, 2005: Part 2 of 2. A discussion with Professor John C. Hampsey on his book, "Paranoia and Contentment: A Personal Essay on Western Thought"
  • February 23, 2005: Part 1 of 2. Guy talks with Edward Zawidowski about "Single Session Therapy"
  • February 16, 2005: Art gallery owner, Paul Dorrell - Living the Artist's Life, A Guide to Growing, Persevering and Succeeding in the Art World; and Guy Rathbun talks with the editor, Tod Rafferty, and designer, Brian Lawler about their book, The Achievers: Central California's Engineering Pioneers.

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