Weekly Program Highlights

Friday 04/18

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Hidden Brain… Every day, you likely interact with a core group of family members, friends, and coworkers. But what if there’s a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? Hidden Brain explores simple ways to make your life a little less lonely and maybe even a little more joyful.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Fresh Air… Tune in for a conversation with Joy-Ann Reids as she discusses her book, Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America—A Biography of Courage and Activism. Medgar Evers was a civil rights leader from Mississippi who was assassinated in 1963 because of his work fighting for voting rights and desegregation. His wife, Myrlie, became a civil rights activist after his murder.

6:30 – 7:30 PM
The Club McKenzie… Alhambra: Pay a visit to the music and musicians of the famous New York club, named after the famous palace in Granada, Spain, that became a cornerstone of the Harlem Renaissance, hosting many of the 1920s jazz performers. Included in this list is Duke Ellington, who was just beginning to formulate his arranging style that elevated him to fame in 1928, demonstrated with “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love.”

Saturday 04/19

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!… Hear from panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Dulcé Sloan. Plus, comedian Lewis Black joins the show to rant about everything and play Not My Job.

11:00 – NOON
Radiolab… Hear from Chinese historians, music critics, and musicians who took the damaged plastic scraps—formerly cassette tapes of Western music—and transformed China’s musical landscape by redefining rock and roll in ways we never could have imagined.

3:00 – 5:00 PM
American Routes… Tune in to hear songs of resurrection, liberation, rainy weather, and rabbit blues, featuring the voices of Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, and Fats Domino. Plus, experience the sacred steel stylings of Fran Grace and Nicolle “Nikki D” Brown. Finally, hear the Winnsboro Easter Rock Ensemble perform a spiritual ritual rooted in the traditions of enslaved Africans—one that blends Christian worship with the West African ring shout.

Sunday 04/20

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Reveal… Police talk a lot about fighting crime by getting guns off the streets. But, some departments are effectively putting guns on the street by selling their used firearms rather than destroying them. Reveal investigates how these decommissioned guns are sold to distributors, who then sell them to the public. Thousands of them are ending up in the hands of criminals.

11:00 – NOON
This American Life… Hear stories of people struggling to follow the Ten Commandments, as told in the book of Exodus.

NOON – 3:00 PM
Sunday Baroque… Hear Easter music composed by Johann Pachelbel, a close friend of Johann Sebastian Bach’s father and the godfather to one of Bach’s sisters. A respected 17th-century organist, composer, and music teacher, Pachelbel taught one of Johann Sebastian’s brothers.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Code Switch & Life Kit… First on Code Switch, learn about who the Lakota language belongs to. Then, on Life Kit, learn how to build a healthy relationship with your sibling.

4:00 – 5:00 PM
The Moth Radio Hour… The Moth Radio Hour presents stories full of pleasant surprises—from unexpected friends, to the Civil Rights Movement, and a love story over 60 years in the making.

Monday 04/21

2:00 – 3:00 PM
The Splendid Table… The Splendid Table explores the hidden life of an everyday object: the refrigerator. Historian Jonathan Rees, author of Refrigerator Nation, offers a historical perspective on this essential appliance. Then, dig into design questions—like, what's up with that egg container? Finally, Chef Shola Olunloyo of StudioKitchen in Philadelphia shares inspiration for turning your fridge into a hotbed of culinary triumph.

Tuesday 04/22

1:00 – 2:00 PM
TED Radio Hour… The latest innovations in biotech are upending our approach to disease, longevity, and climate change. Are we ready? TED speakers share ideas at the forefront of this new wave.

Wednesday 04/23

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Bioneers… New, democratized access to powerful analytical and mapping tools is transforming our understanding of the natural world—and, with it, our ability to meaningfully conserve, protect, and restore our collective home: the biosphere. In this program, explore the boundless possibilities of digital maps and platforms with Rebecca Moore, visionary founder of Google Earth Outreach and Google Earth Engine.

1:30 – 2:00 PM
California Report Magazine… Join host Sasha Khokha as she explores a 300-mile rail trail that could connect the hills of Marin County with the redwood forests near Eureka. But, the proposed route would also pass through sites sacred to Indigenous communities.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Freakonomics Radio… There is no sludgier place in America than Washington, D.C., but there are signs of a change. In the final episode of Freakonomics Radio’s two-part series, examine this progress — and take a look at where Elon Musk and DOGE fit in.

6:30 – 8:00 PM
KCBX in Concert… Join host Craig Russell in conversation with SLO Master Chorale Music Director Tom Davies and Executive Director Katelyn Schiavone about Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem in anticipation of the Master Chorale’s upcoming performance of the famous work. Verdi’s music is, at times, elegiac and heavenly, and at others, it is militaristic and terrifying—the full gamut of emotions.

Thursday 04/24

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Central Coast Voices… Host Lata Murti speaks with guests about why they are protesting the renewed use of the Alien Enemies Act against immigrants living in the U.S., including throughout California's Central Coast. They discuss how the act authorized the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Latino USA… Tune in for a preview of season two of Latino USA’s Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast, Suave, a deeply intimate portrait of a man battling the lingering trauma of incarceration and his search for happiness in the outside world after a near-lifetime in a maximum security prison.