From food insecurity to abundant tables
On today’s program, we hear from the new head of a local group that works to address food insecurity on the Central Coast… Wine Country prod...
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20 episodesThe power of choral music, Author Chris Blake, and a Zero Foodprint program
This week, we explore how music, storytelling, and environmental leadership are bringing our communities together. First, we’ll hear from th...
Independent bookstores and wine from Cambria
Brian Reynolds chats with Carroll Leslie, owner of Volumes of Pleasure, about the rich history of the independent bookstore that has been se...
Diablo Canyon, Morro Bay Bird Festival and the SLO Food Bank
Gianna Patchen is back with People and the Planet. This week she speaks with Kara Woodruff, a member of the Diablo Canyon decommissioning pa...
Horror flicks, the magical world of legumes, and happy animals
Halloween’s around the corner, and things are getting spooky at the SLO Film Center. David McAbee talks with Skye McLennan about what’s cree...
Film, community libraries, and the power of teaching people to read
David McAbee sits down with Carlos and Kyle Plummer of the SLO Film Society. With the Film Expo coming up in November and a fundraising nigh...
Secret cinemas, marine protection & an author's local family history.
David McAbee sits with Bob Whiteford, one of the owners of Insomniac Video, to talk about the rise, and eventual fall, of the beloved video...
Arts, advocacy, and a little wine country flair
David McAbee sits down with Jordan Chesnut, executive director of the SLO County Arts Council, to talk about National Arts and Humanities Mo...
Permaculture, climate solutions, and fresh ideas for a sustainable future
Father Ian plays with permaculture. Gianna Patchen speaks with the SLO Climate Coalition about local climate solutions and how you can save...
KCBX 50th Anniversary Special
This week on Issues and Ideas, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of KCBX. Hear from the Waddell Family, KCBX leaders Frank Lanzone Jr. and C...
All Things Writing and Creativity
It's all things writing and creativity on Issues and Ideas. First we sit down with Meagan Friberg of The Central Coast Writers Conference. T...
Tom Wilmer takes us up and down SLO county to find delicious food, fine wine and boutique hotels
Tom Wilmer explores where you can find some of the best food, hotels and wine on the Central Coast.
Chilled red wines, Cal Poly cats, and two poets laureate
Wine Country's Mira Honeycutt explores the fascinating world of chillable reds. Then Celeste Geary's guests from the Cal Poly Cat Program sh...
Showers for the unhoused, Greek wines in Paso, and a local protest against Chevron for its ties to Israel
We start this episode with The Nonprofit Story with Dr. Consuelo Meux, where she speaks with Garry Peterson from the nonprofit Shower the Pe...
Fr. Ian finds out why Spirulina is the future, poet Dian Sousa talks about why she is lovingly afraid of the sea, and composer and winemaker Brook Monroe demonstrates how he turns wine into music
For Playing with Food, KCBX's Fr. Ian Delinger travels to southern San Luis Obispo County to talk to algae farmers and find out how one part...
Author Kevin Carver on his debut novel, "The Forbidden Parallel," a nonprofit that provides mental health support for those impacted by cancer, and how the Sierra Club's local chapter supported the designation campaign for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
For Bookwaves, Brian Reynolds speaks with local author and musician Kevin Carver, about his debut fantasy novel “The Forbidden Parallel“ tha...
A deep-dive into SLO County's biggest summer music festival: Festival Mozaic
Every summer in venues throughout San Luis Obispo County, Festival Mozaic presents chamber music, orchestral music, and some non-classical g...
Reflecting on the 'No Kings' protests in San Luis Obispo County, making sparkling wine with Rava Wines, and the lineup for the upcoming Cuesta College Central Coast Writers' Conference
Rosie Bultman, News Director at KCSB, UC Santa Barbara's student-run radio station, joins us with a brand new segment called "Standing-in-Co...
Celebrating the centennial anniversary of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, the impact of tariffs on local businesses, and MT Vallarta on poetry and the trauma of migration
We start with Carol Tangeman’s new segment, “Talking Downtown”, where she brings us stories from downtowns across the Central Coast. This on...
City Farm SLO's mission to create sustainable farmers of tomorrow, how Santa Barbara got its Juneteenth celebration, and the impact of budget cuts on the History Center of San Luis Obispo County
Dr. Consuelo Meux speaks with Kayla Rutland, Executive Director, and Kate DiTrani, Program Manager, of City Farm SLO about its youth educati...