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Drew Schlosberg's Spotlight on the Community amplifies the voices of social impact organizations, social entrepreneurs, local non-profits and other community champions who help shape the cul...

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Veterans Day in San Diego: Honoring 250 Years of Service On Mt. Soledad

Neil O’Connell, Executive Director of the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial, is joined by Trevor Wessman-Lavelle, Marketing and Commu...

32:39Oct 16, 2026

San Diego’s Equine-Therapy Waitlists—and a Ranch’s Response

Rachael Martin, Founder and CEO of Wylde Horses, explains how a shortage of equine-assisted therapy in San Diego—highlighted by long local w...

29:12Oct 16, 2026

Preventing Pet Euthanasia Through Pet-Care Grants

Kerstin Lyman, Executive Director of the Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) Foundation, Jordyn Hamilton, a FACE Foundation gran...

24:10Oct 16, 2026

One's Financial Future Depends on More Than Income

Steve Bernstein, Founder and CEO of The Compounding Effect, explains how financial understanding, behavior, and the timing of money can help...

26:03Oct 16, 2026

STEM Talent Is Everywhere—But Opportunity Runs on Connections

H. Puentes, Co-Founder and President & CEO of San Diego Squared, discusses how unequal access to professional networks can limit talented st...

29:56Oct 16, 2026

How Internships and AI Shape the Next Generation of Accountants

Melissa Linares, senior accounting student at San Diego State University; Andrea Diaz Orozco, senior accounting student at San Diego State U...

33:01Oct 9, 2026

The Nine Laws Behind a Master Barber’s Legacy

Cheryl Morrow, President of California Curl, and Paris Wilson, SDSU chapter vice president of the San Diego Association of Black Journalists...

25:57Oct 9, 2026

The Message Behind “You’re Not God. That Job Is Taken"

Scott Silverman, CEO of Confidential Recovery, discusses why addiction recovery often requires more than short-term treatment and how famili...

27:13Oct 9, 2026

What Inclusive Theater Teaches Performers About Belonging

Chris Rubio, Artistic Director of Arms Wide Open; Patti Long, on-stage helper with Arms Wide Open; and Daniel Long, an Arms Wide Open actor,...

26:35Oct 9, 2026

Beyond the Canvas: Expanding What Painting Can Be

Matt Hebert, Director of the SDSU School of Art and Design; Jacqueline Marino, guest lecturer at SDSU and director of Quint Gallery; and Mar...

33:25Oct 9, 2026

After an Autism Diagnosis, Where Do San Diego Families Turn?

Michael Castro, Director of Development at the Autism Society San Diego, discusses how the organization supports families after an autism di...

24:56Oct 2, 2026

Improv Helps Teams Go From “Yes, But” to “Yes, And” at Work

Paige Wilhide, Chief Play Officer and Founder of Yes And Co., explains how applied improv and play can help workplace teams listen, adapt, a...

24:03Oct 2, 2026

Can Longevity Clubs Reinvent San Diego Senior Centers?

Paul Downey, Chief Advocacy Officer for the San Diego Seniors Community Foundation, discusses how San Diego can address senior isolation and...

28:47Oct 2, 2026

How SDSU Is Building San Diego’s Next Generation of Jazz

Dr. Brian Levy, Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor at San Diego State University’s School of Music and Dance; Luke Little, jun...

28:21Sep 29, 2026

Why San Diego Needs a Holocaust Museum Now

Dr. Moises Salinas Fleitman, Executive Director of Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH), and "Celebrity Co-host" James Zanewicz, CEO of Connect,...

26:31Sep 25, 2026

Farm to Bay: Funding Access to Coastal Nature

Shayna Foreman, Interim Executive Director of Living Coast Discovery Center, and "Celebrity Co-host" James Zanewicz, CEO of Connect, discuss...

25:23Sep 25, 2026

Inside SDSU’s 100th Season and The Wild Party

Stephen Brotebeck, Director of the School of Theater, Television, and Film at San Diego State University and Courtney Corey, Director of The...

29:13Sep 25, 2026

Turning Tijuana Sewage Crisis into Public Health Action

Emily Young, Vice President of Programs at The Prebys Foundation, is joined by "Celebrity Co-host" James Zanewicz, CEO of Connect, to examin...

25:41Sep 25, 2026

Dance, Education, and Belonging at UC San Diego ArtPower

Liz Bradshaw, Director of Artistic Programming for ArtPower at UC San Diego, is joined by "Celebrity Co-host" James Zanewicz, CEO of Connect...

28:20Sep 25, 2026

Workforce: How UC San Diego Extends Learning “From Twinkle to Wrinkle” Purpose, Community and the Next Chapter After 50

Ed Abetya, Associate Dean of Student and Community Outreach at UC San Diego's Division of Extended Studies, and Rebecca Smith, Lead Instruct...

28:42Sep 18, 2026