KZYX Public Affairs

On this episode of the Farm and Garden Show, host Ruthie King brings stories of local food producers, and talks with Caroline Radice & Elizabeth Archer of the local nonprofit The Good Farm Fund. The Farm and Garden Show airs live on KZYX every 1st Monday of the month at 9am.

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…Tune in this episode of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (And Their Families & Friends) hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show celebrates our “Changing Seasons in Changing Times.” With songs, dance, the “listening game”, riddles, fun facts and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. It’s Fun Family Radio. Tune in and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!

Join Jim and Jerry Young every Friday night to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking your calls about all things sports. Their guest is Noah Gold, Athletic Director at Mendocino High School, who gave an update about the California Interscholastic Federation, and the status of competitive athletics during the current covid surge. Listen live and call in every Friday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky interviews Naomi Oreskes about her latest book: “Why Trust Science”? Naomi Oreskes is professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. That’s Politics: A Love Story, alternating Friday mornings at 9am, on KZYX and Z.

On this edition of Be More Now, host Blake More interviews poet Lucinda Watson. Watson’s new book, “The Favorite” adds a hint of memoir to a striking collection of poems – poems that transport the reader on a narrative journey from childhood to senior citizenship. A now retired professor at the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley, Watson uses poetry as a launching point for a wide pallet of topics, including the perils and perks of being among the few women in the wild west of finance.

This week on Putting Down Roots, Phoenix and Michelle focus on the Latinx Community here in Mendocino County, speaking with local leaders and organizations who are working to empower it through education, social justice, and cultural appreciation.

Johanna “Wildoak” hosts Wildoak Living, the radio program about sustainability and building community in Mendocino County and beyond. This week, Johanna talks with Christie Olson-Day of Gallery Books and Bookwinkle’s Children’s Bookstore in Mendocino about their book angel program, recommendations for books as gifts for the holidays and the state of independent book sellers during the pandemic. Listeners were invited to call in with their book recommendations.

Join hosts Bob Laughton and Jim Heid for an hour of all things computed, with open lines for listener questions. Point and Click airs every other Wednesday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of Forthright Radio, host Joy LaClaire talks with author Thomas Frank about his latest book, THE PEOPLE, NO: A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTI-POPULISM, which continues his examination of American electoral politics beyond LISTEN, LIBERAL; PITY THE BILLIONAIRE and WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? Forthright Radio airs alternate Wednesday mornings at 9am on KZYX and Z.

On this edition of the Ecology Hour with Hannah Bird: a conversation with four GrizzlyCorps members and their program coordinator about how to restore environmental health, create educational opportunities, and connect the community. The GrizzlyCorps program is an AmeriCorps program being hosted by UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy, & Environment. This program aired Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of Mind/Body Health, Dr. Trotter speaks with Megan Allende and Rose Bell of the Community Foundation of Mendocino County about how their organization is working to alleviate the worst impacts of Covid-19 here in Mendocino County. A #GivingTuesday special, this program aired live Tuesday December 1, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

MendoLatino is live, local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County. This week, join hosts Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat for an update with leaders from local organizations offering services and resources for economic recovery, strengthening the community, and protection against Covid-19. Listen and learn about how to donate and participate. MendoLatino nos reuniremos con líderes de las organizaciones locales que ofrecen servicios y recursos para la recuperación económica, el fortalecimiento de la comunidad y la protección contra el CoVid19. Aprenda cómo donar y participar.

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”… “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show features word fun in riddles & rhymes and silly sayings & songs. With music, dance, the “listening game”, fun facts and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. It’s Fun Family Radio. Tune in and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!

Join Jim and Jerry Young every Friday night to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking listener calls about all things sports. The Sports Phone airs every Friday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

Byline Mendocino is a local media round table, featuring local reporters in conversation about the week’s headlines, with host Alicia Bales. This week, the round table includes Matt LaFever of KMUD News/Redheaded Blackbelt/MendoFever, and Jackie Orozco of Periodico Al Punto, Spanish Language Newspaper for Mendocino and Lake Counties. In the second half, Alicia talks with Peggy Berryhill, General Manager of KGUA in Gualala, and host of the daily community talk show "Peggy's Place." Peggy has been a leader in public radio for over four decades, and is an award-winning Native American broadcaster. Byline Mendocino airs live every 2nd and 4th Fridays at 9am on KZYX and Z.

On this Thanksgiving Day edition of Corporations and Democracy, host Lynda McClure talks with Paul Cienfuegos about the election and the numbers of voters who voted for Donald Trump, the Biden administration cabinet appointments, and more.

The Cannabis Hour is bi weekly radio program that covers all things cannabis. Host Jenn Procacci offers a special Thanksgiving episode to learn about the journey of the local Hopland Band of Pomo Indians to enter the legal cannabis cultivation space. We also hear from Sogorea Te' Land Trust Co-Founder/Co-Director Corrina Gould as she discusses returning Indigenous land to Indigenous people. The Cannabis Hour airs on KZYX + Z every other Thursday from 9am to 10am.

This week on TKO, Karen talked with outgoing 2nd District County Supervisor John McCowen. They covered the county budget, including almost $23 million in fire claims settlement money from PG&E, and the governor’s 10pm-5am shelter in place order for coronavirus. TKO airs live every other Wednesday morning at 9am on KZYX and Z, and focuses on Mendocino County Government.

On this episode of The Ecology Hour, "The Fish Files," host, Anna Halligan, interviews members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation about restoration efforts on Ackerman Creek, and she talks with Trout Unlimited’s Brian Johnson about recent news related to removing dams on the Klamath River. The Ecology Hour airs every Tuesday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

Is your home prepared to survive a wildfire? There is a lot you can do to get it ready and increase your odds. On this edition of Mendocino Fire Safe Council Radio, learn what your top priorities should be with UC Cooperative Extension's Yana Valachovic, as she introduces their new Home Hardening video series. Hosted by Scott Cratty and Cob. Aired Novemeber 24, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

In this weeks Youth Arts Outreach show, we focus on how technology has impacted Generation Z and in turn how Generation Z has impacted technology

MendoLatino is live, local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County. This week, hosts Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat talk with leaders from local organizations offering services and resources for economic recovery, strengthening the community, and protection against Covid-19. Listen and learn about how to donate and participate. MendoLatino por lunes 23 de noviembre: nos reuniremos con líderes de las organizaciones locales que ofrecen servicios y recursos para la recuperación económica, el fortalecimiento de la comunidad y la protección contra el CoVid19. Aprenda cómo donar y participar.

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”… On this edition of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, it's fun with words in poems and proverbs. With music, dance, the “listening game”, fun facts and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. It’s Fun Family Radio. Tune in live and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!

Join Jim and Jerry Young every Friday night to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking your calls about all things sports.

On this edition of Politics: A Love Story Bob’s guest is Alexander Keyssar Harvard Professor of History and Social Policy at the John Kennedy School of Government, talking about his new book “Why Do We Still Have The Electoral College?” This program aired Friday, November 20, 2020 on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of Be More Now, host Blake More interviews Ayurvedic Doctor and co-founder of Pacific Coast Ayurveda Madison Madden. In honor of the season, this month’s show focuses on gratitude, the kind of gratitude that starts with self and then extends out into the world because it has no choice, it simply overflows into all aspects of being, from personal health, to freedom, food choices, and the environment.

KZYX News reporters Sarah Reith and Lana Cohen interview Dr. William Miller, of Adventist Health Coast Hospital, who has been advising educators about covid-19 and reopening local schools, and Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins about current and future plans for in-person instruction in the County's 12 school districts. Lana Cohen talks with a local teacher about the realities of distance learning for her students. Broadcast on Thursday, November 19th, 2020 at 3pm.

Join Johanna “Wildoak” for Wildoak Living, the radio program about sustainability and building community in Mendocino County and beyond. This week, Johanna talks with two guests: Rosemary Day, author of Marching Toward Coverage: How Women Can Lead the Fight for Universal Healthcare. Day is the former deputy director of the Massachusetts Health Connector—the model for the Affordable Care Act. Her second guest is Jean Schroedel, author of Voting in Indian Country. Native voting remains an issue to addressed for the 2022 elections. Wildoak Living airs every other Thursday morning at 9am on KZYX and Z.

On this edition of Forthright Radio, host Joy LaClaire talks with veteran journalist and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Democracy and Rule of Law Program, Sarah Chayes, about her work and her latest book, ON CORRUPTION IN AMERICA AND WHAT IS AT STAKE. Forthright Radio airs every other Wednesday morning at 9am on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of The Ecology Hour, Patrick Hentschel hosts “Running On Empty,” a series focusing on the climate and ecology crisis. His guest is Liam Erickson, a local naturalist and artist based in Gualala, California, about the impact of land use on local flora and fauna. What did this area look like 100 years ago? How has local ecology been impacted by human activity? Episode aired live on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

This week on Mind/Body Health, Dr. Trotter and Cob talk about substance abuse with their guest Dr. Cara Eberhardt. Dr. Eberhardt is part of the Family Practice Residency Program at Ukiah Adventist Hospital, and has years of experience in Medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders. With overdose deaths increasing 40% during the coronavirus pandemic, substance abuse is an important topic for Mendocino County and the nation as a whole.

Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Chairman Michael Hunter talks about the ongoing tribal elections, how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting his community, and Trump's defeat. Pomo Perspective airs live on KZYX every third Monday at 9am.

In this weeks Youth Arts Outreach show, we focus on how Generation Z view love with a plethora of love songs handpicked by our local youth and two love poems submitted by anonymous authors.

Byline Mendocino is a local media round table, featuring local reporters in conversation about the week’s headlines, with host Alicia Bales. This week, Alicia talks with local registrar of voters Katrina Bartolomie for an update on Mendocino's vote count, and with Sally Kane, the CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters about the essential role of noncommercial radio stations like KZYX, and how the community radio movement has flourished across the country. Broadcast on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

In this episode of Corporations & Democracy: the Presidential Election and the Supreme Court. In the first half, law professor Marjorie Cohn talks about the makeup of the new Supreme Court with the addition of ‘originalist’ Amy Coney Barrett. In the second half, democracy activist Harvey Wasserman will dissect the recent election - what happened and what needs to happen next. Annie Esposito and Steve Scalmanini host, broadcast live on Thursday November 12, 2020 at 3pm on KZYX.

On this episode, host Jenn Procacci talks with Mendocino County Supervisors John Haschak and Ted Williams about developments in the local Cannabis ordinance. In the second half of the show, she talks with Len Mackey with Shima Hill Hemp Farm in New York. Aired Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9am on KZYX.

Doug Livingston hosts a solo version of the Renewable Energy Hour, answering listener question about renewable energy systems. Broadcast live on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 on KZYX.

On this episode of TKO, Karen Ottoboni talks with Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall, and opens the phone lines to reflect on the state and national election results. Broadcast Wednesday, November 11, 2020 on KZYX.

Two weeks ago, the Trump administration reversed a ban on road construction in parts of the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska, opening the largest remaining old-growth temperate rain forest in North America to logging. On the edition of The Ecology Hour hosts Tim Bray and Bob Spies talk with biologist Dr. John Schoen, who spent most of his career living and working in the Tongass and is the author of "Tongass Odyssey: seeing the forest ecosystem through the politics of trees." The Ecology Hour airs every Tuesday night at 7pm on KZYX with rotating hosts.

If you've been paying attention, you are concerned about wildfires. Being prepared to survive and thrive in our wildfire prone environment requires knowledge and community action. Join hosts Scott Cratty and Cob every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9 for the new show, Fire Safe Mendocino. This week they talk with Fire Chiefs Dave Latoof of Mendocino VFD and Sue Carberry of Laytonville VFD.

MendoLatino presenta a Lisa García Bedolla, especialista en Ciencias Políticas y en estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad de California en Berkeley. Con ella analizaremos los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales y el poder del voto latino. Mendo Latino presents Lisa García Bedolla, an American political scientist and scholar of Latino studies, currently the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Berkeley, and a professor in the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education. She discussed the results of the presidential election and the power of the Latino vote.

Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, hosts this week’s show which features “Ha Ha This A-Way” fun and the story of the “Ha Ha This A-Way” song. With music, dance, the “listening game”, fun facts and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (and their families & friends) is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. It’s Fun Family Radio. Tune in live to dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z.

Jim and Jerry Young host the Sports Phone every Friday night at 7pm on KZYX, where listeners can get their sports fix, taking your calls about all things sports.

On this episode of Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky is back with Phil Warf, Political Science Professor at Mendocino College to talk about--what else?--the election on November 3rd. Did any of their predictions from last week come true? Broadcast on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

Mendocino Theatre Company presents AMERICAN GOTHIC, an evening of Edgar Allan Poe. This hour-long reading features several of Poe's poems as well as dramatizations of two of his most-beloved short stories: The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart. KZYX is proud to feature Mendocino's extraordinary local theater during the pandemic!

This week on Putting Down Roots hosts Phoenix Trent and Michelle Frederick talked with Mary Anne Petrillo of West Business Development Center about resources for small businesses. They also spoke with Niko Ramsdell of Wilder Ferments and Blaze Borge of Flynn Creek Circus about their experience as entrepreneurs and how they’re working to adapt their businesses and serve Mendocino County during these unique times.

Johanna Wildoak talks with Jo-Ann Rosen about coping with prolonged stress, anxiety and fear of the future. Rosen is a Ukiah-based licensed marriage and family therapist. This program was broadcast on KZYX and Z on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 9am.

Bob Laughton and Jim Heid host KZYX's long-running call-in computer show, listen live every other Wednesday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

November 4th at 9am, Election coverage continues on KZYX--the morning after. Joy LaClaire, Karen Ottoboni, and Alicia Bales take a look at the results of the national and local elections...so far. They reflect on what happened, what we know, and what might happen next.

KZYX brings you an audio tour of the Mendocino County elections office, where all the local ballots will be processed and counted over the course of the next few weeks. Katrina Bartolomie invited Alicia Bales into the counting rooms, introduced her to the crews opening the envelopes, and showed her how they verify the ballots. If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your ballot after you sign it and drop it in the dropbox or mailbox, listen here for a behind-the scenes look at how Mendocino County counts its votes. Broadcast on Election Day 2020.