KZYX Public Affairs

On this episode of The Farm and Garden Show, join co-hosts Ruthie King and Darci to hear about how the Community Gardens Project has responded to 2020 with guest Lucy Kramer. Find out how this impactful local organization is diving in to the needs of our changing community! Broadcast on Monday, November 1, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…BOO! “Radio Ha Ha For Kids" is hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show celebrates “Dia De Los Muertos.” Episode aired live on Sunday, November 1, 2020 on KZYX and Z.

Join Jim and Jerry Young every Friday night for your sports fix on The Sports Phone, driven by listener calls about all things sports. That’s the Sports Phone, live every Friday night at 7, on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky is live in conversation with Phil Warf, Political Science Professor at Mendocino College about--what else?--the upcoming election on November 3rd. With early voting totals smashing records, competitive polling in Florida and Pennsylvania, and the president saber-rattling about voter fraud, what should we expect on election day? Plus a contest for listeners to send in their predictions. Aired on Friday October 30, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

This hour, Alicia Bales talks with social justice activist and community organizer Erica Etelson, author of Beyond Contempt: How Liberals Can Communicate Across the Great Divide. They explore her experience organizing Mutual Aid in Berkeley during the pandemic, and combating voter suppression with Reclaim Our Vote in this historic general election. Aired at 7pm on Thursday, October 29, 2020 on KZYX and Z.

On this edition of The Cannabis Hour, host Jenn Procacci talks with Pia Barton of Malaya Botanicals. First broadcast Thursday October 29, 2020 on KZYX and Z.

Doug Livingston and Alex Aragon host the Renewable Energy Hour, the topic of this episode is Grid Stability. How can the existing power grid handle as much renewable energy as we need, since solar and wind power tend to boom and bust? What kind of investment is required to make tranmission systems viable, and how does this become a cost-effective venture? The Renewable Energy Hour airs alternating Wednesday evenings at 7pm on KZYX and Z. This show aired Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

TKO with Karen Ottoboni for Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Karen hosts a community open lines conversation with Mendocino County listeners less that one week before the General Election.

On this episode of the Ecology Hour, it's “The Fish Files,” a show focused on Pacific salmon on the Mendocino Coast. Host Anna Halligan interviews Mariska Obedzinski of the Sea Grant Russian River Salmon Steelhead Monitoring Program. They discuss conservation hatcheries and the effects of drought and fire on Russian River salmon. This program aired Tuesday October 27, 2020 on KZYX and Z.

If you've been paying attention, you are concerned about wildfires in Mendocino County. Being prepared to survive and thrive in our wildfire prone environment requires knowledge and community action. To learn about wildfire preparedness and how to best take care of ourselves, families, neighbors and community, join hosts Scott Cratty and Cob for Mendocino County Fire Safe Council radio every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9am on KZYX and Z. This is the premiere episode and aired Tuesday October 27, 2020.

In this weeks Youth Arts Outreach show, we discuss how generation z is finding happiness in their lives and listen to music they have identified as providing such a feeling. We also hear two poems from local youth Victor Galarza-Guevara and Taylor Bowser.

MendoLatino presenta a la directora de cine Emily Coehn Ibañez y a Ashley Solis, la protagonista del último proyecto de Cohen Fruit of Labor. Conversaremos sobre los desafíos que encuentra una joven estudiante del High School que ve a su familia atrapada en el círculo de la pobreza y cómo la colaboración del trabajo comunitario empodera a las mujeres. MendoLatino is a live, Spanish-language radio program hosted by Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat. This week, they speak with film director Emily Cohen Ibañez, and Ashely Solis, the protagonist of “Fruit of Labor,” Cohen’s latest project. The film is the story of Ashley, an American high school student traversing the seen and unseen forces that keep her family trapped in a cycle of poverty. What does it mean to live a dignified life as a working-poor young woman of color in the wealthiest nation of the world? MendoLatino airs the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 9am on KZYX and Z. This episode was broadcast on Monday, October 26, 2020.

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…BOO! On this episode of Radio Ha Ha For Kids, hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, the theme is “Halloween." Featuring NOT scary songs, stories and dances about witches, ghosts, goblins, and of course the “listening game”, fun facts and more. Tune in LIVE and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. Aired on Sunday, October 25, 2020.

On this episode of Byline Mendocino, host Alicia Bales takes you to the Women’s March in Washington DC. With less than two weeks to go before the election, a conservative Supreme Court nominee being jammed through confirmation, and a pandemic raging out of control, last weekend women took to the streets of the Nation’s capitol and across the country to speak out. Today's episode brings you along on the march with a group of musicians and journalists including Ani Difranco, Zoe Boekbinder, Dianne Patterson, Gracie and Rachel, and a number of other powerhouse women. First aired Friday, October 23, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

On this episode of Corporations and Democracy, host Lynda McClure opens up the phone lines and invites Mendocino County listeners to talk about how they are staying calm during these tumultuous times. Aired live on Thursday October 22, 2020.

Johanna “Wildoak” hosts Wildoak Living, the radio program about sustainability and building community in Mendocino County and beyond. This week, Johanna talks with Janet Jakobsen, professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Columbia’s Barnard College. They discuss how sexual politics show up virtually everywhere, from healthcare to economics to war and peace, and play out in debates over trans rights, pay equity and domestic work. In her book The Sex Obsession, Jakobsen recast sexual politics as a means of cultivating social justice and as a First Amendment issue. Wildoak Living airs every other Thursday at 9am on KZYX. This program aired live on October 22, 2020.

Bob Laughton and Jim Heid host Point and Click Radio every other Wednesday evening at 7pm on KZYX and Z, with your rundown on all things computer. This episode aired live on October 21, 2020.

On this episode of Forthright Radio, nonagenarian psychiatrist, author, psychohistorian Dr. Robert Jay Lifton, shares his experiences and wisdom from seven decades of research, which he has written about in LOSING REALITY: ON CULTS, CULTISM, AND THE MINDSET OF POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS ZEALOTRY. Host: Joy LaClaire. Forthright Radio airs every other Wednesday at 9am on KZYX and Z. This program was broadcast on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

On this edition of the Ecology Hour, Patrick Hentschel hosts "Running on Empty," with guest Erika Vohman of the Maya Nut Institute, on developing global awareness about the Maya Nut and deforestation. Patrick Hentschel hosts The Ecology Hour every third Tuesday evening at 7pm on KZYX and Z. This show aired on Tuesday October 20, 2020.

With this episode, Talking About California concludes this series of programs observing Hispanic Heritage Month with another very special guest, Alvaro Huerta, Professor of Urban Planning at Cal Poly, Pomona. In these programs, hosts Loreto Rojas and Cal Winslow have been considering the Black Lives Movement from a Latino perspective. Professor Huerta will talk about growing up in an East LA barrio and the relationship there between the police and the people. In his writings, Professor Huerta knits together immigration, poverty, racism and police brutality in a way everyone needs to listen to and to understand if sense is to be made of this summer’s crisis and the massive reemergence of the Black Lives Matter Movement. First Broadcast on October 20, 2020 on KZYX and Z.

In this episode of Mind/Body Health with Dr. Marvin Trotter, Marvin talks about Wilderness Medicine with guest Dr. Hayley Rousek, second year Family Practice Resident at the ADVENTIST HEALTH UKIAH VALLEY FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY Program. Mind/Body Health airs every other Tuesday morning at 9am on KZYX. This program was broadcast live on October 20, 2020.

Hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, this Sunday’s show features Rain Songs and the Water Cycle. With music, dance, listening games, 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 and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN! This program aired live on Sunday October 18, 2020.

Join Jim and Jerry Young live every Friday night to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking live listener calls about all things sports. Friday nights at 7 on KZYX and Z. This episode aired on Friday, October 16th, 2020.

On this episode of Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky speaks with Jean Guerrero, author of Hate Monger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda. Stephen Miller grew up in Southern California and graduated from Santa Monica High School. What happened? How did he get to be who he is - a top advisor to President Trump and architect of the notorious child separation policy at the US border. Politics, A Love Story, airs every other Friday at 9:00 AM on KZYX &Z.

On this episode of The Cannabis Hour, Jenn Procacci interviews Monique Ramirez, community cannabis advocate and founder of Covelo Cannabis Advocacy Group, about the Board of Supervisors' Tuesday special meeting and vote to implement Phase 3 of Mendocino County's Cannabis Ordinance allowing broader cultivation with some proposed changes to zoning rules. The Cannabis Hour airs every other Thursday at 9am on KZYX and Z. This program was broadcast live on October 15, 2020.

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This episode of Radio HAHA celebrates Silly Songs and Sing-A-Longs. Featuring, music, dance, story time, listening games, 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 and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!

Join Jim and Jerry Young live every Friday night to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking your calls about all things sports. Friday nights at 7 on KZYX and Z. This episode aired on Friday, October 9th, 2020.

KZYX’s highly anticipated review of the California State Ballot Initiatives for the November 3rd election, with hosts Annie Esposito and Karen Ottoboni. They take a look at each of the Initiatives, exploring the important issues and endorsements, where the money is coming from, and how to see through the confusion of slick mailers and campaign spin. Have your sample ballot ready!

On this episode of “For the Love of Reading," Linda Pack reads The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a mesmerizing work of early feminist literature that is all too relevant today. Broadcast on October 7, 2020 at 8pm on KZYX.

KZYX presents a special broadcast of Mendocino College’s Inaugural Lecture from the new Mendocino College Symposium, a speaker series focused on issues facing our community. The first speaker is Political Sciences Professor Philip Warf with a talk titled, "Thumb on the Scales: Using Gerrymandering and Voter-Suppression to Rig Elections.” Broadcast October 8, 2020 at 3pm on KZYX.

On this edition of Forthright Radio, the Senior Senator from Montana, Jon Tester, discusses what it’s like to be the only working farmer in the U. S. Senate (and an organic farmer at that!), which he describes in his memoir: GROUNDED: A SENATOR’S LESSONS ON WINNING OVER RURAL AMERICA. In the second segment, Project on Government Oversight’s (POGO), Jake Laperruque, discusses William Barr’s Misconduct as Attorney General. Forthright Radio airs the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 9am on KZYX 90.7fm Philo, KZYZ 91.5fm Willits and Ukiah, and 88.1fm in Fort Bragg, California. Streaming live at www.kzyx.org

“Smores, Evacuate, Smoke!” these are some of the very different thoughts expressed by middle schoolers when they hear the word “fire”. Listen to this week's Ecology Hour for a conversation with Meyo Marrufo, Eastern Pomo of the Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, about the complex relationship humans have with fire and how we can work with young people to build knowledge and appreciation for this important land management tool. Host Hannah Bird will also talk with Lindsay Dailey of the Oak Granary about a volunteer opportunity to collect acorns for planting in the burned areas of Redwood Valley. The Ecology Hour airs Tuesdays at 7pm on 90.7fm Philo, 91.5fm Willits and Ukiah, and 88.1fm Fort Bragg, California; Mendocino County Public Broadcasting KZYX and Z. Streaming live at kzyx.org

Join Hosts Cal Winslow and Loreto Rojas for Part 3 of a special four-part series in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, exploring the implications of the Black Lives Matter movement for the Latino Community. Featuring UC Inrvine Professor Maria Rendon, author of Stagnant Dreamers: How the Inner City Shapes the integration of Second Generation Latinos. Broadcast on KZYX on October 6, 2020.

October 6, 2020--This week, Marvin and Cob talked with Dr. Erica Valdovinos, emergency medicine physician at Ukiah Adventist Hospital, about strokes: warning signs, when to come to the hospital, treatments, and what it means that Adventist Ukiah is a “stroke certified” hospital. Mind/Body Health airs the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 9am on KZYX and Z. www.kzyx.org

From Mendocino County Public Broadcasting: The Farm and Garden Show with Ruthie King and Darci can be heard live on KZYX every first Monday of the month at 9am, at KZYX 90.7fm Philo, 91.5fm, KZYZ Willits and Ukiah, and 88.1fm Fort Bragg, in Mendocino County California. Or stream from anywhere at www.kzyx.org.

Sunday, October 4 Radio Ha Ha for Kids! 12pm“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!” Tune in Sundays at Noon to “Radio Ha Ha For Kids”. Hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, this Sunday’s show celebrates Peace, Love, Harmony and Gratitude. Featuring songs, dance, story time, listening games, 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 and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX Philo 90.7fm, KZYZ Willits and Ukiah 91.5fm and 88.1fm in Fort Bragg, CA. Also streams live on the web at www.kzyx.org. It sounds like FUN!

Listen live and call in to the Sports Phone, Friday nights at 7, on KZYX 90.7fm Philo, KZYZ 91.5fm Willits and Ukiah, and 88.1fm Fort Bragg, streaming live at www.kzyx.org. Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, Listener Supported Community Radio for Northern California.

It is with great pleasure that Bob Bushansky welcomes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David Rohde to Politics: A Love Story to talk about his latest book In Deep: The FBI, The CIA, and the Truth About America’s “Deep State”. Has there been a deep state? Is there one now? Has Trump created his own “Deep State”? Politics: A Love Story airs every other Friday at 9am on KZYX 90.7FM Philo, KZYZ 91.5FM Willits and Ukiah, and 88.1FM Fort Bragg, California, and streams live at www.kzyx.org.