KZYX Public Affairs

November 29, 2022--Host Dr. Marvin Trotter speaks with Marcus Ratnathicam, Executive Director of Unconditional Freedom.

November 30, 2022--Host Michelle Blackwell interviews local journalist and historian Malcolm Macdonald about his 2022 book, Mendocino History Exposed, and local musicians Gwyneth Moreland and Morgan Daniel about songwriting and their upcoming release Foxglove.

November 28, 2022--MendoLatino es un programa local en Español de asuntos públicos, con Diana Coryat y Loreto Rojas. Esta semana hablan con Eric Hershberg, Director del Center for Latin American & Latino Studies en American University sobre los flujos migratorios desde Centroamérica, Mexico, y Venezuela. También vamos a discutir como la política migratoria de los Estados Unidos afecta a los migrantes. MendoLatino is local public affairs program in Spanish for Mendocino County, hosted by Diana Coryat and Loreto Rojas. This week they speak with Eric Hershberg, Director of the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies at American University, about recent migration trends from Central America, Mexico and Venezuela, and how U.S. politics affect the lives of migrants.

November 27, 2022--Join hosts Jim and Jerry Young for an hour of community call ins about all things sports.

Noviembre 29, 2022 -- el programa hablamos del programa de ecología y la caminata ambiental de Descubre el Bosque, seguido de una reflexión sobre cómo los latinos celebramos el día de acción de gracias.

November 25, 2022--Host Joy LaClaire speaks with Christopher Marquis, to discuss his latest book, MAO AND MARKETS: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise.

November 24, 2022--Host Michelle Hutchins, County Superintendent of Schools, interviews members of the County Board of Education. She explores all topics of County Board Governance and why these leaders choose to serve on the County Board of Education.

November 24, 2022--Host Sara Grusky and Michael Foley speak with Jamie Chevelier about the fall and winter garden, from putting the garden to bed to keeping it going.

November 23, 2022--Host Karen Ottoboni is joined by Amanda Friscia, Executive Director for the Fort Bragg Food Bank, about food security in Mendocino County.

November 22, 2022--Host Anna Halligan speaks with Sue Colter, Education Program Coordinator for the Noyo Center for Marine Sciences about the history, benefits, and ecological impacts of plastics in our world.

November 22, 2022--Dr. Drew Colfax returns for a live call-in show about the current triple-demic of Covid, Influenza and RSV that is impacting Emergency Rooms in the county and affecting primarily kids in our community.

November 21, 2022--Coyote Valley Tribal Chairman Michael Hunter updates listeners with a live show looking at issues from Pomo Country. Including an update on JDSF with Matt Simmons, staff attorney from EPIC.

November 20, 2022--Join hosts Jim and Jerry Young for an hour of community call ins about all things sports.

November 17, 2022--Host Elizabeth Archer speaks with two guests about the Good Farm Fund: Caroline Radice, Owner of Black Dog Farm & Catering and founding member of the GGF, and Bridget Harrington, Owner of Patrona Restaurant and current Steering Committee member for the GGF.

November 18, 2022--Host Alicia Bales talks with one local Democrat and one local Republican about the Reds and the Blues in Mendocino County, and what each local political party worked on during the Midterms. With an update on the PG&E tree clearing from Kevin Collins and Walter Smith.

November 17, 2022--Hosts Steve and Annie discuss Vote Suppression in Georgia in Last Week’s Midterm Election vs. the upcoming runoff. And Judith Ehrlich, Director of the film ‘The Boys Who Said No,’ talks about her documentary on draft resisters in the 60’s and 70’s, which will be shown at the Anderson Valley Grange the following Saturday.

November 15, 2022--Host Chad Swimmer talks with Joanna Nelson, PhD, the Director of Science and Conservation Planning at the Save The Redwoods League and one of the newer members of the Jackson Advisory Group. They delve into the latest developments on the ground in Jackson State Forest and the Save The Redwoods League's recent acquisitions throughout Northern California. Chad also speaks with a representative of the Friends of Little Bear, in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, and with Fire Ecologist Chad Hanson about the slowing and eventual stopping of a CalFire fuels reduction project in an alpine sky island forest.

November 17, 2022--Host Johanna talks with Phil Allen Jr. about his book The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier. The book explores important question such as: Would there have been a Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter without the camera? The camera lens is a potent tool for revealing the truth and guiding us toward just outcomes. In the second part of the program, an update from and about Ukraine with local activist and fundraiser Mary Rose Kaczarowski.

November 16, 2022--Host Mari Rodin has an in-depth discussion about next steps for the buildout of the Great Redwood Trail, Senator Mike McGuire’s proposed 320-mile, world class, multi-use rail-to-trail project connecting San Francisco to Humboldt Bay. Guests are Caryl Hart, Chair of the Great Redwood Trail Agency, Karyn Gear, of the California State Coastal Conservancy, and Neil Davis from the City of Ukiah.

November 15, 2022--Hosts Victor Palomino and Marty Durlin feature Mexican born visual artist Salvador Andrade, a report from the podcast workshop “Making History, Latinos in Mendocino,” and a conversation with KZYX news reporter Stacy Sheldon about the California Creative Corps. Also, spoken word artist Felicity Artemis will talk about her upcoming show "The End of Dystopia" at the Willits Community Theatre.

14 de noviembre del 2022--Esta semana en Mendolatino: hablamos con dos mujeres de la organización Latinas en Poder de Washington D.C. sobre la migración y la política desde una perspectiva de género. November 14, 2022--MendoLatino is local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County, hosted by Diana Coryat and Loreto Rojas. This week they’ll have a conversation with two Latinas from the D.C.-based organization Latinas en Poder about migration, politics and gender.

November 13, 2022--Join hosts Jerry Young and guest-host Vince for an hour of community call ins about all things sports.

Noviembre 14, 2022 -- En el programa de hoy nos enfocamos en el arte latino en el condado de Mendocino. Comenzamos con un reporte del taller de producción de podcast Haciendo Historia, Making History Latinos en Mendocino, seguido de una conversación con el artista visual mexicano recidentre en Willits Salvador Andrade.

November 11, 2022--Host Joy LaClaire is joined by David Daley, author of RATF'D and UNRIGGED, as well as Paul Pierson, author of LET THEM EAT TWEETS, to discuss the results and ramifications of the midterm elections.

November 10, 2022--Host Chris Skyhawk speaks with Co-director and Lead Counsel of the Lakota People's Law Project, Chase Iron Eyes about the Indian Child Welfare Act. Followed by a speech by John Trudell.

November 10, 2022--Host Jenn Procacci speaks first with Tim Blake, found of the Emerald Cup, about the upcoming Harvest Ball. Then she continues her discussion with Phil Crews of Mendocino Family Farm, about breeding and genetics.

November 9, 2022--Host Doug and guest co-host Chris talk about a variety of hydrogen topics. With listener calls.

November 9, 2022--Host Karen Ottoboni is joined by 2nd District Supervisor Mo Mulheren for the first time in over a year.

November 8, 2022--With Dr. Trotter out of the studio, co-host Cob speaks with Mili Navani DO, 1st year Resident in Adventist Health's Family Practice Residency Program, about sleep, sleeplessness, and how to get a healthy rest.

November 7, 2022--Host Corine Pearce celebrates Native American Heritage Month with special guest Reno Franklin, Chairman of the Kashaya Pomo tribe. Hear about just some of the good works he is doing In historic preservation, sacred site protection and (NAGPRA) the Native American graves protection and repatriation act.

November 6, 2022--Join hosts Jerry Young and guest-host Vince aka "Backup Jim" for an hour of community call ins about all things sports.

November 4, 2022--Hosts Chad Swimmer and Roland Cory Medina talk with Tatumn, Kashia Pomo person and a member of Women With Bows, an organization of queer indigenous people working for the betterment of their community. They also ask the question: how are we more than just ones and zeros? What does it mean to be non-binary and how is gender a social construct.

Noviembre 7, 2022 -- Conservación mensual con los Servicios de autoayuda de la corte del condado de Mendocino. Invitada: Cristina Llop, Facilitadora de derecho familiar/abogado de autoayuda para el Tribunal Superior de California, Condado de Mendocino.

November 4, 2022--Alicia Bales Hosts a Mendocino Coast Health Care District Candidates Forum. There are three seats up for election, with four candidates running: Incumbent John Redding and Challengers Susan Savage, Lee Finney, and Jade Tippett. The Coast Health Care District spans from Westport to Elk. Only residents who live in this district are eligible to vote in this race. The MCHCD formed in the early 1970s to build the Mendocino Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg. It recently entered into an agreement to lease the Hospital to Adventist Health after voters approved the affiliation in a local ballot measure, Measure C, with 91% of the vote in March 2020. Note: Dr. DAWNMARIE RISLEY-CHILDS also appears on the ballot but she has withdrawn from the race. Election Day is TUESDAY November 8, 2022. Please fill out your ballots and return them via mail, county ballot dropbox or in person to the elections office by 8pm on Tuesday. To listen back to this or any of KZYX’s Election Coverage visit KZYX.org and look for the elections page, or subscribe to the KZYX Public Affairs Podcast.

November 3, 2022--Host Blake More interviews author, filmmaker, and “Phoenix Lights” experiencer Dr. Lynn Kitei. They discuss her 1997 experience, and the lasting impact it has had on her “healthy skeptic’s” life, as well as the hundreds of other eyewitnesses to the event.

November 3, 2022--Host Elizabeth Archer speaks with Alex Neilson, project coordinator with the Mendo Lake Food Hub, a program of North Coast Opportunities.

November 11, 2022--Host Johanna Wildoak shares information and tips about wood heating and burning, from her own experience and various articles and sources. With listener calls.

November 2, 2022--Join hosts Bob Laughton, Jim Heid and Toby Malina every other Wednesday at 7pm for Point and Click Radio, with the latest computer news and time for your calls.

November 1, 2022--On this edition of the Ecology Hour, host Hannah Bird replays a discussion she had with Chelsea Andreozzi of UC Berkley Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management, about her study of bats in redwood forests. Near the end of the hour, Hannah speaks with Chloe Wanaselja of the GrizzlyCorps.

November 1, 2022--On the Mendocino College Radio Hour host Julie McGovern speaks with Yuliana Sandoval, Director of Financial Aid & EOPS, and Mark Edward Osea, Transfer Counselor/Articulation Officer, about the affordability of community college.

October 30, 2022--Join Jim and Jerry Young to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking your calls about all things sports.

October 31, 2022 - El programa de hoy tiene dos segmentos. En la primera parte escucharemos una conversación con Alexie Koseff, reportero de política y gobierno de la organización de noticias de California CalMaters. En esta conversación hablamos sobre diferentes temas de las próximas elecciones como la carrera por la gobernación, también discutimos algunas de las propuestas que se encuentran en la balota de votación y hablamos un poco sobre la importancia de elegir a los representantes a nivel estatal y nacional. En la segunda parte de nuestro programa tenemos una conversación sobre el proceso de naturalización para las personas que viven en los Estados Unidos con los servicios de inmigración de las Caridades Católicas de la Diocesis de Santa rosa. Invitada: Dina Lopez, Directora de Inmigrasión Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa

October 28, 2022--Host Joy LaClaire, award winning author, Adam Hochshcild returns to discuss his latest book, AMERICAN MIDNIGHT: THE GREAT WAR, A VIOLENT PEACE, AND DEMOCRACY’S FORGOTTEN CRISIS

October 27, 2022-- Host Chad Swimmer interviews energy systems analyst and Nobel Prize co-recipient Evan Mills, PhD about the carbon footprint of indoor cannabis production and how green international remittances can be a tool in the fight against climate change.

October 27, 2022--Inside Education is a show about education in Mendocino County, hosted by Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins. This episode starts with safety tips for the upcoming holiday season. The second half of the show outlines California, federal, and Mendocino County's test scores as recently released by the California Department of Education, and summarizes what they mean for our county.

October 27, 2022--Continuing KZYX’s local election coverage, here are excerpts from the Fort Bragg City Council Candidates forum hosted by the League of Women Voters in Fort Bragg on October 14th. To view the entire forum, you can go to the videos section of the Facebook Page for the City of Fort Bragg California here: https://www.facebook.com/CityFortBraggCA/videos/665362495242714/ You can also find audio of the entire forum here on the KZYX elections page at kzyx.org. There are 9 candidates running for three open four year seats on the Fort Bragg City Council: Incumbents Tess Albin-Smith (write in candidate) and Marcia Rafanan; and challengers: Richard Garcia, Jason Godeke, Mary Rose Kaczorowski, Richard Mohr, Blanca Pena, Michelle Roberts and Scott Taubold. Incumbent Lindy Peters is running unopposed for the one open two-year seat on the council. This excerpt of the candidate’s forum starts with opening statements, then answers to two of the three moderator questions, then closing statements. The moderator is Pat Dunbar of the League of Women Voters of Mendocino County.

October 20, 2022--Host Elizabeth Archer is joined in the studio by Alicia Bales and they speak with Casey O'Neill of HappyDay Farms.

October 27, 2022--Jenn Procacci hosts four local small cannabis farmers for a deep dive into local genetics. Featuring Patricia Vargas and Forest Gauder from Sun Roots Farm, Joseph Haggard of Emerald Spirit Botanicals, and Phil Crews from Mendocino Family Farm.

October 26, 2022--Doug and guest cohost Chris cover developments in Renewable Energy. With caller inspirations, questions and concerns.

October 26, 2022--Karen Ottoboni hosts a call-in conversation about the ongoing Midterm Election Campaigns, and gets a live update from County Registrar of Voters Katrina Bartolomie.