The Sharin' Hour

We’re quite easily deluded–about who we are, who those around us are, what we’re supposed to look like, what we think we want. Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 explores why we’re so susceptible. Plus, when delusion reaches pathological proportions: 2 stories.

We’re a world of liars, and sometimes lying works for us. Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 brings us a lie that saved a life (temporarily); also, a lie about a tragedy that amused the world. Plus: how to spot a liar, the telltale signs; and who lies most–men or women?

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to two adventure athletes JOHNNY JAMES KORTHIUS and SETH KAZMER about the jobs they do to support their passions and the passions they apply to the most menial of jobs.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 explores a variety of travel locales, from the most expensive accommodations in the world–with friend Levi Freeman discussing his recent trip to the private and exclusive island of Mustique–to the rattiest; plus the funkiest festivals to visit along the way.

Most of us don’t long to be someone else – ourselves a little richer maybe. Then again, we Lagunans are already insanely privileged. Others would do anything to be someone else, somewhere else…

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 discusses the differences between the U.K. and the U.S…with British friends Tina Jenkins and Therese Robinson; plus input from British gardeners Noel Kingsbury, "Raj"-er John Carter and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to local Lagunan Fariba Zandpour about the life change that brought her to the practise and teachings of Ayurveda.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks about doing what you want, which most of us don’t…do YOU? Tonight’s show delves into the emotional forces at work.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 discusses different kinds of love and its boundaries: love in a wheelchair; love for a dwarf; love for a murderer and an amnesiac who’s forgotten her boyfriend’s still her boyfriend. Plus: a longtime couple test the strength of their bond via a Rumspringer. All this and […]

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on Laguna’s KX 93.5 hears the story of local Lagunan motivational speaker and author ("Beyond Intellect: Journey into Your Intuitive Mind") Susan Velasquez. Susan had imagined an uneventful and conventional life for herself…until the day she met someone extraordinary (not her husband) and everything changed. Hear her story.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX93.5 prods friends and others for stranger-than-fiction true stories about love and death and missing legs.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews local bass player, singer and composer JACK PRATHER about being on the road with all the jazz greats.

Think you could learn to embrace rejection rather than fear it? People have, with great success. Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 presents some amusing ways to practise rejection therapy; plus some personal rejection stories from friends and KX 93.5 colleagues JASON FEDDY and TYLER RUSSELL.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks about racism and its ongoing prevalence throughout our societies. Laguna’s own Patrick Kelly weighs in, along with others.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to BRUCE LISKER, imprisoned for life for the murder of his mother, soon to be the subject of a documentary presented by Susan Sarandon. Overwhelming evidence pointed to a different suspect, but during the 26 years he spent in prison could Bruce get his case […]

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you want to change? How about, for 2015, just being yourself? Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 discusses with input from writers and psychologists Susan Cain, Brian Little and Caroline McHugh.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks about how to negotiate the peace at family gatherings (with FBI and hostage negotiators weighing in), our conditioned and unconditioned responses (viz Pavlov’s dog)…and more. Merry Christmas all!

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks with Lagunans TOM and CAROLYN BENT about buying and renovating their 400 year-old farmhouse in France (featured recently on HGTV HOUSE HUNTERS INTL Renovation). Plus, a talk on living as a foreigner, by essayist Pico Iyer.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews local Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy’s career paths have been various, culminating in his current bodybuilding and fitness practise, and where these days his focus is on the healthful rather than the hedonistic, ’tweren’t always so…

You Are Being Watched, Hacked, Bugged… by your own Government!!! The proof appears incontrovertible. Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 examines the erosion of our rights to privacy and civil liberty, with input from infamous whistleblower systems administrator Edward Snowdon; cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen; and privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian. You’ll be shocked […]

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews solo sailor live-aboard CYNTHIA SHELTON. For the past seven years, Cynthia has been living alone on a small boat she bought and fixed up herself, then sailed solo down the California coast, ending up on Catalina Island and more recently, Dana Point Harbor. Here Cynthia–who […]

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to FRAZER HARRISON about his transition from paparazzo and court photographer to official fashion week and celebrity photographer for Getty Images. Frazer describes how the Red Carpet works, how what you see isn’t always what you get, and his encounters with RENEE ZELLWEGER, LEONARDO DI […]

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 details all the General Election Propositions (45-48, 1&2) with the help of former Superior Court Judge, current private judge/mediator/arbitrator and sometime judge pro tem, the HON MELINDA JOHNSON.

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 puts a human face on a paparazzo, interviewing Frazer Harrison on his life and the career path that led him into shooting Hollywood celebrities.

Sheran James of The Sharin Hour on KX 93.5 talks to the widow and biographer of dancer/choreographer GENE KELLY, PATRICIA WARD KELLY, about their life together, who they hung out with, and their 46-year age difference. Gene Kelly may be best known for his joyful splash-dance through puddles in the film "Singing in the Rain", […]