KZYX Public Affairs

June 8, 2021--Co-hosts Tim Bray and Robert Spies interview behavioral biologist Dr. Mark Hauber of the University of Illinois about Cowbirds. Widespread and abundant, Cowbirds are "brood parasites:" laying their eggs in the nests of unsuspecting other birds who incubate those eggs and raise the young. Learn about the intricate behavior of cowbirds and their victims in this fascinating interview.

Anderson Valley’s own Tiernan and Morgan Kobler discuss the personnel involved with wildland firefighting, what they do, and some challenges they face. The show will also feature Lana Cohen’s interview with Cal Fire Mendocino Chief, George Gonzales, about this year’s drought, what to expect this fire season, and how Cal Fire is preparing.

June 4, 2021--Jim and Jerry Young are back for the Sports Phone, hosting a lively community wide forum on all things sports. Listen live and call in every Friday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

June 4, 2021--Bob Bushansky speaks with Colin Jerolmack about his new book Up To Heaven and Down to Hell - Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town.

June 3, 2021--This week on Be More Now, host Blake More interviews Sound Healing author, teacher, and practitioner David Gibson about vibrational healing.

June 3, 2021--This week on Putting Down Roots, Phoenix and Michelle talk all about Plants and Botanicals on the Mendocino Coast with their guests Wavelength Farm, Ficus and Fern, and The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

June 3, 2021--Johanna talks with Chuck Collins about his new book The Wealth Hoarders, which offers a blueprint for reversing inequality.

June2, 2021--Point and Click Radio is hosted by Bob Laughton and Jim Heid with help from Toby Malina at the Point and Click Research Desk. It airs live on KZYX and Z every other Wednesday from 7-8pm.

June 2, 2021--Joy LaClaire speaks with Editor-at-Large at Talking Points Memo, John B. Judis, about his updated compilation, THE POLITICS OF OUR TIME: Populism, Nationalism, Socialism, published by Columbia Global Reports.

June 1, 2021--Host Hannah Bird is back! Hard work, low pay and miserable conditions! Sound attractive to you? The California Conservation Corps are a committed group of young people aged 18-24 developing new job skills, expanding personal growth and conserving California’s natural resources. Join members of the Ukiah CCC on the Ecology Hour to learn about their experiences and their journey to bec...

June 1, 2021--Dr. Marvin Trotter talks with Dr. Robin Serratin, RN Anita West, and Paramedic Davey Beck of Mendocino Coast Hospital. They discuss the Coast hospital’s transition to management by Adventist Health among many other issues.

May 28, 2021--Enjoy this special Portland Sports Phone "Sports Bar" edition of The Sports Phone with Jim and Jerry Young. You can listen live and call in to the show every Friday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z or catch the live stream at kzyx.org.

May 28, 2021--Frank Hartzell and Kate Maxwell of Mendovoice.com make up the local media round table on this edition of Byline Mendocino. Followed by a damning report about the PG&E Fire Victims' Trust by Lily Jamali of the California Report and KQED news, and Aaron Glantz of NPR's California News Desk, who is working on a fire mapping project to keep people safe this fire season.

May 27, 2021--Join Michelle Hutchins, County Superintendent of Schools, for Inside Education, as she interviews pediatricians and family practitioners about the COVID-19 Vaccine. She talks with three local doctors to learn about the safety of this vaccine for children and adolescents.

May 27, 2021--Attorney Hannah Nelson and Genine Coleman of the Origins Council talk with host Jenn Procacci about the Origin Council's recent CEQA Report.

May 26, 2021--Alicia Bales welcomes five people involved in the creation of a new mural on North State Street in Ukiah that features Khadijah Britton, a local Native woman who disappeared on February 7, 2018. With Katie Ray, a member of Round Valley Indian Tribes; Shane Grammer of Hope Through Art; Kate Feigin and Kamille Leggette of Drug Free Communities; and Mercy, one of the youth mural artists...

May 26, 2021--Karen Ottoboni talks with Mendocino Emergency Operations Director Brentt Blaser about the new emergency communication system, the Zone map, and how listeners can participate in Wednesday’s notification test. Mendocino County is launching a new emergency response plan in preparation for the upcoming fire season. They are dividing the county into numbered ‘zones,’ and asking county res...

May 25, 2021--This week on The Ecology Hour, Loreto Rojas and Cal Winslow host a special episode of Talking about California. They interview Professor Will Russell, an environmentalist at San Jose State University. Russell is a leading authority on redwood restoration, and the role of redwood forests in carbon sequestration. He is an expert on how commercial logging increases the threat of wildfir...

May 25, 2021--It's a Mendocino County Fire Safe Council recap. Executive Director Scott Cratty from the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council and CAL FIRE information officer Trisha Austin cover what is going on in the local CAL FIRE unit now, and review key points about being ready for the coming season.

May 25, 2021--MendoLatino is Local Public Affairs in Spanish, hosted by Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat. This week, they explore the experience of Family Medicine at the US-Mexico border. Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista prepares physicians to provide medical care that respects the culture of its patients, and an integrated view of health. Three physicians will share their experiences, and Dr....

Tune in Sunday at Noon to “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (And Their Families & Friends) with host Jim Beatty, The Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show features “Wheels and Rolling Things.” With songs, dance, stories, “Hear Ye, Hear Ye!…"The Listening Game”, fun facts, & more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. Tune in and dance, sing and play every Sunday...

May 21, 2021-- Jim and Jerry Young are back for the Sports Phone, hosting a lively community wide forum on all things sports. Listen live and call in every Friday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

May 21, 2021--Bob Bushansky speaks with Dorothy Wickenden, the executive editor of The New Yorker Magazine. Her latest book is: “The Agitators - Three Friends Who Fought For Abolition and Women’s Rights”. The three women are Harriet Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright, and Frances A. Seward. Their efforts changed the course of this country’s history.

May 20, 2021--This week on Universal Perspectives, Chris Skyhawk’s guests are Daniel Sheehan and Sara Nelson with the Lakota People’s Law Project. The project is dedicated to reversing the slow genocide of the Lakota People and destruction of their culture, partnering with Native communities to protect sacred lands, safeguard human rights, promote sustainability, reunite Indigenous families, and m...

May 20, 2021--This month’s Mendocino College Symposium Lecture features Professor Rachel Donham: From Zombies to Planet B, Environmental Toxicology and Justice. Have you ever wondered if zombies are real, just how bad are cigarettes, or what’s really in the water? This talk explores a brief history of environmental toxicology and environmental justice, covering local, national, and international i...