KZYX Public Affairs

April 15, 2021--KZYX's Alicia Bales interviews Treesitters Greasy Pete and Bugs about their efforts to protect the redwoods in Caspar that are slated to be cut by CalFire in Jackson Demonstration State Forest.

April 14, 2021--Host Jenn Procacci talks with Hannah Nelson and Michael Katz of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance, about cannabis enforcement and protecting legacy cultivators.

April 14, 2021--Karen Ottoboni talks with Matt Kendall about Cannabis enforcement in Mendocino County, with calls from listeners.

April 13, 2021--On this edition of The Ecology Hour with hosts Tim Bray and Bob Spies, journey to the bottom of the deep blue sea with Dr. James Barry of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute as he describes their cutting-edge research using Remotely Operated Vehicles to examine the seafloor. Dr. Barry and his team of scientists are discovering the fantastic ways life adapts to the total da...

April 13, 2021--Mendocino County Fire Safe Radio host Scott Cratty talks with representatives of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, including Chairman Sonny Elliot, covering the cultural uses of fire, the numerous current wildfire mitigation programs currently under way, and the Tribe's partnership with the Fire Safe Council on Defensible Space and Chipper Day programs.

April 12, 2021--This episode of Mendolatino focuses on education, including efforts underway to vaccinate 16-18 year olds and their families. A group of educators and students discuss the challenges they have faced under COVID, and now, the partial return to the classroom. MendoLatino enfocará en la educación y los esfuerzos para vacunar a los estudiantes y sus familias. Los invitados incluyen un...

April 11, 2021--“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…Listen to “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show features “Humdingers, Silly Songs & Funny Words.” With songs, dance, the “listening game”, story time, fun facts, riddles & more. Tune in live and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!  

April 9, 2021--This week on Byline Mendocino, host Lana Cohen, environmental reporter for KZYX News, looks into the impending drought and the state of regional water security in Inland Mendocino with Sean White, Director of Water and Sewer for the City of Ukiah, and Beth Salomone, General Manager at Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

April 8, 2021--Join Steve and Annie on Corporations and Democracy, for an interview with David Cobb, with the California Public Banking Alliance, and Ruth Kaplan, Co-Chair of the Massachussets Public Banking Campaign. A Public Banking bill in the CA State Assembly would enable the disadvantaged to do banking without depending on pay-day lenders.

April 8, 2021--April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Host Johanna Wildoak talks with Vicki Wellspring from Project Sanctuary, Mendocino County’s domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, response and crisis center. Rose Bell from The Community Foundation joins for the second half of the show about support for local nonprofit organizations hit by Covid-19, the Non-profit Relief Grant.

April 7, 2021--Bob Laughton and Jim Heid host Point and Click Radio, KZYX's biweekly computer radio show with call ins.

April 7, 2021--On this edition of Forthright Radio, host Joy LaClaire speaks with scientist Rob Dunn, about his latest book DELICIOUS: THE EVOLUTION OF FLAVOR AND HOW IT MADE US HUMAN.

April 6, 2021--Archive from the Fall of 2016 about local pollinator experts Kate Frey, Kathy Monroe, and Lavender Cinnamon.

April 6, 2021--Dr. Trotter talks with Dr. Sara Martin and Dr. Jodi Parungao, Family Physicians and Faculty at the Family Practice Residency Program in Ukiah.

April 5, 2021--Host Ruthie King plays selections from the 2021 California Small Farm Conference, focusing on New Black Farmers.

April 4, 2021--“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”… “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show features fun with “Humming” & “Hummingbirds.” With songs, dance, the “listening game”, story time, fun facts, riddles & more. Tune in live and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!

April 2, 2021--Jim and Jerry Young host a call in show about all things Sports, live every Friday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

April 1, 2021--This week on Be More Now, host Blake More honors Poetry Month by devoting the hour to youth poetry – the voice of our future. Some poems are brand new, some are a few years old, some you might have heard, but all of them are reminders of the importance of staying connected to the heart thread of our choices.

April 1, 2021--This week on Putting Down Roots, hosts Michelle and Phoenix focus on climate change and climate action. They talk with Doug Nunn, a local climate action activist, and Matt Drewno of Victory Gardens for Peace and Ecology Action.

March 31, 2021--Celebrate National Women’s History Month with Mary Anne Petrillo, CEO of West Business Development Center. On this week’s program, Mary Anne speaks with Surina Kahn, CEO of the Women’s Foundation California, and Claudia Viek, founder of Invest in Women Entrepreneurs Initiative about what the future holds for women in business, gender equity in the workplace, and much more.

March 31, 2021--Join Karen Ottoboni for TKO, Community Open Lines, exploring local government and politics. This week, her guest is 1st District supervisor Glenn McGourty about his learning curve in the 3 months since taking office, the urgent issue of water for his constituents and the whole county, cannabis policy, and more.

March 30, 2021--There are currently multiple Timber Harvest Plans slated for the watersheds of Big River, Caspar, Jughandle, Mitchell, and Hare Creek, encompassing much of the western section of the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Logging is set to start on the Caspar plan as soon as this spring. Is this the highest and best use of our public lands? The Mendocino Trail Stewards, along with Tom...

March 29, 2021--“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…This week's edition of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, celebrates our “Wishes, Hopes & Dreams." With songs, dances, the “listening game”, story time, fun facts, riddles & more; “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is “Fun Family Radio”; it’s listening fun for everyone, young old and in between. Tune in live and dance, sing and play ev...

March 26, 2021--Join Jim and Jerry Young to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking your calls about all things sports. The Sports Phone, every Friday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

March 25, 2021--Michelle Hutchins, Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools, interviews teachers from local schools that are just opening to in-person instruction.