KZYX Public Affairs

March 25, 2021--Johanna Wildoak talks with Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox about their book Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty. They reframe poverty as a policy—not a people—problem, enabled by a litany of institutional obstacles.

March 24, 2021--Join Jim Heid and Toby Malina for all things computed, KZYX's biweekly computer call in show.

March 24, 2021--Join Karen Ottoboni for TKO, Community Open Lines, exploring local government and politics. This week, her guest is 2nd district supervisor Mo Mulheren. The topics include what she's learned in the 3 months since taking office, the $21.6 million dollar PG&E settlement money and more.

March 23, 2021--Join host Chris Skyhawk for the Ecology Hour, all about the Line 3 oil pipeline in Minnesota. Line 3 is an attempt by Enbridge Co. to transport tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada. A powerful coalition of climate activists, farmers, and First Nations people are coming together to stop Line 3.

March 23, 2021--Host Scott Cratty talks with Brentt Blaser from the Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services. The lack of winter rainfall indicates Mendocino County is heading for another dry and dangerous fire season. Being fire-ready should be part of your new normal. Find out more about our emergency alert systems and how the county is helping to get us all ready.

March 22, 2021--MendoLatino is live, local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County, hosted by Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat. This week’s program features Dr. Andy Coren, County Public Health Officer, about the latest information related to COVID-19 and the vaccine. They also talk with NCO about the California Immigrant Resilience Fund.

March 21, 2021--This edition of Youth Speaks Out! Features two college freshmen women on Women’s History Month and liberation. Do high schools and colleges help evolve female equality? Which women have inspired these recent Laytonville High School graduates?

March 21, 2021--“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”… This week's edition of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids,” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. celebrates “Springtime & Spiders.” With songs, dances, the “listening game”, an “Anansi The Spider” story, fun facts, riddles & 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 at NO...

March 19, 2021--Get your sports fix with Jim and Jerry Young on the Sports Phone. Tonight's conversation veered into the unexpected but familiar world of playground sports! Listen live and call in every Friday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z or www.kzyx.org

March 19, 2021--This Week on Politics, A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky speaks with Nancy Kleiber, Vice President of the Mendocino County League of Women Voters. They talk about HR-1, also known as “For The People Act,” just passed by the House of Representatives and set for debate in the Senate starting March 23rd. How does the bill protect voting rights across the US, and can it pass if the Sena...

March 18, 2021--On this edition of Be More Now, host Blake More interviews author, animal rights advocate and veterinary homeopath Jan Allegretti about holistic health care for animals, animal rights advocacy, and animal/human wellness, personal growth, environmental sustainability and spiritual curiosity. With a poem at the end by Gwyn Rosenburg.

March 18, 2021--This week’s Cannabis Hour provides clear information on the proposed opening of Phase 3 of the County’s Cannabis Ordinance ahead of Friday's Planning Commission hearing. Host Jenn Procacci talks with Patrick Sellers of Mendocino Cannabis Alliance, Monique Ramirez of Covelo Cannabis Advocacy Group, and Sarah Bodnar of Cannabis Business Alliance of Mendocino County. They discuss the...

March 17, 2021--On this special episode of The new normal Radio Hour, host Mary Anne Petrillo celebrates Women’s History Month by speaking with women business owners Alison Smith Story owner of Smith Story Wine Cellars, and Anna Burkas of Village Ecosystems and designer of the Chickfly clothing line. Mary Anne also acknowledges the one year anniversary of the Shelter in Place order that shuttered...

March 17, 2021--On this edition of Forthright Radio, host Joy LaClaire speaks with award winning NY Times journalist and author of 13 books about science, Carl Zimmer, who unravels the mysterious borderland between the living and the non-living in his latest book, LIFE’S EDGE: THE SEARCH FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ALIVE. Followed by a remembrance of poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

March 16, 2021-- KZYX's final episode of the Ecology Hour's "Running on Empty" with Patrick Hentschel. This episode features an interview with Gabriel Silva, Founder and CEO of Ahimsa, a global vegan leather shoe brand based in Brazil. Gabriel was a young commercial airline pilot until he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. In response to this diagnosis, he reshaped his entire approach to personal...

March 16, 2021--Dr. Charlie Evans, ER Doctor in Petaluma and Healdsburg, and longtime medical collaborator with host Dr. Marvin Trotter, talks about his decades of work for public health all over the world, including in Africa and Latin America.

March 15, 2021--Stephanie Hicks talks about growing up Fallon Paiute Shoshone in Northern Nevada, and how her path to Coyote Valley and Mendocino County has changed her worldview. Pomo Perspective on KZYX features views from the Pomo Tribal nations of Northern California, every 3rd Monday morning at 9am.

March 14, 2021--“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…This episode of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, features the world of “Bug, Bugs, & More Bugs part 2.” With songs, dances, the “listening game”, story time, fun facts, & more; “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is “Fun Family Radio”; it’s listening fun for everyone, young old and in between. Tune in and dance, sing and play every Su...

March 12, 2021--Join Jim and Jerry Young from the Sports Bar at Jerry's place in Portland, with conversation and calls about all things sports.

March 12, 2021-- Byline Mendocino is a local media round table, featuring local journalists in conversation about the week’s headlines. This week’s panel includes two powerhouse local women, each publishers of well known local magazines: Holly Madrigal, of Word of Mouth Magazine, and Zida Borcich, of Real Estate Magazine. They talk about their March issues, and what it takes to publish in Mendocin...

March 11, 2021-- How did deregulation of the Texas electric grid actually kill people a few weeks ago? Join intrepid investigative reporter Greg Palast on Corporations and Democracy with hosts Annie Esposito and Steve Scalmanini. In the second half they discuss HR-1, the "For the People Act", the most significant voting rights and democracy improvement bill in more than a half century, with Aaron...

March 11, 2021--On Wildoak Living this week: the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program in Mendocino County. The goals of this project are to protect valuable agricultural lands while also supporting sustainable housing development and to build a sustainable and resilient agricultural community. Hosted by Johanna Wildoak.

March 10, 2021--Karen Ottoboni is joined by 5th District County Supervisor Ted Williams to discuss the issues on yesterday's Board agenda, including the budget and the $22 million settlement payment from PG&E for the damage caused by 2017's Redwood Complex Fire.

March 10, 2021--On this edition of “Point & Click Radio,” the biweekly computer show, Jim and Toby talk about passwords — how to find out if any of your passwords have been compromised by hackers, and how to create and store secure passwords. “Point & Click Radio,” on the air and on your computer for over 25 years.

March 9, 2021--Where do big fish come from? Little fish of course! Tune in to the Ecology Hour this week for a program all about larval fish and fish reproduction. Hosts Tim Bray and Robert Spies discuss the ecology of larval fish and the timing of fish reproduction in the ocean with Dr. Rebecca Asch of Eastern North Carolina University.