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March 9, 2021--On this episode of the Fire Safe Council Radio show, get tips to help you preserve the natural environment while creating your wildfire defensible space. You chose to live here for the natural beauty. Now it seems like you may need to turn your home into a moonscape to keep it safe from wildfire. Host Scott Cratty talks with Jim Xerogeanes from the Mendocino College Agriculture Depa...

March 8, 2021--MendoLatino presents Dr. Andy Coren, Health Officer of Mendocino County, Dr. Leah Cohen and Jackie Orozco to discuss vaccination in our county. MendoLatino presenta el lunes 8 de marzo al oficial de salud del condado, Dr. Andy Coren quien informará sobre la campaña de vacunación y el acceso a la vacuna por parte de la comunidad latina. La Dr. Lea Collins explicará los mitos y las ve...

March 7. 2021-- “Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…listen to “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show explores the world of “Bugs…Bugs…&…More…Bugs.” With music, 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...

March 5, 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 5, 2021--Bob Bushansky speaks with James A Morone, the John Hazen White professor of political science at Brown University about his new book —“Republic of Wrath — How American Politics Turned Tribal, from George Washington to Donald Trump” on Politics: A Love Story.

March 4, 2021--Attention theater lovers...Mendocino Theatre Company’s RADIO READING SERIES continues with a reading of THE CLOD by Lewis Beach. First performed in 1914, this short Civil War drama explores the brutality of war and the dehumanizing effects of poverty with a sardonic humor. The reading, directed by Lorry Lepaule, features: Pamela W. Allen, Bob Cohen, Mark Friedrich, Ken Krauss, Phil...

March 4, 2021--On this episode of Putting Down Roots, hosts Michelle and Phoenix focus on community health and resilience. They talk with Patrice and Molly from Healthy Mendocino, Jocelyn from Botanical Bus, and Megan from The Community Foundation of Mendocino County about the work they’re doing to support wellness in our community.

March 4, 2021--Cannabis Hour host Jenn Procacci interviews co-founder/CEO of LeafWorks Inc, Eleanor Kuntz about fraud in the medicinal plant supply chain, best practices and ethics surrounding genetics based research in cannabis, and more. Dr. Kuntz is also the founder of Canndor, the first cannabis herbarium, dedicated to preserving unique cannabis cultivars through traditional plant pressing pro...

March 3, 2021--On this episode of For the Love of Reading….Utter Nonsense! Selections from the truly Fantastical writings of Edward Lear, and the incomparable genius of Lewis Carroll. Read for you by Linda Pack. With an episode from the archives of Mendocino County Remembered.

March 3, 2021--Mary Anne Petrillo of West Business Development Center returns to KZYX for the first of a three part series on Women in Business, honoring Women’s History Month. She talks with local women entrepreneurs Sheilah Rogers, Maggie Watson and Erica Fielder, about their experiences starting and operating their own businesses in Mendocino County. It's the Women’s Month edition of the New No...

March 3, 2021--On this edition of Forthright Radio host Joy LaClaire speaks with Columbia University Law Professor, John Coffee about his book, CORPORATE CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: THE CRISIS OF UNDERENFORCEMENT. Why have corporate executives at major companies such as Boeing, Pacific Gas and Electric, Purdue and Goldman Sachs escaped prosecution, despite the severe injuries their firms have inflicted...

March 2, 2021--Nerd out on newts! On this edition of the Ecology Hour, learn about these mini super heroes with Kate Marianchild, author of Secrets of the Oak Woodlands and host Hannah Bird. Does a newt have superpowers? Can it grow back it’s organs? How does it “disappear” through the dry season? And just what is an “erotic cyclone”?

March 2, 2021--Dr. Marvin Trotter speaks with Dr. Kevin Mack, Clinical Psychologist in Mendocino County, on the topic of suicide prevention.

March 1, 2021--On this edition of The Farm and Garden Show with Ruthie King, take an inside look at this year’s California Small Farmer Conference, including highlights from a wide range of cutting edge California farmers. The Farm and Garden Show airs every first Monday of the month at 9am on KZYX.

February 28. 2021--“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…Listen to this week's edition of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. We hear more “Listener Favorites” and explore the world of musical instruments. With music, 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 bet...

February 26, 2021-Jim and Jerry Young host the Sports Phone, listener driven call in show about all things sports! Listen live every Friday at 7pm on KZYX and KZYZ.

February 26, 2021--Byline Mendocino features local journalists. On this episode, host Alicia Bales talks with Sarah Reith of KZYX News about her coverage of local issues this week, including developments on the Measure B committee and the Great Redwood Trail. In the second half of the show, Alicia interviews Neal Reardon of Sonoma Clean Power, about the state of our power grid in light of the disa...

February 25, 2021--On this episode of Inside Education, hosted by County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins, local principals and administrators from schools across the county discuss the challenges and successes of in-person instruction during the pandemic.

February 25, 2021--Join Johanna “Wildoak” for this week's episode of Wildoak Living, the radio program about sustainability and building community in Mendocino County and beyond. Johanna talks with Heather Hurwitz, author of “Are We The 99%?” 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Hurwitz explores what the successes and failures of the Occupy movement have to teach us about buildin...

February 24, 2021--On this edition of “Point & Click Radio,” the biweekly computer show, Bob and Jim have an update on Starlink satellite availability in this area and a roundup of computer news, along with Toby Malina’s Tip of the Week, and answers to listeners' computer questions.

February 23, 2021--This week on The Ecology Hour, host Chris Skyhawk talks with Jean Su of the Center for Biological Diversity about the potential environmental impacts of a proposed Lithium Mine near Death Valley National Park, and also efforts toward energy justice.

February 23, 2021--Your emergency plans should include the pets and livestock in your life. Find out how to prepare to take care of your animals during wildfire on this episode of Mendocino Fire Safe Radio hour with Scott Cratty of the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council.

February 22, 2021--MendoLatino is live, local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County. This week, join hosts Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat for a program with Promotores de Salud and Dr. Andy Coren, Health Officer, about the efforts in Willits and Ukiah to support Latinos during the pandemic and beyond. MendoLatino presenta el lunes 22 de febrero a Promotores de Salud y al Dr. Andy Coren, nu...

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…This episode of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa, features “Listener Favorites and DJ Inspirations.” With songs, dance, riddles & jokes, the “listening game”, fun facts and 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 every Sunday at NOON o...

Feb 19, 2021--Join Jim and Jerry Young to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking your calls about all things sports. Call in live to The Sports Phone every Friday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.