KZYX Public Affairs

January 29, 2021--On this live “fifth Friday '' edition of Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky talks with special guest Phil Warf, Political Science professor at Mendocino College. They have plenty to talk about, including the Biden & Harris win, the attempted insurrection, and the second impeachment of the “Cheeto who left DC ignominiously". Don’t miss Politics: A Love Story, alternati...

January 28, 2021--KZYX is pleased to present a new program, Inside Education, hosted by Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins. In Mendocino County’s school districts, the maintenance, operations and transportation directors have had to figure out how to comply with constantly evolving safety guidelines, procure supplies when the whole world wants those same supplies, and ret...

January 27, 2021--On this week's edition of Point and Click Radio, Jim Heid and Toby Malina talk about Wunderground.com personal weather station weather forcasting website; the latest security updates for Aplle ios 14 and ipad; and discuss the potential and controversies regarding Starlink Satellite Internet for bringing broadband to rural and underserved areas. Point and Click Radio airs every ot...

January 27, 2021--Regular TKO host Karen Ottoboni was snowed in due to a winter storm, so Sarah Reith of KZYX News stepped in to talk with Dan Gjerde, Mendocino County's 4th District Supervisor, who is now the longest-serving member of the Board and this year’s chairman. They talked about the board’s priorities for the coming year, with open lines for questions from the community.

On this episode of The Ecology Hour, longtime local activist Chris Skyhawk returns to KZYX as a regular host of the Ecology Hour. After many years away, Chris brings his unique insights on the state of the natural world and our relationship with it. His guest is Chris Simmons of the Environmental Protection Information Center, EPIC, on the fate of the Northern Spotted Owl. Aired live Tuesday, Janu...

This week on Fire Safe Radio, host Scott Cratty takes a detailed look into the work PG&E is doing to reduce the risk of wildfire in and around Mendocino County, from this year's plans for vegetation management to stepped up weather monitoring programs. Mendocino County Fire Safe Radio airs the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9am on KZYX and Z.

January 25, 2021--MendoLatino is live, local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County. This week, join hosts Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat for a program about Covid19 vaccinations. Leah Collins, M.D. from Anderson Valley explains how vaccines work, the process to create these vaccines and how they have been distributed in the valley. Lucresha Renteria informs about the vaccination campaign o...

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…Tune in to this week's edition of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (And Their Families & Friends) hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show is a potluck with The Beatles to Boogie Woogie, Mother Goose to Zydeco. With songs, dance, the “listening game” and more. Tune in live and dance, sing and play every Sunday at NOON on KZYX and Z. It sounds like FUN!

Join Jim and Jerry Young every Friday night to get your sports fix on The Sports Phone, taking calls from Mendocino County sports fans about all things sports. The Sports Phone airs every Friday night at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

January 22, 2021--KZYX News Environmental Reporter and Report for America Corps Member Lana Cohen hosts this special program on regional water security, an urgent but little understood issue affecting Mendocino County. She talks with Devon Jones, executive director of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau and Erik Ekdahl Deputy Director at the California State Water Resources Control Board about region...

January 21, 2021--On this edition of Be More Now, host Blake More interviews award winning author and university professor Valerie Miner. A longtime visitor and now resident of Mendocino County, Valerie reads from and discusses her fifteenth book, Bread and Salt: Stories. That’s Be More Now, rotating Thursday evenings at 7pm on KZYX and Z. Following Be More Now, check out Mendocino Theatre Company...

January 21, 2021--On this episode of The Cannabis Hour, host Jenn Procacci talks with Loretta Maps Bolt, who makes musical profiles of cannabis and other plants by recording and translating the plants' electrical impulses into music.

January 20, 2021--Governor Newsom is encouraging California’s elementary schools to begin reopening as soon as February 15th. On this special community affairs hour, Alicia Bales talks with Ukiah Unified School District Superintendent Deb Kubin, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Katie Sommer, and Gabriel Sherman UUSD's Director of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation. They rev...

Tune in to this week's Ecology Hour for "Running on Empty" with Patrick Hentschel. Patrick talks with Erika Morgan, Operations Director for the California Alliance of Community Energy, an advocacy group dedicated to defending Community Choice energy programs in California that advance local clean energy for the environmental, economic, and social justice benefit of our communities. Where does our...

This week on Mind/Body Health, Dr. Marvin Trotter speaks with Dr. Lloyd Klein, a new cardiologist in Ukiah. Dr. Klein talks about heart failure, stents, atrial fibrillation and more. Mind/Body Health airs alternating Tuesday mornings at 9am on KZYX and Z.

January 18, 2021--Pomo Perspective this month features Dino Beltran, Vice Chairman of the Koi Nation of Northern California and Emmy-Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker of two films about the Koi: "Saving the Sacred," and "A Walk Through Time." He discusses his efforts to work with local municipalities and state lawmakers to protect sacred sites throughout California and the US. The Koi Nation is...

This month's edition of YouthSpeaksOut! features two new interviews with Laytonville High School graduates attending universities- one in person in Oregon, and one online from Laytonville. They talked about how college is evolving, how Covid has affected their lives, and their thoughts on the attempted coup and the election. Informative and inspiring. Produced by Dan Roberts, and broadcast on Sund...

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”… “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (And Their Families & Friends) is hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show celebrates “Dreams of Freedom & Equality” and the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. With songs, dance, the “listening game” and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. It’s Fun Family Radio. Tune in live and...

This week on Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky spoke with Law Professor and Author Carlton F. W. Larson. Larson is the Martin Luther King Jr Professor of Law at University of California, Davis, School of Law and author of the book On Treason: A Citizen’s Guide to the Law. He’ll explain what treason means to “non-lawyers” in an understandable way. Bob finished the episode with his own comm...

On this episode of Corporations and Democracy, Anti-Voter Suppression warrior Greg Palast talks about What Just Happened in Georgia. And in the second half of the show, Norman Solomon assesses Biden’s cabinet nominees and appointments. Steve Scalmanini and Annie Esposito host. Broadcast live on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 3pm on KZYX and Z.

Join Johanna “Wildoak” for Wildoak Living, the radio program about sustainability and building community in Mendocino County and beyond. On this episode, Johanna talks with energy expert Jennie Stephens about Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy. Stephens argues that women and communities of color have for too long been underrepresented and over-imp...

January 13, 2021--Join hosts Jim Heid and Bob Laughton for Point and Click Radio, the bi-monthly call in show about all things computed. Every other Wednesday at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

On this edition of the Ecology Hour with hosts Tim Bray and Bob Spies: For millions of years, Barred Owls lived in the hardwood forests of eastern North America, while Spotted Owls lived in the conifer forests on the Pacific coast. In the 20th century, Barred Owls began expanding to the west, and today they are found throughout the original range of the Spotted Owl. Dr. Jack Dumbacher, Curator of...

January 12, 2021--Congressman Jared Huffman held a virtual town hall to respond to questions and provide a report on the Wednesday, January 6 assault on the Capitol and Congress during the certification of the electoral college results. Topics include the 25th Amendment, articles of impeachment, Capitol Police readiness, holding rioters and those who incited violence accountable, as well as ways t...

On this week's Mendocino Fire Safe Council Radio, host Scott Cratty interviews George Gonzales, CalFire’s Mendocino Division Unit Chief, about their local operations. Mendocino County Fire Safe Radio airs the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 9am, live on KZYX and Z.