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On this episode of The Ecology Hour it's "The Fish Files," a special series focused on Pacific salmon on the Mendocino Coast. Join this week’s host Anna Halligan to hear the latest about the current salmon run, and how the Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria is monitoring and restoring Ten Mile Creek. With a traditional reading of "The Night Before Fish-mas."

On this edition of Mendocino Fire Safe Council Radio: a deep dive into how local fire districts operate, what the work involves, and what it takes to keep them going -- so they can do what they do to keep all of us safe. Host Scott Cratty interviews Chief Andres Avila and EMS Officer and Battalion Chief Clay Eubanks of the Anderson Valley Fire Department. Mendocino County Fire Safe Radio airs the...

Enjoy this special holiday program “Tales of the Winter Solstice,” stories from around the world to Celebrate the Return of the Light. Read for you by Linda Pack, with special guests, R. Bobby and Ricci Dedola. Roman Saturnalia, Norse and Celtic Yule feasts, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, an Inuit tale of Raven, The Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, the ancient Persian festival of Yalda Night...

In this weeks Youth Arts Outreach show we listen to celebratory music and hear a poem about celebrating life. We also hear from Jo and Sinead about their COVID outreach project on the coast.

Pomo Perspective is hosted by Michael Hunter, Tribal Chairman of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians. This episode explores the perils and power of finding one's voice, sports team mascots, the nomination of Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior, and much more. Pomo Perspective airs live on KZYX the third Monday of every month at 9am.

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…Tune in to this week's episode of “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (And Their Families & Friends) hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s Winter Solstice show celebrates “Christmas” and more “Holiday Cheer From Far & Near.” With music, dance, the “listening game”, fun facts and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. I...

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

On this edition of Politics: A Love Story, host Bob Bushansky interviews Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z Huq. Their latest book is: “How To Save A Constitutional Democracy,” and explores the extraordinary challenges democracies face from populist leaders today, above all in the United States. They suggest that our institutions may not be as resilient as we would like to believe, and propose concrete ways...

To watch Professor Ineich's talk in its entirety, and see the slides that accompany this lecture, visit https://www.mendocino.edu/symposium

On this episode of Wildoak Living, Johanna Wildoak talks with community groups using art, storytelling, and other creative ways to protect the county’s most vulnerable from COVID-19, through NCO’s Mask Awareness Project. Guests include Lucy Kramer NCO's project manager, Ignacio Ayala from Ukiah Vecinos en Accion (UVA), Savanah Gipson from KZYX, and Annie Liner with the Mendocino Coast Children's F...

Point and Click is KZYX's bi-monthly computer show, hosted by Bob Laughton and Jim Heid. This episode aired live on December 16, 2020.

On this episode of Forthright Radio, host Joy LaClaire speaks with political blogger and staff writer at Salon dot com, Matthew Rozsa, about the current political situation, popular culture, and the concerns of the high-functioning autistic community. His recent article, "Trump the fascist artist: How the MAGA crowd is motivated by aesthetics, not ideas,” does much to explain the appeal of Trump t...

On this week's Ecology Hour, it's "Running on Empty," a show highlighting the severity of our planet's climate and ecology crises. Hosted by Patrick Hentschel, this episode features an interview with Jeanne Jackson. Jackson is an author and Treasurer of Friends of Gualala River, a local organization devoted to defending the Gualala River watershed from exploitation by private interests, including...

This week on Mind/Body Health, Dr. Marvin Trotter speaks with Dr. Shamsher Singh, a 2nd year resident in the Family Medicine Residency Program at the Ukiah Adventist Hospital. Dr. Singh talks about hypertension, drugs, and their consequences. That’s Mind/Body Health, alternating Tuesday mornings at 9am on KZYX and Z.

MendoLatino is live, local public affairs in Spanish for Mendocino County. This week, hosts Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat focus on what to do if someone gets Covid-19. They talk with a person who got sick, and how she and her family experienced the illness. With information about available services, how to prevent contagion, and where to get help. El lunes 14 de diciembre MendoLatino está dedicado...

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye!”…Listen to “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” (And Their Families & Friends) hosted by Jim Beatty, the Dancing Grandpa. This week’s show features “Holiday Cheer From Far & Near.” With songs, dance, the “listening game”, riddles, fun facts and more, “Radio Ha Ha For Kids” is listening fun for everyone, young, old and in between. It’s Fun Family Radio. Tune in and dance, sing and play...

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

Byline Mendocino is a local media round table, featuring local reporters in conversation about the week’s headlines, with host Alicia Bales. This week’s panel includes Robin Epley, Editor of the Fort Bragg Advocate News, and Lana Cohen of the Mendocino Voice and KZYX News. Alicia also talks with Michael Krasny, host of KQED’s Forum since 1993, about his career in talk radio and his upcoming retire...

On this episode of Corporations and Democracy, Annie and Steve present the story of a tireless democratic road warrior, Joe Louis Wildman, who has taken the Inland Mendocino Democratic Club’s mobile headquarters in a van all the way to Georgia to work on the Senate run-off election. Joe called in from the ground in Georgia for a live report on how democrats are trying to win control of the Senate...

The Emerald Cup is an annual cannabis forum and competition, started thirteen years ago by Tim Blake. On the Cannabis Hour this week, host Jenn Procacci talks with Tim and Taylor Blake to find out how the Cup will manifest in 2020 despite the pandemic.

On this episode of The Renewable Energy Hour, hosts Doug Livingston and Alex Aragon talk about the changing political climate now that the tRump regime is coming to an end. Broadcast on December 9, 2020 at 7pm on KZYX and Z.

TKO is a bi-monthly show focusing on local government in Mendocino County, hosted by Karen Ottoboni. On TKO this week Karen talks with Mendocino County Registrar of Voters Katrina Bartolomie for an election wrap-up. When all was said and done, how did it go with Mendocino County’s elections? How was voter turnout? And how much confidence can we have that every vote was counted? TKO with Karen Otto...

This week on The Ecology Hour, hosts Tim Bray and Bob Spies interview Dr. Thomas Weingartner, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska, about the basics of physical oceanography of the North Pacific Ocean, especially the “California Current.” They explore large scale currents, winds, and upwelling in the context of sustaining marine life along our coast. The Ecology Hour airs with alternatin...

In this weeks Youth Arts Outreach show we discuss what success means to our local youth and listen to music that represents their interpretation of the topic.

On this episode of Mendocino Fire Safe Radio: can we escape the trend of ever more severe wildfires? One key could be changing our focus from fire suppression to the use of intentional, prescribed burning. This week's show features leaders of the Mendocino Prescribed Burn Association: Mike Jones and Norm Brown. Program aired live December 12, 2020 on KZYX and Z.