Laguna Talks

Spend the hour with this committed environmental and water activist who sees a Laguna future where we harvest our own drinking water, turn poop into energy, and bring abalone back into our waters.

Spend the hour with the hospitality impresario of Laguna, Chris Keller.

Spend the hour with Billy's daughter Giada as she discusses life in Paris and its multi-modal infrastructure," including the Velib bike share and Autolib car share, plus its abundance of pedestrian plazas and streets. And how all of this can be adapted to Laguna.

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Spend the hour with the legendary developer of Costa Mesa's The Lab and The Camp. Learn how this former New York fashion designer migrated west to action sports and Laguna Beach. And how he then pivoted into cutting edge retail centers, including the soon-to-be-open Anaheim Packing House.

Spend the hour with Billy as he rants about Laguna topics and spins copious amounts of Funk!

Meet the new Executive Director of the Laguna Canyon Foundation, Hallie Jones. This hometown hero knew from a young age she wanted to be involved in wilderness conservation. Find out why.

Join 35 year resident and artist Jorg Dubin, one of Laguna's most revered artists. Jorg has worked in every medium – oil, ceramics, sculpture, and has numerous commissioned works of public art around town. Learn his creative process and what he thinks of the Laguna art scene.

Spend the hour with the top grossing documentary filmmaker in the world, Greg MacGillivray and his wife Barbara, of MacGillivray Freeman films. This longtime Laguna couple have produced over 30 IMAX films, and recently started the foundation One World. One Ocean.

Join the Development Director of the Tony Hawk Foundation and learn how skate parks are changing low income communities around the world. Under Kim's tenor,The Tony Hawk Foundation has helped build over 500 parks, and gotten kids off the street and doing something productive.

Spend the hour with retired 31 year City Manager Ken Frank. It's been 3 years since Ken's been in the eye of the storm. Find out what he's been up to, what were his proudest achievements, and where he sees Laguna going.

Meet the Publisher and CEO of the Orange County Business Journal, and hear why his publication continues to buck industry trends and post record profits year over year. Get his take on the future of daily newspapers, community newspapers, and why he loves living in Laguna.

This special hour is spent exploring faith with Pastor BJ Beu, Native American Ceremonial Leader Andrew Soliz, Hare Krishna Temple Priest Vikasananda Krishna Das, and "Behind the Veil" OC Register Columnist Mona Shadia.

Party with the print impresario of Laguna, Firebrand Media owner Allan Simon. Allan tells us why he moved to Laguna, bought the local paper, launched a magazine, bought commercial property, and what he's doing with his prime retail location on Forest Ave.

We spend the hour with the "Worlds Greatest Mountain Biker" (Bike Magazine) to discuss the evolution of the sport, his enduring role in it, and why this world traveler and ambassador of the sport calls Laguna home. Plus the many things we can do to improve Laguna's biking infrastructure and further its reputation as a […]

We spend the hour with this Laguna impresario, real estate developer, and patron of the arts. Hear all the opinions of this irascible fellow who speaks bluntly about life in Laguna. Plus hear about Sam's former life as a go to Hollywood session and studio drummer in the 50's and 60's, from big bands, jazz […]

Join environmentalist and Transition Laguna co-founder Max Isles for a lively discussion on biking, grey water installs, rain water catchment, public spaces, and that shining city on a hill, Portland, OR

More spins including Bootsy Collins, Ry Cooder, Dee Lite, Ohio Players, Michael Jackson and more, plus an interview with Pam Wicks, musical director of Neighborhood Congregational Church

Songs from Africa, South America, New Orleans, LA and Motown. It's all here.

Billy spins world music and talks about the Village Entrance Project, Laguna's Full Moon Drum Circle, Transition Laguna's Harvest Celebration, and more.

On this inaugural show Billy discusses sustainability issues in Laguna, and the role of Transition Laguna. Chris Prelitz is a design/build professional, author of "Green Made Easy," and President of Transition Laguna Beach.