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The Sharin' Hour

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Hi. I’m Sheran James, resident Brit, so don’t hold it against me if I sound funny. The Sharin’ Hour (a pun on my name) is my attempt to “share” everything and everyone of interest I know in the hope they’ll be of equal interest to you. Stuff I look for is: what makes us all tick? Why do we choose the particular lives and careers we do? I like people’s backstories and to that end, I interview the most fascinating people I can find and/or dig out archival material where they’ve publicly expressed themselves. Or, I’ll pick some psychological topic to riff on and score it with relevant songs. A mi...

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KX FM

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Comedy

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www.kxfmradio.org

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

The Sharin’ Hour 3/15/15: UK vs US 16.03.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 discusses the differences between the U.K. and the U.S…with British friends Tina Jenkins and Therese Robinson; plus input from British gardeners Noel Kingsbury, "Raj"-er John Carter and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The Sharin’ Hour 3/8/15: FARIBA DOES AYURVEDA 10.03.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to local Lagunan Fariba Zandpour about the life change that brought her to the practise and teachings of Ayurveda.

The Sharin’ Hour 3/1/15: DOING WHAT YOU WANT 02.03.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks about doing what you want, which most of us don’t…do YOU? Tonight’s show delves into the emotional forces at work.

The Sharin’ Hour 2/22/15: DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOVE 23.02.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 discusses different kinds of love and its boundaries: love in a wheelchair; love for a dwarf; love for a murderer and an amnesiac who’s forgotten her boyfriend’s still her boyfriend. Plus: a longtime couple test the strength of their bond via a Rumspringer. All this and […]

The Sharin’ Hour 2/15/15: SUSAN VELASQUEZ’ STORY 16.02.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on Laguna’s KX 93.5 hears the story of local Lagunan motivational speaker and author ("Beyond Intellect: Journey into Your Intuitive Mind") Susan Velasquez. Susan had imagined an uneventful and conventional life for herself…until the day she met someone extraordinary (not her husband) and everything changed. Hear her story.

The Sharin’ Hour 2/8/15: STRANGE TRUE STORIES 09.02.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX93.5 prods friends and others for stranger-than-fiction true stories about love and death and missing legs.

The Sharin’ Hour 2/1/15: ALL THAT JAZZ 03.02.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews local bass player, singer and composer JACK PRATHER about being on the road with all the jazz greats.

The Sharin’ Hour 1/25/15: HOW TO LOVE REJECTION 26.01.2015

Think you could learn to embrace rejection rather than fear it? People have, with great success. Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 presents some amusing ways to practise rejection therapy; plus some personal rejection stories from friends and KX 93.5 colleagues JASON FEDDY and TYLER RUSSELL.

The Sharin’ Hour 1/18/15: RACISM 19.01.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks about racism and its ongoing prevalence throughout our societies. Laguna’s own Patrick Kelly weighs in, along with others.

The Sharin’ Hour 1/11/15: LIFE IN PRISON 12.01.2015

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to BRUCE LISKER, imprisoned for life for the murder of his mother, soon to be the subject of a documentary presented by Susan Sarandon. Overwhelming evidence pointed to a different suspect, but during the 26 years he spent in prison could Bruce get his case […]

The Sharin’ Hour 1/4/15: US 05.01.2015

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you want to change? How about, for 2015, just being yourself? Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 discusses with input from writers and psychologists Susan Cain, Brian Little and Caroline McHugh.

The Sharin’ Hour 12/21/14: THE NOT QUITE SO CHRISTMASSY SHOW 22.12.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks about how to negotiate the peace at family gatherings (with FBI and hostage negotiators weighing in), our conditioned and unconditioned responses (viz Pavlov’s dog)…and more. Merry Christmas all!

The Sharin’ Hour: 12/14/14: DREAM HOUSE IN FRANCE 15.12.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks with Lagunans TOM and CAROLYN BENT about buying and renovating their 400 year-old farmhouse in France (featured recently on HGTV HOUSE HUNTERS INTL Renovation). Plus, a talk on living as a foreigner, by essayist Pico Iyer.

The Sharin’ Hour 12/7/14: THE PLEASURE GIVER 08.12.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews local Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy’s career paths have been various, culminating in his current bodybuilding and fitness practise, and where these days his focus is on the healthful rather than the hedonistic, ’tweren’t always so…

The Sharin’ Hour 11/23/14: SURVEILLANCE 24.11.2014

You Are Being Watched, Hacked, Bugged… by your own Government!!! The proof appears incontrovertible. Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 examines the erosion of our rights to privacy and civil liberty, with input from infamous whistleblower systems administrator Edward Snowdon; cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen; and privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian. You’ll be shocked […]

The Sharin’ Hour 11/16/14: ALONE ON HER BOAT 17.11.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews solo sailor live-aboard CYNTHIA SHELTON. For the past seven years, Cynthia has been living alone on a small boat she bought and fixed up herself, then sailed solo down the California coast, ending up on Catalina Island and more recently, Dana Point Harbor. Here Cynthia–who […]

The Sharin’ Hour 11/9/14: PAPARAZZI Part 2 10.11.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 talks to FRAZER HARRISON about his transition from paparazzo and court photographer to official fashion week and celebrity photographer for Getty Images. Frazer describes how the Red Carpet works, how what you see isn’t always what you get, and his encounters with RENEE ZELLWEGER, LEONARDO DI […]

The Sharin’ Hour 11/2/14: THE PROPOSITIONS 03.11.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 details all the General Election Propositions (45-48, 1&2) with the help of former Superior Court Judge, current private judge/mediator/arbitrator and sometime judge pro tem, the HON MELINDA JOHNSON.

The Sharin’ Hour: 10/26/14: PAPARAZZI 27.10.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 puts a human face on a paparazzo, interviewing Frazer Harrison on his life and the career path that led him into shooting Hollywood celebrities.

The Sharin’ Hour 10/19/14: GENE KELLY’S WIDOW TALKS 20.10.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin Hour on KX 93.5 talks to the widow and biographer of dancer/choreographer GENE KELLY, PATRICIA WARD KELLY, about their life together, who they hung out with, and their 46-year age difference. Gene Kelly may be best known for his joyful splash-dance through puddles in the film "Singing in the Rain", […]

The Sharin’ Hour 10/12/14: POWER 14.10.2014

How to become the most powerful person in the room in two minutes flat. Smiling: when it has power and when it doesn’t. How people get hired into positions of power; and what one of the wealthiest men in the country wants you to know. With input from social psychologists Amy Cuddy and Marianne La […]

The Sharin’ Hour 10/5/14: The Value of Mistakes 08.10.2014

Sheran James of the The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews self-taught artist MELANIE ROTHSCHILD and education guru SIR KEN ROBINSON to reveal how mistakes–our own or even those imposed upon us–can sometimes lead us to exactly where we need to be. With input from the late Orson Welles on creativity.

The Sharin’ Hour 9/28/14: The Health Benefits of FARTS 29.09.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 examines the health benefits of farts (and other natural nutrients); drugs (psychotropics) in our water supply; the study of wellness to determine illness; and other discoveries and innovations in the health field including the potential of "unexpected genetic heroes" that may inherently derail a genetic predisposition […]

The Sharin’ Hour 9/21/14: RUSTY Tonight & The Music 22.09.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 interviews local Lagunan jazz pianist and Indian drum player RUSTY GILLETTE about his instruments(musical) and explores the culture of his music.

The Sharin’ Hour: 9/14/14: SHARING 15.09.2014

Sheran James of The Sharin’ Hour on KX 93.5 examines sharing–from fun jokes on kids who’ve been forced into sharing to a more serious look at our new "sharing economy" where all or part of everything and anything can be shared.

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