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A new analysis from NPR shows that U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement is housing more than fifty percent of migrants in rural areas - and that number is rising. But advocates for immigrants say those being detained so far away from legal help are much more likely to be deported. Join us for Morning Edition from NPR News.

Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo credit: Isabel Seliger for NPR)

The Senate faces its FINAL vote on whether to convict President Trump. With GOP Senator Susan Collins saying she will acquit, some say the outcome is clear. More on All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

Before becoming a musician, Nap Eyes frontman Nigel Chapman worked as a biochemist, and it’s had a big influence on his songwriting – He takes a scientific approach. We’ll hear about that process today in his conversation with host Raina Douris. And we’ll step into Nigel’s musical laboratory for some live performances from the band’s new album, Snapshot Of A Beginner. It’s Nap Eyes, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Nap Eyes - Matthew Parri Thomas/via NPR)

Support KRCB FM NorCal Public Media during our Fall Fundraiser! Visit norcalpublicmedia.org/donate and select a level of support that works for you! We have a variety of thank you gifts to choose from. Thanks for your ongoing support of local public media in the North Bay!

On the next Fresh Air, some facts and myths about exercise, like is sitting really the new smoking; does running ruin your knees. Terry Gross talks with Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman who’s studied the biomechanics of Americans and of indigenous people living as hunter gatherers. His new book is called Exercised. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Daniel Lieberman – Courtesy Harvard.edu)

President Trump claims that the Deep State is conspiring to undermine his presidency.  On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with David Rohde, Executive News Editor for The New Yorker online and author of the new book In Deep, which discredits the president’s claim, and reports on how the president has expanded presidential power while weakening the checks and balances on that power.  Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: In Deep by David Rhode, book cover – Fair use)

While Democrats say a growing pile of evidence supports their call for impeachment, President Trump is calling it all a big hoax. The latest from Washington, on the next All Things Considered from NPR News

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump Tuesday on Capitol Hill - Andrew Harnik/AP/via NPR)

The House has officially begun an impeachment inquiry, and the two parties have staked out their positions. Is this a new chapter in the Trump Presidency, on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP/via NPR)

Tune in for North Bay Songwriters hosted by local musician Jon Gonzales. This "locals only" segment showcases songs from our very own songwriters in the North Bay, including in-studio interviews with performing artists around the county, listings of live local shows, and a vast range of homegrown music.

KRCB's North Bay Songwriters Radio Show airs every first, third, and sometimes fifth Thursdays, hosted by local songwriter, Jon Gonzales. Listen on-air at 91.1 & 90.9 FM / streaming @ radio.krcb.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

This week on Art of the Song our guest is Jonatha Brooke. Jonatha has been writing songs, making records, and touring since the early 90's. After four major label releases, she started her own independent label in 1999 and has since released eight more albums.

Jonatha has co-written songs with Katy Perry and the late Joe Sample among others. In 2014, she debuted her one woman musical and companion album My Mother Has Four Noses at the Duke Theater in New York City. We spoke with Jonatha about her EP, Imposter.

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Jonatha Brooke – Courtesy of the artist)

Moby made a seminal record based on the samples of musical archivist Alan Lomax. Dido wrote a song most people wouldn’t know about until Eminem sampled it 3 years later. The Red Hot Chili Peppers brought us Californication. We look back at the turn of the millennium for the music of 1999. 20 years on we’ll revisit classics from Wilco, Pavement, Macy Grey, Beck, Santana and more.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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We mark the birthday of ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, plus hear selections from December featured artists The World Palestine and Paul McCartney.

Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

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(Photo: Billy Gibbons - Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

In the past few months, human beings have come together to fight a global threat. This hour, TED speakers explore how our response can be the catalyst to fight another global crisis: climate change.

Hear TED Radio Hour Sunday mornings at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Tom Rivett-Carnac - via NPR)

According to Scott Miller who was sitting with him in the song circle, “David was playing a song when he paused, said ‘I’m sorry’ and put his chin to his chest… He never dropped his guitar or fell off his stool. It was as easy and gentle as he was.” Amy Rigby, who was also onstage, said “I just want the picture to be as graceful and dignified as it was, because it at first looked like he was just taking a moment.” An audience member noted that he was singing Bluebonnet Girl by Jack Murray. The last line he sang was: “I don’t need another Heaven ‘cause I found one in this world, in the eyes of my Bluebonnet girl.” 

 Emmylou Harris said, “David Olney tells marvelous stories, with characters who cling to the hope of enduring love, all the while crossing the deep divide into that long, dark night of the soul.” Steve Earle called Olney “One of the best songwriters working in the world today,” and the late Townes Van Zandt once said, “Anytime anyone asks me who my favorite music writers are, I say Mozart, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Dave Olney.”

His songs have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Del McCoury, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Young, and many others. We’ve re-purposed his 2008 Art of the Song interview and combined it with some of his more recent songs to create this tribute to a truly great songwriter and performer… David Olney.

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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For all those stuck at home or stressed out during these uncertain times, here’s an hour of uplifting music from Mali, Cuba and South Africa. Vusi Mahlasela, Alex Cuba, Afel Bocoum, and Oumou Sangare have all known the travails of personal pain and political turmoil. And yet all find the strength and vision to create music that soothes and reassures even as it moves dancing feet. On this program, we hear fresh music and words from all four.

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

For all those stuck at home or stressed out during these uncertain times, here’s an hour of uplifting music from Mali, Cuba and South Africa. Vusi Mahlasela, Alex Cuba, Afel Bocoum, and Oumou Sangare have all known the travails of personal pain and political turmoil. And yet all find the strength and vision to create music that soothes and reassures even as it moves dancing feet. On this program, we hear fresh music and words from all four.

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

For this special fundraising edition of American Routes, host Nick Spitzer brings you some of our hometown music here in New Orleans and South Louisiana!

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

It’s Friday, and World Cafe’s "Sense of Place" visit to Los Angeles continues. This week, host Raina Douris takes a tour of South Central, where West Coast hip hop started. Led by L.A. Hood Life Tours, we’ll stop by the garage where N.W.A. recorded Straight Outta Compton and the childhood homes of Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and more. Then, we meet L.A. folk artist Jamie Drake and hear her live performance taped back in March at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: NWA graffiti logo - LetećiVale / CC0)

This week, we cover a lot of ground, from Cecil Taylor to Shabaka and the Ancestors.

Notes from the Jazz Underground with host Paul Abella airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

Staring at screens is fun for a while; but there's plenty of time for kids to go outside, connect with nature, and enjoy the outdoors with imaginative play. We'll celebrate that goal with the author of a new book of essays -The World of Wonders on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App for your favorite mobile device!

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This week, we'll party in New Orleans, New York, New Delhi, Chicago and London as we get down to the sounds of the modern-day brass bands. 

Notes from the Jazz Underground with host Paul Abella airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

This 4th of July, World Cafe takes a road trip across the USA for an all-American adventure! We’ll stop at Asbury Park with Bruce Springsteen, spend some time in the South with Drive By Truckers and Amy Ray, and head to Puerto Rico with Hurray for the Riff Raff. All that and more, as host Talia Schlanger hits the road for a cross-country Independence Day celebration. On the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

This week on Folk Alley, join host Elena See for an encore presentation of a show that first aired this time last year. Hear an exclusive Folk Alley Session from trio, Lula Wiles; a set in honor of the great Kate Wolf's birthday; plus favorites from Maya de Vitry, Townes Van Zandt, Balsam Range, and Steve Earle. 

Folk Alley can be heard Saturdays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Lula Wiles - Laura Partain/Courtesy of the artist/via NPR)

You’re invited to a Thanksgiving potluck with Questlove, the co-founder of The Roots and bandleader for The Tonight Show. Quest stops by to talk about his new book, Mixtape Potluck. It’s a collection of recipes from friends like Martha Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Maya Rudolph paired with music picked by Quest. Save room for dessert. It’s Questlove’s Mixtape Potluck on the next World Cafe. 

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Questlove – Michael Baca/via NPR)

This week, catch local song master Daniel Steinbock singing live, chatting up his new album and expansive tour.

Aside from Daniel's musical shenanigans, we'll be slangin' the North Bay music of many-a-local-artist.

KRCB's North Bay Songwriters Radio Show airs every first and third Thursday 9pm-11pm. Tune in to 91.1 FM, or stream at www.norcalpublicmedia.org. Hosted by local songwriter Jon Gonzales. Cheers!

This week on Folk Alley, it's our annual Christmas show! Join Elena See for music from Raul Malo and The Mavericks, legends Leon Redbone and Dr. John, and Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks; new songs for the season from Calexico feat. Gaby Moreno, Dolly Parton, and Andrew Bird; more favorites by Laurie Lewis, John Hartford, Keb' Mo', The Sweetback Sisters, Kacey Musgraves, The Kruger Brothers, and Mary Gauthier; plus we celebrate the great Jorma Kaukonen on his milestone birthday; and more!

Folk Alley can be heard Saturdays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

TODAY’S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.

Sonny Landreth tells stories about performing a guitar-shredding version of a Beatles song every night on tour with Peter Frampton, finding out that a demo tape Sonny made was in heavy rotation on Eric Clapton’s tour bus and finally getting to hear Jeff Beck play guitar live. Plus, we’ll hear some blazing live performances from Sonny and his band.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

Happy December! This month Ric presents: the Best of Ric on the Radio, the yearly round-up of top tracks played over the previous 11 months! Hear tunes from The Police, Firehose, The Limelighters, The Lemonheads, Royal Trux, Iron Butterfly, Jim Carroll Band, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Amos Lee, REM, Bo Diddley, Bow Wow Wow, Supergrass, The Wedding Present, Gordon Lightfoot, Lou Reed, Sloan, The Pretty Things, Jeff Beck, Galaxie 500, Barrie, Benny Sings, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Poco, Bob James, Scruffy the Cat, Elliott Smith, Melvins, Agitation Free, The Marshal Tucker Band, Neil Diamond, Commander Cody, Transit, Gruff Rhys, Iron & Wine, Snow Patrol, David Crosby, Jimmy Castor, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Blake Babies, The Mountain Goats, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Vampire Weekend, Corridor, Desmond Decker, The HU, Joe Walsh, Vetiver, Chris Richards & the Subtractions, Garbage, Heart. Just to name a few…

Ric on the Radio can be heard every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: The Police, Zenyatta Mondatta –Courtesy of the artist/Fair use)

World Cafe continues its Sense of Place trip to Charlottesville, Virginia with the Hackensaw Boys. They've been part of the sound of Charlottesville for over 20 years, and that sound is pretty unique…We'll hear a live performance, featuring their homemade instrument, called the “charismo,” and founding member David Sickmen shares about the time he traded a car for an upright bass. Then, music photographer and author, Rich Tarbell, takes us on a historical tour of Charlottesville’s music scene…From the “Mad Bowl” on UVA’s campus, to Miller’s jazz bar, where Dave Matthews bartended and recruited musicians. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: The Hackensaw Boys - TheDoddyDod [CC BY-SA 4.0])

Sonny Landreth stopped by the World Cafe last fall with a sneak preview performance of his new album, out now, called Blacktop Run. Plus, he talks with host Stephen Kallao – Sharing stories about touring with his old friend Peter Frampton, and the items laying around the studio that he can use as a replacement guitar slide. That’s coming up, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Sonny Landreth – Courtesy of the artist/via WXPN)

From hanging chads in Florida, to purged voter rolls in Ohio to the Iowa caucus debacle, democracy is in trouble.  The venerable system is in the ICU. There is still a pulse but the long term prognosis is not good. There are serious structural problems. Can anyone say electoral college or why elections are held on a workday? And then of course there is money. And the media. The experts sit around tables opining on who is surging and who is fading. It’s more like horseracing trying to handicap the steeds. Citizens. This is no time for apathy or complacency. Get off of your phone. Find kindred spirits. Get engaged in what is probably the most important election in U.S. history. Jim Hightower says, It’s a struggle between the powers that be and the powers that ought to be.

Alternative Radio is usually heard on the 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Comcast channel 961 throughout the Bay Area / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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The Grammy Awards are happening this weekend! Diving into the recent World Cafe archives, we’ll hear from nominees like Billie Eilish, Haim, Phoebe Bridgers, and Brittany Howard, who are all up for multiple awards. Plus, live World Cafe performances from many more of the artists up for a Grammy this year.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Billie Eilish and Finneas - Kenneth Cappello / Matty Vogel/Courtesy of the artist)

Ivan Neville comes from one of New Orleans’ famous musical families – He’s the son of Aaron Neville and has played keyboards on recordings by The Rolling Stones, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, and Robbie Robertson. Ivan also fronts his own band, Dumpstaphunk, who have a new album out soon, called Where Do We Go From Here. We’ll hear his conversation with New Orleans correspondent Gwen Thompkins today, plus Dumpstaphunk’s performance recorded live on stage at Tipitina’s. That’s coming up, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Ivan Neville - Newber Machado Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

This week on The BGS Radio Hour we’ve got a duet from JP Harris and Erin Rae, Vince Gill’s tribute to Guy Clark, some 5-string fiddle magic from Michael Cleveland, and much, much more.  

The Bluegrass Situation Radio Hour airs every Monday at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our FREE mobile App @ iTunes & Google Play! 

(Photo: J.P. Harris - Giles Clement/via BGS Radio Hour)

On the next Fresh Air, the difficult questions the next President will face about a presidency much changed by Donald Trump. You’ll hear from Jack Goldsmith, co-author of After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency. Goldsmith was George W Bush’s assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency, by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith – Book cover)

Martin Scorcese’s new film The Irishman is in part about the mob-connected labor leader Jimmy Hoffa.   On the next fresh air, we hear from Jack Goldsmith, whose stepfather, Chuck O’Brien spent decades at Hoffa’s side and is portrayed in the film by Jesse Plemons.  Goldsmith’s new memoir investigates his stepfather’s role in Hoffa’s disappearance. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

This week brings a special encore broadcast featuring renowned singer/songwriter and avid environmental activist Jack Johnson. Jack shares some of his recent music as well as a few old favorites. Canadian The Weather Station (folk artist Tamara Lindeman) joins us as well. And we’ll hear from enviro-filmmaker Jeff Orlowski who discusses his latest film, Chasing Coral, which documents the pressing danger to the world’s crucial ecosystems housed in declining coral reefs. Its a climate-themed eTown classic, direct from eTown’s solar-powered performance space – eTown Hall.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

(Photo: Jack Johnson performs on eTown – Courtesy of eTown)

Join us as we celebrate Memphis/New Orleans restauranteur (and BSC community partner) Karen Carrier's 15th year bringing great music and food to Midtown. We have the best of both worlds as New Orleans and Memphis collide in today's show featuring The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indians and Jack Oblivian.

Beale Street Caravan can be heard Wednesday nights at 11 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App from iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Jack Oblivian, courtesy of artist/via Beale Street Caravan)

Our guest this week on Art of the Song is California singer/songwriter Jack Tempchin. Perhaps best known for his collaborative work with the late Glenn Frey of the Eagles, Jack wrote their classic Peaceful Easy Feeling, and co-wrote most of the songs on Glenn’s solo album. He also wrote Slow Dancing (Swayin’ to the Music) which was a top ten hit for Johnny Rivers. In the second half of the show we’ll hear a clip from our 2012 interview with the late Glenn Frey where he talks about the process of co-writing with his friend Jack Tempchin, and others.  

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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Jackson Emmer is our guest this week on Art of the Song. Based in the small town of Carbondale, Colorado, Jackson began singing at the age of 20. However, due to the arid, mountain climate, and the rigors of long bar gigs, his vocal cords were soon in tatters. By 28, he had lost his voice completely. Undeterred, Jackson saw this as an opportunity — a fresh start disguised as defeat. He rebuilt his voice from the ground up, learned to sing again, and a new sound emerged. The scars of mountain living were forever sealed into his timbre. Lush with overtones, ghostly harmonics, and friendly grit, his voice is now better than ever.

Art of the Song can be heard Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

Brian Griffith speaks with Jade Jackson Thursday morning about her new release “Wilderness.”

Morning Music with Brian Griffith airs weekday mornings from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ radio.krcb.org / Comcast Cable channel 961 all over the Bay Area / Download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

Jaime Wyatt is often associated with “Outlaw Country.” With her cowboy hats and coordinated full suits, she certainly looks the part – But she’s also lived the part. Jaime isn’t afraid to talk about her past struggles with addiction, or her jail time. We’ll hear Jaime’s story today and find out what it was like working with Shooter Jennings and his mom, country legend Jessi Colter, on the new album, Neon Cross. Plus, she performs a live set. On the next World Cafe with host Raina Douris.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Neon Cross, by Jaime Wyatt - Album cover)

This week, it’s Jakob Dylan & Three Legs, The Tallest Man On Earth, April Smith & the Great Picture Show, The Watson Twins, and Clare & The Reasons on the Mountain Stage from 2010.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of Mountain Stage)

In Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles in the mid-‘60s, bands like The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas, and The Beach Boys made music history – They electrified folk music and put poetry on the radio for the first time. Echo in the Canyon, a new documentary, tells the story of that influential musical moment, and today, Executive Producer Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers and Director Andy Slater stop by to talk about the making of the film. Plus, Jakob covers some Laurel Canyon classics in a live performance with guests Cat Power and Jade Castrinos. On this encore edition of the World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Jakob Dylan performing songs featured in the Echo in the Canyon documentary - Gabriela Barbieri/WXPN)

On the next fresh air, how Jeff Bezos built his Amazon empire, and the issues relating to competition, regulation, and privacy now that Amazon has expanded into so many parts of American commerce, culture, law enforcement and national security. Terry talks with James Jacoby, director of a new PBS Frontline documentary. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

On the next Fresh Air – Terry Gross speaks with James McBride, best known for his memoir The Color of Water, about being the son of an African American father and white mother. His latest novel, Deacon King Kong is set in 1969, in a Brooklyn housing project, like the one he grew up in.  Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: James McBride - Chia Messina/Courtesy of Riverhead)

On the next Fresh Air, the investigation into possible criminal misconduct by Donald Trump--an investigation led by Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr.  Terry Gross talks with Jane Mayer, who reports in the New Yorker that the investigation has intensified since Trump left office, and is one of the most significant legal showdowns in American history. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Jane Mayer – Courtesy of Jane Mayer)

Elizabeth Blackwell was admitted to medical school in the 1840s as a prank by her male classmates. But she was no joke. On the next Fresh Air, author Janice Nimura talks about her new book about Blackwell and how she ushered in an important chapter in women’s history. Listen and get inspired.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: The Doctors Blackwell, by Elizabeth Blackwell – Book cover)

On the next Fresh Air -- actor Jason Bateman.  He stars in the Netflix series Ozark as an accountant who launders money for a drug cartel; he also recently co-starred in The Outsider based on the Stephen King novel. Bateman also co-starred in the cult favorite Arrested Development. Also, we remember Phyllis Lyon, considered one of the mothers of the gay rights movement.  She died last week at the age of 95. Join us.

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Jason Isbell’s new album Reunions covers a lot of ground: the sometimes-negative reaction he gets speaking out about what he believes, the hard work of staying sober, how he tries to be a supportive husband to fiddle player Amanda Shires and the hopes he has for their daughter.  On the next World Cafe, he talks about all of that, and more, and we hear some of the new songs live.

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(Photo: Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires - Mickey Bernal/Getty Images/via WXPN)