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Face masks have become a symbol of the political polarization over the coronavirus in the U-S. But evidence shows that masks help slow the spread of COVID-19. President-elect Biden says he wants a national mask mandate -- but can he convince all Americans to put public health before politics? Join us for 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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If you knew a house was built in a high-risk flood area, would you buy it? Most states don't require sellers to release that information. But new disclosure laws in one state could change America's real estate game. Plus, the latest on wildfires spreading in Northern California 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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On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with writer Imbolo Mbue. Her new novel, How Beautiful We Were, is about a fictional African village that tries to fight back against an American Oil company that has polluted the land. Her first novel, Behold the Dreamers, was a New York Times bestseller and won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.  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: How Beautiful We Were, by Imbolo Mbue – Book cover)

On the next Fresh Air, we speak with writer Louise Erdrich. Much of her award-winning fiction has focused on the experience of Native Americans. Her latest novel The Night Watchman is inspired by the letters of her grandfather, chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa. 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: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, cover art)

On the next Fresh Air, a pro-Trump militia group that’s recruited thousands of police, soldiers, and veterans--and what they might do on election day.   We talk with Mike Giglio about his article in The Atlantic. He’s also covered Isis, Syria, and the war in Ukraine, where he was kidnapped by pro-Russian militants at a checkpoint. 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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When we think of the mob, we picture The Godfather and tabloid murders. On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with writer Russell Shorto who says there were also mob families in small cities all over America. His new memoir, Small Time is about his grandfather, a boss in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. There are rackets, political payoffs, and the unsolved murder of a bookie. 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: Small-time, by Russell Shorto – Book cover)

On the next Fresh Air -- writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. After writing three non-fiction books dealing with race and identity, and new Black Panther stories for Marvel comics, he’s written his first novel.  Set in slave times, it re-imagines leaders of the underground railroad as having a magical power to help people out of slavery.   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 from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks onstage at the 2015 New Yorker Festival - Anna Webber/Getty for The New Yorker/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air –Todd Phillips who wrote and directed the new film Joker, a realistic origin story of the Batman comic book villain. The joker played by Joaquin Phoenix is a troubled man, with serious mental health problems. Phillips also directed the Hangover films. 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, Sam Briger talks with writer, director, and actor Emerald Fennell. She wrote and directed the feminist revenge film “Promising Young Woman.” It’s nominated for five academy awards this year, including Best picture, best director, and best original screenplay.   Fennell also played Patsy in the series “Call the Midwife,” and Camilla Parker Bowles in the Netflix series “The Crown.”  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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On the next Fresh Air, the life of a card cheat. Dave Davies speaks with writer, performer, and magician Derek Del Gaudio. His new memoir, Amoral Man, recalls the days when he used his sleight of hand skills to become the dealer in a high-stakes, private poker game where his job was to cheat other players out of their money. 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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In 2005 a man from Tennessee went to trial for murder. The killer was in the courtroom, but he wasn’t the man on the stand. Part 2 of “The Wrongful Conviction of Joseph Webster.” Latino USA follows Joseph as he takes on the fight of his life, and we look at the long term effect of wrongful convictions.

Latino USA, hosted by Maria Hinojosa, can be heard Saturday evenings at 6:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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We explore culinary secrets from Yewande Komolafe to change the way you cook. Plus, Gustavo Arellano takes us on a journey down the great American chile highway; we make a hearty beef stew from central Mexico, and Adam Gopnik tells us how a trip to Italy spawned an epiphany.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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Culinary secrets from Yewande Komolafe to change the way you cook. Plus, Gustavo Arellano takes us on a journey down the great American chile highway; we make a hearty beef stew from central Mexico, and Adam Gopnik tells us about how his recent trip to Italy spawned an epiphany.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

This week on The BGS Radio Hour we’ll bring you new music from Yola, the Kronos Quartet, Cordovas, and 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! 

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(Photo: Yola - Joseph Ross/Courtesy of the artist)

Yonder Mountain String Band, Balsam Range, Peter Case, Rosier (formerly Les Poules à Colin), and Oh Pep! On Mountain Stage.

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!

(Photo: Yonder Mountain String Band perform on the Mountain Stage)

Chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi chats about cooking soup for his aging father, why he pours pancake batter with gochujang over asparagus, and how his sense of food presentation was inspired by food stalls in Jerusalem. Plus, we hear from Rev. Heber Brown III about the historical relationship between Black churches and Black farmers; Bianca Bosker discusses the everlasting reign of Cheerios in the breakfast world, and we share our recipe for Slavonian-style Shepherd's Stew.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo courtesy of Yotam Ottolenghi)

The Lumineers are coming to the Chase Center in SF Tuesday, August 18.

Listen for your chance to win a pair of tickets this week during Music Mornings with Brian Griffith between 9:00 am and Noon.

It took four years for The Lumineers to follow up their platinum-plus, multi-Grammy-nominated, self-titled debut — which spent 46 weeks on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #2 — but ‘Cleopatra’ is well worth the wait. After exploding onto the scene with their monster single, “Ho Hey” (which spent a staggering 62 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #3) and its follow-up, “Stubborn Love” (recently featured on President Barack Obama’s Spotify playlist), The Lumineers spent a solid three years touring six of the seven continents. During that time, The Lumineers — whose original members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites founded the band in Ramsey, New Jersey back in 2002 — earned a pair of Grammy nominations (Best New Artist, Best Americana Album), contributed two songs to ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise (including the hit Jennifer Lawrence/James Newton Howard collaboration, “The Hanging Tree”) and sold an impressive 1.7 million albums in the U.S., and 3 million worldwide.

With four years between albums, The Lumineers are excited to get back out on the road and, as Wesley puts it, “connect with the new record and have people connect with it.”

There is something timeless about The Lumineers that links their songs to 18th-century pastorals, 19th-century work songs, 20th-century folk narratives and 21st-century post-modern cinematic soundscapes.

“We continue to make the kind of records we want to,” says Wesley. “We believe in this music. It’s a true labor of love. We just want to keep reaching more people with our songs.”

Given the evidence on The Lumineers’ eagerly anticipated sophomore album ‘Cleopatra,’ that shouldn’t be a problem.

Tickets:
$99.00 – General Admission Floor
$89.00 – General Admission Floor
$89.00 – Reserved Seating
$59.00 – Reserved Seating
$39.00 – Reserved Seating
*plus applicable service fees

Presale begins Thursday, January 30th at 10am(Available online only)
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The general on sale begins Friday, January 31st at noon!

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EOB is the new solo project of Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien. Through the years, some of his bandmates have offered up solo work, and now it’s Ed’s turn with the release of his album, Earth, today. He joins host Raina Douris to discuss where the record came from – both here on Earth and beyond – plus, Ed shares the parenting advice he got from Neil Finn, and stories from the early days of Radiohead. 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 by: Yasuko Otani / CC BY-SA 4.0)

This week, we'll take a look at Jeff Parker's latest album, Suite for Max Brown. We'll hear a couple of songs from it, plus music from Herbie Hancock, Ozric Tentacles, Esperanza Spalding and more!  

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!

(Photo: Suite for Max Brown cover art – Fair use)

This week on Folk Alley, join host Elena See for an exclusive session with Nashville-based songwriter and former music therapist, Kyshona Armstrong, recorded at this year's 30A Singer/Songwriter Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida; new music from David Bromberg Band, Jon Stickley Trio, Aoife O'Donovan & Taylor Ashton; and Randy Newman; and much 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!

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This week on the Folk Alley Radio Show, new music from Rose Cousins, Van Morrison, Monica Rizzio, and The Brother Brothers; exclusive Folk Alley recordings featuring this year's FreshGrass 'No Depression Singer/Songwriter Award' finalists with music from Anna Tivel, Raye Zaragoza, and Abigail Lapell; a new "bootleg track" featuring Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash; plus favorites from Che Apalache, Bonnie Raitt, Martin Sexton, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks, 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!

The Knights of Jazz is led by trumpeter Paul McKinney, whose smooth jazz style is inspired by the likes of George Duke, Miles Davis and Memphis’ own Kirk Whalum. Grammy nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

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!

Spacebomb is a one-stop shop – a record label and a recording studio – that also provides management, publishing, and production services to artists. It’s a key force in the Richmond, Virginia music scene and beyond. Today, we go to the heart of the operation with one of the founders, musician Matthew E. White, as this week’s “Sense of Place” series continues. Plus, a visit to Barky’s Record Shop, a long-standing Richmond institution. 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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Right before the release of his debut album, Room For Squares, in 2001, John Mayer stopped by World Cafe to talk about the song “No Such Thing,” which wasn’t yet a radio hit, and performs that song and more, live. Room For Squares would go on to sell over 4 million copies and win him his first Grammy award, but none of that had happened yet. Host Raina Douris takes us back to that moment in music history, 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: Room For Squares by John Mayer, cover art - Fair use)

The state of Kentucky sends young people to jail for low-level offenses like underage drinking, breaking curfew and skipping school. But is aggressive prosecution the right approach? How some officials are taking steps that may help keep kids out of the criminal justice system. Plus, voter reaction from the Democratic debate 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 @ iTunes & Google Play!

The local music festival season is here, and there are no festivals to attend this spring, right..?

WRONG! You have KRCB's North Bay Songwriters Radio Show! This, mi amigos, is the closest thing you're gonna get to a local fest, as I'll be slinging non-stop music from local artists, and will be featuring this new lil' ditty written and recorded by Susy Dugan.

We'll also feature a local tribute to the late John Prine via Sebastian Saint James and so many more tunes from the abundance of talent and creativity of our North Bay songwriters.

Shall we call it the KRCB's North Bay Songwriters Radio Show April 16 Music Festival tonight?

Let’s!!!

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!

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Youth movements are rising to restore people and planet. De’Anthony Jones, a former President of the Environmental Students Organization at Sacramento State, Chloe Maxmin, co-founder of Divest Harvard, and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, hip-hop artist and Youth Director of Earth Guardians, say there’s no better time to be born than now because this generation gets to rewrite history. It could be known as the generation that brought forth a healthy, just, sustainable world for every generation to come. 

(Photo: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez – via Bioneers)

Fifty years ago, Cat Stevens released Tea for the Tillerman. It was a groundbreaking album for its intimacy and profound philosophy, as well as its beautiful production and recording techniques. Now, 50 years later, Yusuf Cat Stevens has remade the album with some inspirational updates, including new lyrics, new instrumentation that reflects his love for the blues, particularly the desert blues of Northern Africa. On his remake of "Father And Son," he even sings along with his 22-year-old self.

Hear All Songs Considered Sunday afternoons at 3:30 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

Yusuf Islam is all about change. In the late 1970s, the musician known as Cat Stevens found a new name, a new religion and got rid of all his guitars. Now, he's re-recorded every song from one of his landmark albums fifty years after its original release. He talks with Rachel Martin about reinventing himself once again 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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(Photo: Yusuf Islam - Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist)

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!

Chef Eric Ripert teaches us how to make vegetables the star of the plate. Plus, we take a deep dive into the food and cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean, Adam Gopnik reveals his four food heresies, and we learn how to make Japanese Milk Bread.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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Zeshan B’s music combines his love of American soul with influences from India and Pakistan, where his parents are from. It’s a blend that started developing from a young age – Today, Zeshan shares how growing up as the son of immigrants shaped his view of America, of race, and of music. Plus, we’ll hear about the time he was invited by President Obama to play at the White House, which came with an interesting encounter with the Secret Service. Don’t miss host Raina Douris’ conversation with Zeshan B, and live songs from his new album, Melismatic. 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: Melismatic, by Zeshan B – Cover art)