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Art of the Song stands with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in solidarity for equal rights and justice. Today we talk with Art of the Song Alum Reggie Harris about his life as an artist and educator. Reggie’s music shares insightful perspectives on issues of life, history, education, and human rights. In the spirit of his mentors, Pete Seeger and Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, (founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock), Reggie is a master song leader who loves to help people discover that they can make a difference at any age, wherever they may live.

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: Reggie Harris – Courtesy of the artist)

Millions of Californians were plunged into darkness recently when Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) cut the power to prevent their equipment from sparking more wildfires. The planned shutoffs are designed to protect utilities and the public during the state’s driest months — but frustrations were sparked with the shifting of costs from company to customer. Estimates for these intentional blackouts range as high as $3 billion in losses. 

How did the world’s fifth largest economy get to this point? What is PG&E doing to modernize its grid and prepare for more climate-fueled impacts? How should the company that powers much of Silicon Valley be owned and operated? 

Guests

Russell Gold, Reporter, Wall Street Journal

JD Morris, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle 

Catherine Wolfram, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Chair of the Faculty; Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Emily Wimberger, Climate Economist, Rhodium Group

Loretta Lynch, Former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Danny Kennedy, Managing Director, California Clean Energy Fund

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo via Climate One)

Our musical guests this week include the nationally acclaimed indie-folk group Blind Pilot from Portland, Oregon, as well as Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Mirah. In addition, we’ll share an interesting eChievement Award conversation with the founder of an organization combating the drastically negative health and environmental effects of traditional but highly pollutive cooking methods in the Himalayas. It’s a classic eTown not to be missed.

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.

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(Photo: Blind Pilot on eTown)

Stories about the power of blood, and how the strong feelings it evokes push us to act in sometimes unexpected ways.This American Life is heard every Friday night at 7:00 pm; repeating every Saturday morning at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / Streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org /  On-demand with the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes App Store & Google Play!

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We take a deep dive into the vaults of Blue Note Records, the independent label that helped put artists like Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Jimmy Smith on the map. Flagbearer of trad jazz, bebop, and the cool school, Blue Note is still at it after 79 years and has expanded its wheelhouse to include vocalists like Norah Jones, Ryan Adams, and Van Morrison. We talk with producer extraordinaire and Blue Note president Don Was about the label’s past and new directions. And we confab with record maven Michael Cuscuna about digging through Blue Note’s back catalog and giving life to unreleased and out-of-print masterpieces. Plus, we hear from Aaron Neville, Jason Moran and Lonnie Smith about their part in the legendary label’s history. It’s a parade of jazz, old and new, borrowed and blue… and then some!

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

(Photo: Courtesy of American Routes)

Bluegrass all-star Billy Strings grew up playing in the traditional style of Bill Monroe and The Stanley Brothers – But then he discovered his own sound. Billy fuses bluegrass with psych-rock, country, and jam music, without fussing over what bluegrass “should be”. It’s also part of what makes his live shows so exciting. We’ll hear one of those live performances today, and Billy joins host Stephen Kallao from his home in Nashville to talk about music, fishing, and fixing up his old Chevy. 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: Billy Strings – Courtesy of WXPN)

Jackson, Mississippi blues guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. takes time out from his performance at the 2019 National Folk Festival to talk to us about his gospel roots and his mission to bring Mississippi music to the world. Then we sit in on a live set from New Orleans’s Chickie Wah Wah with Texan songman Willis Alan Ramsey. Plus, music from Robert Johnson, Lucinda Williams, Sister Rosetta Tharp and Willie Nelson.

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

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Jackson, Mississippi blues guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. takes time out from his performance at the 2019 National Folk Festival to talk to us about his gospel roots and his mission to bring Mississippi music to the world. Then we sit in on a live set from New Orleans’s Chickie Wah Wah with Texan songman Willis Alan Ramsey. Plus music from Robert Johnson, Lucinda Williams, Sister Rosetta Tharp and Willie Nelson.

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

(Photo: Via American Routes)

We travel from Mississippi juke joints to the streets of the French Quarter to hear from those who record and perform music. Folklorist Bill Ferris recounts his experience documenting blues, gospel, fife & drum music and folk arts in the Mississippi delta and hill country. Ferris recently compiled his recordings in the Voices of Mississippi boxed set. Then, New Orleans’ queen of the clarinet Doreen Ketchens serenades us from her post at Royal and St. Peters Street. Doreen tells how the clarinet brought her from the family’s sweet shop in Treme to a global stage. Plus, hot takes from Hot Tuna, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lavern Baker and Marvin Gaye.

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

(Photo: Bill Ferris - via American Routes)

Due to unforeseen circumstances – Mary Carroll is not able to be in the studio for LSTB tonight. In her place for tonight is “Blues Unlimited.”

Join us as we dig into a healthy serving of Down Home Blues from Chance Records — a label owned and operated by Windy City businessman Art Sheridan from 1950 to 1954. During that time they released some spectacularly raw and gritty 78s, from the likes of Homesick James, Arthur “Big Boy” Spires, Willie Nix, J.B. Hutto, and more. It’s Down Home Blues from Chance Records, on this episode of Blues Unlimited

(Photo: J.B. Hutto’s raucous debut 78, from 1954, which includes a washboard solo played with a pair of spoons. Courtesy of the Big Joe Louis collection)

Blues: it’s a universal solvent in music. There are blues in jazz, R & B, roots rock and soul, country, Cajun, Latin, funk, hip-hop, rock, and pop… It’s everywhere! We’ll hear from all corners of the musical map including Bessie Smith, Buddy Guy, Freddy Fender and Clifton Chenier, and more. Then an hour with Octogenarian electric country bluesman Little Freddie King, live from Marigny Studios in New Orleans.

American Routes airs Saturdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: via American Routes)

This week, you’ll hear music from Robyn Hitchcock’s Bob Dylan tribute album, Robyn Sings. Plus, Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Performs the Songs of Bob Dylan. 

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: Robyn Sings by Robyn Hitchcock, album cover – Fair use)

Launched in late 1975 Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue was launched with the intention of Dylan playing to smaller audiences in markets he would not have otherwise visited. The tour, which ended in early 1976, is the subject of a new film and boxed set. We’ll hear some of the music from that collection as well as songs from Assiniboine & The Red the latest from The Small Glories. 

Strange Currency 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

Thirty-five years ago on July 13th, nearly two billion people tuned in to watch Live Aid. It was an unprecedented, star-studded benefit concert – and it was the brainchild of Bob Geldof. More recently, he also organized the Live 8 charity concerts and has continued to support activism efforts for Africa. He joins host Raina Douris to talk about the role of music in social change today, and about his brand new album with his band The Boomtown Rats, called Citizens of Boomtown. Coming up, 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: Bob Geldof - Stefan Schäfer, Lich / CC BY-SA 4.0)

When Bob Mould last visited the World Cafe in 2019, he had just released the album Sunshine Rock – It was a love letter to his musical youth. But with his latest release, called Blue Hearts, he’s back to the signature raw angst that’s defined his career. The former Husker Du singer joins host Stephen Kallao today for a conversation about why he’s returned to protest music, what it was like growing up as a gay man in the ‘80s, and whether he considers himself a rock god. Plus, Mould performs some of the new music, live. 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: Bob Mould - Alicia J. Rose/Courtesy of the artist)

Boeing says it hopes to start flying the 737 Max again by the end of this year. But families of crash victims have other ideas. How lawsuits are keeping planes grounded and putting the company in financial peril. Plus, our continuing coverage of the House impeachment inquiry 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!

(Photo: Boeing 737MAX - Steve Lynes [CC BY 2.0])

North African music receives very little coverage in the United States. There are no high-profile mixes of recent Tunisian underground dance music from hip DJs, and no young Algerian musicians with major distribution deals in the U.S. So we decided to explore what exactly is going on in this part of the world. We trace the origins of some of the region’s most interesting current music to the banlieues of Paris, like raï ’n’b--a new autotuned and synth-heavy offshoot of raï. We also explore the Gnawa reggae movement, which finds common ground between Sufi trance and the message of Marley. Returning to familiar traditions, we present a live recording of Kabyle mandoleplayer Hamid Ouchène from Montreal’s Nuits d’Afrique festival, backed by a group of Montreal-based musicians with origins throughout the African continent. We next turn to the North African metal scene that developed during Algeria’s civil conflict to meld Berber folk music with black metal. Finally, we check out the new chaabi revival.

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!

Borrowers with significant disabilities can have their student loans erased. But an NPR investigation finds, the vast majority aren't getting the help they deserve. 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!

Botswana is a large, landlocked country in Southern Africa, a vast stretch of desert and savannah between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia with a population of only 2.2 million. While widely overlooked internationally for their music, over the past 20 years Batswana have steadily built a diverse and fruitful local scene that includes traditional choirs, hip hop and kwaito, R&B and jazz and even heavy metal. While the biggest star in the country, Franco, packs stadiums with his Congolese-derived Setswana kwassa kwassa, Vee Mampeezy, Charma Gal and a host of aspiring stars champion a distinctly local fusion called house kwassa: a mix of rumba guitars, house beats and kwaito vocals. In this program we hear from Kabelo Mogwe of the popular cultural troupe Culture Spears; hip hop star Jujuboy; the metal band Skinflint; Afro soul singer Mpho Sebina and reformed house kwassa badboy Mingo Touch. We also head to a midnight recording session with young producer Zolasko and singer Naisi Boy and learn the insides of the Botswana music video industry with videographer Jack Bohloko.   

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!

While widely overlooked internationally for their music, over the past 20 years Batswana have steadily built a diverse and fruitful local scene that includes traditional choirs, hip hop and kwaito, R&B and jazz and even heavy metal

While the biggest star in the country, Franco, packs stadiums with his Congolese-derived Setswana kwassa kwassa, Vee Mampeezy, Charma Gal and a host of aspiring stars champion a distinctly local fusion called house kwassa: a mix of rumba guitars, house beats and kwaito vocals. In this program we hear from Kabelo Mogwe of the popular cultural troupe Culture Spears; hip hop star Jujuboy; the metal band Skinflint; Afro soul singer Mpho Sebina and reformed house kwassa badboy Mingo Touch.

We also head to a midnight recording session with young producer Zolasko and singer Naisi Boy and learn the insides of the Botswana music video industry with videographer Jack Bohloko.

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!

(Photo: Courtesy Afropop Worldwide)

This week on the Mountain Stage, performances by Bottle Rockets, Amy Helm, Alela Diane, John R. Miller & the Engine Lights, and Hubby Jenkins.

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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Stories of people trying to chip away at huge problems — a massive wildland fire, a raging pandemic — where no matter how hard they work, the problem keeps crashing down on them.

This American Life is heard every Friday night at 7:00 pm; repeating every Saturday morning at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / Streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org /  On-demand with the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes App Store & Google Play!

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Nashville-based songwriter Brandy Clark has written tunes that have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, and Darius Rucker. Clark co-wrote the song “Follow Your Arrow” with Kacey Musgraves. It was named Song of the Year by the Country Music Association. On the next World Cafe, Brandy Clark performs songs from her new solo album, Your Life Is a Record.

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: Brandy Clark - Chris Phelps/Courtesy of the artist)

From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We’ll hear some of Mayall’s sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton. Then, it’s butt shakes and backbeats with Big Freedia, the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, a rhythmic dance music with sources in hip hop and rap, as well as much earlier jazz and R&B. We’ll explore some of those sources, and strut with Kermit Ruffins and Sam Morgan, head “Down Yonder” with Smiley Lewis, and “Take it to the Street” with Rebirth Brass Band.

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

(Photo: Via American Routes)

To transform our culture from its focus on dominance and hierarchy to one of connection, empathy and collaboration, it’s vital that we re-envision the essential (or archetypal) masculine, which changes everything. This rarely tackled topic is the subject of a deeply authentic dialogue among Playwright and activist Eve Ensler and three men working to change men and change the story: Tony Porter, co-founder, A Call To Men; Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous activist, member of the 1491’s Native American comedy troupe; George Lipsitz, board president, African American Policy Forum. 

“Unprecedented” is one of the most overused words of 2020, but it reflects the superstorm of disruption brought on by an overlapping pandemic, racial justice awakening, and presidential election. For the first time ever, climate change galvanized a record number of voters to elect Joe Biden to the Presidency. How has the focus on climate shifted in a year shaped by multiple social and economic crises? Join us for a look back on a year of climate conversations like no other.

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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Protesters chant the name, "Breonna Taylor." And her family processes what it means for their relative to be a national symbol. Breonna Taylor's story, from Louisville, 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!

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Join Brian Elie, host of Brian's World, for an eclectic mix of Jazz, Blues, Brazilian, Latin, R&B, Folk, Rock, and Canadian Gems from his large collection of recorded music. Brian has been collecting many kinds of music since he was ten years old and has a passion for good music in many styles. He has hosted radio shows on radio stations KERG and KMUD in Humboldt County since 1981. Brian moved to Sonoma County a few years ago. It is his pleasure to share his collection with you...the listeners… right here on people-powered radio - KRCB-FM Radio 91.

Find his latest playlist.

Brian's World is heard on the second, fourth, and sometimes fifth Mondays of each month from 7:00 pm – 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!

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Scottish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Battlefield Band member Brian McNeill visited Traditional Song Week at the Swannanoa Gathering.  We hear about his worldwide travels, musical encounters, love of writing - from songs to novels - as he performs live during a conversation with Fiona Ritchie.

(Photo: Daniel Coston for NPR)

Briston Maroney was still in high school when he passed the audition for American Idol (Although he’s more Kurt Cobain than Carrie Underwood). Briston writes powerful rock songs with grit and heart. He’s called Nashville home - And yes, he’s got a story about seeing John Prine at the grocery store. Briston Maroney performs 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.

(Photo: Briston Maroney performing live for World Cafe – via YouTube)

Terry talks with Michaela Coel.  Her HBO Series "I May Destroy You" is a fictionalized account of a sexual assault she experienced after her drink was spiked, and what it's like to experience flashbacks of an event you can't remember.  Coel is the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants, and a former born again Christian. 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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The band Alabama Shakes took home the 2016 Grammy for Best Rock Performance thanks, in large part, to the powerful vocals and guitar work of the ‘Shakes Brittany Howard. Brittany has just released her debut solo album. It’s called Jamie and it is fantastic. For real. You do not want to miss Brittany Howard and her amazing band 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.

(Photo: Brittany Howard performs with the Alabama Shakes - David A. Smith)

On the next Fresh Air, two beloved Broadway stars, Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker, a married couple whose lives have been upended by illness. He was starring in the Broadway show ‘Moulin Rouge’ when it went dark, because of Covid. He got a severe case of Covid, then she had a relatively mild one, but it was just months after she was diagnosed with ALS.  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 by: Rubenstein / CC BY 2.0)

For the sixth year in a row, Brothers Osborne have been nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Duo or Group Performance. We won’t find out until March if they have won, but we know already that their latest album rocks. The pair talks about their evolving sound with the new record Skeletons and whether there is ever any sibling rivalry in the band, 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: Brother Osborne - Courtesy of the artist)

Bruce Hornsby has teamed up with countless musicians over the years, from the Grateful Dead to Bon Iver, not to mention being sampled by dozens of hip-hop artists for his 1986 hit “The Way It Is.” Hornsby’s new album is called Non-Secure Connection — This time he’s joined by James Mercer of The Shins and the late Leon Russell. Hear about how his latest collaborations came about, 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: Bruce Hornsby - Sarah Walor/Courtesy of the artist)

Bruce Molsky bailed on college and big city life for a cold-water cabin in Virginia in the 1970s to soak up authentic Appalachian Mountain music at the feet of its legendary pioneers, old masters who are now long gone. His passion for the music has made Bruce one of the most revered ambassadors of the form.

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)

Medical providers often give cost estimates for procedures -- but they have no obligation to match those numbers. The stress of trying to pay for medical care when you can't plan for the costs 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: Tony Webster [CC BY-SA 2.0])

To honor her 80th birthday, we’re proud to re-broadcast our 2015 interview with the legendary Canadian-American folk singer, educator, and activist, Buffy Sainte-Marie. Although Buffy’s music today is far from traditional folk, it embodies the anti-war and native rights sentiments that were prevalent in the sixties.

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)

Bugs are the future of food, according to Daniella Martin, from waxworm taco filling to chirp chips to fried shrimp (or, fried sago grub that tastes like shrimp). Plus, Serious Eats founder Ed Levine gives us an inside look at how to start a food media empire; Alex Aïnouz investigates the art and science of making mozzarella, and we share our recipe for Barbados Grilled Fish with a local hot sauce.

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!

(Photo via Milk Street Radio)

Bugs are the future of food, according to Daniella Martin, from waxworm taco filling to chirp chips to fried shrimp (or, fried sago grub that tastes like shrimp). Plus, Serious Eats founder Ed Levine gives us an inside look at how to start a food media empire; Alex Aïnouz investigates the art and science of making mozzarella, and we share our recipe for Barbados Grilled Fish with a local hot sauce.

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!

(Photo courtesy of Milk Street Radio)

Climate-fueled floods, fires, and droughts have devastated America’s cities and rural areas. Our natural response is to regroup, recover and rebuild. But should we instead be preparing for a managed retreat? In her book Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption, Alice Hill warns that the consequences of failing to prepare for further global warming will be staggering. How will we manage the costs of the growing climate threat?

Guests:
Alice Hill, Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, co-author, Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption (Oxford University Press, 2019)

Sherri Goodman, Senior Strategist, The Center for Climate & Security; Former U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Environmental Security)

Janet Ruiz, Strategic Communication Director, Insurance Information Institute

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: via Climate One)

Spring is in the air and it’s time to get moving! On the next World Cafe, Latin Roots Correspondent Byron Gonzalez stops by with some tunes that bring the beats to move your feets. Plus, you’ll hear new music from St. Vincent and Tash Sultana. That’s all 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: Byron Gonzales - Courtesy of WXPN)

This week we present a special edition of Art of the Song celebrating the legendary folk music club, Caffè Lena. The year 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of the caffè as well as Sarah Craig’s 25th year as executive director. Music heals. Music builds community. There is no place where that is more evident than Caffè Lena.

Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, Caffè Lena presents a wide variety of music in an intimate setting steeped in history. The Library of Congress calls Caffè Lena “An American treasure,” and they have been recognized by The GRAMMY Foundation for important contributions to the development of American music.

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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Reports of immigrant children being held in squalid conditions at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas have provoked public outrage and condemnation from federal judges. On the next Fresh Air, Dave talks with Caitlin Dickerson, National Immigration Reporter for the New York Times, about the impact of the Trump administration's immigration policies.  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: Caitlin Dickerson @ SXSW 2019 - nrkbeta [CC BY-SA 2.0])

Calexico and Iron & Wine have teamed up to make a new record called Years to Burn. On the next World Cafe, we’ll hear performances and get the story behind the collaboration slash reunion from Calexico’s Joey Burns and Sam Beam from Iron & Wine.

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.

(Photo: Calexico – Jairo Zavala Ruiz/via World Cafe)

On the fourth episode of California Burning, we focus on the issues surrounding fires where the urban and wild spaces meet. We hear from people who have experienced some of the most tragic fires in California’s history from the Thomas Fire that caused lethal debris flows in Santa Barbara, the Tubbs Fire that ravaged neighborhoods Santa Rosa, and the Camp Fire which destroyed over 19,000 homes in the town of Paradise. We also join up with a forest thinning operation in Magalia that slowed down the Camp Fire - and made it possible for firefighters to save much of the town and protect the area’s water supply from fire contamination.

Hear California Burning Sunday morning at 10 am on KRCB FM Radio 91.