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As the creation story of Judeo-Christian beliefs, the biblical recounting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden has long had profound influence around the world. So, what’s it like to be named Eve? World-renowned playwright and activist Eve Ensler explores her own personal journey into her namesake. The provocative author of “The Vagina Monologues” and founder of V-Day to end violence against women suggests there’s another story beneath the traditional story. For her, it’s both very personal – and very political.

(Photo: Eve Ensler - Brigitte Lacombe)

When Edward Norton read Jonathan Lethem’s novel, Motherless Brooklyn, he knew he wanted to play the lead role of Lionel, a detective with Tourette Syndrome. But in order to adapt it for the big screen, he had to write, produce, and direct the film. He joins host Stephen Kallao today to share why the project was so important to him, and Norton talks about the film’s jazzy musical backdrop. Songs from Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, and a pulpy score from Daniel Pemberton, all help set a noir scene in 1950s New York. We’ll listen to some of the music and discuss with Edward Norton today. 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: Edward Norton - Carlo Allegri/Getty Images/via NPR)

Tamino, who was born in Egypt and raised in Belgium, started out making punk rock. But by his late teens, he had embraced his voice and a more delicate sound that earned him comparisons to the late Jeff Buckley. Like his predecessor, Tamino comes from a musical family, the grandson of a famous Egyptian singer and film star – Something he only really understood when he returned to Egypt at the age of 14 and saw his grandfather’s CDs and DVDs in every shop. We’ll hear Tamino’s story today, and a live studio performance from his new album, Amir. 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: Tamino/via World Cafe)

This week, we'll get electronic with Mark Guiliana's Beat Music, electric with Keith Emerson, and eclectic with Brownout, Russell Gunn, and Gil Scott-Heron. 

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: Mark Guiliana - Heernt / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Long before she was a Democratic presidential candidate, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren was a Republican. But after years of studying - then fighting – bankruptcy legislation, her world view began to change. How Warren's career as a Democrat started by looking at the bottom on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

Program note: Some or all of this program may be pre-empted by breaking news from Washington D.C.

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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!

(Photo: Sen. Elizabeth Warren - Drew Angerer/Getty Images/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with Ellen Harper, who runs the Folk Music Center in Claremont, California, and her son Ben Harper, a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter. Ellen Harper’s new memoir Always a Song tells her story of the folk music revival of the 50’s and 60’s and her experience raising three bi-racial children, mostly as a single mother. 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: Ben and Ellen Harper - Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist)

There is no more recognizable family name in jazz from New Orleans and beyond than: Marsalis. We’re paying tribute to the late pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. who passed of Covid-19 in April 2020, and to his musical sons Branford (saxophone), Wynton (trumpet), Delfeayo (trombone) and Jason (drums and vibraphone). The conversation ranges from coming of age in a family of musicians, with expectations of performing at the highest level, to the interplay of traditional and modern jazz in New Orleans. Previously unheard are Wynton’s remarkable memorial oration and a live set with youngest son Jason Marsalis playing the music of his late father. It’s the enduring and thriving musical legacy of the Marsalis family this week on American Routes.

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)

On the next Fresh Air - Terry Gross talks with Elton John about his memoir which is now out in paperback. He’s pretty forthcoming about family, addiction and sexuality. And Justin Chang will review the new film adaptation of August Wilson’s play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, starring Chadwick Boseman, and Viola Davis. 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: Elton John - Joseph Guay/Courtesy of the artist)

For his new album, Hey Clockface, Elvis Costello first travelled to Helsinki, Finland to record a few songs playing all of the instruments himself. Then, he went to Paris to lay down another set of songs with a group of musicians, including longtime collaborator and keyboard player, Steve Nieve. The result is a record with two very distinct moods. Elvis shares all about it in an interview with host Raina Douris today, and they’ll dig into his lyrics, both new and old. 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: Elvis Costello - James O'Mara/Courtesy of the artist)

Before she was the frontwoman of Chicago trio DEHD, Emily Kempf was shy – She wrote songs but didn’t think she was a singer. Now she loves the rush of performing for a packed audience. In an interview with host Raina Douris today, we’ll find out what big change Emily needed to make in order to overcome her stage fright. Plus, DEHD performs music from their new album, Flower of Devotion, 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: Dehd, from left: Jason Balla, Emily Kempf, and Eric McGrady - by Alexa Viscius)

For the recording of her latest album, Scenery, Emily King wanted to change up her own scenery a bit with a new location. Specifically, a freezing cold garage in upstate New York, where she made it through with a space heater and a warm hat. Emily joins host Talia Schlanger to share about that experience, her idol Tom Petty, and how she navigated the music scene in her early days opening for Maroon 5 and Ludacris. That’s coming up, 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 from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Emily King - Courtesy of the artist / via World Cafe Live)

Can your significant other’s food preferences become a nonstarter when searching for marital bliss? Reporter Emily Thomas of “The Food Chain” introduces us to three couples who are learning to make peace despite their domestic culinary wars. Plus, we explore kaiseki with Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama; Dan Pashman rails against avocado toast; and we share our recipe for Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies with Browned Butter Icing, which was inspired by a listener question.

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)

On the next Fresh Air, our Emmy week continues with two nominees in the category Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Christine Applegate who stars in Dead to Me, and Natasha Lyonne who co-created, and stars in the series Russian Doll. Lyonne has a second nomination for her writing on Russian Doll.  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: Christina Applegate plays Jen, a real estate agent and mother of two, dealing with the sudden death of her husband in the Netflix series Dead To Me - Saeed Adyan/Netflix/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, we begin a week of Terry’s interviews with this year's Emmy award nominees, and two Saturday Night Live alums: Bill Hader stars in HBO's dark comedy Barry as a Marine veteran-turned hit man who starts acting classes. . . and John Mulaney, who wrote for SNL, and has had his own award-winning comedy special. He's been nominated for hosting SNL. 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: John Mulaney in Kid Gorgeous – Courtesy of Netflix/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, two Emmy nominees. Kerry Washington has four nominations, including two for Little Fires Everywhere. Ramy Youssef has two nominations for his semi-autobiographical comedy series Ramy, in which he plays the son of Egyptian immigrants, who surprises friends by actually being an observant Muslim. The Emmys are September 20th. 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, Emmy week continues with Terry’s interviews with 2 nominees for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series: Randy Rainbow, for his comic song videos satirizing President Trump and his administration, and Billy Eichner for his comic series Billy on the Street.  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: Randy Rainbow - via Twitter)

On the next Fresh Air -- Emmy week continues with Phoebe Waller Bridge, who’s nominated for her work on the comedy series Fleabag which she wrote and stars in, as a single woman who's a feminist but suspects she's a bad one. And we’ll hear from Patricia Arquette and Ben Stiller, who are nominated for their work on Escape at Dannemora. 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 by Steve Schofield/Courtesy of Amazon Prime/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, Emmy week continues with the Netflix series When They See Us, about the wrongful conviction of the Central Park Five. It’s nominated for 16 Emmys. We'll hear the interview with the series producer, director and co-writer, Ava Duvernay and one of its stars, Michael K. Williams; who are each nominated. 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: Ava DuVernay - Liz O. Baylen/Contour by Getty Images/via NPR)

This season, the show with the most Emmy nominations -- 26 of them -- is the HBO series “Watchmen.” You’ll hear from one of the writers, Cord Jefferson, who’s nominated for writing episode six. “Watchmen” combines elements of sci-fi, time travel, superhero comics and the all-too-true history of racism in America. Jefferson also wrote for the HBO show “Succession.” 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: Courtesy Cord Jefferson)

As the global population approaches eight billion, humans continue to test the number of bodies that can fit onto a planet of finite resources. Empowering women through access to education and family planning may be at the core of establishing a healthy population balance, not just for the planet’s sake, but for ours. So why aren’t we talking about it more? How big a role can gender equity play in reducing our global carbon footprint — and who gets to decide?

Guests:
Ertharin Cousin, Visiting Scholar, Stanford Center on Food Security and the Environment; Former Director, World Food Programme
Musimbi Kanyoro, Former President & CEO, Global Fund for Women; Chair of the Board, United World Colleges
Corrine Sanchez, Executive Director, Tewa Women United

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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Bessie Smith was called the Empress of the Blues, but she was also the highest paid African American entertainer of her generation. We’ll explore the life and times of Bessie Smith from her early days performing on Chattanooga street corners and her travels on the TOBA circuit to her decade as a top selling recording artist. Then, a conversation with Annika Chambers, a 21st Century blues woman and classic Bessie Smith songs by Dinah Washington, Nina Simone and Alberta Hunter.

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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(Photo: via American Routes)

Macy Gray was a single mother of three when she got the big break that led to her 1999 debut album, which featured the song “I Try”. In the 20 years since, she has consistently grown and reinvented herself through music. Macy performs songs from her funkadelic 2019 album Ruby. In the second hour, David Crosby shares stories about The Byrds, Crosby Stills & Nash, Miles Davis, Jackson Browne and his relationship with Joni Mitchell.

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: Macy Gray outside the World Cafe Performance Studio at WXPN in Philadelphia - Taylor Johnson/WXPN)

Back in the spring of 2019, as her album Cuz I Love You was exploding, Lizzo stopped by the World Cafe to perform some of her songs and tell stories about working with Prince and Missy Elliot. On the next World Cafe we’ll listen back to our sessions with Lizzo AND Ranky Tanky a group whose music draws on the culture of slave descendants. Join us.

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: Lizzo – Courtesy WXPN)

This week, we'll bookend the shows with Jazz versions of music from Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, with a gooey middle filled with Keith Jarrett, Donny McCaslin, Brownout, 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: Keith Jarrett - JPRoche / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Democrats are challenging a Trump administration order that would open up parts of a national monument in Utah to mining and more cattle grazing. Why do some locals support the change, and what does it mean for the future of nearby rural communities? Plus, the results of the Women's World Cup 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: Bureau of Land Management [Public domain])

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with journalist Gilbert Gaul, author of The Geography of Risk.  He writes about developers who create risky costal housing, and how federal subsidies encourage coastal development, in spite of the obvious risks, and then pay for rebuilding when disaster strikes.  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.

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The vaccine rollout is going strong but epidemiologist Michael Mina says we still need a backup plan. Why he thinks lower-cost, at-home COVID tests are the answer this afternoon 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!

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(Photo: Michael Mina – via Twitter)

Ever since women won the right to vote in 1920, they have been trying to pass an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ensure equality and justice in the eyes of the law. The Third Wave women’s movement might just make it a reality. MomsRising Director Joan Blades, attorney Kimberle Crenshaw, and ERA Coalition President Jessica Neuwirth tell us why the amendment is so important to address discrimination and harassment in the workplace and beyond. 

Ever since women won the right to vote in 1920, they have been trying to pass an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ensure equality and justice in the eyes of the law. The Third Wave women’s movement might just make it a reality. MomsRising Director Joan Blades, attorney Kimberle Crenshaw, and ERA Coalition President Jessica Neuwirth tell us why the amendment is so important to address discrimination and harassment in the workplace and beyond.

(Photo: Courtesy of Bioneers)

Special guest Eric Butterfield is on board for a sweet-sounding acoustic serenade and interview. After the live on-air fun, Jon slangs the North Bay's finest music, some new, some from a while ago, and some tweeners (huh?). Tune in to find out. Cheers!

KRCB's North Bay Songwriters Radio Show airs every first & third Thursday. Hosted by local songwriter, Jon Gonzales / streaming @ radio.krcb.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Eric Butterfield – Courtesy of the artist)

Some of today’s most divisive issues related to voting rights, who gets to be a citizen, should there be reparations for slavery—are issues that you can’t fully understand without understanding the amendments that were added to the constitution after the Civil War, in the era known as reconstruction. On the next Fresh Air Terry talks with Eric Foner, whose new book is about those amendments.  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: Eric Foner is a professor of history at Columbia University and has written several books about the Civil War era. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize and the Lincoln Prize - Daniella Zalcman/Courtesy of W.W. Norton & Co./via NPR)

The success and failure rates of civil resistance movements might seem like something studied at the U.S. Army War College. But social scientists and political activists always want to know why some tactics work, and some don’t. Boycotts, street protests, armed conflict, nonviolent and non-cooperation tactics, we’re seeing myriad forms of resistance as governments place greater restraints on freedom everywhere. But to what effect? Today we can measure our clicks, our quirks, and consumer trends at all levels of the economy. So why not look at resistance movements’ metrics of success? Whether the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, the overthrow of the Shah of Iran, or the recent failed attempt to overthrow U.S. Presidential election results. The timing, the tactics, the strategy, and the nature of the political opponent are all key factors. Plowing the field in this work is our guest today - Erica Chenoweth.

Erica Chenoweth teaches Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School where she directs the Nonviolent Action Lab at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. She is the author of Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know.

Alternative Radio airs 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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Twenty years ago, Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of maverick environmental activist Erin Brockovich in the film of the same name. These days, in addition to her work on water safety and toxins in communities, Brockovich has taken on the climate emergency.  “Climate change is about too much water, not enough water, no water, drought, flooding,” Brockovich says. “I think it's becoming real because it's tangible, it's touchable.  You're running from it, you’re breathing it.  You're swimming in it.  You could be drowning in it.  I just think it's here.”

Superman’s not coming to protect our water or environment, writes Brockovich in her latest book — and neither are corporations, politicians or the “gutted” EPA.  “Climate change will be about our response, our preparedness, our defending ourselves,” Brockovich maintains. “And not just thinking that because you can’t see it, it’s not going to happen.”

An unfiltered conversation with an environmental icon

Featured Guest:
Erin Brockovich - Author, Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It

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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Erosion and evolution. Shadow and light. Death and rebirth. These are some of the strands that the acclaimed author, naturalist and activist Terry Tempest Williams weaves together in the face of today’s broken world. Standing in the lineage of the greatest nature writers, she links her deepest inner experiences with the state of the web of life. In this program, Williams asks: How do we find the strength to not look away at all that is breaking our hearts? Hands on the earth, we remember where the source of our authentic power comes from. We have to go deeper. She also explores histories of privilege, religion, and identity in Utah, and how reconciling her experiences with these cultural strands have helped unleash and shape her voice as a storyteller who translates the voice of nature and speaks for justice.

(Photo: Courtesy of Bioneers)

Erosion and evolution. Shadow and light. Death and rebirth. These are some of the strands that the acclaimed author, naturalist and activist Terry Tempest Williams weaves together in the face of today’s broken world. Standing in the lineage of the greatest nature writers, she links her deepest inner experiences with the state of the web of life. In this program, Williams asks: How do we find the strength to not look away at all that is breaking our hearts? Hands-on the earth, we remember where the source of our authentic power comes from. We have to go deeper. She also explores histories of privilege, religion, and identity in Utah, and how reconciling her experiences with these cultural strands have helped unleash and shape her voice as a storyteller who translates the voice of nature and speaks for justice. 

(Photo: Terry Tempest Williams – Courtesy of Bioneers)

It’s Part One of our special celebration of 30 years on the air, with music and conversation from several of our favorite guests, including James Taylor, Sarah Jarosz, Sam Bush, Los Lobos, Raquel Garcia, and more. Helen and Nick reminisce about special moments over the years, plus Nick talks with Congressman Joe Neguse. And we’ll have a few surprises, too!

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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We continue with eTown’s celebration of 30 years on the air with music and conversation with several of our favorite guests both past and to come: including Black Pumas, City and Colour, Nathaniel Rateliff,  The War and Treaty, Bob Weir, and Lyle Lovett. Plus, we’ll visit with Senator Tim Wirth and hear a special hello from one of our Lifetime eChievement Award winners! 

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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This week, eTown favorites The Milk Carton Kids, the dynamic American indie-folk duo, return to eTown. Also joining us is talented Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter Rose Cousins. We’ll also hear from an eChievement Award-winner who founded a nonprofit community furniture and some supplies “bank” to help those in need in the Portland community.

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: Courtesy of eTown)

It’s eTown’s brand new Holiday Special: to get you in the mood for the holidays! A look back on performances by the likes of The Indigo Girls, Robert Earl Keen, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Subdudes and many more. Join Nick and Helen Forster for some holiday cheer and memories!

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: Courtesy of eTown)

Ani DiFranco is one of the most prolific, focused, and issues-oriented songwriters in America today. She joins Nick from her home in New Orleans to discuss and play songs from her latest record. Ani also partnered with musician and activist Zoë Boekbinder on a remarkable project to bring the issue of restorative justice and prison reform to a wider audience through creativity and music. Zoe shares her stories of The Prison Music Project’s evolution, and we’ll feature some of the remarkable music that prisoners and former prisoners helped create.

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: Ani DiFranco by Daymon Gardner)

On this week’s eTown re-airing, we’re honored to welcome the recently formed rootsy super group Capitol Sun Rays for their first visit to eTown. The group is made up by the talented Luther Dickinson, Amy Helm, Grahame Lesh along with the three core members of a real eTown favorite, Birds of Chicago: Allison Russell, JT Nero, and Drew Lindsay. We also welcome eTown friend and bluesman John Long, who became immersed in the blues scene at an early age, traveling and living with blues legend Homesick James starting in 1970. Also, we’ll hear from this week’s eChievement Award winner, who co-founded a nonprofit that is saving the lives of countless women around the world.

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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We’re excited to bring you this brand new eTown episode! Uber-talented performer Margo Price and Nick discuss her latest work, “That’s How Rumors Get Started,” an album of ten new, original songs due out soon (we’ll share some of those songs with you, too!). And Jerry Williams Jr., who performs under the name Swamp Dogg, is an American soul and R&B musician, singer-songwriter, and producer. Swamp Dogg, a psychedelic soul superhero, is often known as one of American music’s greatest cult figures of the 20th century. Plus, Nick interviews Roger Duncan, a decades-long advocate for reducing our carbon footprint and co-author of a new book called ”The Future of Buildings, Transportation and Power.” All this, this week, in eTown.

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: Margot Price - Bobbi Rich)

Longtime eTown friend and talented artist Nathaniel Rateliff joins us for a stunning private performance at eTown Hall, featuring several beautifully written songs from his most recent musical project. Plus, he and Nick have an up close and personal conversation. We’ll also feature musical samples from various iconic New Orleans artists from a Soul Jazz Records compilation that Nathaniel highly recommends. And Nick chats with Colin Butfield, WWF’s Executive Producer of the Our Planet documentary project. Colin is also a member of the WWF UK executive team. He shares information about The Earthshot Prize, a new global project designed to incentivize innovative environmental change to help repair the planet over the next ten years.

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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Kenya-born Minneapolis resident Ondara shares his quarantine-inspired songs and his remarkable story with Nick. Also, Nashville songwriting superstar Gary Nicholson talks about his release, “The Great Divide,” an ode to the common ground that can help heal a divided nation. Two thoughtful and talented singer-songwriters have similar takes on what’s happening in America, despite their different backgrounds.

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: Ondara – Ian Flomer/Courtesy of the artist)

Kenya-born Minneapolis resident, Ondara, shares his quarantine inspired songs and his remarkable story with Nick. Also, Nashville songwriting superstar, Gary Nicholson, talks about his release, “The Great Divide,” an ode to the common ground that can help heal a divided nation. Two thoughtful and talented singer songwriters have similar takes on what’s happening in America, despite their different backgrounds.

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: Ondara – Ian Flomer)

This week, we welcome Rising Appalachia, led by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith. It’s worth tuning in just for those incredible sibling harmonies alone; but you’ll also be moved by our other musician guest, Egyptian rock musician Ramy Essam, known as “The Singer of the Egyptian Revolution.” The finale collaboration between Nick, Helen, and our musical guests this week is one of the most inspiring ever done on eTown. We round things out with an eChievement Award story about a man who’s helping folks in ‘food desert’ designated neighborhoods to obtain healthy food by establishing their own gardens.

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