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Talented singer/songwriter Ron Pope joins us, bringing some of his more recent original songs; plus the elegant performer and singer Pieta Brown returns to eTown after several years to share some of her well-crafted tunes. And a golden eagle named Scout appears on the eTown stage in person with his “personal human” (and dear friend) who has been single-handedly saving injured wildlife in Utah for decades.

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 the artist)

eTown welcomes Grammy-nominated artist Rufus Wainwright, who’ll talk with Nick and also share songs from his latest album release (nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album) called “Unfollow The Rules.” Other musical guests include the remarkable singer/songwriter Joan Osborne. Plus, we’ll feature a special one song collaboration between Rufus and Brandi Carlile. And our accomplished filmmaker friend Jeff Orlowski (of Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral fame) returns to eTown to talk with Nick about his newest film The Social Dilemma.

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: Rufus Wainwright – V. Tony Hauser/Courtesy of the artist)

Shemekia Copeland returns to eTown for her second visit, in this (first time aired!) new eTown episode. As an award-winning vocalist (daughter of famous jazzer Johnny Copeland), Shemekia started recording in 1998 at the age of 18 and is recognized as one of the most talented artists in today’s blues and roots scene. Also joining us is Kelsey Waldon, a gifted and seasoned American country singer and songwriter. And Catherine Coleman Flowers, a recent MacArthur Fellow, is the author of new book called “Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.” She’ll speak with Nick about her efforts to bring attention to failing water and waste sanitati on infrastructure in rural areas, perpetuating health problems and economic injustice.

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:Shemekia Copeland – Mike White)

In this back-by-popular-demand rebroadcast, legendary singer, songwriter, actor, and author Steve Earle returns to eTown.  Rootsy folk singer and songwriter Joe Purdy joins us, as well.  Plus, our eChievement Award winner this week is a woman from North Carolina who’s come up with a unique way to feed the hungry and bring her community together at the same time.

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)

This week, we bring two eTown veteran performers back to the show, the legendary Texas singer-songwriter Willie Nelson and the inspiring husband and wife duo, The War and Treaty.

Willie talks with Nick about his new record, his second tribute to one of his all-time favorite singers, Frank Sinatra, while also updating us on his life being NOT On the Road Again for the first time in decades because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tanya and Michael Trotter talk about their latest release and touch on the challenges that Michael, an Iraq War combat veteran, still faces battling PTSD and how those challenges have inspired some of their most poignant songs.

Great music and conversation, 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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Join Nick and Helen as they delve deep into the eTown archives to share some of the best holiday music we’ve heard on the show over the years. There’s a little something for everyone under eTown’s musical tree this week so let’s celebrate the holidays together!

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 via eTown)

This week on Folk Alley join Elena See for some songs for the changing of the season with music from the great(s) Eva Cassidy and Tom Waits; new music by Tré Burt (featuring Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell, and Sunny War), Jordan Tice, Daniel Rodriguez, and Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters; plus favorites by Chastity Brown, Patty Griffin, and more.

In hour two, more new music from The Mastersons, Joachim Cooder, and Bella White; exclusive Folk Alley in-studio recordings from The Small Glories and Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton; favorites from Mandolin Orange, Bonny Light Horseman, Anna Tivel, Jeffrey Martin, 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!

Evacuation Orders and NEW Warning Areas

Effective Immediately – See attached map or visit socoemergency.org/maps.

EVACUATION ORDERS

The following areas are under an evacuation order.  This is mandatory.  Please be out of the following areas by 4 PM today. This is a large area. See the map to confirm if you are under evacuation orders.
Zone 2- Highway 128 North Knights Valley area to the Napa County line.
Zone 3- Highway 101 corridor from Geyserville south through the Town of Windsor. This includes the entire City of Healdsburg, the Town of Windsor, and all areas east of Chalk Hill Road area.

EVACUATION WARNING

These areas are under an evacuation warning.  This means you need to be ready to evacuate.  This is a large area. See the map to confirm if you are under an evacuation warning. If you feel unsafe, evacuate.

Zone 4- The Dry Creek Valley west to Forestville. 

Zone 5- Larkfield and Mark West Drainage.

NEW Zone 7 – West of Sebastopol to the coast, north of Bodega Highway, and south of Stewarts Point/Skaggs Springs Road.


INSTRUCTIONS

Highway 101 is open in both directions right now.  Evacuation centers are the Santa Rosa Vets Hall, Petaluma Vets Hall, or the Petaluma Fairgrounds. The Sonoma County Fairgrounds are open to large animals only.
If you can’t evacuate due to medical conditions or advanced age, call 911 for help.
If you have questions, call 211.
Follow the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates. 

Instructions:

Evacuate if you are under evacuation orders. Be ready to evacuate if you are under evacuation warning.

Cal Fire announced Tuesday at 3:15 pm, evacuation orders are lifted for the following areas in Santa Rosa:

• All of Summerfield
• All of Spring Lake
• Northeast 1
• Northeast 3/Middle Rincon
• Certain parts of the Calistoga-South/Skyhawk communities: west and north of Mountain Hawk Drive between Highway 12 and San Ramon Way, as well as West of San Ramon Way.
• Melita in the following areas: west of Calistoga Road and south of Melita Road, north of Montgomery Drive, and every home accessed from Violetti Road.

A reminder that these areas are still under an evacuation warning, so returning residents should be vigilant and ready to evacuate at any moment should the order be given again.

Evacuation warnings were also lifted for the following evacuation zones in Santa Rosa:

• East 1
• East 2
• East 3

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross examines Joe Biden’s life and political career with Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker, and author of the new book Joe Biden:  The Life, The Run and What Matters Now.  It’s based on extensive interviews with Biden, as well as interviews with Obama and about a hundred other people who have worked with him.  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: Evan Osnos - World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland - CC BY-SA 2.0)

Even religious leaders can get burned out. We meet a pastor who stepped away from the pulpit; then returned to lead his congregation through the pandemic 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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People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.

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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(Photo: via This American Life)

How can you tell if an execution is cruel and unusual when the only person who knows how it felt -- is dead? An NPR investigation of execution autopsies 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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If you're caring for someone with a developmental disability that affects their communication skills - like autism - how can you explain the seriousness of a global pandemic? The unique hurdles of talking about the coronavirus with someone who may need extra help understanding the situation 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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Released in the United States on October 1, 1969, Abbey Road stands among the most beloved latter-day Beatles’ albums. The original album features staples such as “Come Together,” “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something,” the set has just been reissued in deluxe form with a variety of outtakes and demo versions. We’ll hear from the newly-released set as well as music from Ringo Starr’s 1970 album, Sentimental Journey. 

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.

(Photo: The Beatles Abbey Road album cover – Fair use)

Terry Gross talks with Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of a book about Biden. And we remember jazz musician Howard Johnson, who gave the tuba new prominence in contemporary jazz and played in the original SN band.  He died earlier this month.  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: Evam Osnos - World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

After damaging his vocal cords trying to be a rock singer, New Yorker staff writer John Colapinto became fascinated with the human voice. On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with Colapinto about how the voice evolved, how babies learn to vocalize our words so quickly, and why accents we pick up as kids are hard to shake. His new book is “This is the Voice.” 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: This is the Voice, by John Colapinto – Book cover)

On the next fresh air, the threat of domestic terrorism. Terry Gross talks with Elizabeth Neumann, who served as assistant secretary for threat prevention and security at the Department of Homeland Security during the Trump administration.  She warned about the growing threat and resigned after the Trump White house didn’t address it.  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: Elizabeth Neumann, assistant secretary of counterterrorism and threat prevention at the Department of Homeland Security, testifies at a House subcommittee hearing on confronting white supremacy and the adequacy of the federal response in June 2019 - Jacquelyn Martin/AP).

By mail, by ballot box, by pulling a lever, or pushing a button on November 3rd, Americans will exercise their democratic right to vote for President, Senators, Congresspeople, and, in many local elections, for legislators and judges to mosquito control officers and dogcatchers. It’s a big one folks! So we’ve created a soundtrack in words and music to get you to the polls. With jazz and gospel takes on American anthems; cool versions of civil rights songs like “If I Had a Hammer” and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”;  blues treatments warning “Be Careful How You Vote!”; a soul variation on “This Land is Your Land", and songs about revolution… and restraint. It’s time to face the music and vote!

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: Vote! image used with permission by Globe Collection and Press at MICA)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and writer who died in 2015. He’ll talk about his work in asylums with victims of sleeping sickness. It was the subject of his first book, Awakenings. And he’ll talk about hallucinations and their causes including grief, medications and neurological disorders. A new documentary about Oliver Sacks will start streaming next week. 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: Oliver Sacks - Elena Seibert/Knopf)

We remember lost heroes of New Orleans music, beginning with Art Neville, a founding member of The Meters and the Neville Brothers, who passed away at age 81 on July 22, 2019. We pay tribute to Art by revisiting our interviews with him and his brothers over the years, as the Nevilles tell stories of family life and their adventures in and beyond the city where they learned their craft. Then, we remember the late Fats Domino with our favorite of the New Orleans piano man’s Imperial releases. And we hear the Fat Man’s reflective side in a rare 2007 conversation with him about escaping Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters and how his faith saw him through. Veteran blues harp player Billy “Boy” Arnold tells of South Side Chicago’s early rhythm & blues scene, recording with Bo Diddley, and his view of Fats Domino’s role in pushing black music across the color line.

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

(Photo: Art Neville – via American Routes)

The people who pick America's food face tight border controls and tight living conditions that make social distancing almost impossible. Farm work in a pandemic 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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Hopes and expectations are high for President Biden’s first weeks in office. His recovery plans promise to take on COVID-19, a battered economy, and a rapid clean energy transition that doesn’t leave communities behind. But when some areas of the country, like the Navajo Nation, don’t have consistent power access, to begin with, where does one start?

“The community that has been the provider is the one that has the most homes that don't have access to electricity,” notes Wahleah Johns, Co-founder, and Director of Native Renewables. Can the incoming administration improve energy access for all Americans while phasing out fossil fuels?

Guests:
Loretta Lynch, Former President, California Public Utilities Commission
Wahleah Johns, Co-Founder & Director, Native Renewables
Paula Glover, President, Alliance to Save Energy; former President and CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy
Jeremiah Baumann, Director of Federal Policy, Energy Innovation

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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How do we go about feeding a planet that’s hotter, drier, and more crowded than ever? From a remote-controlled organic farm in Shanghai to famine-stricken parts of Ethiopia, innovators are seeking to reinvent the global food system to be more productive and nutritious. Does this mean the end of animal meat? Can a clean, climate-resilient food system be built to distribute calories in a way that is efficient and equitable? Join us for a conversation on how innovation and agriculture, technology, and traditional knowledge are coming together to sustain a planet of eight billion.

Guests:
Twilight Greenaway - @twyspy, @CivilEats
Contributing Editor, Civil Eats

Amanda Little - @littletrip
Professor of Journalism, Vanderbilt University; Author, The Fate of Food

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)

The chairman of the federal reserve sees a continuing recovery for the US economy. But with a pandemic, unemployment and inflation his job won't be getting any easier. A chat with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell 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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Did you know? You can use almost anything to make music. By simply tapping her thighs, Maggie Rogers wrote the rhythm for her song “Alaska”; Sibling band Bailen started playing music when they were little, by banging on pots and pans; And KT Tunstall uses loop pedals and stomps on a tambourine to create the sound of a whole band, all on her own! Host Raina Douris shares lots of music to inspire you to get creative, while keeping your social distance. 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: Maggie Rogers – Tina Timmerberg/via NPR)

We’re on the road again, dialed into high-flying honky-tonk as we cruise through Texas cotton patches and Midwestern pastures of plenty. Starting off in Illinois farm country, we meet up with Margo Price, who followed her dreams of songwriting to Nashville, Tennessee. She put her name on the map with songs about growing up in rural America, and has since dug in her heels while singing about a landscape of gender and economic inequities. Then, we look in the rear view mirror to our 2000 in-studio performance and interview with Willie Nelson, who reminisces about his hometown of Abbott, Texas, and the “opera of voices” he heard in its fields. Plus, songs from Muhlenberg County, Butcher Hollow, New Orleans’ 9th Ward, Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska and Hendrix’s Both Sides of the Sky.

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)

Maria Ressa’s coverage of populist president Rodrigo Duterte has gotten her internet trolls, death threats, criminal charges…and Time Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year award. She’s the subject of a new documentary called, A Thousand Cuts. It airs Friday on the PBS series Frontline. 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: Maria Ressa - Joshua Lim (Sky Harbor), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

On the next Fresh Air, Filipina journalist Maria Ressa. Her coverage of populist president Rodrigo Duterte has gotten her internet trolls, death threats, criminal charges…and Time Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year award. She’s the subject of a new documentary called, A Thousand Cuts. It airs Friday on the PBS series Frontline. 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: Maria Ressa - Aaron Favila/AP)

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with filmmaker Craig Foster about his new documentary My Octopus Teacher. It’s about a year Foster spent diving off the coast of South Africa into a kelp forest, where he gained the trust of a wild octopus that taught him about its life and his own. 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: My Octopus Teacher, now streaming on Netflix)

On the next Fresh Air, an inside look at negotiations in the 1990s, which held the prospect of bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Dave Davies talks with filmmaker Dror Moreh about his documentary, the Human Factor based on candid interviews with American negotiators in the talks…and we’ll speak with Dennis Ross, President Clinton’s point man in the effort. 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: Dror Moreh - Mika Moreh/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)

On the next Fresh Air, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson talks about her new documentary, Dick Johnson Is Dead. The title refers to her elderly father, Dick Johnson, who it turns out isn’t actually dead. In the movie, Johnson stages accidental deaths in order to cope with his inevitable end. It’s also about him moving in with her and his memory loss. 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: Kirsten Johnson - MiamiFilmFestival / CC BY-SA 2.0)

On the next Fresh Air, what happens when a Chinese glass manufacturer reopens a shuttered GM plant in Ohio?  We talk with filmmakers Julia Reichert & Steve Bognar about their Oscar-nominated documentary, American Factory. 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.

(Photo: American Factory, poster art - Fair use)

On the next Fresh Air, the director, and co-director of the film Soul, which is nominated for an Oscar for best animated film.  Terry Gross talks with Pete Docter and Kemp Powers, who also co-wrote the film.  Powers also has an Oscar nomination for his screenplay One Night in Miami, which he adapted from his play of the same name.  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 Disney/Pixar)

On the next Fresh Air -- a gripping, inside look at the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. For two years, filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau had unprecedented access to immigration enforcement officers and the immigrants they detained. The result is the six-part series, “Immigration Nation,” now available on Netflix. Hope you can 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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People in the prime of life are dying at higher rates and that's lowering life expectancy in the U.S. One major cause: fatal drug overdoses. That story 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!

(Photo: e-Magine Art/Creative Commons)

Conflict is a part of life. But in a polarized world, reaching a resolution is harder than ever. This hour, TED speakers explore creative and extraordinary ways of approaching conflict.

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: Benjavisa/Benjavisa / iStock)

Robin Pecknold, leader of Fleet Foxes, was living in New York City and halfway through making the latest Fleet Foxes album, when Covid changed everything last Spring. At first, it was a struggle to work on the record, but then – thanks to a lot of time spent driving around in his car – the lyrics for the record started pouring out. On the next World Cafe, Pecknold talks about being creative in tough times, and we hear some live recordings of the songs.

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: Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist)

Miami may be the poster child of rising waters in the U.S., but further inland, states are grappling with torrential flooding that is becoming the new norm.  The Great Flood of 2019 caused destroyed acres of farmland and caused billions in damage throughout the Midwest. And scientists predict that there’s more climate-related precipitation to come. What does that mean for America’s aging infrastructure?

“It’s absolutely going to fail for future climate events,” warns Martha Shulski of the Nebraska State Climate Office.  “If you're not planning for the climate of 2040 or 2060 then there's going to be failure. There's going to be impacts in a very extreme way perhaps.”

What happens when there is too much water — or not enough? “The problem with water is we treat it as if it’s, you know, inexhaustible,” says Betsy Otto, Global Water Director at the World Resources Institute. How are companies and communities planning for a future of water saturation and scarcity?

Guests:
Julia Kumari Drapkin, CEO and Founder, ISeeChange
Ed Kearns, Chief Data Officer, First Street Foundation
Martha Shulski, Director, Nebraska State Climate Office; Nebraska State Climatologist 
Betsy Otto, Global Water Director, World Resources Institute

Additional interview: Jack Mulliken, farmer in Northeast Nebraska

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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On the next Morning Edition, emergency managers in Florida are re-thinking their evacuation strategy after learning hard lessons from Hurricane Michael last year. Also, why the makers of the hit Broadway musical about The Temptations say you should be proud to be loud. Listen for news, plus stories that affect your world 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!

FM Odyssey takes you on a journey with songs that make you feel this time of year. From artists you know and some you forgot you know. Plus, an exclusive FM Odyssey version of Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie! 

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena for a show featuring our Favorite Folk, Roots, and Americana Music of 2020 (so far.) Hear music from Ondara, John Moreland, Bonny Light Horseman, Jake Blount, The Mammals, Sunny War; our exclusive in-studio Session with Kyshona from the 30A Songwriters Festival; 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!

(Photo: Ondara – Josh Cheuse / CC BY-SA 4.0)

This week on Folk Alley, we revisit "Folk Alley's 100 Most Essential Folk Songs," compiled from a survey of our listeners. Hear favorites from Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Donovan, and Joni Mitchell; then see how Folk Alley listeners voted as we count down the top ten most essential folk songs.

In hour two, new music from Freddie & Francine, Sunny War, Steve Earle, and Lori McKenna; we'll hear the last song John Prine recorded before his passing; an exclusive Folk Alley recording of Brown Bird from the 2012 Green River Festival; and favorites from Eric Bibb & Maria Muldaur, William Prince, Kaia Kater, The Band, 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!

(Photo: Pete Seeger, 1968 - Josef Schwarz / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Not long ago, folk artist Tré Burt was doing pretty much everything on his own. Busking, touring, recording, and releasing his own music, including his debut album Caught It In The Rye. Then – he was discovered by the folks at John Prine’s Oh Boy record label. Tré Burt talks about his journey from obscurity to discovery, and plays songs from his debut, 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: Courtesy of the artist)

This week on The BGS Radio Hour we’ll bring you music from folk legend Todd Snider, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, The Sweet Water Warblers, and of course, 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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The Irish band Fontaines D.C. released their debut album, Dogrel, in 2019 and critics loved it. The BBC named it Album of the Year. So when Fontaines D.C released their sophomore record, A Hero’s Death, a little more than a year later, the expectations were high. The album does not disappoint. You can hear live performances from Fontaines D.C., 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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