http://www.kuci.org/ Inquiring Minds Wanna Hear en-us Copyright 2005 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 -0800 http://www.stationware.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss c.shambaugh@sbcglobal.net Claudia Shambaugh Ask A Leader Inquiring Minds Wanna Hear ( KUCI 88.9fm in Irvine ) c.shambaugh@sbcglobal.net Government & Organizations > Local Dr. Tim Brown, Technology Manager for Sustainable Transportation and Energy at the Advanced Power and Energy Program at UCI, talks about the all new plug-in hybrid vehicle sharing pilot program called Zevnet. The Scion iQ electric vehicle's many fine features and benefits are now being tested with leading-edge opportunity in our midst! More information is available at: www.zevnet.org or 877-378-9476 Returning to AAL, Drs. Kristi Koenig and Carl Schultz, Directors at the Center for Disaster Medical Sciences at UCI review the lessons learned from the emergency response to the Boston Marathon bombings. Both the professional and the civilian roles in this and other disasters are stressed. Additional resources are available at: http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams, another for red cross volunteers: http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer and for National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), the site is: http://www.nvoad.org/ http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BrownKoenigSchultzpodcast5-21-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BrownKoenigSchultzpodcast5-21-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Author/illustrator, Ricardo Cortes talks about his latest book: "A Secret History of Coffee, Coca and Cola." Other titles for which he's sketched include: "Its Just a Plant, a children’s story of marijuana," "Go the F*** to Sleep," Adam Mansbach’s bedtime story for adults, and the G-rated follow-up "Seriously, Just Go to Sleep." "Yes, I can!" The Story of the Jamaican Bobsled Team, and "I Don't Want To Blow You Up!," a coloring book covering famous Muslims who are not terrorists. Coffee.Coca.Cola.com and akashikbooks.com are founts of more information. Congratulations are due the guests in the second half of the show, for their students were successful in winning the California regional in the Vans Competition: University High School fine arts teachers Hali Kessler and Dana Kramer. On the show they also covered the extensive range of art media done by their students along with others from around Orange County currently on exhibit at the Irvine Fine Arts Center entitled 1,000 Words, already open this week. More information about that installation is available at irvinefinearts.org or 949-724-6880. International recognition comes to several students whose work is on display at the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, from April 21st on. The teachers also discuss the art core program to be established at Uni High. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CortesKesslerKramerPodcast5-14-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CortesKesslerKramerPodcast5-14-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Jene Meece, founder and executive director for Cradle to Career: Kenya, returns to the program for updates on the Athi River residences and school for Kenyan orphans and children at risk of severe poverty. She showcases the May speaker series intended for raising awareness about many African issues: May 9th, May 16th, May 23rd, and May 30th. More information is available at: 949-533-9569 or www.c2ckenya.org Art Maven Phyllis Lutjeans entreats listeners to consider fine art on terms more personal than is usually considered. She invites listeners to join her salon, "The Art Crowd" which she has been conducting for over 20 years. More information about this opportunity is available by contacting her at: artcrowd@cox.net http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MeeceLutjeansPodcast5-7-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MeeceLutjeansPodcast5-7-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Heidi Campbell, founder and president of the non-profit ITT Autism and Dr. Howard Shane from Boston’s Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical talk about their collaboration on breakthrough pedagogies for autistic students. They present on May 9th a special forum on this, from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Oasis Senior Center in Newport Beach, free to the public. Space is limited, so reservations are necessary. Information on booking this event is available at: ittautism@gmail.com More resources in general: wynsumarts.com , Families+SchoolsTogether, and thecenter4autism.org Stephan Baxter organizer and co-curator presents an exhibit opening this week in Fullerton: "Art With An Agenda Presents Love. Sex. Unity. Respect. in Support of Marriage Equality and OC's LGBTQ Community." ArtWithAnAgenda.org has all the information about this exhibit opening May4th and closing May 25th; located at 223/225 Sante Fe Street, due west of Fullerton's Train Station. And lastly Rosemary Swimm, Ex. Dir. of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association posts us on the May 4th Canvas for a Cause silent auction at the Women's Club of Laguna Beach from 5-8 pm; 286 St. Ann's Drive. More information is available at info@lpapa.org. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CampbellbBaxterSwimmPodcast4-30-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CampbellbBaxterSwimmPodcast4-30-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Attorney Janice Bellucci, President of the Board of Directors of California's Chapter of the national organization Reform Sex Offender Laws talks about the non-profit engaged in restoring the civil rights of sex offenders through education, legislation, and litigation. AB 702, a bill currently under consideration in the CA Legislature, is worthy of public support as it creates a tier system for removing lower level offenders from the register, which is done in 46 other states in the Union. More information is available on the web at www.californiarsol.org or (805)896-7854 The Claire Trevor Bren School of the Arts presents at UCI's Little Theater, "The Visit," written by Friedrich Durrenmatt and directed by UCI Professor Jane Page. Joining Jane in this interview is Drama Dept. Chair Gary Busby, as they talk about the preparation, and performance scheduled April 27, May 2,3,4 at 8 pm and April 28, May 4,5. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 949-824-2787 or online at www.arts.uci.edu/tickets http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BellucciPageBusby4-23-13Podcast.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BellucciPageBusby4-23-13Podcast.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Linda Bogue, Emergency Services Manager at UC Irvine's main campus talks about preparedness for disasters from dormitory fires to earthquakes to San Onofre meltdowns, while covering yesterday's attack at the Boston Marathon. Outlets for breaking developments at UCI include: http://sites.uci.edu/emergencymanagement http://facebook.com/UCIrvinePD http://twitter.com/UCIrvinePD http://nixle.com/University-of-California-Police-Department Also Zot mail and OIT are sources. Next, Orrin Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Earth Science at Duke University, talks about the pitfalls of challenging or forecasting the dynamics of beaches worldwide. His more than 250 publications are listed at CoastalCare.org His latest editorial in the NYTimes published on 11/14/12, is "We Need to Retreat From the Beach." He is currently working on a book entitled, "The Lost Beach." http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BoguePilkey4-16-13Show.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BoguePilkey4-16-13Show.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Returning to the show one year later are Becky Tejera and Natalie Burgess, to post listeners on the progress of their treatments for breast and colon cancer respectively. Natalie's success was to be shared in the broadcast, but 5 1/2 month old Isabella slept through the interview! Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, General Secretary of Mexico's National Union of Mine, Metal, and Steel Workers, speaks about the collusion between the government, business, and the media to discredit the Union as well as him. While living in exile in British Columbia these last 7 years, he's completed a book that documents the victimization of a unified miners union, including "industrial homicide." His book "The Collapse of Dignity, The Story of a Mining Tragedy and the Fight Against Greed and Corruption in Mexico," can be purchased online at his website: collapseofdignity.com Accolades go to his wife, Oralia Casso, who advances the cause and perseveres along with him while they remain in exile. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/TejeraBurgessGomezpodcast4-9-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/TejeraBurgessGomezpodcast4-9-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Professor David Pan, UCI German scholar and director of the Humanities Core Courses, talks about this year's launching of the European Studies major. With the immersion in learning and living, this new program breathes deserved relevance back into the pursuit of German, Russian, French, and Italian languages and studies. More information is available at ELSDept@uci.edu or 949-824-6406. David hosted at UCI the recent conference, "Visions of Europe." At the end of 2014, he will present an international conference at UCI, "Europe and the World." The second half showcases engaged students at nearby University HIgh School: recently elected ASB President Hunter Craft, ASB Vice-President Carli Jipson; as well as officers of the club "Peace of Mind," Chiara Galassetti and Sarah Parniani. Hunter and Carli talk about the electoral process with special vetting, distinguishing it from many high schools near and far. Chiara and Sarah's work is culminating in a fundraiser hosted at the University Hills Community Center on 4/26 at 6 pm. Information is available by calling 949-509-1408. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/PanUniASBShow4-2-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/PanUniASBShow4-2-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Neda Zaengle, CEO of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation, talks about the charter of her organization both in budgetary and programmatic terms. Upcoming dates and deadlines to follow on the Foundation's website, www.ipsf.net , include registration for the summer enrichment academy; the Don Bren Honors concert; and the Laguna Beach million dollar home raffle. The second half of the program showcases the art presented around John Wayne Airport under the watchful and seasoned eye of Jeffrey Frisch, curator/coordinator of the Airport Arts Program. Also a working studio artist, Jeff leads an audio tour of the work currently exhibited around the airport, including the new installation in the walkway toward the recently completed Terminal C entitled, "Flight of Ideas." Deadlines and other information about art submissions are available on www.ocair.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/ZaengleFrisch3-26-13Show.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/ZaengleFrisch3-26-13Show.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Former Boy Scout and current Gay Activist, Archer Alstaetter considers how his experience in scouting has figured into all of his professional and general life's undertakings, amidst the Boy Scouts of America surveying members about including gays in the organization. Archer's latest enterprise, establishing an eco destination resort (La Luisa) in a community outside of Armenia, Colombia, is yet another place where his scouting skills have been put to the test. archerboinkevents on Facebook allows listeners to follow his many projects at all points between Santa Ana, CA and La Luisa, Colombia. Next, Danielle Norwood, organizer for Women Organized To Defend and Resist (WORD) addresses how this new organization mobilizes to address the back-sliding of women's rights and issues in the U.S. This program considers the recent Arkansas and North Dakota legislative actions to ban abortions at 12 weeks and 6 weeks respectively. Information about WORD's website: defendwomensrights.org post listeners on upcoming events and activities. Other announcements on today's show: Another occasion will be presented by former guest Dania Akhouli; on 3/24 from 5-8 p.m., "A Country Called Syria," at the Seal Beach Center for Spiritual Living, call (714)308-6060 for more information. Former guest and journalist, and current Director for Communications at JStreet, Alan Elsner will be tracking Obama's trip to Israel this week on jstreet.org postings. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/AltstaetterNorwoodPodcast3-19-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/AltstaetterNorwoodPodcast3-19-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Carla Jacobs: Mental Health advocate; co-chair of the Lanterman, Petris, Short Act; and board member of the national Treatment Advocacy Center returns to AAL for updates on both Prop 63 (Mental Health Services Act-MHSA) and Laura's Law in California. SB 664, SB 585, AB 1265 AB 1367 all are worthy bills for constituents to contact their representatives to support. Information on more developments is available at www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org The tip line for MHSA expenditure abuses is 916-445-0255 x446. Harriet Phinney, Seattle University Professor of Anthropology talks about her research on women in Northern Vietnam who took up reproduction on their own terms. " Reconfiguring Reproductive Space, Asking for A Child," is one of her extensive publications. The path of her research was guided by the locals in that Vietnamese region, who considered the particular and pragmatic circumstances pertaining to the "xin con" phenomenon worthy of her investigation. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/JaccobsPhinneyPodcast3-12-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/JaccobsPhinneyPodcast3-12-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Katie Ingmire, creator and lead organizer of OC Young, Fun, and Nerdy meetup; offers a robust list of choices for folks relegated to fringes of the mainstream social slipstream. Activities abound for those 20-30 somethings affiliated with this group established in December 2008. Next, David Meyer, UCI professor with particular interests in social movements, returns to the show to take the pulse of the GOP on local, state, and national levels; following the 2012 elections. HIs blog politicsoutdoors.com is another means for following his commentary. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/IngmireMeyerPodcast3-5-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/IngmireMeyerPodcast3-5-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Alan Elsner, Vice President for Communications at JStreet, veteran international reporter, talks about his new position at JStreet, the "political home for pro-peace and pro-Israel Americans." The organization's activities and endorsements can be followed at jstreet.org Elsner also comments on "Gate Keepers," a rare and revelatory Israeli documentary about the 5 most recent directors of Shin Bet. Rachael Klemek, proprietor of Blackmarket Bakery, returns to Ask A Leader after having successfully raised funds with Kickstarter, to acquire a new state of the art oven and expand to a new location, 2937 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa. Her manifesto: create quality baked goods amidst the current feeding frenzies. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/IngmireMeyerPodcast3-5-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/IngmireMeyerPodcast3-5-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Bruce Blumberg, UCI Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering talks about how he coined the term "obesogen," in describing his research on the ever present endocrine disrupting chemicals affecting individuals for up to three generations. Mark Chamberlain, co-founder and owner of BC Space, a gallery in Laguna Beach curated a the exhibit entitled "Capital Crimes." The exhibit can still be viewed through March 23rd, at 235 Forest Ave., Wed - Sat. 2-5 pm. Various works are revealed and discussed on air; but better to see the wide range of art that tackles global monetary issues. A live performance fundraiser to benefit the Friendship Shelter will be hosted at BC Space at 7 pm March 21st. More details available at both bcspace.com and FriendshipShelter.org Thanks for listening! http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BlumbergChamberlainPodcast2-26-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BlumbergChamberlainPodcast2-26-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Ellen Olshansky, Professor and Founding Director of UCI's Program in Nursing Science started in 2007, posts us on the training available for nurses gaining their BS, Masters, and/or PhD degrees. She covers the Affordable Healthcare Act, the program's first nurse managed clinic in OC, and the Association for the Advancement of Nursing Science and Research. In the second half, Jessica Bravo, college student and activist affiliated with Orange County Congregation Community Organization, talks about her processing her documentation for residency under the provisions of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. She also relays the fruits of her recent Congressional meetings in Washington, D.C. two weeks ago. She describes her encounter with the Congressman representing her district, Dana Rohrbacher as tense and threatening, in contrast to all the other Congressional appointments regardless of party affiliation or seniority. An Ask A Leader exclusive . . . http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OlshanskyBravoPodcast2-19-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OlshanskyBravoPodcast2-19-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Irvine Museum executive director Jean Stern showcases the treasures of the museum's collection, during this celebration of 20 years in the current exhibit, lasting through June 6th, entitled "Lasting Impressions.." irvinemuseum.org posts visitors on regular hours, special events and tours, and gift store offerings for this museum located at 1881 Von Karman Ave. Suite 100 in Irvine. BeSmartee co-founders Tim Nguyen and Veronica Nguyen, with legacies of hard working parents/grandparents from Vietnam/Mexico, respectively, appear in the second half of the show to talk about how they are encouraging new businesses and new business practices to change the world in ever so many dimensions from their Huntington Beach-based company. besartee.com hosts blogs to continue and expand the discussion of how any venture can give back to community. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SternNguyenPodcast2-12-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SternNguyenPodcast2-12-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Irvine Unified School District Board Member Gavin-Huntley; University High School Assistant President Michael Georgino; and University High School PTSA President Marlene Vermeer Campbell talk about the district wide response to hazzards experienced on campuses in general, as well as a particular catastrophe that was averted last year at Uni High. In the second half of the show, Professor Vincent Olivieri, of UCI Claire Trevor Bren School of the the Performing Arts, talks about the The Radio Plays to be performed this February 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. HIs special sound design for theatrical productions experience, and Eli Simon's coodirection as well as special creation of one of the three plays, will be presented as world premiers at UCI's Claire Trevor Theater. Not your grandmother's old time radio, watch and listen how MFA student Stephen Swift accentuates all manner of sounds. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SchoolSafetyRadioPlaypodcast1-29-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SchoolSafetyRadioPlaypodcast1-29-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0800 UCI Political Science professor, Katherine Tate; UCI Humanities Chair of Rhetoric and Communication, Virginia Jackson; and UCI Humanities professor of Twentieth-century poetry, Laura O'Connor present a roundtable and interdisciplinary discussion of the prose, poetry, and music offered yesterday in President Obama's second inauguration. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/2ndInauguralRoundtablePodcast1-21-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/2ndInauguralRoundtablePodcast1-21-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Cynthia Rose, Director of Santa Monica Spoke (smspoke.org) shows how municipal leadership and local activism translates into the Ocean Park Blvd. Green Street Project; the Santa Monica Bike Center; and over all improvements to how the city's transit infrastructure performs. Watch for: the next CycLAvia (4/21/13) extending all the way to the sea; Santa Monica's Michigan Avenue Greenway; and Santa Monica's Bike Action Plan. More cycling information is available on Bike Talk podcasts. Recently re-elected Irvine City Council Member Beth Krom considers the impact of the new composition of the Council on the further development of the Orange County Great Park and its programs. The Park's Board of Directors no longer seats members at large from beyond Irvine, and is comprised of only the 5 City Council members. The 10 year relationship with the Forde and Mollrich, and Townsend Public Affairs firms is ended. All Park contracts over $50,000 will be auditited. The current vision for the Park is yet to be disclosed. The Council meetings can be viewed on Cox Cable channel 30; U-Verse Channel 99; and ICTV Podcasts on line on the City Council website. Today would have been Martin Luther King, Jr's 84 birthday. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RoseKromPodcast1-15-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RoseKromPodcast1-15-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Deborah Dickson, CPA and President of SmithDickson in Irvine, CA; distills the affects of the American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012 on individuals and their businesses. smithdickson.com is the website for her firm. Charles Blek, President of the Orange County Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence talks about his wife Mary Leigh Blek's and his activism after their son eldest son Matthew was shot killed in a burglary in 1994. Resources and outlets for future acitivism in a time that Blek considers an important moment for gun control regulation include: orangecountybradychapter@gmail.com and wearebetterthanthis.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/DicksonBlekPodcast1-8-13.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/DicksonBlekPodcast1-8-13.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0800 Bowers Museum Vice President of Development and Marketing, Meagan Martinez; talks about the exhibits, Bowers After Hours, performances, films, and lectures presented over the holidays and into 2013. Located at the corner of 20th and Main Streets in Santa Ana, Bowers also offers experiences for young musuem visitors at the Kidseum one block south of this cultural complex. More information is available at bowers.org Stuart Ashman, CEO and President of the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach covers the unique setting's origins as well as the exhibits, festivals, lectures, workshops and gastronomic explorations available. molaa.org offers the latest information. Watch for the MOLAA bus, soon to bring children around the LA region to art. Both Bowers and MOLAA present Target Free Sundays, offering free admission on the first Sunday of each month. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BowersMOLAA12-25-12Podcast.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BowersMOLAA12-25-12Podcast.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 25 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0800 For the sustainable you, two special guests aspiring to introduce more ways to make much more with less. First guest, Tara Kolla, owner of Silver Lake Farms (www.silverlakefarms.com), cultivates produce and flowers in her garden and others with surplus turf to meet the needs of Los Angeles households. The Food and Flowers Freedom Act, a breakthrough in legitimizing home produced goods in the market place, was one of her many victories over barriers she has experienced. Watch for her new product line, Seeds to Ceremony, where she locally cultivates flowers for brides to be. Second guest, Lori Whalen, Director of Education at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach, joins her colleague Leslie Helliwell to talk about current and future activities and projects in which the public can partake, as the center celebrates its 40th anniversary. Recent events include the art of Furoshiki; Yoga in Nature; Full Moon Walks; Winter Camp; Little Naturalists; and the Science Nerd Series. www.encenter.org gets you more information and 1601 E. 16th Street, Newport Beach, gets you there. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KollaWhalenpodcast11-27-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KollaWhalenpodcast11-27-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0800 On the way toward Thanksgiving and the Winter Holiday fanfare, Patti Wood talks about how to interpret body language and how to deal with the information. "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body, Language & Charisma," is her book published this year by the New World Library. Her blog takes up additional material at www.snapfirstimpressions.com Dr. Thuy Vo Dang, Project Director of the Vietnamese American Oral HIstory Project at UC Irvine's Dept. of Asian American Studies, talks about this project recently launched in Orange County, collecting the stories of Vietnamese immigrants aged 30 and older from around Southern California. Dr. Dang brings many of these narrators to her radio show airing on Mondays at 3:30 pm on VNCR 106.3 fm. Information about offering or taking these narratives is available at www.vaohp.lib.uci.edu http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WoodDangPodcast11-20-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WoodDangPodcast11-20-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Tammy Strobel, author of "You Can Buy Happiness (And It is Cheap)," offers lessons on how we can reconsider our relationship with money, time, and stuff. These life changes have improved her relationships with family and friends. More information of how Tammy leads by example is available on her website: rowdykittens.com as well as in her recently published book. During this November, the month bringing awareness to Hospice, CEO and founder of Hospice Care of California, Ann Hablitzal disassembles myths about hospice. She makes the case for how our loved ones, and we ourselves, can prepare for making the most of our last days. Moreover, Hospice Care of California continues to collaborate with the Veterans Administration to address the special needs of war veterans. More information is available at: www.hospicecarefca.org and www.nhpco.org/caring connections. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/StrobelHablitzelPodcast11-13-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/StrobelHablitzelPodcast11-13-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Greg Palast, investigative reporter and muckraker in our time, talks about the refinement of the levers being pulled to suppress the vote in 2012. He draws on his latest book, "Billionaires and Ballot Bandits; How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps," co-written by Robert Kennedy, Jr. The book closes with how you can steal back your vote in 7 Steps. The book can be ordered where more information is available at: BallotBandits.org or by reaching GregPalast.com. The next guest, Ryan Borden, is a sophomore and political science major at U.C. Irvine. As an intern at CALPIRG, he is involved in the get out the vote effort on campus. More information is available at CALPIRG.org or on the campus' CALPIRG Facebook page. Leslie Curcil; lecturer, author, activist, and mother of an adult child on the autistic spectrum talks about the tribulations of raising an autistic child through all phases of development. Her work and experience is captured in, "You Don't Need to Know That, The Saga of Sammy." On the morning of October 13th, the Walk Now For Autism Walks will be held at the Orange County Great Park, where families and friends can come together for support and resources. More information is available on the web at: walkforautismspeaks.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/PalastBordenCrucilPodcast10-9-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/PalastBordenCrucilPodcast10-9-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Gavin Huntley-Fenner, current Irvine School Board member and local business consultant talks about his credentials as a candidate for Irvine City Council, one of three seats open in the City Council race. Information about the candidate is available on the web: friendsofgavin.org Neal Kelley, director of the Orange County Registrar of Voters updates us on the latest laws signed by Governor Brown and posts us on deadlines for registration and voting in the 2012 General Election. More information about the elections as administered in this California county is available at: ocvote.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/Huntley-FennerKelleypodcast10-2-12Show.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/Huntley-FennerKelleypodcast10-2-12Show.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0800 SeniorServ CEO, Holly Hagler, talks about one of California's largest safety net non-profits providing social, nutritition, and health services to at risk, low-income older adults. Community building never looked so elegant. The website SeniorServ.org identifies all programs and the types of volunteers who can aid those seniors proximate to them who risk isolation and or decline in health. Irvine Unified School District School Board candidates Lauren Brooks and Paul Bokota lay out their school district experience and plans for solving the problems that public education continutes to face. These candidates websites: LaurenBrooksForSchoolBoard.com and BokotaforSchoolBoard.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HaglerBokotaBrookspodcast9-25-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HaglerBokotaBrookspodcast9-25-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Lara Fisher, executive director of South County Outreach, outlines the comprehensive emergency services that her non-profit organization provides families in the Southern half of Orange County: Food Pantry, Computer Learning Lab, Upscale Thrift Store; Adopt a Family; as well as special events offered throughout the year. La Dolce Vita Festival in Laguna Niguel to be held 10/6-7. More information available on website: sco-oc.org Next, a brief tribute to Walt Fraser (Frensdorf) Mar 31st, 1923 - September 8, 2012; whose life collided with those remembered in today's LA Times "China's Little Vienna." Thanks for leaving Joni with enough stories to tell til the end of time . . . . . The final guest, Evonne Gallardo, executive director of LA's Self Help Graphics and Arts, talks about the vital cultural mentoring to Latina youth through print-making and other media. Rich programming, such as the monthly public workshops, lead up to the 39th annual Day of the Dead on November 2nd, 5-11 pm. Details about programs and events through out the year are available at selfhelpgraphics.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FisherFraserGallardoShow9-18-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FisherFraserGallardoShow9-18-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Reverend Mark Whitlock of Christ Our Redeemer AME, in Irvine, reflects on various spiritual components of 9/11. Luis Bravo, volunteer media representative of Orange County Congregation Community Organization, and a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; talks of opportunity and complications toward his goal of completing a degree in computer science; as well as his work toward increasing voter turn-out. OCCCOpico.org is the website for the ongoing activities in which listeners can likewise partake. The last guest is Pastor David Brisbin of the effect, a "faith community and recover ministry" which offers counseling from a particular, yet expansive, Christian perspective. First Fridays, a workshop series, was launched last week, with future workshops scheduled 10/5, 11/2, and 12/7. More information is available at theeffect.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WhitlockBravoBrisbinShow9-11-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WhitlockBravoBrisbinShow9-11-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Jan Spencer, from Eugene OR speaks about his permaculture enterprise on his 1/4 acre property and how it can be adapted in other settings. The yield is safer, greener, and more productive neighborhoods. His website offering many valuable resources, is: suburbanpermaculture.org. Speaking from San Juan Capistrano, is founder and executive director of the Ecology Center, Evan Marks. The Ecology Center celebrates its 4th annual Green Feast 9-8-12, and will host an Ecotoberfest in October; along with many other workshops and occasions through out the year. More information is available at theecologycenter.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SpencerMarksShow9-4-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SpencerMarksShow9-4-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:00:00 -0800 Courtney Burkes, fitness director at U.C. Irvine's Anteater Recreation Center lays out the latest in programs launched this fall as well as what is expected later in the academic year 2012-2013. More information is available on the web at campusrec.uci.edu. Over the second half of the show, Lynne Mullowney Vice President of Advancement at the Orange County chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, posts us on events during the Alzheimer's Awareness month, September and later. Events include the Walks to End Alzheimer's, the 20th Annual Southern California Alzheimer's Disease Research Conference, Beyond Memory: The Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, as well as other special plans. More information is available on the web alz.org/oc or by calling (inside Orange County) 949.955.9000 or (outside Orange County} 800.272.3900. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BurkesMullowneyPodcast8-28-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BurkesMullowneyPodcast8-28-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Jim Washburn; music critic, cultural curator, and veteran columnist - talks about the performers he has booked for the upcoming OC Great Park event known as Jim Washburn's Guitar Picks. The August 23, 2012 event, free to the public, will feature the John Jorgenson Quintet, Junior Watson, and Mark Trumbull. Selections of each are played during this hour. Jim's love and respect for the ingredients in many musical genres comes through in this conversation. More information about the Made In America program this week end, as well as other events at the Great Park, is available at www.ocgp.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WashburnShow8-21-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WashburnShow8-21-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0800 UCI Humanities Professor, and director of the Humanities Collective Catherine Liu offers up a thoughtful analysis of the breadth and meaning of the life and times of Gore Vidal, who died July 31, 2012. Then activist Yael Maizel, Southwest Director of J- Street, talks about her organization's progressive alternative voice as American political candidates court the Jewish vote in the run-up to the November election. JStreet's main charter is bringing a two state solution for Israel into the American conversation. More information about JStreet activities in the Southern California and beyond are available on JStreet's Facebook page as well as at jstreet.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LiuMaizelShow8-7-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LiuMaizelShow8-7-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Agro-business and fifth generation family farm owner, Les Stephens offers workable solutions into how to transition young employees into the business culture. Opportunities for both the employee as well as the manager abound in this discussion. In the second half of the show, Master Chang talks about how the integrated Tai Chi which he has formulated heals mind, body, and soul. More information about workshops and programs is available at the website, compasssheart.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/StephensChangShow7-31-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/StephensChangShow7-31-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Karen Lerner, Principal of Prentice School established in 1986, will talks about what her school offers middle school and high school students in college prep and or vocational courses. More information about Prentice, is at their website prentice.org or the number to call is (714)538-4511 or 1-800-479-4711. The second guest, David Sayen, Regional Adminstrator of the centers for Medicare and Medicaid, returns to Ask A Leader, to talk about the rights and benefits that patients get and should expect from their federal medical insurance programs. More infomation is available at www.medicare.gov http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LernerSayenShow7-24-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LernerSayenShow7-24-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0800 On this program we witness the depletion of two valued commodities: money and water. First guest is UCI economics professor Stergios Skaperdas, wrapping our minds around the budding financial scandal triggered by Barclay Bank's manipulation of the London Inerbank Offered Rate or the LIBOR. The second half of the show, James "Jay" Famiglietti, UCI hydrologist, earth system science, and civil engineering professor talks about the making of the recently released film, "Last Call at the Oasis," offering credit to the progressive resource management of the OC Wastewater Management Authority and Irvine Ranch Water District. Prior to the film's release as a DVD, viewers can arrange a showing at any theater through Tugg.com. Famiglietti also offers small to large ways that water can be conserved. Happy 100th Birthday to Woody Guthrie this coming Saturday! http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SkaperdasFamigliettiShow7-10-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SkaperdasFamigliettiShow7-10-12.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0800 UCI anthropology professor in residence, Mimi Ito examines the relationship between youth, learning, and the digital media. Her work is published in Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media. Professor Ito also serves as chair of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Digital Media and Learning. Professor Ito can be heard on many media outlets as she takes her research to a multitude of formats and domains. On the second half of the show, we commemorate what soon will be the centennial for Santa Ana High School’s newspaper, De Generator. Editor in chief, Kandy Rosas along with fellow feature writers Genesis Casas and Paula Lopez, have their radio debut and talk about their coverage of Santa Ana High School milestones and Occupy Orange County. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/ItoGeneratorShow6-19-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/ItoGeneratorShow6-19-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Katie Hamilton, organizer for LActravaganza, talks about her staging the all new event at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the "Celebration of Mothers and Babies," from 1- 4pm June 10th. For more information on this or upcoming related events contact: heylabreastfeeding@gmail.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HamiltonLACtravaganzaShow6-5-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HamiltonLACtravaganzaShow6-5-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Bob Rush, Democratic candidate for the CA 74th Assembly District seat talks about his background in finance, neighborhood issues, his policy positions and fiscal priorities, and his independent campaign financial support. More information is available at: www.rush2012.com The discussion reminds voters of the new state assembly district maps, and the effect of Propr 14, "the voter nominated primary election." Efforts to reach out to Leslie Daigle, running as a Republican in the same race, were unsuccessful in getting her to this interview. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RushInterview5-29-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RushInterview5-29-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 29 May 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Around the campus in 60 minutes! Professor Luke Hegel-Cantarella talks about the new and portable Swan Shakespeare Theater that he designed along with Sara Sedeghat-Pisheh. The Merchant of Venice and the Comedy of Errors will be performed in August in this theater, to be located at U.C. Irvine's Gateway Commons. More information is available at: www.newswanshakespeare.com Jack McManus, Director of Hospitality and Dining Services talks about managing all food and drink concessions for students and campus guests over his 27 years (and counting) at UCI. Always taking the pulse of his consumers, Jack offers his cell phone for more input (949)677-3091. Ramon Zavala, Employee Transportation Coordinator announces his workshops this month about bicycle safety and talks about general the increased use of bicyles around the campus. More information is available at www.bike.uci.edu and www.parking.uci.edu http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CantarellaMcManusZavalaShow5-22-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CantarellaMcManusZavalaShow5-22-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Sister Maureen Fiedler (D.C.) and Sister Mary Ann McGivern (St. Louis) talk about how the Vatican is trying to reign in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, with the April 18th Doctrine of Faith. More insightful programming on where spiritual matters converge with public policy, can be heard from Sister Fiedler's show that she hosts Interfaith Voices, an NPR radio magazine show or on her podcasts, interfaithradio.org. Sister Mary Ann continues her decades long commitment working toward a peace economy and with men and womoen released from prison. Both women are nuns are members of Sisters of Loretto Community. Mothers Day reflections are shared by mother, grandmother, and political activist Linda Schwarz (Tustin,CA); and by mother and Orange County Register Editor Alan Gibbons (Costa Mesa, CA). Conventional and alternative measures are examined, in order that mothers everywhere can be spared another hollow commercial gesture. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SistersAndMothersShow5-8-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SistersAndMothersShow5-8-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 08 May 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Allyson Sonenshine, founding Project Director for the Orange County Women’s Health Project, talks about the health of women in OC vis a vis their peers in California and in the U.S., in advance of her organization's OC Women's Health Summit to be held at UCI on 5-15-12. The Project's priorities include: breast cancer screening and treatment; intimate partner violence; and teen reproductive health. More information is available at: www.ocwomenshealth.org. Theresa Dang, core member of the Orange County May Day Coalition, talks about the rally to be held in Santa Ana, on this very same day. She posts us on progress of recent Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West vote approving contract the previous night. Topics at the rally include greater eligibility of undocumented residents to apply for drivers' licenses, improving access and quality of education for young people and abatement of police and neighborhood violence. More information is available at www.ocmdc.org. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SonenshineDangShow5-1-12%20%282%29.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SonenshineDangShow5-1-12%20%282%29.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 01 May 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Dr. Richard Jackson, professor and chair of environmental health sciences at UCLA, coming from his recent venture, a CD series on Designing Healthy Communities, makes direct connections between our sprawled developmental patterns and our poor public health and our diminished sense of well being. He examines how various redevelopment and other municipal projects have remedied the dysfunctional suburban sprawl. More information and resources are available at: http://designinghealthycommunities.org/pbs or http://blog.rwjf.org/publichealth/ Celebrating Earth Day on all the days of the year, Odadele Ogunseitan (Professor of Public Health and Founding Chair of the Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention at the University of California, Irvine) and Katherine Ransom, (marketing and communications director at Goodwill Industries) talk about the pile of e-waste that every household accumulates. Senator Barbara Boxer, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works or other Senators can be urged to act on "The Responsible Electronic Recycling Act" of 2011 202-224-8832. Information for e-waste colletion events and other programs is available at: ocgoodwill.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/JacksonOgunRansomShow4-24-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/JacksonOgunRansomShow4-24-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Dr. Leonard Sender, Medical Director of the CHOC Children’s Cancer Institute and Director of the Young Adult Cancer Program at the University of California, Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, talks about his practice in diagnosing and treating adolescents and young adults. The second half of the show his patients: Natalie Schiavone Burgess, (colon cancer at age 34); Becky Tejera, (breast cancer at 36 then at age 40); and Angelo Guiliano (non-Hodgkins lymphoma at age 29); talk about the detection and subsequent treatment of their respective cancers. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SenderAnd%20PatientsShow4-10-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SenderAnd%20PatientsShow4-10-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0800 David Sayen, Regional Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for CA AZ NE HA and the Pacific Territories, talks about the benefits stemming from the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2010. Prescription drugs doughnut hole closure, attention to preventative services, and medicare fraud, are covered. Programs to check out include: Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program and Senior Medicare Patrols. More information is at www.Medicare.gov www.pcip.ca.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). The second guest, UCI Political Science Professor Kristen Monroe, talks about her extensive work in genocide and altruism, culminating in her latest publication entitled, Ethics in an age of Terror and Genocide; Identity and Moral Choice, published by Princeton Press. The book examines rescuer, bystander, and supporter cases studies as roles along a continuum of many responses in Dutch society, during the Holocaust. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SayenMonroe3-27-12wav.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SayenMonroe3-27-12wav.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Canon Albert Ogle talks about the state of Lesbian Gay Bi-Sexual Transexual (LGBT) issues and how the world is attending to the needs for HIV prevention and care. The World AIDS conference in July 22-27th 2012 will raise the issues in Washington, D.C. More information is available at: www.compasstocompassion or contact the Foundation’s President, Canon Albert Ogle at: aogle@stpaulsfoundation.com The second half of the show takes stock of the steadfast vigor of the late Sherwood Rowland, UCI Professor of Chemistry and Nobel Laureate, who died recently, who is best known for alerting the world to the dangers of chlorofluorocarbons. His colleague with the Rowland-Blake Research Group, UCI Chemistry Professor Don Blake reflects on Rowland's legacy in science and activism. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OgleBlakeShow3-20-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OgleBlakeShow3-20-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Founders of Costa Mesans For Responsible Government, Sandra Genis and Eleanor Eagen inform about the proposed charter measure to overhaul municipal government in their town. With outsourcing already underway, and with most of the senior staff replaced, the disposition of the city's other assets and processes could also be endangered. More information is available at CM4RG.org The show closes with a brief tribute to the late and great Chemistry Professor Sherwood Rowland, who detected and advanced the understanding of the link between chloroflurocarbons and the depletion of the earth's ozone layer. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/genisEaganShow3-12-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/genisEaganShow3-12-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Troy Timmons, counselor and therapist specializing in child sexual abuse; informs about understanding, identifying, and preventing this crime. He debunks myths, and offers practical advise to help address why 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused, usually by someone they know. Available now for adult readers: Mommy Please Read This, Facts about Child Sex Abuse; available in 4/2012 for K-2nd grade readers: That's Not Your Job, along with other information at www.troytimmons.com. Other materials are available through Safer Society Press and www.darknesstolight.org. The second guest, Richard Linden, CEO and founder of Next Interactive, Inc.; talks about his firm's recent launching of a new interactive website matching employers with job seekers. Primarily focused on 30-60 second video resumes, the service is free to applicants, and underwritten by employers. More information is available at www.mynextgig.com. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/TimmonsLindenShow2-28-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/TimmonsLindenShow2-28-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Dr. Bill Honigman, ER physician and OC political activist talks about his single payer healthcare advocacy with Progressive Democrats of America. Joiners welcome at www.pdamerica.org/ More facts are available at www.pnhp.org/ with the Physicians for a National Health Program. Over the second half of the show, Lori Vandermeir, Communiications Director for the National Organization for Women, and local president of the OC chapter of NOW; talks about the California Commission on the Status of Women, and the prospect of the Governor cutting the funding for said agency. Tomorrow, February 22, starting at 5:30 pm, is a fundraiser to bring attention to the Commission, to be held at the Newport Beach Fairmont Hotel. Information and reservations are available by contacting Melahat Rafiei at (949)350-7733 or melahat@canowfoundation.org. Sign up online at ccswcanowfoundation.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HonigmanVandermeirsShow2-21-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HonigmanVandermeirsShow2-21-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800 UCI Classics scholar, Zina Giannopoulou, interprets the meaning of Eros as discussed in Plato's drinkfest, "Symposium." Desire, Beauty, Love, and Procreation and their various abstractions are examined in classic and contemporary contexts. On the second half of the show, educator and practitioner of midwifery, Dr. BJ Snell talks about "the second oldest profession," More information about the benefits of midwifery in the US and midwives practicing in OC is available at: www.midwife.org and beachcitiesmidwifery.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/GiannoSnellShow2-14-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/GiannoSnellShow2-14-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Sociology Professor Ali Akbar Mahdi, currently on the faculty of the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita California, deftly analyzes the latest developments in Syria and the resultant complications for the MIddle East as well as the whole world. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MahtiShow2-7-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MahtiShow2-7-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Frank Cancien, Anthropology Emeritis Professor at UCI talks about his latest photography project now on display this Winter Quarter, at the UCI Student Center, entitled "Mainstreet." He captures the center of UCI's public life under the subcategories: Protests, Along The Street, Play and Performance, and God. Follow the project on www.mainstreetuci.com. More about Frank Cancien's extensive body of photo projects and academic career is available at frankcancien.net. The second half of the show presents guests Daphne Phung, Founder and Executive Director of Californians Against Slavery and Kristine Kil local campaign coordinator; talking about the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act petition efforts to qualify for statewide initiative on the California general election ballot Nov. 2012. More information is available at info@CASEAct.org or calling (510)473-7283. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CancianPhungKilShow1-24-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CancianPhungKilShow1-24-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Director of the Geriatrics Program at U.C. Irvine Medical Center, and U.S. Dept. of Justice award recipient for her contribution toward the founding of the model Elder Abusic Forensic Center; and the Orange County Vulnerable Adult Specialist Team talks about elder abuse: the red flags, the culprits, the delicate way of reporting about and the role that clinicians have in mitigating this transgression. More information is available on www.centeron elderabuse.org. Recommended read: Susan Jacoby's "Never Say Die; The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age." The second guest is Bonnie Gillman, executive director of the Grandparent Autism Network (GAN), in advance of its 6th annual conference, " Aging with Autism," to be held on Jan. 21st 9am-noon. Attendees are welcome to walk-in if not yet registered. Dr. Minh-Ha Tran, Associate Medical Director of the Transformation Medicine Service at the U. C. Irvine Medical Center, talks about the U.C. Irvine main campus' newly established blood donation center. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MosquedaGillmanTranShow1-17-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MosquedaGillmanTranShow1-17-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Psychotherapist Aimee Wheeler, PsyD., founder of Parenting Discovery Center, talks about how her practice helps parents understand and develop healthy child rearing choices. With video taping, she shows parents how they engage with their infants, looking at such features as over-attunement or under-attunement. More information available at www.parentingdiscoverycenter.com or see her article in the LA Times Health Section 10-31-11. TamiKremer-Sadlik, Director of Programs/Division of Social Sciences at UCLA has been examining closely parental involvement in various household activities. Her psycho-cultural anthropologic research includes cross-cultural comparisons with families in Italy, France, and Sweden. Her research is based on extensive video taping of families in their homes, with her latest book coming out in February 2012. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WheelerKremerShow1-10-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/WheelerKremerShow1-10-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Henry Korn, Manager of Art, Culture, and Heritage at the Orange County Great Park talks about the recent and upcoming free events arranged for the public. The Artists-in-Residence program features in January include Amy Caterina's "In Case You Get Lost," based on her work in NYC in the aftermath of 9/11; and classical pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks with his chamber music series, a unique music immersion program. More information about the cultural offerings at the park are available at www.ocgp.org. Prior to the broadcast, the OCGP boasted a 10,000 person attendance for the Park's first New Year's Eve celebration. Happy New Year All! http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KornShow1-3-12.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KornShow1-3-12.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0800 Lisa Silagyi, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Orange County Art Museum in Newport Beach, talks about recent and upcoming contemporary art exhibits and programs, as the museum celebrates starting February 2012, its 50th Anniversary. Feb. 11th is the opening event, an auction to support the museums programs and collection. On the Second Sundays of each month, admission is free to the public. More information is available at www.ocma.net or by calling (949)759-1122. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SilagyiShow12-27-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SilagyiShow12-27-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Stephanie Kight, Senior Vice-President of Community Affairs for Planned Parenthood's Orange and San Bernadino offices, puts into perspective Plan B, amidst the reaction to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sibelius' overruling of the FDA. Kight also talks about the guidelines that HHS established ensuring healthcare to women without cost-sharing, under the Affordable Health Care Act of 2009. Next, Emily Oakley, owner/operator of Three Springs Farm and board member of the National Young Farmers' Coalition talks about her experience with farming, the contribution these affiliates offer in their communities, and the barriers that young farmers face in getting established in this business. She offers prescriptions for overcoming these barries. Native of Oklahoma, Emily apprenticed in Northern California, then returned to Oklahoma with her partner to start their business 3 years ago. The National Young Farmers' Coalition report “Building a Future with Farmers: Challenges Faced by Young, American Farmers and a National Strategy to Help Them Succeed” is available on their website. Look for Emily in the NYTimes 11/13/11 edition about young farmers. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KightOakleyShow12-13-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KightOakleyShow12-13-11.mp3 Podcasts Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 Biff Baker, beer enthusiast and contributor to freerangezucchini.com talks about the regioanl breweries, restaurants, and gastropubs where beers of a great many styles can be had for the holidays and beyond. He also suggests folks turn out for Vivien Sansour's lecture on Cannan Fair Trade at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 614 N. Bush Street, Santa Ana; on 12/14/11, Wed. at 7 pm. On the second half of the show, from an interview broadcast last year, U.C. Irvine Literature Professor Jayne Lewis talks about how she approaches the annual tradition of holiday letter writing. Her advice and insight remain as engaging and helpful as the first time she spoke. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BakerLewisShow12-6-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BakerLewisShow12-6-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Occupy OC organizers Erin Evans and D'Marie Mulattieri talk about the movement in Orange County from their varied perspectives springing from different grass roots experience. More information available at www.occupyoc.org; www.teachthebudget.com and following on Facebook: 99 Americaoccupiers For Change, Take Back UCI, and Refund Education. Next, Feature writer and Garbage Maven for the LA Times, Susan Carpenter thinks outside of the gift box with ideas of how to pare down the waste stream as we head into the holiday season shopping frenzy. Easily done as said, listen for elegant and satisfying ways to save on absolutely everything. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OccupyOCCarpenterShow.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OccupyOCCarpenterShow.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Dr. Sharon Salinger, Humanities Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Education at UCI, talks about how Thanksgiving is being taught in American schools today; offering facts and deconstructing myths. Her books include: "To Serve Well and Faithfully: Labor and Indentured Servants in Pennsylvania," "Taverns and Drinking in Early America," and due next year, "Warning Out in New England." Reverend Paul Tellstrom, pastor of Irvine United Congregation Church, talks about the Service of Thanksgiving that Rabbi Arnold Rachlis and he will preside at tonight, at the University Synagogue in Irvine. The public is welcome to the attend this service held for 23 years. Featured this year is the Olive Tree Initiative, with students and their mentor UCI professor Paula Garb. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SalingerTellstromShow11-22-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SalingerTellstromShow11-22-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Lorraine Frances, architect and founder/CEO of Cadiz Design Studio in Costa Mesa, California; talks about sustainable design, specializing in the hospitality sector. 3/21 to 3/23/2012, at a trade show in Nashville, TN, she will collaborate in a live event with multiple firms setting up entire models of sustainable design. This can be followed on www.highconnect.com. Lorraine Francis also has contributed a chapter "Sustainable Joy" in the recently released book entitled "Get Your Woman On! Embracing Beauty, Grace, and the Power of Women," published by Yinspire Media. Her firm can be followed on www.cadizdesign studio.com. Jutta Gamboa, Jesus Gamboa, and Mariana Baker - founders of Free Range Zucchini, talk about this newly launched online magazine about the bounty of organic food and drink locally produced in Southern California. Their divergent cultural backgrounds inform them about deepening the American culltural aspect of gardening, cooking, and dining; calling an impressive array of experts and novices who regularly contribute to the magazine available at www.freerangezucchini.com. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FrancisGamboaShow11-15-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FrancisGamboaShow11-15-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Don Fisher, served as a gunner on a B-17 during World War II. On this program he talks vividly about training for that role, the moment when his aircraft was shot down in April 1943, his hiding in the French countryside, and how the French underground saw to his relocation to Paris where he remained for a year and a half until the liberation of France. He talks of all the near catastrophes along the way. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FisherMillerShow11-09-10.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FisherMillerShow11-09-10.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:45:00 -0800 Mel Rogers, CEO and President of PBS SoCal, talks about the expansion of Orange County's KOCE-TV to the Public Broadcasting System of Southern California. The mission involvles more regional coverage, and national stories with a Western perspective. The challenge remains drawing audiences from the 18-35 year old age bracket. David Joyner, actor and entertainer, traces his journey from technial student, technician, preacher, while always the entertainer. From the guiding principles of the "Mutant Downunder," with the moves learned from other over-sized characters; for over a decade, David donned the purple dinosaur costume . . . of Barney. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RogersJoynerShow11-1-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RogersJoynerShow11-1-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Wayne Sandholtz, UCI Political Science Professor, talks about human rights and the wars on terror: from the December 31, 2011 deadline for the withdrawal of American troops in Iraq; to contractor soldiers; to extra-judicial killings; to the precedent of the American use of drone weaponry. Catherine Collinson, President of the Transamerica Center for Reirement Studies advises about the need for young and old to prepare for retirement for the best possible protection. She refers several sources for more information: www.transamericacenter.org; irs.gov/; SmartMoney.com; and AARP.org If you don't plan, who will plan for you? http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SandholtzCollinson10-25-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SandholtzCollinson10-25-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Comedian Paula Poundstone talks about her comedic origins in kindergarten; her special brand of audience for which other comics yearn; her own lively math texts prepared with her high school math teacher (The Sticky Problem of Parallelogram Pancakes: Venn Can We Be Friends); and the value of pubic libraries in Santa Monica and throughout the country. She returns to perform at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, at 8 pm on October 27th. More details available at: http://www.thecoachhouse.com/ or www.paulapoundstone.com/ Founder and executive director of Agano With Kenya, Newport Beach resident Jene Meece talks about her execptional collaboration with Kenyan Father Henry Samaro to arrange for orphaned or deeply impoverished young women to get college educations. Her project, first launched in September 2010, is built around an agreement/pact known in Swahili as "agano." The guiding principle of the project is that the benefitting students maintain an agreement that as they are enriched, in turn further enrich, their peers, their villages of origin, and their society with the educations that they receive in any of the 30 universities around Kenya. 10 students were enrolled in the Spring of 2011, and will be joined by the next new cohort of 10 students within the year. Details about this organization can be followed on Facebook or on www.aganowithkenya.org/ On the evening of November 5th, the Gala for AGANO, presented at the Shady Canyon Country Club in Irvine, CA, includes cocktails, dinner, and a silent auction, to support the students in Kenya. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/PoundstoneMeeceShow10-18-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/PoundstoneMeeceShow10-18-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Roxanne Varzi, U.C. Irvine anthropologist, author, and filmmaker examines martyrdom in Iran during and in the aftermath of the eight year Iran-Iraq War. Her 2009 production, "Plastic Flowers Never Die," is the centerpiece of the interview. Varzi speaks in advance of her appearance later this week at UCI forum entitled, "Women, War, and Peace," in a series presented by the Center for Living Peace. Chemistry Professor A.J. Shaka plainly explains the wonder and elegance of liquid fluoride thorium reacters in advance of his Physical Sciences Breakfast talk at the at the UCIrvine Student Center entitled, "Deep Green: Long Term Zer Carbon." The talk is scheduled for 10/18/11. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/VarziShakaShow10-11-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/VarziShakaShow10-11-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0800 One hundred years ago Californian women put the 6th Star on the Suffrage flag of the Union on the way toward adoption of the 19th Amendment for Women's Suffrage. Kimberly Salter, Co-Chair of California Women Suffrage Centennial; and Robert Cooney, author of Winning the Vote, The Triumph of the Woman Suffrage Movement; talk about the movement and the celebration to be held in Sacremento on the upcoming week-end. Cooney's book is published by American Graphic Press. Later in the program, co-founder of PeaceLoveSwap, Elle Beyer, talks about an imaginative alternative to conventional consumerism. Inant clothing swaps, Halloween swaps, talent swaps, prom swaps and more; in the community nearest you, is a way to pare down clutter, save money, and connect with others of a like mind about the unconventional. More on that enterprise is available at www.peaceloveswap.com offers all http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SalterCooneyBeyerShow10-4-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SalterCooneyBeyerShow10-4-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Following the Orange County jury trial conviction of 10 UCI Muslim Student Union members for disrupting a speech by Michael Oren, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, this show hears from CAIR staff attorney Ameena Qazi, Jewish Federation and Family Services CEO and President Shalom Elcott, and Irvine 11 legal team member attorney Daniel Mayfield. Chef Richie Robinson closes the show with what’s cooking at our Anteater Recreation Center. Arrangements for special or ongoing cooking sessions can be made at: chefrr2000@yahoo.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/QaziElcottMayfieldRobinsonShow9-27-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/QaziElcottMayfieldRobinsonShow9-27-11.mp3 Podcasts Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0800 This program is dedicated to Liz Ayers, in recognition of her phenomenally gifted support group leadership for adult children of Alzheimer disease patients. Jim McAleer, President and CEO of the OC chapter of the Alzheimer's Assoc. talks about the services, fundraising walks, and informative conferences presented by the Assoc. Latest offerings available by consulting: www.alz.org/oc Karen Caporaso, certified financial analyst and certified divorce financial analyst talks about providing financial insigts to clients of all kinds. Her workshops are posted on www.commonwealthoc.net. Other resources are available on www.wise-investors.org http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/McAleerCaperasoShow9-20-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/McAleerCaperasoShow9-20-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0800 With the solemn week of commemorations, testimonials, and affecting personal narratives - this program considers with UCI political scientist professor Cecilia Lynch and UCI economist Stegios Skaperdas, the trends sending us into the next ten years post 9/11. The socio-economic and spiritual realms are explored, with the hopes that Reverend Mark Whitlock will join the next discussion, in the very near future. www.cgpacs.uci.edu and www.corchurch.org are suggested stops toward moving along the path of exploration. Look out as well for the Oxford Handbook of The Economics of Peace and Conflict, a work in progress. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LynchSkaperdasShow9-13-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LynchSkaperdasShow9-13-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Jennifer Muir, OC Employees Association and Reick Eiden, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 324/OC Labor Federation post us on the latest developments with the municipal workers' lay-offs in Costa Mesa. Irvine Unified School District High Schools' ASB Officers: Ted Kim, Adrian Molzon, Nadav Hollander, Yume Nishi, and Rini Sampath talk about their varied backgrounds, their special projects and goals for this school year, and their plans for life after high school. A follow-up interview is planned for June 2012. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MuirReidenASBShow9-6-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MuirReidenASBShow9-6-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Sister Eileen McNerney and Shawna Smith, founder and CEO respectively of Taller San Jose, talk about the success of this Santa Ana organization in advancing the lives of young men and women marginalized by the conditions of the barrios into which they were born. Volunteers wanting to share their knowledge and career insight, or employers interested in hiring a Taller San Jose graduate, can contact staff at www.tallersanjose.org or (714)543-5105. Deadline for the Fall 2011 Chevy Volt raffle is Sept 9th. Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, Mary Senyonjo, and Rev. Canon Albert Ogle talk about the scurge of homophobia and the attendant increase in the HIV/Aids epidemic in Uganda and throughout Africa. Bishop Christopher, founder of St. Paul's Reconciliation and Equality Centre for LGBT/Straight Allliance , brings his cause on his US tour and connects the homophobic movement to Evangelical roots in Orange County. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/McNerneySenyonjoShow8-23-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/McNerneySenyonjoShow8-23-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Gordon McAlpine, Board President of the Newport Beach Library Foundation guides prospective contestants through the guidelines for the Library Lit 2011 Creative Writing Contest for high school students. www.npblfoundation.org Metrolink CEO John Fenton espouses enlightened management practices in his one year success in improving morale; increasing rideship and rides; improving efficiency; and enhancing the safety culture at the Southern California Regional Rail Authority. www.metrolinktrains.com Science writer, host, and producer Brian Dunning addresses skeptism in its authentic sense. With 272 podcasts and counting, Dunning debunks notions from urban legends, paranormal claims, alternative therapy, and somethings "just plain stupid." www.skeptoid.com http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/McAlpineFentonDunningShow8-9-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/McAlpineFentonDunningShow8-9-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0800 U C Irvine Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky talks about the completion of the first year of UCI's Law School and projects into the second year, offers a legal and political appraisal of the 2009-2010 Supreme Court session, and examines what Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will contribute to the bench. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/DeanChemerinskyFirstShowedit.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/DeanChemerinskyFirstShowedit.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Five Point Communities principal and founder, Emile Haddad, talks about the latest proposed development order before the Irvine Planning Commission dealing with the Great Park Neighborhoods. Planning meeting agendas and approved minutes are kept current on the City website www.ci.irvine.ca.us Second half of the show, U.C. Irvine political science professor and scholar of presidential politics, Matthew Beckmann talks about the options available to President Obama amidst the Great Deficit Ceiling debate/debacle and the deferred financial decisions. His next book available later for publication, "The Oval's Inner Circle," investigates how intensifying external pressures distort presidents' agenda, advisors, and accuracy - looking at activities for all presidents from Kennedy to Bush 41. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HaddadBeckmannShow8-2-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HaddadBeckmannShow8-2-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Five emerging leaders at the UCI Newkirk Center hosted Empowering Sustainability on Earth seminar series, speak about their activism and research in their respective counntries. Saule Alymbekova at the Institute for Social Development (Biskek, Kyrgyzstan; alymbekova@gmail.com), Vladimir Bartenev Director of the Center for Security and Development Studies at Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia; vladimirbartenev@yaho.com), Rosio Carranza (San Jose, Costa Rica; rocicarranza@gmail.com), Solange Teles da Silva law professor at MacKenzie University and the University of the Amazons, (Sao Palo, Brazil; solange.teles@pq.cnpq.br), and Sara Wolcott consultant and researcher on Climate Change and Global Transitions to Sustainability (Berkeley, CA working in the UK, sara.j.wolcott@gmail.com) speak of how they institutionalize policy making and activism with the help of their expanding networks. They offer their emails here as a means for maximizing their exposure at this radio appearance. Archer Alstaetter, newly appointed as impresario of Santa Ana Nights lays out the program for the 10 free Friday night concerts in beautiful downtown Santa Ana. Archer offers a look at the Anglo Latino divide, opening up in this city. A topic that will be taken up another show later this year. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/NewkirkSustainabilityConf-AlstaetterShow7-18-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/NewkirkSustainabilityConf-AlstaetterShow7-18-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Deborah Lipsky; author, speaker, and counselor give her perspective on and insights about being an autistic person. Her latest book is, "From Anxiety to Meltdown, How Individuals on the Autistic Spectrum Deal with Anxiiety, Experience Meltdowns, Manifest Tantrums and How You Can Effectively Intervene." In a tribute to his 28 years of service at UCI Medical pediatrician Dr. Marc Lerner talks about his practice as a developmental specialist, before he asssumes the new position of first Medical Director of the Orange County Dept. of Education. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LipskyLernerShow.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LipskyLernerShow.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Founding daughter and current Board Member, Carolina Sarmiento talks about the cultural institution In Santa Ana, California. Maestro Omar de la Riva and students: Angela Vargas, Maxine Vargas, Yoselyn Velaso, Jacky Acosta, and Jenny Lopez show the vigor that this cultural institution sustains. The mission is in jeopardy of being dislocated with the gentrification trends underway in downtown Santa Ana. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/ElCentroCulturalShow7-5-11%20%28podcast%20Version%29.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/ElCentroCulturalShow7-5-11%20%28podcast%20Version%29.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0800 UCI Professors Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings lead us through neuro biology, explain the small business aspect of financing sustained research, and wrap our minds around the complexity of stem cell therapy in patients with chronic spinal cord injury in their trial underway in Switzerland. This show is dedicated to the memory of Aileen's mother, Mary Anderson. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/AndersonCummings.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/AndersonCummings.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Dr. Kristi Koenig and Dr. Carl Schultz talk about their respective capacities as director and research director of U.C. Irvine's Center for Disaster Medical Sciences. They cover the charter of the Center, established in 2010; the reasons why the approach to disaster medicine lags behind other fields of medicine; examples of research and protocols to advance this field; an update on the E. coli outbreak in Germany; the differences and similarities of various disasters and their challenges; and how civilians can prepare for the next disaster. More information is available at the website: www.cdms.uci.edu http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KoenigSchultzShow6-14-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/KoenigSchultzShow6-14-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Josh Test http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FisherMillerShow11-09-10.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FisherMillerShow11-09-10.mp3 Podcasts Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0800 Sharon Fairborn, Board President and "leader" of So Cal/Nevada chapter of La Leche Leage speaks to the benefits of breastfeeding; the US Surgeon General Regina Benjamin's call to action about breastfeeding; and the upcoming conference, "Parenting and Breastfeeding Conference" in Newport Beach. Over the second half of the show, Marine Corps Veterans David Curry and Jack Williams IV talk about the differences between veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq and veterans from other wars/conflicts; how civilians can assist in the transition that recent veterans make toward employment, further education, and society in general; and about the Military Student and Veterans Appreciation 2011 dinner to be held at UCI on 5/25/11. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LeLecheLeagueVeteransShow5-24-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/LeLecheLeagueVeteransShow5-24-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 24 May 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Nick Spain, raised on a farm adjacent to the Segerstrom's farm talks about the agricultural history of Orange County. He takes up the opportunity of preserving the vestiges of this legacy through the urban farming projects and preservation of the Sexlinger Orchard in NE Santa Ana. The Grain Project and the Gerome Community Learning Center are undertakings that provide the structure for the potential of the adjacent Sexlinger Orchard's 5 acres. Maret Orliss, Senior Project Manager for the 15th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, one of the largest book festivals in the country talks about the change of venues from UCLA to UCS for this year's event. Greater regional access, new formats, and more booths and panels make for a new improved book festival experience. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SpainOrlissShow4-26-11.doc http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/SpainOrlissShow4-26-11.doc Podcasts Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Gina Russo, proprietor of Sugar Beets Bakery, offers alternatives to those with Celiacs disease and other dietary restrictions. Her products are available at Wholesome Foods, Mothers' Market, Bite Market, and other outlets throughout the Southland. Victor Becerra, director of UCI's Community Outreach Partnership Center talks about scholarly engagement in community needs. 4/25/11 is his Center's day long forum, "Public Scholarship: Engaging Contradictions in the Contemporary University." featuring keynote speaker George Lipsitz, American Studies and Black Studies at U. C. Santa Cruz, who will talk about why public scholarship matters more than ever. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RussoBecerraShow4-19-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/RussoBecerraShow4-19-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Jennifer Muir, Communications Director of the Orange County Employees Association talks about the municipal worker lay-offs in Costa Mesa, and in Newport Beach. Transparency, oversight, institutional knowledge and a breakdown in municipal worker relationships, among other concerns, mount with the specter of privatizing city safety, maintenance, and other contracts. Nick Anas, Chair of Orange County Young Democrats and Associate of Daily Consulting, speaks to the national Republican political strategy behind the lay-offs, including the presence of Grover Norquist. Nick also takes his newly trained, activist Young Democrats to the State Democratic Convention in Sacramento at the end of April. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MuirAnasShow4-12-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/MuirAnasShow4-12-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Feature Writer for the LA Times and Garbage Maven, Susan Carpenter talks about how LA and OC residents can pare down their waste stream. Beth Mulligan, PA-C, addresses the ills of stress and how the mind and body connection can thwart those ills. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CarpenterMulliganShow3-22-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/CarpenterMulliganShow3-22-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Orange County's Emergency Manager, Donna Boston talks about the recent response to the tsunami from Sendai, Japan. She covers how agencies are prepared to handle comparable disasters locally; and counsel residents on how to get prepared. Professor Touraj Daryaee, Associate Director of the Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture of the School of the Humanities explains various rituals around the Persian New Year/Nowruz, including the running over fire/Chahar Shanbah Suri. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BostonDaryaeeShow3-15-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/BostonDaryaeeShow3-15-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Reverend Canon Albert Ogle, of the St. Paul Foundation for International Reconciliation, talks about the anti-gay legislation proposed in Uganda, and the hazards that it poses the LGBT community. He implicates Evangelical congregations in Orange County, CA, and challenges the current leadership of Exodus International for continuing to support a political movement that has resulted in extra judicial killing of gays. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OgleShow2-15-11.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/OgleShow2-15-11.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Voters of all stripes and ages are interviewed about where they first registered to vote and why they are voting on this day. The show opens with UCI Chancellor Michael Drake, when he was motivated by the civil rights movement in his day. The show closes with Dr. Nat Kurnick recollecting when at age 14 he saw FDR and later put in his first 70 years of voting. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/VotersShow11-01-10.mp3edit.mp3 http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/VotersShow11-01-10.mp3edit.mp3 Podcasts Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0800