Singer-songwriter Sam Chase - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (5/3/2024)
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Sam Chase, vocalist and guitarist for The Sam Chase & the Untraditionals, on writing 120 songs during the pandemic, how different musical stylings merge in the Untraditionals' work, and how being the least talented musician in the room can be a good thing sometimes. Hosted by "Kalamity Kyle" Keller and Kaos.
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Musician Aaron Jones - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (5/3/2024)
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Aaron Jones, singer and multi-instrumentalist for traditional Scottish band The Old Blind Dogs, discusses how traditional folk music is affected (and unaffected) by modern musical sensibilities, how The Old Blind Dogs has evolved over the decades, and how Jones makes a living as a musician. Hosted by "Kalamity Kyle" Keller and Kaos.
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Medical marijuana advocate Ben Rice - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (5/3/2024)
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Ben Rice -- lawyer and member of WAMM (the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana) -- discusses WAMM's founding, altercations with police over growing medical marijuana, and an important upcoming City Council vote. Hosted by "Kalamity Kyle" Keller and Kaos.
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California State Assemblymember Gail Pellerin - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (5/19/2023)
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Gail Pellerin, CA's 28th District Assemblymember, discusses the State Legislatures's "suspense file," how the state is handling a potential $32 billion budget shortfall, and the nitty-gritty of how a bill moves through committees. Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange, "Kalamity Kyle" Keller, and Kaos.
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California State Senator John Laird - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (5/5/2023)
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John Laird, California State Senator, on collaborating with other state governments, a recent bill with the Sierra Conservancy, and how bills are named. Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange, "Kalamity Kyle" Keller, and Kaos.
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Author Tina Baine - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (3/31/2023)
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Tina Baine, author of AROMASTORY: The Overlooked History Of An Underdog Town, on her journalism background, local land grants, and the 12-year process of writing AROMASTORY (which, according to Baine, was not unlike childbirth). Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange and Kaos.
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Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (3/10/2023)
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Fred Keeley, mayor of Santa Cruz, discusses his personal history in Santa Cruz, pay issues in local government, and the city's various housing expansion efforts (most notably south of Laurel). Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange and "Kalamity Kyle" Keller.
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California State Senator John Laird - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (3/3/2023)
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John Laird, California State Senator, on the pitfalls of corporate fundraising, UCSC on-campus housing, and recent environmental issues in the Sierra Nevada. Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange, "Kalamity Kyle" Keller, and Kaos.
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Santa Cruz County OR3 Director Dave Reid - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (2/24/2023)
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Dave Reid -- Director of the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery, and Resilience -- discuss the office's founding, their response to recent winter storms, and what a public works official can and can't control. Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange, "Kalamity Kyle" Keller, and Kaos.
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Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) - The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club (3/8/2024)
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Griffin Boyle and Gine Johnson from Central Coast Community Energy 3CE discuss their efforts to re-direct profits locally, the function and importance of heat pumps, and 3CE's Electrify Your Home program. Hosted by "Dangerous Dan" Orange, "Kalamity Kyle" Keller, and Kaos.
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14 January 2022
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Study finds low birthweight children associated with fracked oil/gas wells (Public News Service)
Indigenous leaders prepare communities for climate change (btlonline.org)
For centuries, Native Americans have relied on natural resources to sustain their families, communities, traditional ways of life, and cultural identities. This relationship with both land and water makes indigenous people and cultures particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
April Taylor is a sustainability scientist with the Chickasaw nation, who works at the South Central Climate Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Taylor assists 68 tribes across New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to manage and plan for the many environmental impacts of climate change, including issues such as tribal water rights, sea level rise, flooding, droughts and wildfires. She was interviewed by Melinda Tuhus for Between the Lines radio newsmagazine.
Climate Justice in Canada (Keith Rozendal)
One of the scientists leading efforts to redirect Canadian national policy on climate change is Irena Creed, a Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan. Here, she describes the social justice roots of the policy recommendation process, and some of the specifics about how Canada could address some of the inequalities created or worsened by climate change, especially for indigenous communities of the far north.
Blessing of the Waters service at Rio Del Mar Beach (Keith Rozendal)
The sixth and final pan-Orthodox service led by Father Meultin Janic of the Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Santa Cruz. A service reflecting on the meaning of the Epiphany/Theophany and the baptism of Jesus of Nazareth in the River Jordan.
U.S. Media Ignores Climate Change Impacts of Meat Eating (btlonline.org)
Roni Neff directs the program on food systems sustainability and public health at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. She was involved in a research study that looked at the coverage – or almost total lack thereof in U.S. newspapers – of agricultural impacts on climate change, especially animal agriculture. She spoke to Melinda Tuhus of Between the lines radio newsmagazine.