Playlist: KRCB-FM Radio 91 @ norcalpublicmedia.org/radio/radio
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Reveal
This American Life
American Routes
Afropop Worldwide
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio
The Retro Cocktail Hour
Folk Alley
Hearts of Space
Notes from the Jazz Underground
Strange Currency
Deep Threes
Snap Judgment
Latino USA
What KRCB FM Radio 91 is playing
Vaping: What You Don't Know Can Kill You - Hour Special
From KRCB 104.9 | Part of the Vaping: What You Don't Know Can Kill You series | 01:05:51
We investigate the dangers of vaping, while listening to the voices of high school administrators, health professionals and students. One thing is clear: most young people are unaware of the short and long-term health impacts of vaping.
In the summer of 2019, troubling reports circulated throughout the country that people were being injured and dying after vaping, usually connected to black market THC products. More information surfaced in November of 2019 that a key cause of these injuires and deaths was a substance called Vitamin E acetate.
But the timing of this epidemic also turned a spotlight on the broader question of how vaping companies, aided by Big Tobacco, were trying to hook a new generation on nicotine, by making vaping seem like a safe, candy-coated alternative to cigarettes. We now know that this isn't the case. Vaping nicotine is dangerous for young people, and we learn why in talking with health officials, high school administrators and kids themselves.
Program is updated at the end before credits with a postscript about new vaping regulations that occurred "early in 2020."
A Conversation with Stacey Abrams
From KRCB 104.9 | 59:00
Northern California Public Media's Adia White interviews Stacey Abrams at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California, May 20, 2019.
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Stacey Abrams was the first black woman to be nominated by a major party to run for governor. She narrowly lost that race in Georgia last year but received more votes than any other Democrat who has run statewide there. Abrams writes about daring to dream big and following those ambitions to fruition in her book, "Lead From the Outside." KRCB's Adia White interviewed Abrams about her book on stage at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa on May 20, 2019.
Photo: Northern California Public Media reporter Adia White interviews Stacey Abrams at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts on May 20, 2019. Credit: Steve Jennings
Show notes: Audio was recorded live at the Luther Burbank Center on May 20, 2019. It includes an intro by KRCB host Mark Prell.
A news hole is available upon request. Please contact Adia_White@norcalpublicmedia.org
Climate One (Series)
Produced by Climate One
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2024-04-26 Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Amiee Boulanger
From Climate One | Part of the Climate One series | 58:58
Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In order to meet that demand, we’re going to need a lot more batteries. JB Starubel, Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials (and former Chief Technology Officer at Tesla), says, “I don't see how we make the world sustainable without storage. And right now, batteries, lithium ion batteries largely are the scalable economic solution.” Creating a circular battery production process where the materials from decommissioned batteries are recycled to create new batteries would be the most sustainable way to meet our energy storage needs. That’s what Straubel and Redwood Materials are trying to achieve. Straubel says, “we can imagine this future where you don't need to continually extract and supply some chemical into a whole fleet of cars. The batteries today might be economically 95% but technically they’re 99% or more reusable.” While a high percentage of batteries are reusable, recycling them is not an easy process. That’s part of the reason why 95% of lithium-ion batteries end up in landfill. In order to recycle a battery, it has to be neutralized in order to prevent fires, and then each of the critical metals has to be purified and separated from each other. Straubel says, “It is a lot harder than notionally taking an old beer can and melting it and then stamping it into a new beer can. Batteries are a kind of a complex mixture of chemistry and chemicals all together. “ Some companies are working on new battery chemistries whose materials wouldn’t be as scarce or difficult to obtain. But at the moment, an alternative to lithium-ion batteries doesn’t exist at scale. Straubel says, “The process to mature a battery and to really make sure it's robust and get it to scale is very, very long. So, I learn to take new battery announcements with a little bit of a grain of salt.” Until there are enough old batteries being recycled, the critical minerals will still need to be mined. To meet growing demand, lithium mines around the world are opening or expanding, and in the Congo, children as young as six carry sacks of cobalt-laced rocks on their backs. And whether it happens in the U.S. or abroad, there are major environmental impacts from removing those minerals from the earth. Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director at the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, says, “There is not a country in the world with laws sufficient to prevent significant harm where mining happens.” But that doesn’t mean mining can’t be done more responsibly. The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, or IRMA, is working to create high standards that hold mining operations accountable. Despite IRMA being started 16 years ago, only 3 mining companies have released audits scoring their adherence to the IRMA standard so far. But as industry giants like BMW, Mercedes, Ford, GM, Tesla, Rivian and Volkswagen have become members, there is more leverage to get transparency from the mining industry. The good news is that there doesn’t need to be new innovation to reduce harm in the mining industry, as Boulanger says, “We don't need 20 years of research and technology to get at best practice mining. This is not nuclear fusion. We absolutely know already how to do mining with less harm.”
Reveal Weekly (Series)
Produced by Reveal
Most recent piece in this series:
1019: The Racist Hoax that Changed Boston, 5/11/2024
From Reveal | Part of the Reveal Weekly series | :00
no audio fileFolk Alley (Series)
Produced by FreshGrass Foundation
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Folk Alley Episode #240502
From FreshGrass Foundation | Part of the Folk Alley series | 01:58:00
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This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for new spring releases with the latest music from Jacob Jolliff, Dawn Landes, Anya Hinkle, Iron & Wine, New Dangerfield, and Chris Smither; classics from Peggy Seeger and Greg Brown with Bill Morrissey; plus, favorites from Dervish, Jeffrey Foucault, Watchhouse, Della Mae, and more.
In hour two, it's more new music from Kyshona, Eric Bibb, Barnstar!, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, and a 2'fer set from the new Mountain Stage 40th Anniversary live compliation. Plus, hear an excerpt from the most recent Basic Folk podcast featuring Leyal McCall, and more.
The Retro Cocktail Hour (Series)
Produced by Kansas Public Radio
Most recent piece in this series:
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1026
From Kansas Public Radio | Part of the The Retro Cocktail Hour series | 01:58:30
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The music is served "shaken, not stirred" every week on The Retro Cocktail Hour. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era - imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad.
Among the artists featured on The Retro Cocktail Hour are lounge legends like Frank Sinatra and Juan Esquivel; tiki gods Martin Denny and Les Baxter; swinging cocktail combos featuring The Three Suns and Jack "Mr. Bongo" Costanzo; and mambo king Perez Prado. The series also spotlights up and coming lounge/exotica artists, including the Waitiki 7, Ixtahuele, the Tikiyaki Orchestra, Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, the Voodoo Organist and many more.
Each hour of the show is discrete and can be used in a variety of ways - a weekly two-hour show; a weekly one-hour show; or twice weekly one-hour shows. Custom promos and fundraising pitches available on request. Just email host@retrococktail.org for details.
Join host Darrell Brogdon at the underground martini bunker for the sounds of space age pop and incredibly strange music!
Afropop Worldwide (Series)
Produced by Afropop Worldwide
Most recent piece in this series:
512: Ethiopia - Empire and Revolution, 5/9/2024
From Afropop Worldwide | Part of the Afropop Worldwide series | :00
no audio fileNotes from the Jazz Underground (Series)
Produced by WDCB
Most recent piece in this series:
Notes from the Jazz Underground #262 2024
From WDCB | Part of the Notes from the Jazz Underground series | 58:04
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- Notes from the Jazz Underground #262 2024
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This week, we check out releases from Tomeka Reid, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jeremy Pelt and more!
Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature (Series)
Produced by Bioneers
Most recent piece in this series:
260: Beaver Believers: How to Restore Planet Water, 5/8/2024
From Bioneers | Part of the Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature series | 28:30
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In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the restoration of beavers offers ancient nature-based solutions to the tangle of challenges bedeviling human civilization. Droughts, floods, soil erosion, climate change, biodiversity loss - you name it, and beaver is on it. In this episode, Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center share their semi-aquatic journey to becoming Beaver Believers. They are part of a passionate global movement to bring back our rodent relatives who show us how to heal nature by working with nature
Strange Currency (Series)
Produced by KMUW
Most recent piece in this series:
Strange Currency 05.04.24 or floating date
From KMUW | Part of the Strange Currency series | 01:57:58
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Listen for selections from Keo & Them, The Bird and The Bee, Vehicles, Rudy Love & The Encore, John Martyn, and Us3.
Art of the Song (Series)
Produced by Art of the Song
Most recent piece in this series:
Jon Pousette-Dart
From Art of the Song | Part of the Art of the Song series | 59:00
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Our guest this week on Art of the Song is Jon Pousette-Dart, founder of the rock group, the Pousette-Dart Band. Jon has released an album new tunes and re-makes of two PDB classics. Viv sat down with Jon in his Suffern, New York home studio.
This American Life (Series)
Produced by This American Life
Most recent piece in this series:
186: Prom, 5/3/2024
From This American Life | Part of the This American Life series | :00
no audio fileClimate Connections (Series)
Produced by ChavoBart Digital Media
Most recent piece in this series:
Climate Connections April 15 - May 10, 2024
From ChavoBart Digital Media | Part of the Climate Connections series | 30:00
This month on Climate Connections:
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Mon., 4/15 - How expectant parents can prepare for extreme weather: If extreme weather strikes during labor or soon after you give birth, you’ll need some backup options.
Tue., 4/16 - Schools in coal country are going solar: A project in Wayne County, West Virginia, will save the district enough money to pay for three teachers’ salaries.
Wed., 4/17 - What is a passive house? These ultra-efficient homes use up to 90% less energy for heating and cooling than conventional homes.
Thu., 4/18 - Exchange program make EV ownership more affordable for low-income Colorado residents: The program offers $6,000 rebates for new electric vehicles to qualifying participants.
Fri., 4/19 - A third of U.S. adults are interested in cutting back on meat, report finds: Health and cost are the driving motivations, but plant-rich meals can also help the climate.
Mon., 4/22 - What are virtual power plants? They could help utilities balance electricity supply and demand as more renewables join the grid.
Tue., 4/23 - 44% of Latinos live in U.S. counties with a high flood risk: Compared to just 35% of non-Latinos.
Wed., 4/24 - What are fuel cell EVs? They have several advantages over battery-powered EVs for trucking.
Thu., 4/25 - ‘Just do it!’ Wisconsin couple built a net zero home: It’s equipped with electric appliances, tight insulation, and 41 solar panels.
Fri., 4/26 - Some anglers say Rhode Island’s Block Island wind farm has improved fishing: The bases of the turbines attract fish, survey respondents reported.
Mon., 4/29 - Alaska Native community experiments with growing food above the Arctic Circle: Climate change is making some traditional foods harder to find, so community members are looking to new ways to increase food security.
Tue., 4/30 - Former school gets new life as an energy-efficient shopping center: Loan programs in 30 states are helping owners revitalize old, inefficient buildings.
Wed., 5/1 - Climate change threatens Africa’s rhinos: Extreme heat, poaching, and habitat loss are pushing the animals closer to extinction.
Thu., 5/2 - Mom fights air pollution in North Denver: Denver has some of the highest levels of ground-level ozone in the U.S.
Fri., 5/3 - Startup mimics nature to produce zero-carbon cement: Prometheus Materials is creating a cement made from algae.
Mon., 5/6 - A chef’s kiss for induction stoves: Induction stoves are one chef’s preferred way to serve up delicious food.
Tue., 5/7 - Prescribed burning can reduce wildfire damage: Low-intensity fires help clear out dead wood and vegetation, reducing the fuel available when a wildfire comes along.
Wed., 5/8 - Why switching to an EV is good for the climate: Over its lifetime, an electric vehicle produces much less climate-warming pollution than a similar gas-powered car.
Thu., 5/9 - Field workers, farm owners, and buyers band together to protect workers from heat: Heat-related illnesses are a growing risk as the climate warms.
Fri., 5/10 - In praise of shade trees: Urban areas with trees can be as much as 15 degrees cooler Fahrenheit than areas with less foliage.
Hearts of Space (Series)
Produced by Hearts of Space
Most recent piece in this series:
HeartsSp 240503: "HARMONIC WORLD" (Pgm. # 1371), 5/3/2024
From Hearts of Space | Part of the Hearts of Space series | :00
no audio fileLatino USA (Series)
Produced by Latino USA
Most recent piece in this series:
2418: Into Natalia Lafourcade’s Inner Garden, 5/3/2024
From Latino USA | Part of the Latino USA series | 54:00
THIS EPISODE TO AIR MAY 3, 2024 - May 9, 2024. Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade embraces contrasts in her music. Look no further than her latest album, “De Todas las Flores,” where Natalia found herself both processing death and celebrating life. Just days before a show in Carnegie Hall in New York City, Natalia sat down with Latino USA to talk about her most recent album, her career, and the value of slowing down to tend to one’s inner garden. Also on the show, trans activist, actress, and author Cecilia Gentili on the intersections of advocacy and storytelling.
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #231
From Paul Ingles | Part of the 10,000 Good Songs series | 59:00
Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks and the 'artful seque-way" still matter. And virtually NO REPEATS until we run through the 10,000 good songs! Today music from Lucinda Williams, Nanci Griffith, David Crosby, Los Lobos, Rhiannon Giddens, and more.
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks and the 'artful seque-way" still matter. And virtually NO REPEATS until we run through the 10,000 good songs! Today music from Lucinda Williams, Nanci Griffith, David Crosby, Los Lobos, Rhiannon Giddens, and more.
PLAYLIST:
I Can't Stand The Rain 4:17 Lucinda Williams Southern Soul: From Memphis To Muscle Shoals & More
Hit & Run Driver 3:22 Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams Contraband Love
The Flight of the Dove 4:08 The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band
Better Way 5:57 Watchhouse Watchhouse
She's Got You 4:17 Rhiannon Giddens Tomorrow Is My Turn
Comin' Down In the Rain 3:45 Nanci Griffith Other Voices, Other Rooms
Annabella Reprise 1:26 Craig Fuller & Eric Kaz Craig Fuller/Eric Kaz
Bluebird / For What It's Worth 6:39 Los Lobos Native Sons
I'll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You Up) 4:04 The Wallflowers Exit Wounds
I Think 4:53 David Crosby For Free
This Body Isn't All There Is To Who I Am 5:01 Rodney Crowell Triage
That's All It Takes 4:46 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram 662
Are We Running Out Of Love? 3:51 Amy Helm What the Flood Leaves Behind
1432: The Social Experiment, 7/27/2023
From Snap Judgment | Part of the Snap Judgment Weekly series | 53:57
Two comic story tellers, Dino Archie and James Judd, bring you love, bromance and a summer camp exorcism with sock puppets.
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Two comic story tellers, Dino Archie and James Judd, bring you love, bromance and a summer camp exorcism with sock puppets. Play mad scientist on... Snap Judgment LIVE! Snap Judgment presents, “The Social Experiment.” Do not miss it.