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The American Academy of Poets declared April National Poetry Month in 1996. To celebrate its 30th Anniversary, San Luis Obispo County Poet Laureate Caleb Nichols; Poet and Coastal Dunes California Writers Club’s Acting President and Vice President Viviana Hall; and Librarian and Advisor of Allan Hancock’s Poetry and Prose Club, Sharaya Olmeda, join host Lata Murti. Guests share their poetry and upcoming poetry events during this pre-recorded episode.

What is the role of an Ombudsman for nursing homes, board and care, and other licensed residential facilities in San Luis Obispo County? Kris Kington Barker speaks with Karen Jones, Executive Director for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Services of SLO County on Thursday at 1 pm. Call in and participate on KCBX.

Host Fred Munroe looks at Cuesta College’s Music Department's Audio Technology program, which goes far beyond what we historically think of when focusing on community colleges. You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in this conversation, Thursday at 1pm on Central Coast Voices.

Join host Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick for a conversation to discuss pesticide exposure as a pressing public health and environmental justice issue on the Central Coast.We will discuss the power of community organizing and how residents can learn more, report concerns, and get involved in upcoming local campaigns.Be part of the conversation live Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX.

Join Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center's Executive Director Erika Weber, Coastal Stories Documentarian Chachi Ramirez, and Film Producer Melanie Backer as they talk to host Lata Murti about all there is to discover at the Dunes, and how you can help to support this historic site and its Center.Join the conversation live with your phone calls from 1-2pm Thursdays on KCBX.

Today, Kris Kington-Barker's guest is End-of-Life Doula, Gabrielle Jimenez, founder of The Hospice Heart, to discuss the role of a doula in our country's aging and seriously ill population and decline in healthcare resources.Join the conversation live Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Today on Central Coast Voices, host Fred Munroe will be talking with the folks from the Family Care Network. Join Fred as we learn more about the role of the Family Care Network and it’s work supporting the efforts of parents within our community.Listen and participate live Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick talks about the environmental, public health, and economic risks of expanded offshore oil and gas development off the Central Coast. Guests Charles Varni, Chair of the SLO Surfrider Chapter and Gianna Patchen, Sierra Club Santa Lucia Chapter Coordinator, will discuss what’s being proposed, the potential consequences of these proposals, and what local communities can do to shape the outcome.Hear Central Coast Voices live every Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

In the 2nd of a two-part series, Co-Executive Directors Connie Alexander and Audrey Gamble join host Lata Murti to talk about Gateway Educational Services. Restaurateur Feben Teffera joins during the second half of the show to talk about Ebony SLO and how you can help its future on California's Central Coast.

Kris Kington Barker talks with Jamie Metzger, Director of Grief Support and Education for Hospice SLO County. Loss, especially the death of a loved one, is among life's greatest stressors. It can affect us in physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, spiritual, and practical ways. Kris and Jamie will discuss different types of grief, researcher findings that can be helpful to people who are grieving, and tips for how to provide support for the bereaved.Hear the conversation Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

This week on Central Coast Voices, host Fred Munroe and theleadership team of “100 Women Who Care, San Luis Obispo” willshare their insights with us.We will learn about their simple, yet straight forward philanthropicefforts, which have turned small individual contributions into over$300,000 of support for local non-profits organizations. We willalso learn about how you can be a part of this semi-annual project.Listen and participate live Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX

Join host Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick for a conversation with Cal Poly historian Dr. Farah Al-Nakib, about Mawtini, a Central Coast oral history and community archive documenting Arab American life through stories of home, memory, and belonging. Along with Mawtini narrators Vicki Tamoush and Iyad Jamaly, we’ll explore why oral history matters as a tool for community storytelling and advocacy, what it means to speak your story into the record, and how this project helps build recognition and solidarity across Central Coast communities. View the collection at mawtinislo.org.

In the first of a two-part series, Captain Pat Walker of The FriendSHYP Club and Gloria Mantooth, also known as Soul Fyah, join host Lata Murti to talk about their businesses, how they started, and what they offer the San Luis Obispo and Lompoc communities, as well as the Central Coast at large.Be part of the live conversation Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Paula Mathia Fryer, Senior Director, SLO Partners, Jennifer Clayton, Director of Student Success, SLO Partners, and Ryan Dunn, CEO , Mantis Composites, talk with host Kris Kington-Barker about SLO County's recently reached milestone: 1,000 residents gaining new job-relevant skills. They will discuss ongoing cost-of-living pressures influencing career and workforce decisions locally, and what this signals for the local workforce and economy.Listen Live and call in Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Fred Munroe is joined by Restorative Partners, to discuss their ongoing work to break the cycle of crime and incarceration, Join the conversation Thursday at 1pm on Central Coast Voices.