Shows
Sew & So...BERNINA University - 2025 Salt Lake City, UtahWe begin with a reflection on the roots of sewing in Salt Lake City, stretching back to the arrival of Mormon pioneers in 1847. For these early settlers, sewing was not a pastime but a necessity—a way to preserve life, create comfort, and build community. Their quilts, made from scraps of old clothing, flour sacks, and church shirts, stitched stories of faith, hardship, and hope. Today, that legacy lives on—not only in museum collections but in the humanitarian efforts of modern Relief Society members and in the passionate quilting community that continues to grow.Against this rich...2025-07-3158 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaLet's Race to Zero Waste!Let's talk recycling from a little different angle. Meet Race to Zero Waste! I guarantee you will get answers to some of your recycling questions.2025-07-1020 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaNative Here! Our Hyper-Local Native Plant NurseryWant to incorporate native plants into your garden? Or just hear about local plants? There is a lot more to it than I thought. We talk with Beth Wurzburg of the California Native Plant Society about their nursery, Native Here, in Tilden Park.2025-06-2021 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaLower Walnut Creek Restoration goes live!Now renamed Pacheco Marsh, the newly restored five mile stretch at the mouth of Walnut Creek is our newest park. In January, 2023, we toured the restoration in progress. Now we get the before and after as we attend the park's grand opening on May 3, 2025. Enjoy conversations with some of the celebrants, and fascinating descriptions of how the engineers at the Contra Costa County Flood Control District made it happen.2025-05-2828 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaElectrify your home - a primer from Citizens Climate LobbyEven P&GE wants you to replace your gas appliances! Bill Olsen from the Contra Costa chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby explains how to get started, what it might cost, and how to make a plan.2025-05-1121 min
The Heartful Parent PodcastEp 108 | How to ‘Answer Your Calling’ with Jeanne WolzIn this inspiring episode of the Heartful Parent Podcast, I have the pleasure of welcoming the incredible Jeanne Wolz—entrepreneur, career alignment coach, and founder of Sirens Rising. Jeanne joins the podcast to share her personal journey from educator to purpose-driven business owner, and how she now helps women and non-binary folks align their careers with their deepest callings. Jeanne and I dig into what it really means to listen to your calling, move through the fear that comes with it, and take small but powerful steps toward creating a life—and career—that feels meaningful...2025-04-2946 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Refinery Episode 2 - December 2023Here's the first update to our coverage of the refinery.2025-04-0712 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Refinery - the third update, December 2024And a brief update on the second anniversary of the Thanksgiving toxic release.2025-04-0706 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Refinery Episode 3More on the refinery saga.2025-04-0709 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Refinery Episode 1 - July 2023Here's our first episode about the refinery and its depredations.2025-04-0719 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Refinery: What's happened since the big explosion and fire?There's never a dull moment living near the Martinez Refinery! After being assessed a $4.5 million penalty, you would think they would clean up their act, but you would be wrong. Heidi Taylor of Healthy Martinez brings us up to date - or almost up to date. After this episode was recorded, on the refinery's very first day of restarting operations, another fire broke out and a worker was injured.2025-04-0413 min
Get Hooked On The Most Next-Level Full Audiobook Today!King of the North by Jeanne TheoharisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/25841to listen full audiobooks.
Title: King of the North
Author: Jeanne Theoharis
Narrator: Jasmin Walker
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
Release date: 03-25-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Americas
Publisher's Summary:
The Martin Luther King Jr. of popular memory vanquished Jim Crow in the South. But in this myth-shattering book, award-winning and New York Times bestselling historian Jeanne Theoharis argues that King's time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago—outside Dixie—was at the heart of his campaign for racial justice. King of the North follows King as he cris...2025-03-2512h 46
Linksploration - Bay AreaRepair Cafe: Keeping stuff out of the landfillGot a broken toaster? Leggings with a torn seam? A broken necklace? The Repair Cafe is here for you.2025-02-2022 min
Productive PassionsPanic to Purpose: Aligning Identity and Entrepreneurship | Productive Passions | Ep. 26Host Christy T speaks with Dr. Jeanne Retief about transforming trauma into purpose and building a wellness-focused beauty brand rooted in authenticity and identity.
In Today's Episode:
• How heritage influences innovation
• Turning panic into power through intentional business
• The value of inner peace in entrepreneurship
• Creating brands aligned with your emotional timing
• Defining success through your personal operating manual
• How cross-industry experience creates a competitive edge
🎙 GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Jeanne Retief
• Website: figgibeauty.com
• Instagram: @figgibeauty
• LinkedIn: jeanneretief
📢 PODCAST INFO:
• Website: productivepassions...2025-02-0750 min
Enhanced Radio Classics(EP27) Suspense: "The Doctor Prescribed Death"February 2, 1943
The episode was originally planned with a different title, as noted in the Long Beach CA Independent of 1943-02-02:
"The Boomerang" is the title of the nerve-stirring tale which will star villain Bela Lugosi on KNX tonight at 6:30. Written by J. Donald Wilson, whose psychological studies in crime have long thrilled listeners to his Sunday mystery "The Whistler." The story concerns a half-mad psychologist whose hair-raising theories on suicide and murder get him into a precarious situation.
BELA LUGOSI (Dr. Antonio Basile), Lu...2025-02-0329 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMarsh Creek Salmon Walk - Yep, Salmon!Marsh Creek runs from the flanks of Mt Diablo to the San Joaquin River, and it is full of surprising wildlife! For the MLK Day of Service, we are picking up trash and keeping our eyes peeled.2025-01-2322 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaClassic episode: Exploring the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration ProjectContinuing our exploration of area creeks, we are revisiting a 2023 episode about one of the biggest waterway projects in the area, one that is slated to become a public park: the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project.2024-12-2028 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaUpdate: Solar, Martinez Refinery, and Beavers!Happy Thanksgiving! Like everyone, we are busy busy with holiday cheer, so we are doing a minisode updating three prior episodes.2024-12-0206 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaiNaturalist - Your nature identification buddy, and so much more!You may already be using iNaturalist as an app on your phone to identify plants and animals. If you aren't yet, you will want to get started by the end of this episode! And did you know that it got its start right here in the Bay Area? Now it's a worldwide phenomenon used by lay contributors and scientists alike. Join us as iNat board member Cat Chang explains how it works, how it got its start, and what it is used for.2024-11-0925 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaResilient, Equitable Urban Streams - the Ecology of Urban WaterwaysSo far in our creeks series, we have been looking at attempts to restore them to as close to natural as possible. But what if we look at urban creeks in a different way, as their own ecosystems, including the unhoused people who live along them? How will climate change affect these systems? In this episode, we go out in the field and talk to Dr. Costanza Rampini of San Jose State and Dr. Gregory Pasternack of UC Davis, researchers who are investigating exactly this issue in a Bay Area project called Resilient, Equitable Urban Stream Corridors.2024-10-1728 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaFriends of San Ramon Creek: Enemies of Arundo Donax, and more!The friends of San Ramon Creek are amazing! Tune in to hear about all they have accomplished. I guarantee you will want to join them.2024-09-2624 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaFriends of Alhambra Creek and the Alhambra Native Plant TrailAfter a short hiatus in August, we're back with a new series: Friends of the Creeks! Every friends group is different. Join us as we tour the Alhambra Native Plant Trail with the Friends of Alhambra Creek.2024-09-0624 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaShould public funds own fossil fuel stock?Fossil fuels are doing serious damage to the planet, yet public pension funds continue to invest in them. A lot of people and organizations think that's wrong, including our guest in this episode, Dr. Carlos Davidson, emeritus professor of environmental science at San Francisco State. We learn what's happening in the campaign for fossil fuel divestment.2024-07-1914 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaSustainable Contra Costa - Summer Water Savers gets underwayIt's time for an update from Sustainable Contra Costa. Their special theme this summer is to prepare for the next drought by developing those good water efficiency habits in the Summer Water Savers Challenge. Learn what's up with Laura Wehrley. Then sign up to help Sustainable Contra Costa reach their goal!2024-06-2913 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaSee you shortly!This is the week we would normally be publishing a new episode, but I came back from vacation with an unwelcome souvenir - not Covid, thank goodness - and so we ask your indulgence until I am back at full strength. Thanks!2024-06-2100 min
Reckless CreativesWriter & Director Christy Stratton: From TV Writing to Roller RinksWhat happens when a TV comedy writer sits down with Sadie and Jeanne? Lots of laughs, inspiration and mayhem. But mostly, great advice for anyone who wants to dip their toes into the indie space and take a shot at directing.Christy Stratton, writer on "Modern Family," "Awkward," "King of the Hill," and more, shares insights into making her first short film, The Runt, her hopes of getting funding for a feature, and incredible advice she wishes she had when she first started off as a writer. Catch The Runt at a film...2024-06-2057 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaPort of San Francisco confronts sea level riseThere's a plan! Adam Varat from the Port of San Francisco introduces us to the Waterfront Resilience Plan and how the city hopes to protect its shoreline infrastructure.2024-05-3021 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaConcord Reuse Project - the Naval Weapons Station transformedThe Concord Naval Weapons Station closed 19 years ago. After some false starts, it looks like its redevelopment is finally underway. We get the scoop from Guy Bjerke, who is the director of the project for the City of Concord.2024-05-0926 min
Own ItEpisode 100: Christy Hiler and Jeanne Freeman Look Back on Two Years of Own ItToday, we are celebrating a milestone. This is the 100th episode of Own It! And what a journey it has been.Today we welcome back the co-founder of the Own It effort and our first guest way back in episode one, Jean Freeman from Zambezi. We wanted to look back on the last two years of conversations and progress, recap the amazing Own It Summit we just finished in New York, and talk about what’s next for our efforts to close the gender gap in advertising agency ownership.We focus on the individual guests on...2024-04-2231 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaThe Three Creeks Restoration Project - inching toward nature-based flood controlMarsh Creek in Brentwood was engineered to be a drainage ditch, but the Contra Costa County Flood Control District, in partnership with American Rivers, is changing that. We tour the Three Creeks Restoration Project to see what is possible within the constraints of suburban living.2024-04-2021 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaRooftop solar slated to take another hit!Rooftop solar seems like the front line answer to climate change, but there's a problem: how to share the cost of maintaining the grid and other programs among users, as more and more homeowners opt out. In this episode we look at the latest effort to fix the problem by - yes - taking another swipe at rooftop solar. Hang on to the end to hear what our neighbor Nevada is doing!2024-03-2120 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Refinery UpdateThe refinery's lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is settled; what's next? Let's check in with Heidi Taylor from Healthy Martinez. (Hint: there's more to keep an eye on.)2024-02-2909 min
Linksploration - Bay Area... And now we party! MLK Day continuedAfter the work comes the party! A stroll up the Richmond Greenway takes us to Unity Park and the after-party. We talk to exhibitors, listen to music, and generally chill out.2024-02-1519 min
Breakfast All Day movie reviewsEpisode 432: Perfect Days, Nimona reviewsA quick, midweek pop-in here at Breakfast All Day to catch up on a couple of Academy Award contenders. First, we review "Perfect Days," a gentle gem of a film that's been nominated in the international feature category. Think of it as a Japanese "Jeanne Dielman." Then we finally -- finally! -- discuss "Nimona," a nominee for best animated feature that's been on Netflix since last summer. So many folks have asked us to review this, and we're so glad we did. And for our Patreon subscribers, a recap of this week's supernatural Christmas episode of "True Detective: Night C...2024-02-0723 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaGetting to work: MLK Day of Service on the Richmond GreenwayUrban Tilth work day in Richmond: Planting, weeding, mulching, and meeting the staff and volunteers who make it happen. We met the cutest weeder, age 5 - and they found a potato!2024-02-0619 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaFuture focus: Electrification of . . . everythingElectrification is coming! And there is much to learn. Rebates! Tax credits! Cheaper power! And where to get help. Brenna Shafizadeh of the Climate Reality Project shares her expertise.2024-01-1818 min
All For LiteracyResearch Insight Into Adolescent Literacy with Dr. Sharon Vaughn and Dr. Jeanne WanzekAre you implementing up-to-date research findings in your school or classroom?
Season 1 of All For Literacy frequently touched on the issue of connecting educators with new and established research and how to best apply evidence-based findings in the classroom. To kick off Season 2, two influential education researchers join host Dr. Liz Brooke for an enlightening discussion about current research and how findings translate into everyday classroom practices.
Tune into this episode to hear from Dr. Sharon Vaughn and Dr. Jeanne Wanzek. Vaughn is the Manuel J. Justiz Endowed Chair in Education and the executive director of...2024-01-0957 minAll For LiteracyResearch Insight Into Adolescent Literacy with Dr. Sharon Vaughn and Dr. Jeanne WanzekAre you implementing up-to-date research findings in your school or classroom?
Season 1 of All For Literacy frequently touched on the issue of connecting educators with new and established research and how to best apply evidence-based findings in the classroom. To kick off Season 2, two influential education researchers join host Dr. Liz Brooke for an enlightening discussion about current research and how findings translate into everyday classroom practices.
Tune into this episode to hear from Dr. Sharon Vaughn and Dr. Jeanne Wanzek. Vaughn is the Manuel J. Justiz Endowed Chair in Education and the executive director of...2024-01-0957 min
Linksploration - Bay Area"Plant Based Eating" from our friends at Everyday Climate ChampionsWe have a special holiday gift for you from our friends over at the Bay Area Chapter of the Climate Reality Project, and their podcast, "Everyday Climate Champions"! Ravinder Sehgal of the San Francisco Veg Society talks about why and how to reduce meat consumption to benefit you, the animals, and the climate. It's a win-win-win!2023-12-2615 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaWhat's happening at the Martinez refinery? Nothing good - yet.What's new at the Martinez refinery? They have added flares and stinky gas releases to their repertoire. Meanwhile, there is a December 21 court date with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and a class action lawsuit is getting underway. In this bonus minisode, we get an update from Heidi Taylor of Healthy Martinez.2023-12-1712 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaGiving Natives (plants, that is) a ChanceWe're back and planting! Learn about native plants, and efforts to bring them back in the Bay Area. We get to work at an annual event planting native plants, and also learn about their history, how they almost got wiped out, and the fun of resoring them to a part of their former territory. Spoiler alert: we ask about beavers.2023-12-0818 minLinksploration - Bay AreaTaking a short break, but we'll be back!Greetings listeners! We haven't forgotten you. Jeanne was on vacation in Spain, and came back with a A+ cold - (or should we say F-?). We are taking a short break, but we will be back in a few weeks with another exciting episode. Meanwhile, this is your opportunity to catch up on any episodes you may have missed, either on your favorite podcast player, or at linksploration.com.2023-11-1201 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaSuisun Marsh: Resilience HotspotBack in June, we began a conversation with Sadie Wilson of the Greenbelt Alliance about their Resilience Hotspots program. Now we take a closer look at the Suisun Marsh, one of the first group of 5 hotspots, with Sadie and Alex Lunine of Sustainable Solano.2023-10-1822 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaThe Inflation Reduction Act targets Climate Change in a Big Way!In honor of climate week, host Jeanne puts on her CPA hat and gives listeners a tour of the Inflation Reduction Act, the giant legislation giving tax incentives for all kinds of climate mitigation, plus rebates. It's wild!2023-09-2717 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaRooftop Solar - the New RegimeWhat's happening with rooftop solar now that the new net metering system has taken effect? What is the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act? What else is new in the rooftop solar market? We thought we knew it all, but there is lots to learn. Join us as we chat again with our solar experts, Pat Villano and Amit Roy of Your Energy Solutions.2023-09-0723 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaSustainable Contra Costa: What We Can DoWhen we think about climate change, we often focus on the big picture; after all it is an earth-wide problem. This week we zoom in and talk with Laura Wehrley of Sustainable Contra Costa about what they do and what we can do as individuals, right here, right now.2023-08-2022 min
Linksploration - Bay Area(Un?)Healthy MartinezFollowing a release of toxic dust from the Martinez Refinery, which looms above the historic town of Martinez, local residents banded together to form Healthy Martinez, a group advocating for cleaner air and more transparency from the refinery. We interview Heidi Taylor of Healthy Martinez about what happened, what's happening, and what they want to happen.2023-07-2719 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaMartinez Beaver Festival - A Dam Good Party!In this minisode, we have a blast at the Martinez Beaver Festival. Just can't get enough of the little chompers!2023-07-0814 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaGreenbelt Alliance Launches Resilience Hotspot ProjectThe Greenbelt Alliance has been a longtime Bay Area institution. Now they are tackling climate change in five local sites they are calling "resilience hotspots". We chat with Greenbelt Alliance's Sadie Wilson about how these places were chosen, what they mean by "resilience", and, well . . . what's the plan?2023-06-2920 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaBeavers Redux - Real Live Beavers in Fairfield!In this follow-up minisode, we tour an active beaver colony in Fairfield, CA, and learn even more about the lifestyles of the toothy and hairy. A visit to the home of the Laurel Creek beavers.2023-06-2011 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaRanking Cities on Climate ChangeClimate change! In this conversation, we talk with Lynda Deschambault of Contra Costa County Climate Leaders about what separates the best cities from the . . . not so good. Some of the factors are what you expect, but some are surprising. And we name names.2023-06-0824 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaBay Area Bike Swap: What is it? Who's there? And what the heck is the bunny hop?May 6 was the Bay Area Bike Swap Festival. Join us as we talk to participants representing all things bicycle. There's a lot going on; the variety is astonishing. We talk to all kinds of folks, and observe our first bunny hop!2023-05-1922 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaEarth Day! Where it's been, where it's going, & what's happening in the Bay AreaTwenty million people showed up for the first Earth Day in 1970. Its character has evolved over the years. We discuss its history, meaning, and what it has become in the Bay Area, including a preview of Earth Day Lafayette with Surahbi Konkur of Sustainable Lafayette. Also check the show notes for links to happenings around the Bay this weekend!2023-04-1919 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaPoop! From Flush to BayWe love waste! In this episode, we tour the sewage processing plant of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. But wait - there's more! It turns out that there are a multiplicity of wastewater districts in the Bay Area, and every one of them treats its sewage a little bit differently. So we did a little comparison. Join us as we follow your poop from the flush to the Bay, with a side excursion to see how the various sanitary districts are getting value from it.2023-03-3122 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaBeavers!Beavers! They're baaack! Beavers are amazing animals. Hear about their incredible physiology, the story of the Martinez beavers, and what's next for them in the Bay Area.2023-03-0926 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaClean Electricity through Community Choice Aggregation with MCENo solar panels needed to get renewably-sourced electricity! Go with your community choice aggregator (CCA). For Contra Costa County, that's Marin Clean Energy, or MCE. In this episode, MCE's Jenna Tenney explains how CCA works and why choose it.2023-02-1625 minBreakfast All Day movie reviewsEpisode 337: Movie News, To Leslie, Jeanne DielmanIt's Single Mom Day here at Breakfast All Day as we catch up with "To Leslie," the indie drama that earned a surprise Oscar nomination for its ferocious star, Andrea Riseborough. Christy and Alonso also review "Jeanne Dielman," the 1975 film that topped the prestigious, once-a-decade Sight and Sound poll. In news, we discuss "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," box office, AMC's new seating price plan, the Grammys, Armie Hammer and more. And over at our Patreon, we recap episode 4 of "The Last of Us" on HBO. Thanks as always for joining us and we'll see you again on Friday! 2023-02-0839 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaExplore the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration ProjectWhere Walnut Creek - the stream, not the town - meets Suisun Bay, it is getting a new life. After many years as a sad, diked and silted, artificial channel, it is being reborn as a lively mix of revitalized habitat for a wide variety of plants, birds, mammals and fish. Though it's not yet open to the public, we got a guided tour with Paul Detjens, the project manager. Join us for a sneak preview of this amazing preserve right on our doorstep.2023-01-2627 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaRooftop Solar - Net Energy MeteringIn our second episode on rooftop solar, we discuss net energy metering and the changes in store, as well as the newly extended federal tax credit and right-sizing the system with our guests Pat Villano & Amit Roy of Your Energy Solutions.2023-01-0521 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaAll About Rooftop SolarIn this, the first of a two-episode series, we dig into the nuts and bolts of rooftop solar, from how the panels work, to financing, to how to find a good installer, and more.2022-12-1026 minBreakfast All Day movie reviewsEpisode 322: Movie News, Violent Night, The InspectionIt’s December, so we’re officially in Christmas movie season on Breakfast All Day. But we have very different opinions of “Violent Night,” an action flick starring David Harbour as a butt-kicking Santa Claus. We are in agreement, though, about “The Inspection,” a sensitive and compelling indie drama about a queer, black man who joins the Marines. In news, we discuss the New York Film Critics Circle’s year-end picks, the once-a decade Sight & Sound poll where “Jeanne Dielman” was named the best film ever, a bunch of trailers including the hilarious “Cocaine Bear,” and the death of Fleetwood Mac’s legendary singer/s...2022-12-0327 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaFollow the Trash #1: The Recycling CenterVisit the recycling center and meet Big Blue! Find out where your recycling goes and what actually gets reprocessed. Begin to answer the $64,000 question: Is it worth it?2022-11-2017 min
Linksploration - Bay AreaFlood Risk, Flood Insurance, and Climate ChangeIt's Flood Preparedness Week! And so we kick off our podcast with a conversation with Eric Simmons, an engineer with FEMA's Flood Mitigation Division. Eric talks about all things flood risk, and we trace it to Contra Costa County. Find out how to evaluate your own flood risk, how flood maps are tied to historic flood risk, and why flood insurance premiums vary by city. (Hint: Unincorporated Contra Costa has the best rates.)2022-10-2723 minLinksploration - Bay AreaIntroducing Linksploration - Bay Area podcast!Coming very soon: the new podcast about climate change and related issues in the Diablo Valley and the wider San Francisco Bay area. Introducing Linksploration - Bay Area!2022-10-2603 min
Top Shelf with Russell LibraryThe Perfect Gift︱Pocket Full of PosiesThere's nothing quite like browsing through a beautiful store to find that perfect gift. In an age of online shopping and instant gratification, it's a joy to slow down and connect with the tangible, tactile world. In today's episode, Christy and Stephanie chat with Kristin Smith from Pocket Full of Posies to explore the wondrous shop created by her mother, Dottie. Together, Dottie and Kristin bring a lovely dose of whimsy and beauty to the Main Street Market in Middletown. Shopping local is easy when there are stores like theirs in the neighborhood. Get a jumpstart on your holiday...2022-10-1844 min