Equestrian Arts 

For the next two weeks, Earlene and Stan Smith team up on Equestrian Arts to talk about two of their heroes.

This week Stan recalls the days of his youth sitting around a black and white flickering television with all the kids in the neighborhood.

Gradually, the image of Roy Rogers and Trigger would come into view. Everyone was spellbound, including Stan.

Tune in this week to hear about Roy’s life on Friday, January 31st at noon and on Monday, February 3rd at 10am.

Next week, Earlene discusses her childhood idol, Dale Evans. She was beautiful, a talented musician and a great horsewoman. Earlene was enthralled.

Hear more about Dale Evan’s life story on Thursday, February 6th, Friday, February 7th at noon, and Monday, February 10th at 10am on KAAD-LP, 103.5 FM or streaming live here on our site.

Book Talk

For this month’s Book Talk: Inspirations, host Joy Willow and guest Shauna Burrow talk about the many facets of grief. Joy offers the book The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller as a point of departure and Shauna recounts her experiences as a grief counselor and hospice worker.

Book Talk broadcasts on Saturday and Sunday, February 1st and 2nd, 15th and 16th.

The Looking Glass 

The Looking Glass is a new program hosted by Sam Taylor. It features Interviews with local people that reflect who we are and the community we call home. In the first two episodes, Sam talks with Jessica Hewitt, principal of Foothill Horizons, Outdoor Education School about the great curriculum and its effect on the student who come there.

The Looking Glass episodes will air on Saturdays and Sundays, February 15th, 16th, and February 22nd and 23rd at 10am.

Vicarious Vacations 

Vicarious Vacations is our show where you may travel virtually, get destination ideas and trip planning secrets through host Wendy Hesse’s interviews with intrepid locals.

This month’s program centers on Amy Nilson’s epic hike on the famous Camino de Santiago. The show airs at Noon on second and fourth weekends – January 11th & 12th, 25th and 26th.

Special Programming 

If you missed it or would like to hear it again, Tom Strother, with an assist from sound guys Richard Sholer and Forrest Stanley, recorded and edited the MLK Motherlode 2025 performance on Saturday, January 18th.

Dr. Nikum Pon, a refugee from Cambodia’s Pol Pot era, gave the keynote address: “From Bias to Belonging: Nurturing Dr. King’s Vision of Community.” Born in Cambodia during the time of the “killing fields,” Dr. Pon’s family defied incredible odds to escape to the U.S. when he was a child. Dr. Nikum Pon has since dedicated his life to empowering underserved communities, recently returning to Cambodia to establish schools for those in need.

Pictured: Emcee Kathleen Malloy at Motherlode Martin Luther King Junior Celebration (Photo courtesy of Laurie Sylwester)

Tune in on Thursday, February 6th at 3pm, Saturday, February 8th at 1pm or Monday, February 10th at 3pm for MLK Day 2025.