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Samantha Kimmey on her debut novel, The Extremities!
May 16, 2025
Samantha Kimmey on her debut novel, The Extremities!
May 16, 2025

Jordan sits down with author Samantha Kimmey on her debut novel “The Extremities!” for KWMR’s Community Buzz.

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May 16, 2025
Robert Krulwich on the meaning of public media
May 11, 2025
Robert Krulwich on the meaning of public media
May 11, 2025

Robert Krulwich joined me on KWMR to talk about the early days of public media, his inventive approach to storytelling, share clips from some of his best early work… and riff on the magic of moon dust.

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May 11, 2025
Dementia: Treatments and risk with Dr. Catherine Madison
May 11, 2025
Dementia: Treatments and risk with Dr. Catherine Madison
May 11, 2025

Dr. Catherine Madison, neurologist and founding Medical Director of the Dolby Center for Brain Health in San Francisco, on the latest treatments for dementia, the best approaches to working with patients, and how to reduce your risk.

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May 11, 2025
Marconi head steps down in rebuild plan
April 19, 2018
Marconi head steps down in rebuild plan
April 19, 2018

The executive director of the Marconi Conference Center has stepped down from her position after less than two years, a move designed to soften public perception of a conflict of interest. 

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April 19, 2018
Sunnyside: Light at the end
February 27, 2018
Sunnyside: Light at the end
February 27, 2018

An intimate documentary, set in the woods above the Tomales Bay coast, reveals the last days in the friendship of reclusive architect Daniel Libermann and sound artist Henry "Sandy" Jacobs.

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February 27, 2018
March 15, 2015
DJ Barbarella takes community radio around the world and back.
March 15, 2015

Last month, D.J. Barbarella, the host of KWMR’s Barbarian Beach Party, spun records for “Soul Nite” at the Old Western Saloon, a benefit for the Inverness Almanac. She granted few requests, and her playlist strayed far from the standard script. “This is not soul,” complained one local on his way out the door...

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March 15, 2015
January 29, 2015
Much ado about shucking
January 29, 2015

A friend of mine once remarked that the character of a city is more resilient than we think. Despite the surface changes of time—new clothes and cars, different shops and bars—there is something impalpable, determined by architecture and place, perhaps, or the taste of the air, that keeps a place what it is, even as it warps and alters unrecognizably. My friend was referring to Paris or New York, but as I am writing this, I realize the same may be said of the tiny town of Inverness...

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January 29, 2015
Animating Grace Paley
January 27, 2015
Animating Grace Paley
January 27, 2015

Last Sunday, Steve Costa stood in the rain, guiding cars into the parking lot of the Presbyterian church with a patient, bemused air. “Now I can add parking attendant to my resume,” he cracked as he embraced a guest. Behind him, a large Monterey pine had crashed through the fence, toppled by the recent storm. The tips of its tallest branches had fallen just a few feet shy of the church. 

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January 27, 2015

Samantha Kimmey on her debut novel, The Extremities!

May 16, 2025
Samantha Kimmey on her debut novel, The Extremities!

Jordan sits down with author Samantha Kimmey on her debut novel “The Extremities!” for KWMR’s Community Buzz.

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Robert Krulwich on the meaning of public media

May 11, 2025
Robert Krulwich on the meaning of public media

Robert Krulwich joined me on KWMR to talk about the early days of public media, his inventive approach to storytelling, share clips from some of his best early work… and riff on the magic of moon dust.

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