Central Coast Voices

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.

Join host Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick on Central Coast Voices for a conversation about Behind Barbed Wire Redux, a multimedia history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and its lasting impact on the Central Coast. Guests Dr. Deon Nielsen Price, former internee Margaret Nakamura Cooper, and Dr. Brian Asher Alhadeff will share about the role of music and storytelling in preserving memory and highlight an upcoming performance at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts.Hear Central Coast Voices Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX

Join Kris Kington-Barker and her guests, Dr. Denise Taylor, local HIV Specialist & Gender Affirming Care Provider, and Trevor Norcross, a father of a transgender teen, to discuss why there is so much public outcry and concern about transgender students. Together, we will explore facts versus misinformation about a topic that, in recent years, has received local and national attention, both politically and in the news media.Listen Live Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX

In this episode of Central Coast Voices, host Fred Munroe and his guests will take on a common topic for this time of year, doing our taxes.Joining Fred are members of the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program. This Tax-Aide program is, supported by a team of local volunteers provides tax assistance for free, to anyone, with a special focus on low-to-moderate taxpayers over 50.Listen live Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Join host Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick for a conversation with leaders from End Kids Cancer, a San Luis Obispo–based organization working at the forefront of pediatric cancer research, family navigation, and prevention. Listen and participate live Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX

This week host Fred Munroe and two members of the San Luis Obispo City’s DEI team will take a look at the City’s efforts to assist residents, staff and visitors to develop a true sense of belonging.Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are Major City Goals for 2025-27. For this community this effort is a long-term goal.Be part of the discussion live Thursday from 1-2pm live or hear it on demand at KCBX.org.

Kris Kington Barker and guests discuss the present perspective horses possess during interactions with humans.Central Coast Voices-Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Join host Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick for a conversation with Nakia Zavalla, Cultural Director for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. They will discuss how the new Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center celebrates Native history through storytelling, language revitalization, and cultural preservation. The museum’s exhibits offer visitors an immersive experience that connect the past, present, and future of the Chumash people.Hear the conversation Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX or online at KCBX.org.

This week we will look at a valuable partnership between two unlikely organizations striving to assist and support victims of intimate partner violence. Thursday live from 1-2pm on KCBX

Guadalupe's new Recreation Services Manager, Arnulfo Navarro III, and Facilities Coordinator, Cynthia Bejarano-Payan, join host Lata Murti to talk about recent, upcoming, and new events in the City of Guadalupe, such as Guadoween on Halloween night. Listen, learn, and join the conversation Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX.

Join host Kris Kington-Barker with Nancy Ballinger, Children's Bereavement Counselor, and author of Two Brave Cubs - Finding Help When Children Grieve and Dr. Orquidia Frousto, Trainer and Consultant on the topic of children's grief and how current social, political and environmental losses are having an impact on our youth. They will explore how grief shows up differently in young people and how a children's book about grief has served as a shared narrative that informs both kids and adults by normalizing complex emotions in an accessible way.

This week's guests are from the El Camino Homeless Organization. We'll speak with Wendy Lewis, ECHO’s President & CEO, along with members of her program team about their efforts to end homelessness.Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX

Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick with Stacey Hunt, CEO of Ecologistics, about the upcoming 13th annual Central Coast Bioneers Conference, and how local residents can shape a resilient future.

Kris Kington-Barker has a conversation with Rose Care Group CEO Alan Iftiniuk about the recent closing of Wilshire Community Health and Community Services and how the Rose Care Group is stepping up its efforts to fill gaps in health services in SLO County.Central Coast Voices-Thursdays from 1 to 2pm on KCBX