Podcast appearances and mentions of molly fisk

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, News Director Cláudio Mendonça discovers how a Nevada County neighborhood is preparing for the possibility of wildfire. The station's resident science guy Al Stahler brings us a new edition of Al Explores. He speaks with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about the  2025 Atlantic hurricane forecast. KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunningham brings us a look at a local band playing the Honey Hills Music Festival, currently underway. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk shares an essay to close it all out.

This week Lydia Thomas brings us along as the local Nevada County branch of Meals on Wheels delivers meals to seniors. Lydia investigates how the program works and if it will be impacted by federal budget cuts. Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti returns with a brand new commentary on tariffs and who will bear the brunt of cost increases.Sherrie Cunningham talks with Henry Diltz, the famed photographer who's work documented the 60s and 70s rock music scene including Woodstock and Laurel Canyon. To close it all out, an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine CAL FIRE Unit Chief Brian Estes speaks to KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça about what Nevada County residents can expect as the temperatures begin to rise. KVMR News Correspondent Lydia Thomas talks to author Barbe Chambliss. The Mediator and psychotherapist will speak about women peacemakers at a League of Women Voters event in downtown Nevada City this Saturday.  Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti returns with a brand new commentary on the polarizing subject of annuities. And to close it all out, an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

This week hear how a retired Federal Reserve economist keeps up with the current state of the US economy before KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunningham brings us a look at how psychedelics are being used by researchers at the University of California, Davis, to treat a variety of brain conditions. We hear from KVMR Celtic Festival headliner, world-renowned fiddle player Natalie MacMaster, and poet Molly Fisk dictates how drama plays out through the daily observations of small town life.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, we've got news about a new opponent for Kevin Kiley's Congressional District 3 seat. Then we discuss this year's Nevada County Reads program and upcoming author event with county Adult Services Librarian Ian Boalt and author Jeff Vandermeer. Marc Cuniberti explores the “Warren Buffet Indicator” when trying to decipher the state of the markets. And Nevada City poet Molly Fisk drops by for her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

After the regional weather forecast KVMR's Paul Emery sits down with retired Federal Reserve economist Gary Zimmerman to talk trade wars and the risk of recession on this week's Economic Report. KVMR News correspondent Sherrie Cunningham covers the annual Grass Valley Banner Grange Seed Swap event. In the latest Al Explores, KVMR Science correspondent Al Stahler brings us some BIG questions. He taps Stanford University Psychologist Dr. Justin Gardner for answers. We end with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, KVMR News Correspondent Lydia Thomas brings us a tale of two cities with a look at how Nevada City and Grass Valley's respective city councils broached the passing of ceasefire resolutions. Lydia brings us an examination of the symbolic nature and history of small towns weighing in on global conflicts. Then an excerpt from the second episode of the new series, “Fresh Voices of the Foothills”, spearheaded by Graham Gardemeyer, a 2024 KVMR Youth News Corps graduate and current junior at Nevada Union High School. He's joined by two fellow NU students to discuss this week's topic tobacco and nicotine use. And to close it all out, an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series. This week, some strong words about Molly's feelings towards a particular condiment.

This week we take a look at protests around the state before narrowing in on news about Nevada City Parks and Recreation's new digs. KVMR News correspondent Sherrie Cunningham brings us a story on the polarizing issue of California's state and federal water policies. Marc Cuniberti returns with a new Money Matters commentary focused on the volatile stock market. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk is back to share a few moments of delight from her week.

This week, after the regional weather forecast, KVMR's Al Stahler fills us in on a new community garden in Nevada City. He sits down with Gary Zaller, who's spearheading the effort and finds out about how local residents can get involved as soon as tomorrow, Saturday, March 15th. And we bring you an excerpt of a new podcast called Fresh Voices of the Foothills. Graham Gardemeyer, a 2024 KVMR Youth News Corps graduate invited 3 fellow Nevada Union High School students to our studios to record a conversation about Nitrous Oxide abuse in our county. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunningham looks into the potential for new housing options in downtown Grass Valley. Paul Emery and retired Federal Reserve Economist Gary Zimmerman examine some interesting decisions U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is making when it comes to data. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk shares poems for when sorrow prohibits you from writing your own.

This week on the Friday Evening News Magazine the Nevada County Library announces the 2025 Nevada County Reads book. KVMR Science Correspondent Al Stahler sits down with naturalist, nature artist and writer, John Muir Laws to talk about the Sierra Nevada. Marc Cuniberti brings us a commentary on why he believes gold is a solid bet in terms of monetary inflation. And the latest essay from Nevada City poet Molly Fisk in her Observations from a Working Poet series.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine KVMR News Correspondent April Glaser brings us a look at a new exhibit currently on display at Nevada County's Rood Center. Entitled We Are Not Strangers Here, the exhibit  explores the history of Black life in rural California during the time of the Gold Rush. Nevada Union High School Senior Tony Kinderman shares a message for Nevada County youth about emergency preparedness and Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti brings us a commentary on monetary inflation and his views on the newly founded Department of Government Efficiency. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine we look at Nevada County's newly appointed poet laureate, Paul Emery and retired Fed Economist Gary Zimmerman discuss the how the new administration's policy decisions might affect inflation rates, and Al Stahler speaks with Dr. Scott Kellerman, Nevada County's former Public Health Officer, about how technology influences the doctor-patient relationship. To close it all out, Nevada City poet Molly Fisk shares a special St. Valentine's Day essay.

This week we look at the future of short term rentals in Nevada City and the possibility of new residential rentals in downtown Grass Valley.KVMR's Sacramento correspondent Heidi Starr brings us her firsthand account of Wednesday's nationwide 50 51 demonstration -- 50 protests in 50 states on one day.Marc Cuniberti examines the damage a single, massive company can do to the financial system at large in this weeks Money Matters commentary and Nevada City poet Molly Fisk revisits a decades-old essay that is still as relevant as ever.

On this weeks Friday Evening News Magazine we dive into the winter weather heading to much of our listening area. After nearly 20 years amongst the KVMR ranks, Hydrogeologist Steve Baker joins Paul Emery for his final Water News. The two explore the recent Southern California wildfires and the state's water future. Half a century ago, a North San Juan resident set out for a small Norwegian town intending to stay the summer. What she walked into was something entirely unexpected. Al Stahler spoke with the science writer about her life-changing Norwegian odyssey.  In the wake of the devastating Altadena and Palisades fires, Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti gives his two cents into the reasoning behind who receives fire insurance coverage and who gets dumped. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk lets us in on a few of her writing tips that may seem to some applicable off the page as well.

As President Trump's first week in office comes to a close, Paul Emery and retired Fed Economist Gary Zimmerman sit down to discuss the economy he's inherited in the latest edition of the Economic Report. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça sits down with Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in South India who are back in town for their yearly visit. Al Stahler speaks with local historian Hank Meals to discuss the development of our foothill community in the years following the Gold Rush, including the sordid details of legendary Nevada County resident. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk. With the recent Grass Valley visit of John McCutcheon, Molly reflects on past generations of folk musicians.

On this week's News Magazine we bring you details on the upcoming Nevada County CodeRED emergency alert test, Cláudio Mendonça checks in with Tom Durkin, the creative director of the Sierra Roots No Place to Go project, and Science Correspondent Al Stahler lets us know why we should look up at tonight's sky. Marc Cuniberti also joins us for his Money Matters commentary--today's topic: big box stores vs local mom and pop shops. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, Paul Emery returns with retired Federal Reserve economist Gary Zimmerman to review how the US Economy held up over the past year and what the incoming president will inherit. We'll catch up with local library employees about their favorite reads of 2024. And April Glaser brings us her commentary on the wildfires currently raging in southern California. The Nevada City based writer and journalist examines what the firestorms mean for such a densely populated area rich in history. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk brings us New Year's tidings from the ancient Greek and Roman gods in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

KVMR Science Correspondent Al Stahler is joined by Biologist Dr. Kelly Weinersmith, co-author of A City on Mars to explore why colonizing the Red Planet might not be at the top of 2025's to-do list.  Nevada County resident Frank McClain shares his thoughts about dominance and conflict felt at home in families and mirrored in international politics. Frank examines the possibility of transitioning from this culture to one of mutual respect. Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti looks into what it takes to run a restaurant before we close with Nevada City poet Molly Fisk's essay titled Ricochet & Coincidence.

KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça speaks with Nevada County's Director of Public Works, David Garcia, about SB 1383, the state bill requiring California residents to divert food waste from landfills. Over 40 million people rely on the Colorado River to bring them water, but with water sharing guidelines set to expire shortly, states are having a difficult time carving up various slices of the pie. Paul Emery sits down with hydrogeologist Steve Baker to find out if any headway is being made when it comes to who gets what in the world of water. In this week's Money Matters commentary host Marc Cuniberti explains that a “high sigma event” is not, in fact, a questionable fraternity activity but an economic crisis. Molly Fisk brings us poems celebrating winter solstice, the impending holidays, and the new year right around the corner in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

We start this week's Evening News Magazine with updates on Wednesday's Feather River Adventist School shooting. KVMR News Director Claudio Mendonca sat down with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma who visited Nevada County last week to talk about affordable housing, cannabis, and a workday in the life of a state treasurer. Then Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti speaks the language of the cost of consumption in today's commentary. He brings you his views on debt based spending and what, if anything, President Elect Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency will do to curb inflation. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

Today's poem is Farmers' Market by Molly Fisk. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “When I was younger, as an introverted kid, I did not value large family gatherings during holidays, especially not Thanksgiving. Now, I appreciate what I once shunned. Gather me among kinfolks. Let's talk loudly with drinks in our hands. Let's enjoy the bounty of family and rituals that fill us with connection and the purpose of loving each other. And when we sit down to dinner, let our blessings surround us. Let us relish joyful interactions.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

This week, after a Nevada County election update and your weekend weather forecast, KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks to Interfaith Food Ministry's executive director Phil Alonso, Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti dives into the world of homeowners insurance, and Molly Fisk reminisces about her first car.

After a look at your weekend weather forecast we jump into the world of inflation with Paul Emery and retired Fed economist Gary Zimmerman on this week's Economic Report. Al Stahler brings us a lesson in Greek mythology, applying it to the modern world of ground-breaking scientific experimentation. He's joined by University of Pennsylvania's Daniel Baker. To close it all out, we have an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk. Molly lets us in on some Thanksgiving plans that would turn even the most content among us green.

We take a look at how the local elections are playing out before diving into your weekend weather forecast. Cláudio Mendonça introduces us to Nevada City's new Assistant City Manager Lon Peterson before money guy Marc Cuniberti brings you his take on fundraisers targeting the “little people”. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk. If you, like Molly, tend to enjoy the company of animals over people at times, today's essay is for you.

Your first News Magazine of this November begins with news from PG&E and the Nevada County's Elections office.Paul Emery and Gary Zimmerman discuss what October's Jobs Report means for the U.S. in the latest Economic Report. KVMR's Al Stahler looks at the former John Woolman School in Nevada City -- it's been just over a month since escrow closed on the property, transferring the title from the Quakers to the Nisenan tribe.  We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

This week we examine Nevada Irrigation District and Pacific Gas and Electric Company's fraught relationship before KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça shares the latest on a potential new law that would allow tiny homes on wheels to be used as ADUs in Nevada County. Paul Emery sits down with Hydrogeologist Steve Baker in the latest edition of Water News to discuss developing regulations in the water recycling pipeline.Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti explores the world of what some may call self-care including the potential benefits and pitfalls and we close with an essay by Molly Fisk.

Science correspondent Al Stahler shares news from Thursday's NOAA Winter Weather Outlook webinar about potential storms and atmospheric rivers that may impact us this winter.Cláudio Mendonça sits down with Lynn Forbes and Jan Bedayn, the co-presidents of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Nevada County, to talk about voting and election concerns.Nevada City poet Molly Fisk joins us in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

After local headlines and regional weather, Paul Emery is joined by hydrogeologist Steve Baker to look at the role of AI in drought predictions and to discuss a controversial project aiming to increase California's water storage capacity. April Glaser reports on InConcert Sierra's new venue. Although not yet complete, the nearly one-acre arts complex is expected to house a conference center, a black box theater, and an acoustically isolated concert hall. Marc Cuniberti attempts to decipher big moves being made by billionaire investor Warren Buffett in his Money Matters commentary and Nevada City poet Molly Fisk talks "nordlys" in this week's essay. 

KVMR's Paul Emery and former Federal Reserve economist Gary Zimmerman navigate the numbers and demystify the current GDP and labor market reports. Al Stahler talks with three members from the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society to give listeners the lowdown on upcoming events for local gardeners to stock their landscape with native plants. KVMRx's inaugural music festival known as X-Fest is right around the corner and KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça finds out everything you need to know from KVMRx Program Director and X-Fest Creator Jai Hanes. Molly Fisk returns for more in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.

After local news and headlines KVMR's Paul Emery and Hydrogeologist Steve Baker bring us the latest in the world of water with a focus on wildfires. Marc Cuniberti looks at the impact of artificial intelligence on the markets in today's Money Matters commentary. We close with a new essay from Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.  

KVMR's Paul Emery sits down to discuss some new Federal Reserve policy headlines with economist Gary Zimmerman. Al Stahler speaks with Nevada County's Habitat for Humanity Development Director Jason Miles to discover how the organization creates affordable housing. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk reflects on nostalgia for certain elements of the past while weighing the convenience of modern technology in this week's Observations from a Working Poet series.

This week retired Fed economist Gary Zimmerman talks with Paul Emery about the latest Jobs Report and how it might affect the Fed's next move. Al Stahler tells us what to watch for as Boeing's Starliner Space Module returns to Earth, and we'll head to our local library with Kelley Rees to learn about their Library Card Design Contest. We close with an essay by Molly Fisk. 

After regional news headlines and weather, KVMR's Paul Emery and hydrogeologist Steve Baker bring us the latest in water news. Cláudio Mendonça, KVMR's News Director joins Taylor Wolf, Nevada County's Public Information Officer, to discuss how best to stay safe this holiday weekend.Molly Fisk brings us an essay in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series about a chance encounter with wildlife.

After local news and your weekend weather report the KVMR Friday News Magazine jumps into the World of Finance with the Economic Report.  KVMR science correspondent Al Stahler Explores the world of creepy crawlers below our feet in the soil. He speaks to an ecologist studying a way to track and count the invertebrates moving through the earth. Tom Durkin, the creative director of the Sierra Roots/No Place to Go Project brings us a commentary aimed at a new Nevada County tiny homes ordinance. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

This week on the KVMR Friday News Magazine Paul Emery speaks with Hydrogeologist Steve Baker to bring you the latest in the world of water news. The two talk about how communities in Northern California worked together to remove a dam from a regional river and how a few cities in Central California successfully held DOW Chemical and Shell Oil accountable for polluting groundwater wells. KVMR Youth News Corps Reporter Graham Gardemeyer covers the annual Lake Tahoe Summit. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk brings us her Observations from a Working Poet focusing on this year's Olympics.

This week's KVMR News Magazine features a conversation with retired Fed economist Gary Zimmerman, a look at the latest science surrounding Lupus, a trip to the Grass Valley Public Library, and an essay by Molly Fisk. 

After updates on the Park Fire, local news, and your weekend weather forecast, KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça caught up with Tim Van Wagner of First Rain Farm to learn how goats and sheep can play a key role in Nevada County's wildfire mitigation efforts.KVMR's Al Stahler speaks with Charles Durrett and Phil DesJardins, two Nevada County residents spearheading the creation of a local, co-housing community for those who are neurodiverse. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk wherein she divulges her idea of the fountain of youth.

On this week's Evening News Magazine we have updates on this year's largest wildfire in California, the Park Fire, burning in Butte and Tehama Counties. What decisions will Federal Reserve policy makers make regarding interest rates and what does that mean for US consumers? KVMR's Paul Emory and former Fed Economist Gary Zimmerman tackle these questions in this week's Economic Report. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça speaks with a University of Southern California researcher whose team has recently developed a wildfire behavioral model that uses artificial intelligence to better predict its likely path, intensity and growth rate. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

If you haven't heard, KVMR's got a new General Manager. In this week's Friday News Magazine, News Director Cláudio Mendonça sits down with Cyrene Jagger, talking everything from her radio origin story -- fun fact, she started in KVMR's Banner Mountain shack -- to Cyrene's vision for KVMR's future. Al Stahler examines Depression-era music and to close it all out, an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this weeks's Friday Evening News Magazine we bring you updates on the Athens Fire burning just north of Roseville and the Royal Fire southwest of Truckee. Then, the triumphant return of KVMR's Economic Report with Paul Emery and Economics Professor Gary Zimmerman. KVMR's resident science correspondent Al Stahler sits down with Joel Green, an instrument scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute to learn just why we keep looking for answers in the stars. And an essay all about July from Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine we have an update on Nevada Irrigation District's mandatory water conservation announcement before diving into your weekend weather forecast and a heat watch that's right around the corner. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça speaks to organizers of this year's Juneteenth celebration being held Saturday, June 29th from noon to 3pm at Condon Park. We close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

We have a special story brought to you by KVMR Youth News Corps reporter Kennedy Lyman this week. Kennedy found herself curious about the state of athletics in public high schools. Are girls and boys teams being equally supported, funded, and championed? Is anyone even keeping track? She set out to ask, what she thought, were simple questions and find answers, but it turned out to be much more difficult than she had anticipated. KVMR's resident science correspondent Al Stahler takes us way back to the days of the early universe and we close with an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

On this week's KVMR News Magazine hydrogeologist Steve Baker returns to discuss how to balance Californian's water usage with environmental protections and science correspondent Al Stahler leads us on an expedition through the night sky. Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti shares his opinion about the Biden Administration giving their student debt relief plan another go before a vehicular wellness check for a beloved Toyota Highlander inspires Nevada City poet Molly Fisk to explore her automobile history.

Music festival season is upon us and it looks like there just might be someone new in town to add to the already stacked lineup of live music options. KVMR Music DJ Suzanne Calkins takes a look at The Honey Hills festival, a collaboration between two Nevada County residents who morphed their passion for the arts and music into the creation of the four-day event. We've got the latest edition of Water news with Hydrogeologist Steve Baker and KVMR's Paul Emery, and to close it all out, an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

The Friday Night Ceilidh marks the kick-off of the KVMR Celtic Festival, and who better to explain what's to come than KVMR's very own Annie O'Dea Hestbeck. She sits down with Summer McCall, Colin Cotter, and Ryan McKasson, the trio leading the event. KVMR's Al Stahler speaks to the creator of four never-before seen films focusing on the Giant Sequoias, Ananda's tulips, Coastal Redwoods and a mythical play staged along Grass Valley's Wolf Creek Trail. Marc Cuniberti shares an all new Money Matters commentary, and to close it all out, an essay by Nevada City poet Molly Fisk.

New GDP data was recently published and former Federal Reserve Economist Gary Zimmerman joins KVMR's Paul Emery to decipher what this means for us non-former Fed folks. The countdown to the KVMR Celtic Festival is on!  This year the music and cultural celebration takes place May 3rd through May 5th. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça sits down with Celtic Festival Event Producer, Production Assistant, and Children's Area Manager to find out more about the date change, what to expect at the 26th Celtic Fest, and what the Celtic experts are most looking forward to. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk takes us along for a ride in this week's essay.

This week hydrogeologist Steve Baker talks PFAS, Chromium 6, and brings us an update on NID's water conveyance issues. Science correspondent Al Stahler takes a look at a chemical element we hold very dear in a special Earth Day edition of Al Explores. Marc Cuniberti's Money Matters explores the connection between markets and presidential elections. Shirley Freriks brings us a commentary about how Nevada City plans to celebrate Earth Day. We close, as always, with an essay by Molly Fisk. 

This week we bring you a particularly poetic news magazine. KVMR correspondent Al Stahler takes a detour from the science world to explore the realm of arts.  He sits down with prolific writer and poet Sands Hall to discuss the medium in anticipation of this weekend's Sierra Poetry Festival. Bringing us squarely back to the reality of capitalism, Former Federal Reserve Economist Gary Zimmerman joins KVMR's Paul Emery in this week's Economic Report. Nevada County's very own Molly Fisk brings us her weekly musings in her latest observations from a working poet.

This week on the KVMR News Magazine we hear the latest in Water News with hydrogeologist Steve Baker, Al Stahler brings us a piece about how memory works, Marc Cuniberti talks gold and bitcoin, and we close with an essay by Molly Fisk about Partial Totality.