Podcasts about santa barbara news press

Dan and Ellen talk with Rahul Bhargava, a colleague at Northeastern University. Rahul is a professor who crosses boundaries: the boundaries of storytelling and data, the boundaries of deep dives into collaborative research and interactive museum exhibits and plays. He holds a master's degree in media arts and science from MIT, and a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. But he also minored in multimedia production. He brings the power of big data research to the masses, through newsroom workshops, interactive museum exhibits, and more. Rahul has collaborated with groups in Brazil, in Minnesota and at the World Food Program. He helps local communities use data to understand their world, and as a tool for change. There's more to data than just bar charts. Sometimes it involves forks! His book, "Community Data," unlocks all sorts of secrets. Dan and Ellen also talk with Lisa Thalhamer, a longtime TV journalist who is now a graduate student at Northeastern. Lisa realized that like many fields, journalism suffers from a gap between academic research and its implementation in workplaces. She is finding ways to bridge that gap, and urges an Avenger's-style team to lift up the work of a free press. Ellen has a Quick Take on a recent visit to Santa Barbara, California, and the efforts to revive a legacy paper, the Santa Barbara News-Press. Dan's Quick Take is about the latest development from the National Trust for Local News. It involves a chain of weekly papers in Colorado — their very first acquisition dating back to 2021. And it's not good news at all for the journalists who work at those papers and the communities they serve.  

Last month, a U.S Bankruptcy Court approved terminating the 401k employee benefit plan for former employees because the business no longer exists. Emily Kimmel with KCSB News has the story.

Ellen and Dan talk with Nicci Kadilak, an educator, author, mom, and founder of the Burlington Buzz. The Buzz is a hyperlocal online news site serving Burlington, Massachusetts, a town of 26,000 people north and west of Boston. Kadilak created the Buzz in early 2022, when a town election was on the horizon and the local Gannett weekly, the Burlington Union, switched to regional coverage. In the 1980s, Burlington was covered by two weekly papers and The Daily Times Chronicle of Woburn, where Dan worked for quite a few years.   Nicci uses the Substack platform, and charges a range of subscription fees. She offers news stories about town government, cultural events, sports, and has a section that provides a platform for audio interviews of newsmakers. She allows reader comments, too. Nicci also writes essays at Nicci's Notes, and her debut novel, "When We Were Mothers," is available wherever you buy books online. (Nicci and Ellen met in a Zoom discussion of local news led by Simon Owens for his informative Media Newsletter.) Dan reports on another effort to leverage tax credits for local journalism, and Ellen has a Quick Take on the decline and apparent death of The Santa Barbara News-Press.

This week we are discussing the murder realtor Mike Emert and the subsequent investigation that revealed a connection between the perpetrator and multiple other murders. Thank you to Haley Gray with Haley Gray Research for your help in researching this episode! Thank you to this week's sponsors! Visit www.cosmotogether.com and enter code MYSTERIES at checkout for 30% off a new JrTrack watch just in time for back to school. Don't wait for the unexpected to happen— join the massive community of pet owners who trust Embrace Pet Insurance to protect their pet. Head to EmbracePetInsurance.com/MOMS and sign up for pet insurance today.   Give yourself the hair you never thought you could have with Vegamour. For a limited time, Moms and Mysteries listeners get 20% off their first order by going to Vegamour.com/moms and use code moms at check out.  This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Let therapy be your map, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/MOMS today to get 10% off your first month. New merch! Check out Moms and Mysteries Threadless! You can also get new episodes a day early and ad free, plus merch and more at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast Listen and subscribe to Melissa's other podcast, Criminality!! It's the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality  Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more! Make sure you subscribe and rate our show to help others find us! Sources: N/A, “Real estate agent…”, Associated Press, Jan. 6, 2001 N/A, “Investigators seek two…”, Longview Daily News, Jan. 27, 2001 Kelly, Tom, “Lock boxes could…”, The News Tribune, Jan. 13, 2001 N/A, “One global real…”, The Sydney Morning Herald, Mar. 1, 2001 Kelly, Tom, “Real estate salespersons…”, The News Tribune, Feb. 9, 2002 N/A, “Blood at scene…”, Associated Press, Jan. 17, 2001 Kelly, Tom, “Murder of an…”, Santa Barbara News Press, May 29, 2011 N/A, “‘Person of interest'…”, Union-Bulletin and Associated Press, Mar. 8, 2001 N/A, “‘Person of interest'...”, Associated Press, Jan. 11, 2001 N/A, “Former WW man…”, Union-Bulletin and Associated Press, Jan. 5, 2001 N/A, “Realtors to promote…”, The Centralia Chronicle, Sept. 13, 2003 N/A, “Mike Emert”, Unsolved Mysteries, retrieved July 28, 2023 Green, Sara Jean, “Two years later…”, The Seattle Times, Jan. 4, 2003 Bryant, Arlene, “Man sought in killing…”, The Seattle Times, Jan. 6, 2001 Castro, Hector, “Tips still sought…”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 19, 2004 Staff, “Man reportedly linked…”, The Seattle Times, May 10, 2011 Halsne, Chris, “Seattle union boss…”, KIRO Team 7, Apr. 2, 2012 Green, Sara Jean, “Family lives in fear…”, The Seattle Times, Mar. 27, 2011 N/A, “New leads in missing…”, KIRO TV, Feb. 29, 2012  N/A, “Former SPD cop…”, KIRO TV, May 9, 2011 Moreno, Joel, “Widow: mistakes mean killer…”, Komo News, May 18, 2011 N/A, “FBI delay makes…”, KIRO TV, May 10, 2011 N/A, “Possible hitman cop…”, KIRO TV, May 11, 2011 McNamara, Michelle, “The boat at the…”, True Crime Diary, July 6, 2011 N/A, “Season 12, Episode 4”, Unsolved Mysteries, retrieved July 29, 2023 St. John, Natalie, “Part two of two Naselle noir”, Chinook Observer, Sept. 26, 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harwood "Bendy" White sits down with Josh Molina to talk about Santa Barbara's housing crisis, height limits, outdoor dining, and his memoir about life in Santa Barbara. White also reflects on the end of the Santa Barbara News-Press and what that means to the community. White spent 14 years on the city planning commission, as well as time on the county planning commission and city water commission. Joshua Molina is journalist who currently writes for Noozhawk and teaches journalism at Santa Barbara City College and Cal State University, Northridge. He formerly covered politics and land use for the San Jose Mercury News. Santa Barbara Talks is an independently owned podcast where Molina looks to bring together voices from all perspectives to discuss and provide solutions to the challenges related to housing, education, transportation and other community issues. Subscribe to his podcast here and consider a contribution here.

Los Angeles Times enterprise reporter James Rainey talks about his front page story on the Santa Barbara News-Press, his reporting and what he learned about the end of the daily print newspaper. Rainey shares his views on the media landscape and discusses the importance of journalism and why it matters to our democracy. Rainey shares his experiences covering his biggest stories, including reporting in Iraq. He also explains why the LA Times ended its coverage of box scores in the print edition and the overall changes in the media industry. Rainey has three Pulitzer Prizes as part of Los Angeles Times staff coverage. Joshua Molina is a journalist and college instructor who interviews a wide variety of people on the issues of education, housing, politics, culture and business. Molina is a former reporter at the San Jose Mercury News and teaches at Cal State University, Northridge and Santa Barbara City College. Visit SantaBarbaraPodcasts.com or SantaBarbaraTalks.com to sign up for his newsletter and make a contribution to this individually owned podcast.

Amid climate change, shade is increasingly important — and so is the question of who can access and control it. On July 21, the Santa Barbara News Press filed for bankruptcy, leaving employees, creditors, and the community wondering what happened to the over 150-year-old paper. In separate exhibitions, artists Suchitra Mattai and Acaye Kerunen create powerful images of their ancestors and their visions of the future — by weaving colorful fabrics, fibers, and textiles.

Hometown Radio 07/25/23 4p: Tribune editor Joe Tarica and Noozhawk reporter Joshua Molina discuss the closure of the Santa Barbara News-Press

ICYMI: Later, with Mo'Kelly Presents – Thoughts on Elon Musk doing away with Twitter's blue bird logo and replacing it with an ‘X' AND the impact the Hollywood strike is having on local businesses…PLUS – The ‘Santa Barbara News-Press' is coming to an end after 150 years - on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

Contract negotiations resume today as UPS strike looms. Mayor Karen Bass shares plan for connecting unhoused Metro riders with stable housing. Santa Barbara News Press ends publication after more than a century. Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com

Starshine Roshell is a journalism professor, magazine writer, award-winning columnist and overwhelmed mother of two.Named for a song in the 1960s musical “Hair,” in which her father starred, Starshine grew up in Los Angeles on the soap opera sets and in the Sunset Strip nightclubs where her parents worked.She graduated UCLA cum laude and wrote for The Hollywood Reporter before joining the Santa Barbara News-Press as news reporter, theater and rock music critic, Sunday columnist and deputy features editor. She resigned with dozens of colleagues in 2006 over the publisher's breaches of journalistic ethics.Her syndicated column won a first-place award from the California Newspaper Publisher's Association, and she has a second-place CNPA award for Business/Financial reporting.Starshine lives in Santa Barbara with her husband John, a graphic artist, and their two sons.Here is her talk from the 2018 Santa Barara Writers Conference .Thank you to Lisa Angle of Ninety Degrees Media for recording and sharing Starshine's talk.

In this episode, Tim O'Rourke, the Vice President for Content Strategy at Hearst Newspapers, shares his experience leading the group's DevHub editorial engineering and content strategy team that partners with HNP's local newsrooms on innovative projects and growth strategies. Hearst Newspapers produces 24 daily and 52 weekly publications across the United States. Previously, Tim was the director of product and strategy for The San Francisco Chronicle. He supervised the newsroom's product, website+app, multimedia, and audio staff; directed data-driven coverage; and oversaw the development of interactive projects and journalistic tools for Hearst Newspapers. His former roles include The Chronicle's managing editor, digital; assistant managing editor, and the executive producer of SFChronicle.com. He came to The Chronicle as the senior news editor, responsible for the print front page and news operations. He also served as the night-breaking news editor and the department head for the copy and wire desks. He developed the yearlong Chronicle Covers front-page archive project and wrote the occasional craft beer story for the Food+Wine department.Before joining The Chronicle in 2013, O'Rourke worked as an editor and writer at the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Santa Barbara News-Press, Hartford Courant, and Diablo Magazine.Join us as Tim delves into how Hearst is building their AI strategy in the age of generative AI, looking at the impact of AI-driven chatbots, the opportunities and hurdles in creating AI-powered tools, and Hearst's foray into VR and news gamification.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dawn Downey is a writer who shares her personal journey through life with introspective stories that will lift your spirits and challenge your assumptions. She focuses on answering the question of how to navigate through life as a sensitive elder woman of color in a culture that is insensitive, white-centered, male-dominated, and youth-oriented. With several works in progress, she has authored collections of essays including Listicles, Blindsided, Searching for My Heart, From Dawn to Daylight, and Stumbling Toward the Buddha. Her writing career began with a dance review in The Santa Barbara News Press and has since been featured in literary journals, magazines, and newspapers. She engages with her readers by blogging twice a week and hosting Author-on-Demand private video readings. When she is not writing, she spends her time binge-watching Next in Fashion. Dawn Downey currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri with her husband. Follow her using the ff links   - Website - ⁠⁠⁠https://dawndowneyblog.com/index.html/ Medium - https://dawndowney.medium.com/ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/dawnldowney Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@dawndowneyauthor If you've found the Life With Francy podcast helpful Follow, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts Like this Show? Please Leave us a review here - even one sentence helps!  Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & Tag us so we can Thank you Personally! STAY IN TOUCH ⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKTREE⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTRAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign Up with Podmatch using this ⁠⁠⁠⁠Link⁠⁠⁠⁠ or paste this URL ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podmatch.com/signup/lifewithfrancy⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support and Join my Patreon community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/Lifewithfrancy⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hope you have a blessed day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Support this podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://anchor.fm/francelyn-devarie/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/francelyn-devarie/support

In this episode, Tim Braheem sits down with Mega-Producer and Leader Kelly Marsh of Cornerstone Mortgage. Kelly candidly shares her struggles with a significant drop in volume for 2022, how it negatively affected her team, and impacted her mindset. Determined to thrive in 2023, Kelly shares how she resolved those issues, re-engineered her business, shifted her mindset and created an action plan centered around powerfully connecting and serving her Realtors and past Clients. YOU WILL LEARN - The Successful Lunch & Learn Strategy to Attract Realtors - Why the Right Mindset is Critical - How to Best Nurture and Generate Business from Past Clients - Importance of One-on-One in Managing Staff - Why Gratitude is a Critical Component to SuccessWHO IS KELLY MARSH Kelly has more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Kelly has been recognized annually by Scotsman Guide for Most Closed Loans, Top Purchase and Refinance Volume, and Top Dollar Volume. Her industry experience and vast knowledge has been featured in the Santa Barbara News-Press, Santa Barbara Independent, the trade journal Origination News, and other publications. Additionally, Kelly regularly facilitates seminars for real estate professionals.PERFORMANCE EXPERTS' COACHING PROGRAMS✔ THE 360 Post-Episode Coaching - FREE ACCESS https://www.performance-experts.com/offers/oqmz2J9i/checkout✔ LEARN ABOUT | Leadership360 Signature Programhttp://leadership360now.com ✔ FREE MORTGAGE COACHING Strategy Sessionhttp://www.MortgageCoachingNow.com✔ REFERRAL PARTNER SUCCESS SYSTEM ($499 DISCOUNT OFFER)https://www.performance-experts.com/rpss-specialpodcastoffer

Former Santa Barbara City Councilman Frank Hotchkiss shares his views on Santa Barbara's State Street, the performance of new mayor Randy Rowse, and former City Attorney Ariel Calonne. Hotchkiss, a conservative, spent eight years on the Santa Barbara City Council, and led efforts bring cruise ships to Santa Barbara, amid bringing a measured, moderate temperament and approach to issues at City Hall. A Realtor, Hotchkiss moved to Savannah, Georgia after his two terms on the City Council, and worked as an Uber driver and writes a local newspaper column. In this podcast, he offers his unique perspective on a variety of issues, including State Street, rats, the performance of mayor Randy Rowse, former City Attorney Ariel Calonne, national politics and his new life in Savannah. Hotchkiss is a former actor, journalist and recently wrote a steamy novel, "Playing with Fire," about an older man who falls in love with a younger woman, and the scorching drama that unfolds. Please subscribe to Santa Barbara Talks on You Tube to get compelling content first. Sign up Molina's newsletter at SantaBarbaraTalks.com and consider making a donation. This podcast is owned by Josh Molina as private venture. Molina has worked as a journalist since 1999 and now teaches at Cal State University, Northridge and Santa Barbara City College, in addition to working at Noozhawk.com Molina is an award-winning investigative journalist whose uncovering of elder abuse at a Santa Barbara nursing home led to the largest civil settlement against a nursing home owner in history. Molina has worked at the Santa Barbara News-Press, San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Barbara Daily Sound.

Laura Krifka is an artist born 1985 in Los Angeles, CA. She lives and works in San Luis Obispo, CA. Krifka received her MFA from UC Santa Barbara in 2010 and her BFA from California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo in 2008, following earlier studies at Newbold College in England and Avondale College in Australia. Laura has exhibited her work at venues throughout Southern California including the Torrance Museum of Art, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, LA Louver, CB1 Gallery, and Beacon Arts in Inglewood, as well as at Zroboli Gallery in Chicago, BravinLee Programs in New York, and Vast Space Projects in Las Vegas. Laura's work has been featured in various publications including Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, Santa Barbara News-Press, New American Paintings, and Artillery Magazine and her work can be found in the collections of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara; the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Palm Beach, and the Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH.  Order WHY I MAKE ART the podcast book here: http://atelier-editions.com/store/why-i-make-art

What is the table on Maundy Thursday is the real intent of Holy Week? And that Good Friday is the moment that Rome decides it is going to destroy the table? So, Rome introduces the cross to stop the feast from going any further than that upper room. In this episode, Bishop Wright and Diana Butler Bass continue their conversation on freeing Jesus through a discussion of the triduum, the three days before Easter, and the argument that Maundy Thursday, the day before the triduum, and the day of The Last Supper, might very well be the most important day of them all. Listen in for the full conversation.Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America's most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality.  Diana's passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—a passion that ranges from informing the public about spiritual trends, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice, entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology, and writing books to help readers see themselves, their place in history, and God differently. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of eleven books. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN.com, Atlantic.com, USA Today, Huffington Post, Spirituality and Health, Reader's Digest, Christian Century, and Sojourners. She has commented on religion, politics, and culture in the media widely including on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, CBC, FOX, Sirius XM, TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and in multiple global news outlets. In the 1990s, she wrote a weekly column on religion and culture for the Santa Barbara News-Press, which was distributed nationally by the New York Times Syndicate.She and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.

Jesus lives beyond the narrow confines of the world. Yet, many people try to put him in a box. And how can we as believers get him out of that box into the world? That is our call. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Diana Butler Bass. They discuss her calling to free Jesus into the world and how we can do this through personal memoir. They discuss the power of sharing our own stories and how it brings Jesus into people's lives in new and refreshing ways. If the stories of Jesus are to thrive in our current culture, we must share our own stories of struggles and faith. Listen in for the full conversation.Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America's most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality.  Diana's passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—a passion that ranges from informing the public about spiritual trends, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice, entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology, and writing books to help readers see themselves, their place in history, and God differently. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of eleven books. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN.com, Atlantic.com, USA Today, Huffington Post, Spirituality and Health, Reader's Digest, Christian Century, and Sojourners. She has commented on religion, politics, and culture in the media widely including on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, CBC, FOX, Sirius XM, TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and in multiple global news outlets. In the 1990s, she wrote a weekly column on religion and culture for the Santa Barbara News-Press, which was distributed nationally by the New York Times Syndicate.She and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.

Noozhawk Executive Editor Tom Bolton talks about his amazing career in journalism. Bolton knew when he was in high school that he wanted to be a journalist. At UCSB, he became the editor of the Daily Nexus and then worked at places such as the Santa Maria Times, Santa Barbara News-Press, and eventually as co-owner of Noozhawk. "Most of the people I know who go into this business are good writers, but the best writers anguish over it," Bolton said. "They work really hard with word choices, transitions. If you stop doing that then you writing starts to flatten out." In addition to his editing duties, Bolton writes breaking news reports for Noozhawk. He's typically the first in town to break stories about crime, fire, accidents and other breaking news events. This podcast is an incredible opportunity to hear about the behind-the-scenes workings of Noozhawk, how journalism is created and where the industry is headed, from a professional with more than 40 years of experience. Please subscribe to this podcast, which is owned by journalist and college instructor Josh Molina. Visit his website SantaBarbaraTalks.com for more content and podcasts.

In part 2 we continue our chat with Diana Butler Bass. Diana Butler Bass is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America's most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality, especially where faith intersects with politics and culture. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN.com, Atlantic.com, USA Today, Huffington Post, Christian Century, and Sojourners. She has commented in the media widely including on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, CBC, FOX, Sirius XM, TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and in multiple global news outlets. In the 1990s, she wrote a weekly column on religion and culture for the Santa Barbara News-Press, which was distributed nationally by the New York Times Syndicate. Diana's latest book Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence will be released in paperback on March 8, 2022. You can follow Diana on: Facebook     Twitter     Instagram Check out all things Diana Butler Bass related on her website You can purchase Freeing Jesus and all of Diana's other book on Amazon.com You can connect with us on    Facebook     Instagram      Twitter Want to help us with our future episodes of This Is Not Church Podcast? Join us on Patreon where you will get access to exclusive patron content such as early access to episode, videos of upcoming episodes, and live Q&A sessions. Also check out our website for upcoming interviews and blog posts Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

In this episode we chat with Diana Butler Bass. Diana Butler Bass is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America's most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality, especially where faith intersects with politics and culture. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN.com, Atlantic.com, USA Today, Huffington Post, Christian Century, and Sojourners. She has commented in the media widely including on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, CBC, FOX, Sirius XM, TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and in multiple global news outlets. In the 1990s, she wrote a weekly column on religion and culture for the Santa Barbara News-Press, which was distributed nationally by the New York Times Syndicate. Diana's latest book Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence will be released in paperback on March 8, 2022. You can follow Diana on: Facebook     Twitter     Instagram Check out all things Diana Butler Bass related on her website You can purchase Freeing Jesus and all of Diana's other book on Amazon.com You can connect with us on    Facebook     Instagram      Twitter Want to help us with our future episodes of This Is Not Church Podcast? Join us on Patreon where you will get access to exclusive patron content such as early access to episode, videos of upcoming episodes, and live Q&A sessions. Also check out our website for upcoming interviews and blog posts Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

When our loved ones depart, is it possible to still sense their presence or perhaps even be guided by their voices? Award-winning author Nicole Black explores the unbreakable bond between a father and his daughter in her poignant new book, I Can Still Hear You, which recently received a Bronze Medal in the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Nicole Black is an author, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur with a passion for sharing unique stories and helping people grow. For over 20 years, she has worked in the business world as a corporate trainer in employee productivity and effective growth, where she has helped some of the biggest brands in hospitality and entertainment grow sustainably through inspiring their employees. She has been featured on platforms including TEDxWilmington, Jack Canfield Show, Santa Barbara News-Press, The George DiGianni Show, and the Tom Barnard Show. Through her writing, Nicole hopes to empower her readers and impart valuable lessons about grief, loss, and emotional growth. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, yoga, and spending time with her wonderful daughter in their home of Santa Barbara, California. Follow the author on Instagram (WriterNicoleB) and Twitter (@nicolebwriter). Helpful Links Grab I Can Still Hear You https://amzn.to/3DWUhmB (affiliate link) www.lungtransplantfoundation.org giving.ucla.edu CYCxGDJM2dLH33J0Abwq --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chatsfromtheblogcabin/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chatsfromtheblogcabin/support

Joe chats with award winning author, chef and travel guide Pamela Sheldon Johns about her journey through kitchens and vineyards from Southern California to Tuscany. She shares what she learned from adventures working alongside Wolfgang Puck, cooking Italian Food for Julia Childs and being cooked for in the Italian countryside soaking in it's rich history. We go on to explore what Italian Grandmothers, and artisanal food producers can teach us about our own relationships to food and very real conversations about the impact that both Climate Change and a Global Pandemic are having on the foods we have come to love. Ultimately, they talk about how food can become a celebration of life itself, the things we can all do to become more mindful travelers and why things just taste better when you are on Italian Soil. So, who is Pamela? Pamela's background includes a Master's Degree in Education/Administration from the University of San Francisco and a 30-year career that has included teaching, food styling, catering, cooking school administration, and food writing. After ten years working with disabled high school students (teaching them to cook and work in food service jobs), she moved into the world of fine cuisine, first with Chef Joachim Splichal and later managing Ma Cuisine, the Cooking School of Ma Maison in Los Angeles. In 1992, she started her own cooking school at Jordano's Marketplace in Santa Barbara, bringing in local and international food authorities or classes and events. At the same time, also began working as the representative of an Italian culinary program (at Tenuta di Capezzana, and later Cantina Avignonesi), traveling to Italy two or three times a year, for two to three months at a time. While in California, she was nominated to be a lifetime member of Slow Food and started the first convivium in Santa Barbara. She was the leader of the American Institute of Wine & Food at the local level and on the international board for several years. She was the Food Editor of Santa Barbara Magazine and a columnist for the Santa Barbara News-Press, and had a program on KEYT (ABC affiliate) and a radio show on KCBX (NPR affiliate). In 1996 Pamela created Italian Food Artisans, her culinary travel business. Pamela holds wine and food workshops in several regions of Italy: Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, Liguria, Sicily, Puglia and Basilicata, Abruzzo, Veneto, Sardegna, Marche, and Piemonte. A dual citizen in the US and Italy, Pamela lives full-time with her familly at her organic farm, Poggio Etrusco, in southern Tuscany. The holiday apartments/bed & breakfast, cooking school, and tours have been touted in Bon Appetit, Travel and Leisure, Cooking Light, on CNN, Wall Street Journal, and more (some links below). Pamela is a certified Olive Oil Sommelier and is currently working on her AIS (wine sommelier) certification. Pamela@FoodArtisans.com Facebook @ItalianFoodArtisans.PamelaSheldonJohns Instagram @pamela_sheldon_johns info@Poggio-Etrusco.com Facebook @PoggioEtrusco Instagram @poggioetrusco Show Notes: Italian Food Artisans regional culinary workshops and Italian itinerary planning www.FoodArtisans.com Poggio Etrusco organic farmstay and cooking school www.Poggio-Etrusco.com Slow Food https://www.slowfood.com/ Carol Dweck-Mindset: The Psychology of Success https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44330/mindset-by-carol-s-dweck-phd/

Ep. 629 Steve Raye interviews Meridith May in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People. More about Meridith: Meridith May, the co-founder and Editor in Chief of THE TASTING PANEL Magazine, is responsible for the publication's branding and content and has successfully increased the magazine's circulation and readership in the past seven years to reach over 90,000 hospitality industry professionals every month. It has become the fastest-growing, most widely distributed publication for the beverage industry. Meridith purchased The Sommelier Journal in December 2013 and has re-launched it in June 2014 as The SOMM Journal, increasing the circulation from 20,000 to 60,000 with a growing base of certified sommeliers, educators, chefs, and other high profile hospitality professionals. Her background in radio (KIIS-FM, KLSX, and KABC in Los Angeles) and newspaper (Santa Barbara News-Press restaurant columnist) – combined with her knowledge of food, wine, and spirits, gives her an edge in understanding the changing trends of the industry. You can always find out more by visiting: https://www.tastingpanelmag.com/ or https://www.sommjournal.com/ For more information on Steve Raye you can check out Bevology inc here www.bevologyinc.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Composer Happy Hour - Episode 2: Joshua Shank You came back for Episode 2! Welcome back and thanks for listening. If you missed episode one, don't worry - they aren't sequential - but you should definitely go back and check it out when you are done here. It was a good one. If you are a first time listener: this show features conversations with composers, and yes, it is about their music - but mostly it is an opportunity to get to know them as people. We will be sharing a drink and just talking about things that interest us. I hope that this feels a little bit less like an interview, and more like a casual conversation at a bar during happy hour. Consider this an invitation to pour yourself a drink, sit down, relax, and join us. Episode 2 features a conversation with Joshua Shank. I've always admired Josh's work, so I was very excited to have an extended conversation with him. Josh is a great guy, and somehow I always suspected we might have a lot in common. In this episode we discuss our mutual admiration for Ben Folds, growing up in the Midwest, and the "darker" side of choral music. As always, if you like what you hear - you can buy us a beer! Visit us at www.buymeacoffee.com/whateverchoir and click "Support." Your contribution goes to supporting future projects by whateverandeveramen. The music of Boston-based composer, Joshua Shank (b. 1980), has been called “jubilant…ethereal” (Santa Barbara News-Press), “evocative and atmospheric” (Gramophone), and “emotionally charged” (Boston Classical Review). He has been commissioned by organizations such as the Lorelei Ensemble, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Choral Project, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Association for Music in International Schools. From 2004 to 2014, he served alongside fellow Composers-In-Residence Jocelyn Hagen and Abbie Betinis for the Minneapolis-based professional choir, The Singers, where he collaborated annually to expand and invigorate the repertoire for professional-caliber ensembles through innovative programming as well as new works written specifically for the ensemble. In 2002, he became the youngest recipient ever of the Raymond W. Brock Composition Award from the American Choral Directors Association. The winning piece, Musica animam tangens, was premiered in Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center, and has since been performed and recorded from Los Angeles to South Africa. A native of Minnesota, his music was recently featured in a documentary about the extensive choral tradition in the upper Midwest, Never Stop Singing, and his published works have sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. Joshua received his undergraduate degree in Music Education from Luther College where he studied conducting with Weston Noble. He has also earned master's and doctoral degrees in Musicology and Composition, respectively, from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied with Charles Carson, Yevgeniy Sharlat, Donald Grantham, and the late opera composer Daniel Catán. A fierce advocate for students' access to music education, he was a public-school teacher in Minneapolis/St. Paul for many years before going on to teach at Gonzaga University, Valley City State University, and Eastern Washington University. When he's not writing music, you can probably find him biking, studying vegetarian cooking, or watching hilariously bad movies with his husband, sociologist Robert Ressler. Learn more at www.joshuashank.com All Recordings Used by Permission of the Composer.

Guest: About DianaDiana Butler Bass, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America's most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality.  Diana's passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—a passion that ranges from informing the public about spiritual trends, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice, entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology, and writing books to help readers see themselves, their place in history, and God differently.  She does this with intelligence, joy, and a good dose of humor, leading well-known comedian John Fugelsang to dub her “iconic,” the late Marcus Borg to call her “spontaneous and always surprising,” and Glennon Doyle to praise her “razor-sharp mind” and “mystical heart.”She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of eleven books. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN.com, Atlantic.com, USA Today, Huffington Post, Spirituality and Health, Reader's Digest, Christian Century, and Sojourners. She has commented on religion, politics, and culture in the media widely including on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, CBC, FOX, Sirius XM, TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and in multiple global news outlets. In the 1990s, she wrote a weekly column on religion and culture for the Santa Barbara News-Press, which was distributed nationally by the New York Times Syndicate.Her work has received two Wilbur Awards for best nonfiction book of the year, awards from Religion News Association for individual commentary and for Book of the Year, Nautilus Awards Silver and Gold medals, the Illumination Book Award Silver medal, Books for a Better Life Award, Book of the Year of the Academy of Parish Clergy, the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize for Church History, Substack Fellowship for Independent Writers, and Publishers Weekly's Best Religion Book of the Year.She and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.Webpagewww.Dianabutlerbass.comIT'S NOT A LIE IF YOU BELIEVE IT Did Rob spend time on the set of a popular children's show? This podcast was recorded on March 24th, 2021.

My sister Grayce McCormick is back and this time, we talk politics. But have no fear! We don't even scream at each other once. This episode is a GREAT listen for anyone who wants to talk politics or learn more about them, but doesn't want to participate in all the negativity! Be sure to look Grayce up on the Santa Barbara News Press website and on all her social media to read some really cool stories. Thanks again for being on, Grayce! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nate-mccormick/support

In this episode, I host my first guest! Yes, it is my sister. Yes, I reached out to family to get a guest. AND YES, THIS IS A BRILLIANT EPISODE! You can find her amazing work on the Santa Barbara News Press website, and be sure to follow her on all social media! If you search for her name, since there is a "Y" in it, you'll find it. Thanks again for being on the show! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nate-mccormick/support

Christian college professors Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.Part 1 (1:41): Headlines - We discuss the case that’s been made for a Donald Trump presidency in light of republican principles. Links: list of newspapers endorsing Donald Trump; daily newspaper endorsements; Ouachita Citizen endorsement; Santa Barbara News-Press endorsement; John Fonte at The American Mind; Wilfred McClay’s Land of Hope.  Part 2 (17:34): Required Reading - We apply foundational republican principles to the candidacy of Donald Trump, discuss the nature of justice with book 1 of Plato’s Republic, then focus on the role of the executive with lessons from the writings and presidencies of Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, and Dwight Eisenhower. Links: Federalist 51 and 57; Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address”; Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge; Eisenhower’s “Farewell Address”; Paul Johnson’s Modern Times.   Part 2 (48:06): Open the Grade Book - We grade the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Links: transcript of day 2 of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings; transcript of Biden town hall; transcript of Trump town hall. Part 3 (53:32): Tocqueville's Crystal Ball - After five weeks of picking five different contests in five different sports, Matt leads with a record of 16-9 to Dave’s 8-17. This week we pick: Washington Football Team at New York Giants (NFL), #3 Georgia at #2 Alabama (College Football), game 5 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves (MLB), the European Rugby Champions Cup final between the Exeter Chiefs and Racing 92, and game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Ray (MLB). Opening and closing music is from the beginning of "Happy Life" by Ryan Andersen from his 2018 album, Americana volume 1. Available here. Licensed by Creative Commons.Matt Parks is an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is a Professor of Politics and the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. All views expressed in this podcast are their own.

When my friend Abigail mentioned that her father-in-law, real estate broker William Etling, wrote a book about the Valley, I quickly downloaded a copy for my own research. Published in 2005, Sideways in Neverland is a collection from over 300 bi-weekly columns Etling wrote for the Santa Barbara News Press.Loosely grouped by topic, his columns cover everything from the best surf spots, to the history of the Mission, to jaunts at Neverland Ranch, and his adventures serving as an extra for three days on the set of the movie Sideways. As I immersed myself in these brief vignettes, I discovered Mr. Etling’s deep love for the Valley, its people, and topography, which shines through in his beautifully written prose. He also has an irreverent fondness for some of the characters that make up our community and details their adventures and misadventures alike with flair.In our conversation, we discuss Mr. Etling’s childhood as a transplant from North Carolina, his experience writing columns for the Santa Barbara News Press, his adventures in Neverland and Sideways, his business as a real estate agent with Los Olivos Real Estate Co., and his love for the Santa Ynez Valley and its endless natural beauty.Mr. Etling’s book, Sideways in Neverland, may be downloaded or purchased here or here.Solvang Children’s Shop, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in business, is featured in Small Business Spotlight.

Lori Murray, Senior Vice President and Residential Lending Manager of American Riviera Bank, chats with Jackie Walters, Realtor with Village Properties about the new real estate landscape in the Santa Barbara area, including how recent local natural disasters have affected the market, the affects of supply and demand, and how to find opportunities for purchasing real estate. Jackie has been a successful agent in the Santa Barbara area for over 30 years. Jackie closely watches the market stats and trends and is a regular writer on the real estate market for the Santa Barbara News-Press.

Mark revisits with Arthur von Wiesenburger from the Santa Barbara News-Press on the continuing destruction the rain and mudslides have caused up in SB County and what we should do to help prepare ourselves for future disasters.

Mark keeps an eye on the crazy rainstorm here in San Diego and draws a correlation on how we can prepare for mudslides, as it's happening up in Santa Barbara County. Mark chats with Arthur von Wiesenburger from the Santa Barbara News-Press on that subject. Rachel Bovard - Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington, D.C. - talks President Trump's efforts to reform immigration laws and perhaps keep the DACA laws intact for temporary visas. Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (CA-50) stops by to talk about his own transgressions regarding campaign finances and taxpayer money that he paid back and had an independent auditor, and how the DOJ should be shaking in their shoes.

"The only constant is change." Ray Estrada has been doing news in Santa Barbara for years. He sat with Mark and Patrick to talk about his new home base, the Impact Hub on State Street. His experience is now being focused on working with young startups and helping them navigate the world of getting attention from the local press. This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including: -His role at the Impact Hub working with their events - see updated list here -His story about working for the BBC in Central America -Working for the Santa Barbara News-Press 30 years ago -What drives business in Santa Barbara? Tourism. Tech. And Real Estate -Oh, yeah, he also recently had open heart surgery. And is looking great. -Writing about the regional differences between North County and South County -What's it like working at a Startup Weekend -His advice for young entrepreneurs that are pitching a story: Why is this compelling? Is it a local thing? What's your business and what's its purpose? -Why you don't want to say in the email subject line that it's a PRESS RELEASE -His take on email subject lines. Ray is a wealth of information. If you find yourself in downtown Santa Barbara, near the Impact Hub, drop him and let him make you a cup of coffee and pitch him your idea. Tell him you heard about him on 805conversations.

Steve Ainsley, now retired, was the Publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press and the co-founder of the Economic Community Project twenty years ago. He now serves as the Chair of Cottage Health's Board. He and Mark covered a wide range of topics including his thoughts about publishing, the Spotlight backstory, investigative journalism and others. "Root out what's not right." Topics included; -His history working for the New York Times. Santa Barbara, Tampa and as Publisher of the Boston Globe (7 papers in total) -The backstory of Spotlight, Steve came to the paper 2 years after the story broke. -His thoughts on the role of Publisher v the Editor -The watershed moment for Media -How the business model changed, which changed the industry -A deep dive into investigative journalism -What's the highest award a paper can get? Is it worth it? -The Misson of your local, community paper -Where do millennials fit into this new publishing world? -People do read the local paper (still) -What if you want a career in journalism, what traits should you have? --Innate curiosity --A real desire to share what you've observed --Get a charge by how much impact you make in the community -The Economic Community Project - started in 1993 -Background and history of the project -Slow-no growth citizenry and politics -How you achieve success in community efforts - invite the contrarians -His tenure at Cottage Health -His take on Healthcare and the Mission of Cottage -How you build partneships to manifest these large community agendas

Steve Cooper talks with Comic/Host Vicki Wagner. Vicki was kicked out of the Air Force for being gay she decided that this was a big joke. She has emceed several Pride events across the nation, headlined as far away as Provincetown, MA and Vancouver, BC and has hosted gay events across the country. She also has been featured on the front page of Outlands Magazine, the West Hollywood Independent, The Santa Barbara News Press, The Westsider, Provincetown Magazine, IN Newsweekly out of Boston, the Mayday Press in Denmark, and in She Magazine. She has been on several radio shows, TV talk shows and written a column for the Advocate. Currently she hosts the show  Lesbian Knows Best on YouTube. 

Erica M Nelson is the author of book “Happiness Quotations” due in March 2011 and “Prospect When You Are Happy” published in 2007 (available online at Amazon.com).Former Sacramento Bee and Santa Barbara News-Press news reporter, Erica wrote for California newspapers for years covering education, schools, cities, entertainment and water. She presently writes a weekly advice column in seven San Francisco Bay Area major metropolitan papers including the San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times. Erica worked for about a decade in philanthropy, starting out as the Community relations manager for Santa Clara based Intel Corp (3 years) before she became the first employee and ultimately director of programs for the Grove Foundation (7 years). In 2008, Erica was hired as the first employee of Kenneth Rainin Foundation, where she assisted with creation of a five-year strategic plan; built an online giving system; developed guidelines working with Jennifer Rainin and the board of directors; plus worked on creation of the website working collaboratively with designer and the board of directors. Erica is a graduate of UC Davis, and keeps her real estate license active so she can invest wisely. Her new book “Happiness Quotations: Gentle Reminders of Your Preciousness” will be released March 16 on bookstores online everywhere. She writes www.HappinessQuotations.com to uplift, inspire and energize you each day. A professional writer since college, her first book “Prospect When You Are Happy” was published in 2007. She lives with her children, husband, and Tennessee Walking Horse in Silicon Valley, CA.

Dr. Robert J. Emmons is managing partner of Emmons Capital, an investment partnership. Previously, Robert was chairman and chief executive officer of Smart & Final Inc. He is an accomplished author with seven books to his credit; his fifth book of poetry, Seafarers, Poems of the Sea, was published in December 2007 by the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Robert has been a university professor and an international marketing consultant as well as a multi-faceted corporate executive. Robert has received the Herbert Hoover Humanitarian Award; the Food For All Humanitarian Award; ID Magazine’s Food Industry Hall of Fame Award; the Los Angeles Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award; the University of Southern California's Executive of the Year Award; and the City of Hope Community Leader Award. Most recently, Robert received the Abercrombie Award for Community Service from the United Way; the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Santa Barbara News-Press; and the Westmont College Medal for Community Service.