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Monday

Nonviolence Radio

Alternate Mondays at 11 am – 12 pm

Nonviolence Radio explores the power of nonviolence worldwide through interviews and news.
Hosts: Stephanie Van Hook and Michael Nagler

Indoor Windows

Monday at 1 – 2 pm

Jump in Uncle Artys tie dye time machine on Mondays at 1pm and journey to the center of your mind. Indoor Windows delivers you an hour of small psychedelic, paisley prog, garage fuzz and other music to help you plan your escape. Your host and guide Art Walker serves equal doses of cosmic classics alongside obscure gems. Tune in and vibrate to the music of the late 60s from the days when simply thinking could make it so.
 
DJ: Art Walker

Bear Time

Monday at 3 – 4 pm

Bear Time is an eclectic array of music from around the world, spanning artists, generations and genres.
Lots of Irish, Caribbean, jazz, swing and the Bayous.
Some shows may feature a theme related to a holiday, an event or perhaps the passing of a musical artist.
Bear Time is quality air time.
 
– Mr. Bear

Jazzed

Monday at 4 – 5 pm

Jazzed, hosted by Petaluma resident Ed Perlstein, will bring an array of classic and contemporary jazz music to the airwaves at KPCA.  Ed’s love of jazz grew out of his music photography, having photographed the Berkeley Jazz Festival during the late 70s for BAM (Bay Area Music) Magazine.  You’ll hear music from Charlie Parker to Charlie Hunter, Dave Brubeck to Dave Grusin, and Dizzy to Duke.  Sit back, get jazzed and enjoy this truly American art form.
 
Contact host Ed Perlstein with your requests and feedback at ed@musicimages.com.

Intercultural Guitar with Elciar

Alternate Mondays 5-6 pm

Intercultural Guitar offers a structured yet radically inclusive hour of music on a biweekly basis Mondays from 5 to 6 pm. Through recordings old and new, supported by commentary on historical and contemporary context, and music for the guitar and related instruments, your host guides listeners on a cross-cultural journey. The modern guitar has been forged by heritages of Central Asia, the Far East, Spain, Italy, Africa, the Americas, and numberous other regions where local traditions and global trends have made for a most dynamic and fertile musical environment in the modern age.

 Host: Elciar

Contact: elciarmusic@gmail.com

Rockpile

Aternate Mondays 5-6 pm

Rockpile spins a lively mix of rock and roll, R&B, garage, soul, surf and more. Deep cuts, overlooked gems, rare b-sides, and new stuff too. Your host is Tim Schafbuch.

Rockpile airs every other Monday 5-6 pm.

You can find Rockpile online here.

The Mighty Groove

Monday 6 – 7 pm

This show explores the best in funk and soul with classic tracks by the iconic artists, from the 1950s to the 1980s, alongside modern remixes and unusual cover versions.  Tossed in are a substantial number of new songs by emerging artists and from the thriving European contemporary funk/soul scene.  In addition, the show extends into the R&B, jazz, disco, gospel, and Latin genres.  Join host Neil St Andrew and occasional guests.  It’s a killer mix!

The Front Row Radio Show

Monday 7 – 9 pm

Hosted by Nathan Baskett

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Tuesday

Nonviolent Moment

Tuesday 10:30 – 11 am

The Nonviolent Moment with Michael Nagler is a show dedicated to the process of nonviolent transformation of humanity and our societies.

Host: Michael Nagler

Lulu’s Lunchbreak

Tuesday 12 – 1 pm

Lulu has an eclectic musical taste that spans generations, genres and continents.  More often than not, a Lunchbreak spent with Lulu will revolve around a theme – songs featuring clapping, whistling, days of the week – even murder.  She doesn’t take herself too seriously, and neither should you.  Tuesday at noon has never sounded so good. 

 

Ready, Set, Shuffle

Tuesday 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Ready, Set, Shuffle is a one-hour radio program. The show is a curateed playlist of songs that are loosely linked to a theme. My age places me with those that are affectionately known as “Generation X.” Making mixtapes was a meaningul pastime for Gen X’ers. Lyrically and sonically, mixtapes communicated courtship, friendship and love. My process for creating Ready, Set, Shuffle takes me back to those days when a mixtape could express “more than words.” Music is an essential companion to me. I appreciate the power of music to evoke feelings that saturate the mind, body, heart and soul. Music is the soundtrack to whatever is going on in my life. 

Thank you for listening to Ready, Set, Shuffle. It is my hope that you tune in each week to hear some songs that you like, too. Consider this program my mixtape to you.

Host: Adrienne

Vintage Audio Hour

Tuesday 3-4 pm

A compilation focusing on singer/sonwriters, including rock and the eclectic side of country music featuring artists from Dave Alvin to Warren Zevon. We will also play from the catalogues of lesser known current artists.

Host: Rich Crowl

The Dr. Angela Hour

Tuesday 4 – 5 pm

Welcome to the Dr. Angela Hour.  Do you control your mind, or does it control you?  A talk show delving into a range of mind-brain, brain-body, spirit/soul, personal/political, life/afterlife, and other topics, such as:  What is the mind and why do we have one?  How much say do we have in our own behaviors and feelings?  What is “normal” mental health and what is not?  What is this thing called happiness; can we be happy?  What is unhappiness, sadness, depression?  Issues of sleeplessness, anxiety, fear, trauma.  Addictions to sex, love, relationships, people.  Problem emotional patterns & traps, how to break free.  Addictions to pills, pot, alcohol, other drugs.  What is gambling all about?  Is it healthy?  Keys to creativity and why these matter.  The spirit and the self, who and whatever these are.  Life, death, loss, grief, and issues of after-life possibilities.  How do we think; are we free to think freely/clearly? and much more.  Dr. Angela, also known as author, speaker, psychologist and social worker, Dr. Angela Browne-Miller, will delve into all this, sometimes solo, sometimes with guests, sometimes with listeners’ questions. 

Email Dr. Angela with your questions at DrAngelaHour@DrAngela.com

Barnacle’s Wheelhouse

Tuesday 5 – 6 pm

Ahoy, and welcome to Barnacle’s Wheelhouse!—a show where our salty sonic
stowaway, the Barnacle, sets sail stuck upon a vessel of sound, riding the radio waves through the tonal tributaries of Petaluma and beyond. He’s a crabby crustacean, captain of curious vibrational currents, exploring typhoons of tunes to send tsunamis of song to our lovable landlubber listeners. Expect exposed rock, heavy fog, high tides, siren songs and some sunken treasure if his musical compass is tuned and true…

The 8 O’Clock Rock Show

Tuesday 8 – 10 pm

The show features Greg Randall picking all the music you need to hear from all decades of rock and roll and its roots.

Spinning selections from his own collection, he will cross-fade the pioneers of rock and roll with punk, power pop, garage, Americana, indie rock, blues, glam, and beyond with one mission: to save rock and roll one record at a time!

Wednesday

Women’s Spaces

Wednesday 11 – 12 pm

This show is dedicated to and conducts interviews with ordinary women doing extraordinary things. Elaine first produced the show in 1978 on KBBF FM in Santa Rosa, the nation’s first bilingual radio station, and it lasted until 1981. In 2007 Elaine and her partner Kenneth Norton resurrected the show for TV with her first TV broadcast on Santa Rosa Community station through Comcast Cable Access. In December 2011 she produced her 200th TV show. In September 2012 Elaine again began producing the Women’s Spaces Radio Show on Radio KBBF-89.1 FM out of their Santa Rosa, CA studio.

The Project Censored Show

Wednesday 1 – 2 pm

The Project Censored Show is a weekly public affairs program that airs Wednesdays from 1 to 2 pm Pacific time on KPCA radio 103.3 in Petaluma. The program is an extension of the work Project Censored began in 1976 celebrating independent journalism while fighting media censorship, deconstructing propaganda, and supporting a truly free press. The program focuses on “The News That Didn’t Make the News.” Each week, the Project Censored team conducts in-depth interviews with their guests and offer hard-hitting commentary and analysis on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. Beginning in 2010, and roughly 300 broadcasts later, the program is nationally syndicated on 40 stations and growing. To learn how to bring the Project Censored Show to your community, contact Mickey@ProjectCensored.org or Anthony Fest at adf55@yahoo.com.

 

The Rabbit Hole

Wednesday 5 – 7 pm

Music can spark memories or result in discovery, creating a chain reaction that leads the listener on a musical journey that may never end. This is how The Rabbit Hole was conceived; it is representative of my memories and discoveries that result from my love of actively listening to music, continuously doing research, and always learning something new. Each show has a defined starting point, but where my listeners and I end up is a mystery. This is The Rabbit Hole.

 

The Film Score with DDD

Alternate Wednesdays 7 – 9 pm

On The Film Score, I will be playing any and all types of music from films. From symphonic scores to popular radio hits. If it’s part of a movie soundtrack I’ll play it. And maybe a little trivia, too.

 

Thursday

Community Connections: PCRC at Work

Alternate Thursdays 10 – 11 am

“Community Connections” is hosted by the Petaluma Community Relations Council. Its purpose is to introduce the community to the many individuals and organizations working to connect with each other; to heal the wounds of division, to work together to build a strong, resilient community, and promote the PCRC mission. Each show features guests and a topic that directly relates to, or impacts, our Petaluma community.

To learn more about the PCRC, or to listen to its previously-aired radio shows, go to:

The Buff Orpington Radio Show

Thursday 12 – 2 pm

I Don’t Want to Talk About It

Thursday 2 – 2:30 pm

I Don’t Want to Talk About It is a weekly radio show hosted by Petaluma-based mediator, conflict coach, and conflict skills trainer Caitlin Meredith of Future Focus Mediation + Coaching. Each episode, Caitlin and a guest tackle real listener emails about the conversations people are avoiding, dreading, or simply don’t know how to begin. From confronting a neighbor with a noisy rooster to reconnecting with an estranged sister-in-law or addressing a colleague’s curt email tone, Caitlin and her guest offer thoughtful, practical guidance. They help listeners prepare by exploring key self-reflection questions, brainstorming conversation openers, and sharing resources for deeper insight. It’s compassionate, accessible advice for anyone facing one of those “I don’t want to talk about it” moments. If you’re avoiding a conversation on a tricky topic, please share it with her at idontwanttotalkshow@gmail.com so she can help!

The Sports Roost with Harry Lewis

Thursday 3 – 4 pm

Petaluma has a rich sports history along with active sporting events and fascinating personalities. Harry brings local sports alive with an eclectic mix of current events and stories from the past. Inviting guests into the roost for the show from all forms of sport, and interviews with athletes who grew up in Petaluma or have come here to call it home.

SK8 BEAT with Duke Wagoneer

Alternate Thursdays 3:30 – 4 pm

Riffin’ with Nate and Jos

Thursday 5 – 6 pm

Listen in as local married couple Nate and Jos play, discuss, and sometimes disagree about great music. During this eclectic one-hour show featuring rock, pop, punk, indie and more, they share their song of the week, explore themes and connections both obvious and obscure, and improvise song selections and colorful commentary. What could go wrong?

Send compliments and theme suggestions to: nateandjos@gmail.com

Let’s JAM! with Cindy Thomas

Thursday 7 – 9 pm

Let’s JAM! with Cindy Thomas will provide you with an earful of jammin’ tunes. You’ll hear plenty of rock but be prepared to open your mind to some R&B, jazz, bluegrass and anything else.

Send your comments & requests to kpcaletsjam@gmail.com.
Twitter: @KPCAletsjam
Facebook: KPCA Let’s Jam
 
Let there be songs to fill the air…
~ Hunter / Garcia
 

Live Crashing Headfolds

Thursday  9 – 11 pm

Live Crashing Headfolds is a weekly radio program playing all forms of experimental music from academic and fine art down to home taped noises and industrial crud. 2 hours of music and its opposites. Bring your own questions and leave with new ones. 

Host: DJ Mona

Friday

Inside Petaluma w/Cindy and Janice

Friday 11 am – 12 pm

Cindy and Janice weave the news/information coming from all around town.

Deep Dive

Friday 1 – 2 pm

Deep Dive is an eclectic show that focuses each week on one or more artists, bands, genres or record labels from the worlds of rock, jazz, folk, and Americana. Michael Parrish is a retired professor/college administrator who has written about popular music since the late 80s in publications like the Chicago Tribune, Dirty Linen, Sing Out!, Downbeat, and the Grateful Dead Taping Compendia. You can catch shows after they are broadcast at mixcloud.com/thedeepdive. 

Live Archive with Ed Perlstein

Friday 5 – 7 pm

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
 
The Live Archive Show, hosted by Ed Perlstein, will be playing unreleased live concert recordings.  You heard right…unreleased…and rare.  From Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, you’ll hear tracks from concerts that will bring you right back to that special night you went to see your favorite band.
 
Ed has been collecting live concert recordings for most of his life; trading with other music lovers around the world.  Now he wants to share them with you.  Join Ed each Friday on KPCA starting at 5 PM for 2 hours of killer live tracks.  Tune in and hear music you have never heard before.
 
Contact host Ed Perlstein with your requests and feedback via his website www.MusicImages.com.

Reggae Radio

Friday 7 – 9 pm

Zoro, with his 20+ years as a DJ, brings his love and knowledge of Reggae music to Reggae Radio every Friday from 7-9 pm. With a focus on Jamaican style reggae music, past and present, Reggae Radio hopes to educate you with the good vibes, keep you up to date on the local Reggae scene and ease you into the weekend. So relax and keep the irie vibes flowing. Special requests are always welcome.

Saturday

The Jimmy Sanchez Show

Saturday 9 – 11 am

Hosted by Jimmy Sanchez.

Description coming soon!

Culture Caravan

Saturday 2 – 3 pm

Join host Julian Booker to hear a selection of music from around the globe that crosses cultures, genres and borders for a trip unlike any other on your radio dial. From acoustic roots, to contemporary electric sounds, Culture Caravan explores and celebrates what makes the people, places and, most of all, sounds of the world so unique, and in the process, makes it a little smaller for us all to enjoy!

 

Culture Caravan is produced and hosted by Julian Booker in partnership with WNCW in Spindale, NC.

Lifestyle Performance

Saturday 3 – 4 pm

Al Scardino‘s show will bring together his background as a lifestyle and fitness strategist, nutrition consultant, and med tech to share information, entertainment, and fun about healthy lifestyles and fitness for all.

 

Sunday

Recordando Amigos De Portugal

Sunday 10am – 12 pm

Carlos Medeiros brings you the Recordando Amigos De Portugal show playing a wonderful blend of music from Portugal.

Carlos Medeiros traz para você o show Recordando Amigos De Portugal tocando uma maravilhosa mistura de música de Portugal

Gospel Brunch

Sunday 12 -2 pm

Official description coming soon!

And Then…Something Happened

Sunday 3 – 3:30 pm

Hosted by Buzz Kellogg

Description coming soon!

 

Not Your Mother’s Storytime

Sunday 5 – 6 pm

Gather ‘round the radio and hear stories read out loud by Readers Theatre founder Jennifer March. Grown-up stories. Be moved. Be touched. Be horrified. Be enlightened. Reignite your imagination, a rare opportunity these days. Let it stretch its legs and draw you into places you’ve never been, with people you’ve never met, doing things you may never do. Just remember, this is not your mother’s storytime… Visit the Not Your Mother’s Storytime online. Contact host Jennifer March at jen@notyourmothersstorytime.com.

The Midnight Skeptic

Sunday 9 – 10 pm

The Midnight Skeptic talks about pseudoscience and phenomena that do not hold up to scientific scrutiny.  UFOs, ghosts, complimentary and alternative medicine are some of the topics that are scrutinized. Other topics discussed include liberal/progressive political, environmental and LGBTQ+ issues

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