On this week’s Heart to Heart, Dr. G remembers the influential ‘Dr. Love’

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 11:14am | kdrtradio

“Today I’d like to talk with you about someone who has been called the granddaddy of motivational speakers on television,” says Heart to Heart host Dr. Gitane. “At one time he had five of his books on the New York Times bestsellers list.”

On her program for this week, Dr. G invites listeners to learn more about “this fine person, who I had the pleasure of meeting, by the way, umpteen years ago” — Felice Leonardo Buscaglia, more commonly known as Leo Buscaglia, and also as “Dr. Love.”

Penguin Random House says his first book, Love (pictured), was a continual bestseller for more than 20 years.

Celtic Songlines starts this week with a 16th century ballad by Kerfuffle

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 8:49am | kdrtradio

On this week's Celtic Songlines you hear the band Kerfuffle, starting with the 16th century English ballad “Castleton Carol” from the band’s To The Ground album (pictured) of 2008, followed by Louise Mulcahy with a medley of jigs and reels, Drónán, the legendary Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan, harpist/vocalist Mary O'Hara, the band Runa, a raven tune from Cuélebre, Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends, the all-star band Usher's Island and Arty McGlynn.

Twang Thang brings you Greater Americana every Monday at 6

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 8:37am | kdrtradio

“Americana music didn't just show up one day — the genre has evolved from deep and varied country music roots,” says Twang Thang host Dirk Brazil. The show “explores both the old and the new and a bunch of stuff from the in between.”

Like this week’s show, which starts with Joe Ely’s “Whenever Kindness Fails” from his 1992 album Love and Danger.

Davisville, Aug. 21, 2023: Editor loves the Aggie, wants students to love it too as she changes it

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

Sonora Slater is the 2023-24 editor of the California Aggie, whose days as a printed newspaper for students at UC Davis are largely over. It prints 4,000 copies each Thursday during the academic year, and Slater says a lot end up in recycling bins, not in the hands of students. The Aggie has a larger presence online, but many of UC Davis’ 40,000 students don’t seem to know it exists.

Slater intends to change that. She wants to draw students back in, through new products — such as a 15-20 minute podcast twice a week, timed to fit students’ bike commutes — and a larger focus on stories that interest students, not only the journalists. Plus use of Instagram takeovers, use of social media for updating news, new events with student groups, maybe a caption contest ... she has a list. We talk about all this today on Davisville.

The photo shows Slater atop the Hutchison parking garage at UC Davis, a scene recreated on her tote bag.

Catch up with semi-pro Football Club Davis on latest Timeout Radio

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 4:21pm | kdrtradio

Football Club Davis, a semi-professional soccer team founded in 2017, is based in Davis. On the latest Timeout Radio, FC Davis owner Adam Lewin returns to recap an eventful 2023 season. We talk about the adversity that both the men's and women's teams faced this season, and how the program will continue to grow for years to come.

We also look ahead to the fall 2024 season, when the Lions will join the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL).

Program host Rohan Baxi often features sports topics on Timeout Radio. In July he chatted with journalist Cam Inman, who talks about covering the San Francisco 49ers for the San Jose Mercury News, his advice to aspiring sports broadcasters, and what 49ers fans can expect this upcoming season. Check out Rohan's "Inside the 49ers with Cam Inman."

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