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Fighting the Tide: Efforts to Restore the California Kelp Forest

As climate change continues to transform our planet, many of its effects are fairly visible to us – things that make the nightly news, like fires, floods, heat waves and hurricanes. But we sometimes forget that climate change touches every part of our planet. Scott Baba filed this report, on the vast but mostly unseen … Continued

UpFront

Federal unemployment expires; Could COVID variants outpace science?; Plus a report on the sea creatures laying waste to California’s kelp forests

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On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) joins us to tell the story of where he was on 09/11/2001 and discuss what the nation will do now that the federal unemployment benefits have expired. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us … Continued

A Box of Toys

A Box of Toys #70 A Journey

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One thing leads to another.  In life, and on a Box Of Toys.  This show starts out with a Castanets track, and follows that tortured path into Psych, Progressive, Dub, and Alt-Folk genres from the 60’s all the way to the 21st century.  A journey through the curation process for A Box Of Toys. An … Continued

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Last hold out in Afghanistan, Panjshir, falls to Taliban; Extended unemployment benefits for 9 million people expire; 22,000 South Lake Tahoe residents allowed to return home, but officials warn Caldor fire at risk of spreading

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  Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Taliban takes control of Afghanistan’s last hold out Panjshir province, now controls all of country. Evacuation orders lifted form some 22,000 South Lake Tahoe residents, but Calfire warns Caldor fire likely to grow due to dry … Continued