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Episode 95: Eating disorders can be frightening, isolating, and hard to recognize — and they often appear in teens who seem successful, high-achieving, athletic, social, or “fine” on the outside. In this episode of State of Mind, student leader and mental health advocate Sophia Krish guest hosts a conversation shaped especially for teens, young adults, families, educators, and anyone who cares...

Visit BABBLERY.com for the full podcast stream, more information, transcript, and links.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify • Amazon • TuneInIn this emotional and engaging interview, jazz violinist Nora Germain speaks of her drive to achieve in an industry shaken to the core by new technology. Without a traditional agent or label, she uses social media as her public relations firm. She...

Fire and Ice on the Roof of the WorldWithJonathan MingleIndependent journalist & science writerSustainability Now! Sunday, 5-6 PM, September 27th, 2026We’ve all heard about the terrible Himalayan flash flood that traveled nearly 100 km down the Lende Kholā and Trishuli̇̄ Kholā rivers on the Nepal-Chinese border, devastating towns and villages along the way, killing at least 1,250 people and...

Laurie Corn searches for the way home again.

Local band Quail X-ing keeps DJ Dupsie’s 2nd Annual Summer Music Series going into September! Listen to their story and their music; become the next Quail X-ing fan!IG: @quailxingmusicYouTube: @QuailXingSC

Hear the coming out story and rise to fame of Kristin Key, a nationally touring queer musical comedian who performed to a sold out crowd at Santa Cruz Shakespeare on September 21. She is known for her high-energy performances, guitar-driven humor, and her viral “Lesbian Army” comedy. Kristin joined the Pride Perspectives show to share about her life and her journey as a lesbian comedian and...

In this recent wave of lackluster sequels to films from the late ’90s and early 2000s—The Devil Wears Prada 2, Freakier Friday, and Zootopia 2, to name a few—I really wasn’t expecting much from Practical Magic 2. But I was pleasantly surprised. The storyline is creative, the cast changes work, and, most importantly, the film still captures the magic of the original.Based on the novel by Alice...

Who Killed the American Dream? “Be Bold America!”Airs September 18, 2026 at 5:00pm (PT) In 1886, a corrupt court reporter inserted a single fraudulent sentence into the official record of a Supreme Court case. The Court never ruled that corporations were “persons” under the 14th amendment, the amendment written in the blood of 600,000 Civil War dead to protect formally enslaved people. But that...

Don’t Say Good Luck, from director Julia Hart, delivers a tender and emotional coming-of-age story centering a teenager grappling with typical high school woes and her mother’s illness. This film weaves the various challenges she faces with a delicate hand, making the audience laugh and cry from scene to scene.Sunny Sandler, who plays the protagonist Sophie Birenbaum, showcases a powerful...

Was America Wired for Authoritarianism from the Start?Be Bold America!September 4, 2026 @ 5:00pm (PT)Since Donald Trump ascended to the presidency, Americans are increasingly concerned about authoritarianism and creeping fascism. Their fears are justified, but according to eminent sociologist and prolific author, Dr. Charles Derber, argues that America was wired for authoritarianism long before...