KUCI: Ask A Leader

Josh Test

Josh Test

La Leche League and Honoring OIF Veterans

Sharon Fairborn, Board President and "leader" of So Cal/Nevada chapter of La Leche Leage speaks to the benefits of breastfeeding; the US Surgeon General Regina Benjamin's call to action about breastfeeding; and the upcoming conference, "Parenting and Breastfeeding Conference" in Newport Beach. Over the second half of the show, Marine Corps Veterans David Curry and Jack Williams IV talk about the differences between veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq and veterans from other wars/conflicts; how civilians can assist in the transition that recent veterans make toward employment, further education, and society in general; and about the Military Student and Veterans Appreciation 2011 dinner to be held at UCI on 5/25/11.

Sugar Beets Bakery AND Community Outreach Partnership at UCI

Gina Russo, proprietor of Sugar Beets Bakery, offers alternatives to those with Celiacs disease and other dietary restrictions. Her products are available at Wholesome Foods, Mothers' Market, Bite Market, and other outlets throughout the Southland. Victor Becerra, director of UCI's Community Outreach Partnership Center talks about scholarly engagement in community needs. 4/25/11 is his Center's day long forum, "Public Scholarship: Engaging Contradictions in the Contemporary University." featuring keynote speaker George Lipsitz, American Studies and Black Studies at U. C. Santa Cruz, who will talk about why public scholarship matters more than ever.

Real Labor Rights of OC

Jennifer Muir, Communications Director of the Orange County Employees Association talks about the municipal worker lay-offs in Costa Mesa, and in Newport Beach. Transparency, oversight, institutional knowledge and a breakdown in municipal worker relationships, among other concerns, mount with the specter of privatizing city safety, maintenance, and other contracts. Nick Anas, Chair of Orange County Young Democrats and Associate of Daily Consulting, speaks to the national Republican political strategy behind the lay-offs, including the presence of Grover Norquist. Nick also takes his newly trained, activist Young Democrats to the State Democratic Convention in Sacramento at the end of April.

Garbage Maven Speaks/Mindfulness Stress Reduction

Feature Writer for the LA Times and Garbage Maven, Susan Carpenter talks about how LA and OC residents can pare down their waste stream. Beth Mulligan, PA-C, addresses the ills of stress and how the mind and body connection can thwart those ills.

Emergency Management in OC and Celebrating Nowruz in OC

Orange County's Emergency Manager, Donna Boston talks about the recent response to the tsunami from Sendai, Japan. She covers how agencies are prepared to handle comparable disasters locally; and counsel residents on how to get prepared. Professor Touraj Daryaee, Associate Director of the Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture of the School of the Humanities explains various rituals around the Persian New Year/Nowruz, including the running over fire/Chahar Shanbah Suri.

Reverend Ogle on Ugandan Anti-Gay Legislation

Reverend Canon Albert Ogle, of the St. Paul Foundation for International Reconciliation, talks about the anti-gay legislation proposed in Uganda, and the hazards that it poses the LGBT community. He implicates Evangelical congregations in Orange County, CA, and challenges the current leadership of Exodus International for continuing to support a political movement that has resulted in extra judicial killing of gays.

VotersShow

Voters of all stripes and ages are interviewed about where they first registered to vote and why they are voting on this day. The show opens with UCI Chancellor Michael Drake, when he was motivated by the civil rights movement in his day. The show closes with Dr. Nat Kurnick recollecting when at age 14 he saw FDR and later put in his first 70 years of voting.