KCBX's Beth Thornton visits Girls Inc. in Carpinteria, a girls’ leadership program and a place for after-school care. The non-profit is prepared to serve as a community gathering space during extreme heat events. KCBX’s Sal Espana speaks with comedian Kathy Griffin ahead of her Central Coast appearance. KCBX reporter Alyssa Toledo speaks with journalist Mark Follman, whose Mother Jones article, published for the tenth anniversary of the Isla Vista mass killings, features a conversation with the killer’s mother. The Live Oak Music Festival is coming up, and Steve Ahlgrim and Kathy Johnston produced this audio story of the festival. You'll hear from Emily Taylor, Professor of Biology at Cal Poly, and the author of the book "California Snakes and How to Find Them".

Tune in for a conversation about the waves of feminism that have sparked quiet revolutions and the tides that have swept many of the gains out to sea.Hear the conversation Tuesdays from 2-3pm on KCBX

Join this weeks' host Lata Murti as she speaks to guests Andrew Boyd-Goodrich, Executive Director of Camp Ocean Pines; Rick Craig, Camp Ocean Pines’ Conferences and Retreats Director; and Erin Moses-Wierman, Camp Ocean Pines’ Senior Programs Director. They will discuss the camps, workshops, outdoor education programs, and facilities that are not only fulfilling but also expanding Camp Ocean Pines’ mission “to foster enjoyment and appreciation of the natural world among people of all ages.” Listen to Central Coast Voices every Thursday from 1-2pm on KCBX and join the conversation with your questions at 805-781-3875, or at voices@kcbx.org.

The US ranked 54th in infant and maternal mortality out of 227 measured countries and territories at a predicted rate of 5.12 deaths per 1,000 births. How did one of the most advanced countries in the world fall so far? Tune in for a conversation with Dr. Stu Fischbein, OBGYN - about his 25 + years of tending to births and his move away from traditional hospital births to being a proponent of home births and the work of midwives which he shares through his podcast and Instagram stories, Birthing Instincts.