Podcasts
Joyously Free!: Community LOVE! Freedom For ALL! Ashland Oregon Pride 2026
In this episode of Joyously Free!, host Joanie Lindenmeyer talks with Jolie Balocca, president of Southern Oregon Pride, about her upbringing in Ashland, her inclusive worldview, and her leadership of the nonprofit. Balocca highlights the three-day Pride Festival...
Curry Café: Fiddling Around – Shirley Hyatt on the Joy of Community Music
This episode of Curry Café features Shirley Hyatt, a musician and KCIW volunteer, discussing her journey from classical violin to bluegrass and swing. The discussion touches on the evolution of contemporary music from big bands to rock and roll, the emotional power of...
Doc & Jacques: Wild Rivers Film Festival & Threepenny Theater Co. – Bringing Film and Theater to the Wild Rivers Coast
In this “Ladies First” episode, Doc and Jacques talk with Sue Wright, founder of the Wild Rivers Film Festival, and Kat Liddell, founder of Threepenny Theater Company. They discuss how they each brought independent film and new live theater to Oregon's rural coast,...
Quality Living: Laphorisms and Quality Living
Quality Living with Peaceful Support host Amanda Whittemore speaks with author-comedian Greg Eisenberg about his book Letting Go is All We Have to Hold Onto, a collection of one-line “laphorisms.” They unpack how the book found an audience (even in gas stations),...
Joyously Free!: Joyously Free! with Dr. D!
In this episode of Joyously Free! Joanie Lindenmeyer interviews Ken Podesta-Daniels (“Dr. D”), owner of Dr. D Auto Care and drummer for the Spence Brothers Blues Band, about building an auto-repair career based on integrity and fair treatment of customers and...
Doc & Jacques: The Del Norte Beekeepers Club and the Crescent City Fuchsia Society
Doc and Jacques talk with Harley Munger and Mike Mealue of the Del Norte Beekeepers Club who discuss practical beekeeping. The discussion includes how colonies function as a “superorganism,” why swarms happen, queen and worker lifecycles, catching swarms to start...
Quality Living: Quality with a Purpose
In this episode of Quality Living with Peaceful Support, host Amanda Whittemore talks with Garrett Smith, a glass artist and photographer who moved to Brookings, Oregon, from Los Angeles eight years ago to care for his aging mother. Garrett discusses his 40-year...
Joyously Free!: Del Norte and Tribal Lands (DNATL) Pride 2026 Requires Many Worker Bees. That’s Us!
Joyously Free! host Joanie Lindenmeyer welcomes guests Janine and Angela "Lala" Lehman to discuss the Del Norte Tribal Lands Pride 2026, taking place June 27th at the United Methodist Church in Crescent City. They detail event activities including a drag show, dog...
Doc & Jacques: Meet a Master Tiler and a Speed-Typing Court Reporter
Doc and Jacques talk with master tiler Les Odom and retired court reporter Rochelle Odom. Les specializes in high-end work with large porcelain tiles and seamless pattern matching. Rochelle typed over 200 words per minute using a 22-key stenograph machine and owned...
Curry Café: Out, Proud, and Local – Pride Month in Del Norte County
In this episode of Curry Café, hosts Ray Gary and Rick McNamer speak with "D L" (aka Dangerous Lesbian) and drag performer Troy Lea about Crescent City’s upcoming Pride events, their personal coming‑out journeys, and the importance of queer visibility. They reflect on...

