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Week of November 13 - The Occupy Movement
Explaining the Occupy movement to a kid is what we had Ramsey, a volunteer at Occupy SF, try to do. To hear the entire tour of Occupy SF that Ramsey gave to Peter Finch, head on over to the latest Beat of the Bay program.
November 13 - OccupySF
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Week of November 6 - Squarepeg Ranch
This week Peter Finch visited Squarepeg Ranch near Half Moon Bay. It's a horse rescue and adaptive riding program in which at-risk youth, and special needs kids work with horses. The feature posted here includes a few bonus cuts at the end. For more on Squarepeg Ranch, go to www.squarepegfoundation.org.
November 6 - Squarepeg Ranch
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Week of October 30 - Oaksterdam
Listen in as Oaksterdam University founder Richard Lee (he's the one wearing the sunglasses), treats these tourists from Finland to a little non-medicinal marijuana.
October 30 - Oaksterdam
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Week of October 23rd - Tiburon Salmon Institute
This week found Peter Finch in Tiburon interviewing Brooke Halsey, Executive Director of the Tiburon Salmon Institute which made the news recently when vandals cut nets releasing fish that students from Casa Grande High School had been studying and raising. Click on the website for details on a couple upcoming events the Institute is hosting.
October 23rd - Tiburon Salmon Institute
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Week of October 16th - Women's Audio Mission
Very few of the people who produce and record our favorite albums are women. The San Francisco non-profit Women's Audio Mission is trying to change that.
October 16th - Women's Audio Mission
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Week of October 9th - Murder of the Century
(Replay) Author Paul Collins spins a great yarn of murder and tabloids out of control over a hundred years ago in New York. Stay tuned at the end of the feature for a couple bonus cuts. Also, check out Paul's website: literarydetective.com.
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Week of October 2nd - Broke in San Francisco
Three San Francisco State University students and a professional musician talk about their strategies for surviving financially in San Francisco with its high cost of living. San Francisco Treasurer Jose Cisneros also told us about San Francisco Financial Planning Day. For more on that (it's free!) check out this link.
October 2nd - Broke in San Francisco
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Week of September 25th - Sustainability
From tweaking your lifestyle, to moving in to an "eco village," we look at what people can do to lead a sustainable life. We spoke with former Sierra Club President Adam Werbach, as well as Rachel Katz with the 55 member strong Dancing Rabbit Eco Village in Missouri (www.dancingrabbit.org).
September 25th - Sustainability
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Week of September 18th - Sustainable Fashion
It was fun getting the low down on sustainable fashion from Zem Joaquin (www.ecofabulous.com), Corina Beczner (www.vibrantevents.net), and Clarissa Nicosia (www.GreenGlamGo.com).
September 18th - Sustainable Fashion
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Week of September 11th - Sustainable Seafood
This week, we look at a San Francisco seafood restaurant that has gone 100 percent sustainable with its fish, much to the delight of the folks at the Bay Institute and the Aquarium of the Bay. For more on sustainable fish, check out this link (there's even an app!): montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx.
September 11th - Sustainable Seafood
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Week of September 4th - Sustainable Living Roadshow
Learn about a group from San Francisco, traveling the U.S. to promote a sustainable lifestyle. Here's their website: www.sustainablelivingroadshow.org.
September 4th - Sustainable Living Roadshow
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Week of August 28th - Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame
Peter Finch admits it. He's a radio junkie, and loved doing this story. Plus he got to interview his colleague Rosalie about her induction. For more on the California Historical Radio Society and the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame go to www.californiahistoricalradio.com.
August 28th - Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame
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Week of August 21st - Burning Man
It's almost here. Julian Cash, and his wife Jackie (pictured here with Peter Finch) were among those we talked to about the annual gathering in the Nevada Desert. Julian's new book is a pictorial, "The People of Burning Man." We also hear from Steven T. Jones, author of "The Tribes of Burning Man."
August 21st - Burning Man
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Week of August 14th - Murder of the Century
Author Paul Collins spins a great yarn of murder and tabloids out of control over a hundred years ago in New York. Stay tuned at the end of the feature for a couple bonus cuts. Also, check out Paul's website: literarydetective.com.
August 14th - Murder of the Century
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Week of July 31st - Fish Love
Ish Monroe may have grown up in the big city of San Francisco, but that didn't stop him from becoming a champion angler. You can find out more about Ish at his website: ishmonroe.com.
July 31st - Fish Love
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Week of July 24th - The Africa Project
Local audio guy Joe Baker is out with "The Africa Project," a CD and DVD "bringing together musicians that are worlds apart." For more on the project, as well as details on a couple upcoming showings of the DVD that include live performances, go here: bayrecorders.org/tap.
July 24th - The Africa Project
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Week of July 17th - Doper Next Door
Andrew Tilin created quite a stir with the release of his new book, "The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance Enhancing Drugs." Many of the cyclists he raced against during that year were here in the Bay Area. He talked about it with us.
July 17th - Doper Next Door
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Week of July 10th - Geri Jewell
The actress who played "Cousin Geri" on "The Facts of Life" and "Jewell" on "Deadwood" talked to Peter Finch about the challenges of finding work in Hollywood when you have a disability (cerebral palsy). Geri's new memoir is called "I'm Walking As Straight As I Can" (more on Geri at www.gerijewell.com).
July 10th - Geri Jewell
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Week of July 3rd - The Beekeeper's Lament
We spoke with professional beekeeper John Miller. Interesting guy. He's the subject of a new book called, "The Beekeeper's Lament".
July 3rd - The Beekeeper's Lament
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Week of June 26th - ScholarMatch
Okay, we admit it. We're big fans of author/publisher Dave Eggers. Now he and his crew out on Valencia Street in San Francisco have come up with a way to help deserving students pay for their college educations. Here's the website: www.scholarmatch.org.
June 26th - ScholarMatch
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Week of June 19th - Homeless Girl
This week, we meet Brianna Karp, author of "The Girl's Guide to Homelessness." It began as a blog (www.girlsguidetohomelessness.com) when Brianna was living in a trailer.
June 19th - Homeless Girl
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