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Ojai: Talk of the Town
A look at the community of Ojai - an astonishingly beautiful village of 7,500 people perched on the eastern edge of the Pacific Rim. From the people who bring you Ojai Quarterly, Ojai Monthly and Ojai Vortex.
Episodes
- Ojai: Talk of the Town
The Bluesman's Journey with TD Lind
It took a great deal of courage for Tim Arlon (aka TD Lind) to muster up the courage to ask family friend, Glyn Johns, the legendary producer of such renowned…
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Agora Foundation's Coronavirus-Era Success with Andy Gilman
The Agora Foundation has been a key part of the intellectual landscape of Ojai for a decade now, bringing in top teachers for bracing and wide-ranging…
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Ojai's Affordable Housing Woes with Michelaina Johnson
Michelaina Johnson, a Ph.D candidate in the Environmental Studies program at UC Santa Cruz, spent a year researching the lack of affordable housing in Ojai and…
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The Ojai Playwrights Conference Goes Big, with Robert Egan
The Ojai Playwrights Conference, which takes over two weeks in August, is one the foremost cultural occasions in the country. Typically, the OPC selects eight…
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The Uses of Irreverence with Journalist Franz Lidz
In a preview of a hugely entertaining feature in the Fall issue of Ojai Quarterly by Kit Stolz, (which will hit the streets August 28th), we talk about Franz…
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Your Brain on Music with the Bravo Program's Laura Walter
Laura Walter, the coordinator for the Ojai Music Festival's Bravo program, provides music education for Ojai's kindergarten through 3rd grade students. Since…
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On Grief, the Arts & Sisterhood with Lila Glasoe Francese
Lila Glasoe Francese idolized her older sister, Carolyn Glasoe Bailey when they were growing up in Minneapolis for good reason. At age 19, Carolyn opened an…
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Globe-Trotting, Filmmaking & Entrepreneuring with Reed Fish
Reed Fish and his wife Liz took off a year to travel the world, collecting memories like FDR collected stamps. After his return to California, he set up shop…
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"Twin Peaks" & Saving Ojai with Mark Frost
Mark Frost is one of the foremost authors, screenwriters and producers in Hollywood (and Ojai). From his early days on the stage at the famous Guthrie Theater…
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Watergate, Mob Bosses & Ojai with Bill Gilbreth
Given the news of the day, we reached out to Bill Gilbreth, the prominent attorney who served both as a prosecutor during the Watergate hearings, and as a…
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Creating Art During a Pandemic with Natalie Krim
Natalie Krim is an established artist with a large following who recently moved to Ojai, just before the world went into lockdown. Her drawings are vivid and…
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From Turtle King to "Tiger King" with Eric Goode
Eric Goode knew that he had an amazing show on his hands with "Tiger King," the seven-episode documentary series about Joe Exotic, the gay polygamist zookeeper…
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The Arts & Ojai With Porch Gallery's Lisa Casoni & Heather Stobo
Porch Gallery hosted the first gallery show opening over two days at the end of June with Shana Mabari's "Constellatio: Planeta: Stella" featuring the work of…
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Kent State: Lessons Learned With Bob Wick
Bob Wick is much more than a media magnate and co-owner of Wick Communications, a chain of newspapers and radio stations across the country. He is also a…
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Surviving Covid19 with Andrew Bradigan
Andrew Bradigan, former Ojai resident (and the podcast host's son) lives and works in Nashville, TN as a sales manager for Postmates, the food delivery…
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Talking Ojai With Tennis Legend Stacy Margolin Potter
Stacy Margolin Potter reached into the top ranks of pro tennis players during a golden age of women's tennis, along with Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova…
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Johnny Cash's Ojai Sojourn with Mark Lewis
The film "Walk the Line" won Oscars for both its leads, Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, as it chronicled a dark period in the Man in Black's life. The…
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Experience & Discovery: The Ojai Music Festival with Ara Guzelimian
The 74th Ojai Music Festival will still take place June 11 to June 14, but due to the pandemic, it will occur virtually as we learn from Ara Guzelimian, who…
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Journalism, Teaching & Ojai with Nomi Morris
This episode, Nomi Morris, who teaches writing and journalism at University of California at Santa Barbara, talks about her experiences closing out the…
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"The Land & The Light" — Conservation Challenges in Ojai with Tom Maloney
We check in with Tom Maloney, executive director of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, just as the preserve have seen a surge in use (and abuse) from the…
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Nonprofit Challenges in a Pandemic with Jesse Phelps
Jesse Phelps, media coordinator for the Lakota Peoples Law Project, part of the Romero Institute, has found his work more important than ever during the…
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Sustainable Energy, Barbie dolls & Eleanor Roosevelt with Robin Gerber
Robin Gerber, a well-known author, attorney and president of the Committee for Replacing Oil & Gas, talks about how her group received a $50,000 grant (the…
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Chef Claud Mann on Cooking Through a Crisis
In this episode of "Ojai: Talk of the Town," we check in with Ojai's Rotie's co-owner and chef, Claud Mann. A wonderful storyteller, Claud talks about being on…
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What Shakespeare Can Teach Ojai
We check in with Michael Addison, distinguished Shakespeare actor, director and producer, former artistic director of the California Shakespeare Festival and…
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Dr. Marty Pops on Ojai & Coronavirus Readiness
We talk with Dr. Pops about the state of readiness of Ojai for the Covid-19 crisis. We talk about Ojai Valley Community Hospital's imminent opening of their…