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Our guest is Will Abrams, a wildfire survivor and organizing advocate with the Utility Wildfire Survivor Coalition, a grassroots group representing thousands of wildfire survivors across California. After narrowly surviving the 2017 Tubbs Fire, Will dedicated his work to advancing policies that promote wildfire safety, climate resilience, and fair treatment for survivors. He’s here to discuss AB 2700 and ongoing legislative efforts to secure full compensation for survivors of California’s devastating 2015–2018 utility-caused wildfires.

Our guests are Audio Angel and LBZ, who are bringing Inside/Out: Black Sonoma Artistry in Progress, a multimedia project exploring the creative lives of eight Black Sonoma County musicians at a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of art. The project launches with a Juneteenth event on Friday, June 19, continues through community-centered social media collaborations with local youth, and culminates in a virtual summit during Black History Month 2027. It’s a celebration of Black creativity, local culture, and the enduring value of human artistic expression.

Our guest is Rob Loughran, a Petaluma native and longtime journalist whose work has appeared in hundreds of local and national publications. He’s here to talk about his new collection, Walmart to Wolf House: Sonoma County Essays, featuring 41 essays inspired by the people, places, and peculiarities of Sonoma County. Rob is also the author of several novels set in the 707, and, by his own account, a veteran of a thrillingly unsuccessful screenwriting career.

Our guest is Judy Donovan, a Sonoma County painter whose energetic, gestural works balance intuition, movement, and layered color in both painting and collage. She’s here to talk about her new solo exhibition at The Watershed in Petaluma, showcasing work driven by rhythm, spontaneity, and what she describes as painting “faster than thought.” Art representative Robin Reiners is also here to discuss what The Watershed is all about. 

After a brief break, the boys are back and livlier than ever!

Past Life Regression Therapy: Does it work? What if I don't believe in Reincarnation?
Juliet Annerino is a board-certified clinical Hypnotherapist practicing in Los Angeles. She helps people improve their lives and make life-changing breakthroughs to relieve anxiety, overcome phobias, quit smoking, lose weight, and even explore past lives through hypnosis.

Juliet Annerino is a board-certified clinical Hypnotherapist practicing in Los Angeles. She helps people improve their lives and make life-changing breakthroughs to relieve anxiety, overcome phobias, quit smoking, lose weight, and even explore past lives through hypnosis. Today, we’re talking about Hypnotherapy & Remote Viewing: Declassified Government Psychics Go Public (sort of...) Cue X-Files theme.

Check out our ongoing segment with David Templeton on his new play All in Favor every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Our guest is Rosenna Bakari, an empowerment psychologist, leadership consultant, and author of Seven Exits: Leaving Behind What No Longer Serves You. A fourth-degree black belt and marathon runner, Dr. Bakari helps high-performing women move beyond external success toward more aligned leadership and inner ease. Today, we’re talking about the provocative question: Is your confidence a cover-up?—and how what looks like confidence can sometimes mask discomfort, fear, or avoidance.

Check out our ongoing segment with David Templeton on his new play All in Favor every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Our guests are Anthony Poponi and Liam Gibler, bringing a night of comedy that mixes laughs with a little life perspective. By day, Anthony is a global happiness expert using positive psychology to help people live more fulfilling lives. By night, he’s a high-energy comedian and improv performer turning life’s awkward moments into big laughs. Opening the show is Liam Gibler, a standout stand-up and improviser, a semi-finalist in Portland’s Funniest Person Competition and a two-time comedy competition winner. 

Check out our ongoing segment with David Templeton on his new play All in Favor every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Fire leaves a mark—on the land, and on the people who live through it. That’s the subject of DISPATCHES from the CHARCOAL FOREST, a new multimedia work from Merlin Coleman, drawing on stories from the 2017 Tubbs Fire. Merlin Coleman joins me now.

Earth Day Art: Every year, Petaluma artist Jeffrey Ventrella composes an algorithmic animation for Earth Day. The 55th anniversary of Earth Day, today, is no exception.

Coming to The California Theatre in Santa Rosa, it’s comedian and happiness expert Anthony Poponi live on stage 7:30 pm, Friday, May 1, 2026. By day, Anthony speaks around the world on positive psychology and more fulfilling lives. By night, he brings high-energy stand-up, improv, and crowd-pleasing comedy through Humor.us Productions. His latest show turns awkward mishaps and everyday chaos into laughs—and maybe a little perspective. Opening the night is stand-up comic Liam Gibler. Doors open at 7 pm, with tickets available in advance and at the door.

Check out our ongoing segment with David Templeton on his new play All in Favor every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Listen to us Mon-Fri 3:00-6:00PM on The Drive 95.5 FM

Check out our ongoing segment with David Templeton on his new play All in Favor every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Enjoy this segment every Friday at 4PM on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Check out our ongoing segment with David Templeton on his new play All in Favor every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Comedian Billy Gardell is bringing his sharp, blue-collar wit to the Uptown Theatre—7pm, Saturday, April 11.

You know him from Mike & Molly—now streaming on Netflix—and Bob Hearts Abishola, both from Chuck Lorre. On stage, he’s a master storyteller, pulling from a rough-and-tumble childhood, wild adolescence and family life with the ease of someone who’s lived to tell it well. Billy Gardell joins me now.

Enjoy this segment every Friday at 4PM on The Drive 95.5 FM!

Check out more from David Templeton's upcoming play at Montgomery High School every Monday on The Drive 95.5 FM

Join us as we discuss David Templeton's new play: All in Favor with guests Jasper and Ethan from Montgomery High School!

We’re discussing NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), what it is, who developed it, how it's used today as a powerful modality in hypnotherapy? Also, how you can use some of these simple--and fun!--techniques to upgrade your life.