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Brad Tolinski and Jaan Uhelszki about their new release: MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band
MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band
by Brad Tolinski, Jaan Uhelszki, and Ben Edmonds
A riveting oral...

Coming up 2/22/21 at 9:00am pst on KUCI 88.9fm! Chelsea Christer- Director Of Bleeding Audio - Slamdance Official Selection

Suspended by No String: A Songwriter’s Reflections on Faith, Aliveness, and Wonder by Peter Himmelman
A thought-provoking collection of spiritual reflections echoing the lyricism of Leonard Cohen and the uplifting messages of Anne Lamott
S...

Picturing Summer, a new UCI exhibition is on view now. Janeane speaks with curator Susan Davidson about this new exhibit depicting our state’s unique ...
Janeane speaks with Susan Davidson, a curatorial advisor to Langson IMCA, and the curator of Picturing Summer. Over her distinguished career as a cura...

KUCI’s host, Janeane Bernstein, chats with Producer Jay Silverman about his latest film CAMERA, starring Beau Bridges
About the Film
CAMERA is the heartwarming story of loss, hope, and healing, following a mute 9-year-old — OSCAR — who just moved with his widowe...

Jacqueline Gay Walley calls in to talk about her new book The WAW
"There are people who do not settle in one place, but are like the nomadic tribes of the desert, who long for the Waw, the ultimate oasis, where they...

New Jersey singer-songwriter Brian Mackey talks about his new album Good Morning Ireland
Good Morning Ireland, the most recent album from Brian Mackey, encompasses all of the emotions, after the tragic loss of his son to an overdose and th...

DARK CALORIES: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back, Cornell-trained biochemist turned family physician and New York Times...
The New York Times bestselling author of Deep Nutrition explains how eight common seed oils cause the cellular damage that underlies virtually all chr...

THIS ORDINARY STARDUST: A Scientist’s Path from Grief to Wonder By: Alan Townsend, PhD
A decade ago, Dr. Alan Townsend’s family received two unthinkable, catastrophic diagnoses: his 4-year-old daughter and his brilliant scientist wife de...

Nina Guilbeault, Phd talks about her new book, THE GOOD EATER: A Vegan’s Search for the Future of Food
An enlightening and delicious look at how vegans – and their critics – are redefining the way the world eats in the twenty-first century.
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National CPR and AED (Automated External Defribrillator) Awareness Week is June 1st through 7th. Janeane will be in conversation with a cardiac arrest...
Today, we are in conversation with Steven Munatones and Dr. Shira Schlesinger,
Director of EMS & Disaster Preparedness Programs, Harbor-UCLA Me...

As we prepare to wrap-up Mental Health Awareness Month, Professor Jason Schiffman joins host Janeane Live on KUCI 88.9fm at 9:00am pt!
Dr. Jason Schiffman is Professor of Clinical Science and the inaugural Director of Clinical Training for UCI’s Clinical Psychology program. He receive...

Benjamin Wagner - a creative, consultant, coach, and founder of Essential Industries Incorporated talks about his new film Friends & Neighbors .
When Wilmington filmmaker Benjamin Wagner was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome, he saw the impact of trauma and adverse stress all around...

UCI PhD candidate, Haleigh Marcello, joins Janeane to talk about some OC Queer History events coming up!
Haleigh Marcello, Founder and Executive Director, Orange County Queer History Project, PhD Candidate - Graduate Feminist Emphasis, Department of Gende...

om Seeman’s forthcoming book, ANIMALS I WANT TO SEE: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds
ANIMALS I WANT TO SEE
A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds
By TOM SEEMAN
When Tom...

Jessica Borelli, Professor of Psychological Science, shares her book “Nature Meets Nurture: Science-based Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids”
Jessica Borelli co-writes “Nature Meets Nurture: Science-based Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids”
Helping parents improve their paren...

Your Reality, a short film written and starring Tatjana Anders and directed by Top Tarasin, which seeks to highlight the impact of gaslighting
The Film Seeks To Highlight The Pervasive Nature Of Gaslighting In Relationships And Society View in browser
Your Reality, a short film w...

CEO Glenn Gray and Dr. Alissa Deming, VP of Conservation Medicine & Science, sat down with me to talk about the Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Today’s show is a little different. If you think you hear strange noises during the show, well they are not actually strange at all. They are seals an...

Dr. Greg Chasson, author of FLAWED: Why Perfectionism is a Challenge for Management
Drawing on his work as a renowned psychologist and expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy, Chasson reveals that perfectionism is not the asset many em...

THE WEIGHT OF NATURE by neuroscientist-turned-environmental journalist Clayton Page Aldern
THE WEIGHT OF NATURE is a deeply reported, eye-opening book about climate change, our brains, and the weight of nature on us all. Aldern can discuss:<...

Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings, shares her new riveting book based on the true stories of ch...
From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings, comes a riveting book based on the true stories of chil...

Professor Stephanie Reich, UCI professor of education and expert on youth and social media
Stephanie Reich, UCI professor of education and expert on youth and social media who served on the committee that produced “Assessment of the Impact o...

Professor Richard Matthew, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, shares details a...
The Drake Gives contributes $1.5 million to UC Irvine’s Power of Music initiative
New School of Social Ecology effort will leverage music...

Armita Jamshidi, Founder of Aunt Flo’s Kitchen, a company Run By Women, For Women. She is also a student at Cornell University, where she studies Wome...
The Backstory
From Armita, the Founder
"Cramp Bites began in 2022 after being transported to the emergency room: I had falle...

Caroline Paul , author of TOUGH BROAD: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age
New York Times-Bestselling author Caroline Paul (The Gutsy Girl) has been an outdoor adventurer her whole life. From mountain biking in the Bolivian A...

Writer, cultural influencer, and former professor Lyn Slater—better known as her viral Instagram handle Accidental Icon—brings her characteristic opti...
A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as “Accidental Icon,”brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-...

Extraordinary, acclaimed and the feel-good movie of the year, “Finding Her Beat” filmmaker and co-director Keri Pickett joins host Janeane
SYNOPSIS
For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore. In the dead of a Minnesota winter, Asian drumm...

Eric Ebel, Senior Program Manager, NAMM | The NAMM Foundation
Eric Ebel currently manages several of NAMM’s Market Development / NAMM Foundation programs, including Music Educator and Music Advocacy programming,...

Dr. Romie Mushtaq shares new book - The Busy Brain Cure The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again
Noted neurologist and Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Romie Mushtaq reveals the hidden connection between insomnia, anxiety, and adult ADD/ADHD – and gives...

Veera Hiranandi’s forthcoming, January book-- AMIL AND THE AFTER--follow up to her moving bestseller The Night Diary
From acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani comes AMIL AND THE AFTER (Kokila; on sale January 23 2024; ISBN 9780525555063; $17.99; ages 8-12), the highly...

Voidopolis by Kat Mustatea The MIT Press Leonardo Series
Combining digital art, literature, and interpretation, VOIDOPOLIS is a time-sensitive, augmented reality book that quite literally degrades as you rea...

Wrapping up 2023 with Janeane Bernstein: a message about taking time to disconnect from your ’busy’ life and reconnect with you
An important message from Janeane
For some of you, the holiday season is anything but relaxing and stress-free. You might be struggling m...

Dark Comedy with a Warm Heart entitled MERRY GOOD ENOUGH in partnership with Freestyle Digital Media starring Ray Levine Spielberg, Sawyer Spielberg, ...
Ah, the holidays. Lucy Raulie (Raye Levine Spielberg) has always had a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother dis...

UC Irvine’s Basic Needs Center launched a mobile food pantry on Nov. 15 and Andrea Mora, Director of UCI’s Basic Needs Center, joins host Janeane to s...
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 — The Basic Needs Center at the University of California, Irvine will unveil its new mobile food pantry, a 22-foot-long...

Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz, an author, attorney, meditation teacher, and popular lecturer. Rabbi Spitz shares details of his latest book - Duets on Psalm...
Elie Kaplan Spitz is an author, rabbi, attorney, meditation teacher, and popular lecturer. He served as the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Isr...

Kelly Sather, winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her forthcoming powerhouse of a book, Small in Real Life.
Kelly Sather, winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her forthcoming powerhouse of a book, Small in Real Life. As a former entertainment lawyer...

KUCI 88.9fm - Janeane speaks with Steven Davis, UCI professor of Earth system science, who shares details about the UC Irvine-led science team and how...
UC Irvine-led science team shows how to eat our way out of the climate crisis
Researchers explore the benefits of producing farm-free foo...

LAST SUMMER OF NATHAN LEE directed by Quentin Lee and starring Harrison Xu
What do you do when you find out you have terminal brain cancer just before graduating from high school? Live life to the fullest, of course, which is...

Multi-award winning photographer G.B. Smith and his stunning photobook “Pathways”
G.B. Smith and his stunning photobook “Pathways” (G Editions, Nov. 7, 2023). The book features several of Smith’s recent multi-award winning images, a...

Greta Valenti, multi-talented musician with Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, performing at Making Memories festival November 12th
BEAUX GRIS GRIS & THE APOCALYPSE
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (pronounced \bo\ \gree-gree\ ) California-based blues rock americana so...