Circle West Radio Show

07/14/2020

Hi All. My apologies for not posting previously. Circle West is on break until next season. Thank you for your interest in my interviews.

06/09/2019

Hey All! Tune in Sunday at 11am and Wednesday at 9pm each week this month on KRYZRadio.org / KRYZ 98.5 LPFM Mariposa Community Radio to listen to my interview with Mariposa County Fire Safe Council's new Executive Director Barbara Cone. Learn about the Fire Safe Council, its programs and vision for the future. Barbara has wasted no time getting to work, and provides some excellent information to help us all prepare for fire season. You can tune in to 98.5 FM on the radio if you are near town or through the website kryzradio.org.

04/26/2019

Did you know the Southern Sierra Miwuk people have been petitioning the federal government for over 30 years to be federally recognized? They recently received a proposed finding from the Office of Federal Acknowledgement (OFA) that they are not a Tribal community. I interviewed Irene Vasquez, newly elected Secretary to the American Indian Council of Mariposa County (the nonprofit organization of the Southern Sierra Miwuk) to ask her about this proposed finding. We also discussed her life and personal path, which returned her back home to Mariposa. During this informative and sometimes emotional interview, Irene requests the assistance of the our listeners to write to the OFA (see https://www.southernsierramiwuknation.org/get-involved?fbclid=IwAR3eUqsxWci5esxTYus7wimKm1YRe_QG9cYMXSiKz-rRMi3nprZOTthuRUc). The show airs Wednesdays at 9pm and Sundays at 11am. Please tune in to KRYZ LPFM at 98.5 or listen live online at https://www.kryzradio.org/.

02/12/2018

So excited to participate in KRYZ's first on-air LIVE fundraiser. I hope you all became members! Here is a photo of me with friend, KRYZ Board member and radio show host of Inquiring Minds, Trudy Williams. If you missed the fundraiser, you can always purchase a membership, or simply donate, on line at kryzradio.org.

02/10/2018

Hi Friends of Circle West! KRYZradio.org will be hosting their first LIVE on air fundraiser today beginning at 11am! So tune in for LIVE on air music and interviews. It should be a fun time!! If you can, I highly recommend investing in community-driven, rural media - even if you live outside of Mariposa County. Helping to elevate the voices of people who exist often in the background results in some interesting stories and experiences. For example, Circle West has interviewed Tribal Leaders, local artists, small-town authors, veterans, farmers, a former Apollo Mission engineer, a Holocaust survivor and even a Hollywood hairdresser! That is a truly amazing collection of stories by people, often quietly living their lives, you can find on community radio. Wow. I love it. Because you are fans of this show, I am going to give you a sneak peek of a surprise I plan to offer today during my interview. Anyone becoming a member during my interview today between 12:45 and 1:15, will get a FREE Circle West hat. That is right - free hat with the logo of that gorgeous red tail hawk soaring after making its medicine wheel. Become a member today!

01/17/2018

Circle West begins its 2018 season with some excellent stories to make you laugh, love, think and even cry sometimes. This month, Heather interviews Greg Ennis, a founding staff member of the Wi-Fi Alliance. More than a convenience at your local coffee shop, Wi-Fi has implications for solving communications and life challenges world-wide. Greg discusses the early days of this technology as well as his personal story. He is also an accomplished musician! Tune in tonight at 9pm or Sunday 1/28 at 11am to listen on KRYZradio.org or in town on 98.5 LP FM.

11/19/2017

Do you want an hour diversion from your holiday preparations? Perhaps a meandering, engaging life story while baking pies? Ric Wetzel is a Hollywood hair dresser, stunt man and makeup artist (among many other things), and he is moving to Mariposa! I interview him about his pathway to Hollywood, his time in front of the camera and his favorite celebrities with whom he has worked. He even gave me an amazing haircut!! Have fun today at 11am on KRYZradio.org or, if in town, 98.5 LP FM! And, if it is your holiday, Happy Thanksgiving!

10/25/2017

If you are interested in how things work in Sacramento, tune into my interview with Kirk Kimmelshue tonight 10/25 on KRYZradio.org (or 98.5 FM in Mariposa town) at 9pm. Kirk is the former Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Frank Bigelow (AD-10). It is a very interesting conversation and refreshing in its focus on working across divisions. Hope you can tune in!

10/21/2017

Tune into my next interview on KRYZradio.org or 98.5 FM in Mariposa town for an interesting interview with Kirk Kimmelshue, former Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Frank Bigelow. We discuss working across the partisan divide in Sacramento, the government to lobbyist connection, and his personal story. This engaging young man is also an expert at diplomacy as you will hear in his very positive conversation. It is like a master class! Listen at 10am on Sunday 10/22 and on Wednesday 10/25 at 9pm on KRYZradio.org.

10/18/2017

The podcast of my interview with Geneva Wiki (Yurok, Tolowa) was just uploaded. If you missed the interview on air, it is downloadable for free from my website. I hope you enjoy learning from Geneva!! https://www.circlewestradio.org/podcasts

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10/07/2017

Tune in for another interesting show tomorrow, Sunday 10/8 at 10am. Heather interviews Geneva Wiki (Yurok, Tolowa), Program Officer for the California Endowment about her transformative work in rural Del Norte County and adjacent Tribal Lands. If you are interested in programs that work, methodology and Native culture, you will not want to miss this fascinating interview. Wait for the sweet love story at the end!

09/28/2017

Here are what some people are saying about the interview with Hedy Page last night: "The interview was brilliant !!!!"
"Had me in tears a couple times."
"Very moving and full of love."
"We loved Hedy!"
"She is a philosopher more than an artist."
If you missed this interview, you can download it from the Circle West Radio website at http://circlewestradio.org !