Author Helen Fields, chats about how her background as a criminal lawyer led to her “new” career as a crime series author. Fields discusses her latest novel, Degrees of Guilt.

Diana Agostini, new Executive Director of the San Diego Italian Film Festival, discusses the Festival’s goal of sharing an appreciation of Italian culture through the cinema of Italy. Agostini talks about the 2020 lineup of films.

Alberto Cortes, CEO of Mama’s Kitchen, talks about the organization’s upcoming 30th Anniversary and its mission to provide nutritional meals to women, men and women vulnerable to hunger due to HIV, cancer or other critical illnesses. Cortes chats about the delivery of Mama’s Kitchen’s 9 millionth meal in September, along with its new congestive heart…

Nancy Sasaki, President and CEO of the United Way of San Diego County, is joined by Rebekah J. Hook-Held, Chief Public Affairs & Civic Engagement Officer for the San Diego LGBT Community Center, and Maggie Ramsberger, Chief, Agency Operations Integrative Services Division of the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency, to discuss…

Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Co-Authors of The Two Lila Bennetts, discuss their longtime friendship and how they have co-authored seven novels.

Charles Parisi, Founder and CEO of Cloudcast Media, chats about his media company’s focus on delivering sonic branding to local brands, local stories and local storytellers. Parisi discusses how Cloudcast Media, the U-T’s Internet Radio broadcast partner, is adding to its growing portfolio of programs

Tomas Herrera-Mishler, President and CEO of the Balboa Park Conservancy, discusses the Conservancy’s mission to address sustainability and accessibility needs in the iconic park. Herrera-Mishler talks about the restoration of the park’s 100-year old Botanical Building and its successful Plant It Forward program.

Jeanne McAlister, Founder and CEO of the 42-year-old McAlister Institute, discusses her 63 years of being clean and sober, along with her organization’s mission to provide high-quality, affordable substance abuse treatment and recovery programs to adults, teens and families in San Diego County. McAlister is joined by Steve Breen, the two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for…

Gina Rivera, a high school dropout whose entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen has enabled her to build a beauty empire (Phenix Salon Suites), discusses her autobiography, A Mirror And A Prayer. Rivera chats about her life journeys; her Gina’s Platform app; and her Gina Cares Foundation that supports cancer research.

Dick Eiden recounts his 50-year journey as an activist in the turbulent 1960s to modern times in his memoir, Paying the Rent.