TALK OF THE TOWN with Mike Aguirre LIVE Sat 11am
Celebrating KNSJ’s birthday, Mike and KNSJ show hosts, producers, and other volunteers who give their time behind the scenes, talk about KNSJ public community radio and what KNSJ’s mission means to them. KNSJ launched on July 4 2013. Join us. Our call in number is 619-790-KNSJ (5675).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KNSJ
July 4, 2013
Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters as we celebrate our 12th year on the air. And a special thank you to all of KNSJ’s volunteers who work tirelessly in front of and behind the microphone to run the radio station and bring you programming, stories and music you won’t hear on other San Diego stations.
THE ELECTRIC PICNIC with Susan Taylor Mon 8am
Guest Poet: Leah Meihaus
Leah is an educator and poet who believes that teaching is possible, and that eventually she’ll figure out how to do it. She enjoys baking. She sings when content. She wonders where along the road it all went right and how to get there from here. She holds a master’s degree because something spilled on the certificate and stuck to her hand and won’t come off. She has a bedtime and she does not follow it. She hopes more poets realize they’re everyone. She knows the future is uncertain and dangerous and she invites herself to be there to see it
CUSTOM TAYLORED with Tim Taylor Sunday 11am
Custom Taylored is a chronological journey of the popular music that influenced rock and roll.
SOLITUDE CITY with Carson Young, Sunday 3pm
The best in jazz for your Sunday afternoon.
TALK OF THE TOWN with Mike Aguirre Sat 11am
Mike is in conversation with Marjorie Cohn on consitutional law nationally and internationally focusing on Iran during the first half of his show.
Duncan McFetridge, ex officio member of The Cleveland National Forest Foundation, then joins Mike to talk about the sale of public lands, land that belongs to the people, under the current federal administration. They discuss how that will affect us in East County reaching into the Anza Borrego Desert.
WOMEN OF COLOR ROAR with Angela de Joseph Sat 10am
Insightful conversation on today’s issues
Journalist and former White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers dies at 91
An advocate for public community radio, radio from the grassroots, in touch with the people, like KNSJ, his conversations and demand for journalistic integrity and honesty must be carried forward BY ALL OF US–WE, THE PEOPLE.
CANS Story–Study: CA Families Shoulder Sky-high Costs of Dementia Care
June 25, 2025 – Suzanne Potter, Public News Service (CA)
Study: CA families shoulder sky-high costs of dementia care In California, families shoulder most of the burden of dementia care, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Washington found patients in the Golden State require about $55,000 a year in care, but only about $10,000 of it is paid through private or government insurance.
Amy Lastuka, lead research scientist in the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, said the direct costs of doctor visits, prescriptions, home health aides and nursing homes are just the beginning.
“It’s particularly important to look at those indirect costs,” Lastuka explained. “Because people with dementia tend to need a lot of care, especially as they get into the later stages, they can need round-the-clock care.”
Researchers calculated the indirect costs, how much you would have to pay to hire someone to cover all the hours family and friends put in. Data show Americans spend $53 billion a year on direct medical care for the country’s 5.5 million dementia patients but the real cost is five times higher, at $277 billion.
Lastuka argued states should do more to support caregivers.
“I would say, invest in adult day centers, because that way you have a place where someone can go during the day and get some cognitive stimulation and get cared for,” Lastuka recommended. “Then, if your child is taking care of you, they could still work.”
The California Department of Aging’s website lists programs designed to lighten the load and help pay family caregivers.
Meanwhile, the reconciliation bill currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could have profound effects on services helping older Americans age in place. The bill seeks to eliminate the federal Administration for Community Living, the agency overseeing regional Councils on Aging, which run programs like “Meals on Wheels.”
ALTERNATIVE RADIO with David Barsamian Tues 5pm, Sat 4pm
One of America’s most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamian has altered the independent media landscape, both with his weekly radio program, Alternative Radio—39 years and running— and his books with Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Richard Wolff, Arundhati Roy and Edward Said. His recent books are Culture and Resistance, Retargeting Iran, Chronicles of Dissent and Notes on Resistance. His latest book is with Arundhati Roy, The Architecture of Modern Empire. David lectures on world affairs, imperialism, capitalism, propaganda, the media and global rebellions.
CODE PINK with Medea Benjamin Tues 4pm, Sat 3pm
Bases Off Cyprus – Cyprus as a key node in the Anglo-American Empire
This week on CODEPINK Radio, CODEPINK’s Digital Content Producer & Bases Off Cyprus Coordinator, Nuvpreet Kalra, speaks with Matthew from Genocide-Free Cyprus. They discuss the role of Cyprus and British bases in facilitating US-Israeli attacks on Iran, genocide against the Palestinian people, and US imperialism writ large.
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