Issues & Ideas
Hosted by David McAbee and Brian Reynolds and Gianna Patchen and Mira Honeycutt and Tom Wilmer and Vicki Gonzalez · KCBX
4.8from 5 ratings
- 96
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 5
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 5B
- YouTube views
About Issues & Ideas
"Issues and Ideas" is a weekly magazine program exploring news, arts, and culture in California and on the Central Coast.Regular audio segments are produced by the following contributors:People and the Planet produced by Gianna PatchenRaiseUp Radio produced by Julie LynemWine Country produced by Mira HoneycuttPlaying with Food produced by Fr. Ian DelingerThe Nonprofit Story produced by Dr. Consuelo MeuxJourneys of Discovery produced by Tom Wilmer Book Waves produced by Brian ReynoldsThe show is a production of the KCBX News Department with regular segments produced by reporters and staff:Kendra HannaMonica Lopez"Issues and Ideas" is produced and mixed by Emily Harris.Our engineer is Operations Assistant, Brad Kyle.
- Publisher
- KCBX
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Oct 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 96 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Remembering Hank Hadley and Frank Lanzone
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And related to what you just said, Catherine, he also helped people grow their careers. I was a board operator and host here when I was a student. And then when it came time for me to transfer to a university, I picked San Diego State. And Frank picked up the phone and called Craig Dorvald. the general manager of KPBS. And he told Craig I'd be a good hire. And within months after moving to San Diego, I had a job at a major market station as a weekend overnight board op host. And then within a semester, I was hosting the afternoon classic show every single weekday on KPBS. And I would not have been able to do that if it weren't for the good word of Frank who believed in me. […]
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- Brett Cross
- Emily Francis
- Michelle Shoresman
- Mike Oskin
- Joe Little
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- YouTube views
- 4,657,737,446
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 81
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Who hosts Issues & Ideas?
David McAbee and Brian Reynolds and Gianna Patchen and Mira Honeycutt and Tom Wilmer and Vicki Gonzalez host the show. Published by KCBX.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Issues & Ideas take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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