Political Consultant Russell Johnson breaks down all the moving parts for important local elections: Congress, Supervisor, Assembly and State Senate. Plus asks... Who is advising Louis Gill and what were they thinking?

Episode 34 - Robert Peterson

Jan 7th, 2022 35m 52s

Robert Peterson brings some of our community's most notorious stories - crimes, earthquakes, personal dramas - to light in the Notorious Bakersfield podcast. Remember the "Killer Santa and Denny's," or the day of "Terror on Panorama?" Tune into

Episode 33 - Dr. Ravi Patel

Dec 30th, 2021 34m 52s

Dr. Ravi Patel talks about how studying the immune system has led to important new cancer therapies, and he also has some good news: Kern County is no better or worse than the rest of the country in terms of incidences of breast, colon and lung

Episode 32 - Tim Calahan

Dec 29th, 2021 21m 58s

Ciinica Sierra Vista has been around for 50 years and now the medical cooperative charged with providing health care to the most needy unveiled a new comprehensive health care facility in Bakersfield, across the street from Memorial Hospital.

Christmas Special - Guitar Masters: Christmas with The Cranktones

Dec 22nd, 2021 26m

Rick Kreiser of Guitar Masters brings back his wildly popular Christmas with the Cranktones at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 29.

Episode 30 - Joelle Casteix

Dec 20th, 2021 50m 53s

A survivor of sexual abuse as a teenager, Joelle Casteix has now devoted her life to exposing sexual abusers of all stripes, be they priests or Scout leaders. Listen as Casteix talks about the Catholic Church priest scandal, the case against a

Episode 29 - Rob McCarthy

Dec 15th, 2021 36m 33s

Rob McCarthy grew up in Bakersfield, graduated from Garces and USC, worked for both Jean Fuller and Kevin McCarthy (no relation) and is now living in Austin, Texas and is running for the Texas State House. Listen as this Bakersfield-bred man ta

Episode 28 - Pastor Robin Robinson

Dec 13th, 2021 48m 46s

Churches in at least 12 other states have copied the model of Bakersfield's own City Serve, a non profit umbrella group for churches and organizations that serve the needy in Kern County. Listen to Pastor Robin Robinson track the remarkable gro

Episode 27 - Oildale The Movie

Dec 3rd, 2021 46m 1s

Brant Cotton is a Bakersfield native, a graduate of both West High and CSUB, and he has a role in the independent movie Oildale, the story of three homeless veterans who find family while getting their lives on track. The movie airs Sunday (Dec

Episode 26 - Supervisor Leticia Perez

Nov 24th, 2021 1h 4m

Supervisor Leticia Perez has made it clear: she will run for the 32nd Assembly District being vacated by Rudy Salas assuming the district map is not radically altered. Perez revealed her intentions in a wide ranging interview on this podcast in

Episode 25 - Jeremy Adams

Nov 18th, 2021 42m 38s

BHS history and government teacher Jeremy Adams pens a new essay in Newsweek warning of the state of our schools: from permissive discipline policies to teaching a generation of students ill equipped for the classroom.

Episode 24 - Pastor Angelo Frazier

Nov 4th, 2021 47m 30s

Are school boards the new ground zero in America's culture wars? Pastor Angelo Frazier takes on critics you blame racism on opposition to CRT in our schools.

Episode 23 - Rick Kreiser

Oct 28th, 2021 44m 14s

How are is Bakersfield from seeing live music return? Rick Kreiser, founder of the popular Guitar Masters concert series, says it looks like his shows will be returning in November. Listen to Kreiser talk about our love of music, our changing t

Episode 22 - Ryan Alsop

Oct 22nd, 2021 46m 28s

Kern County Chief Administrative Officer Ryan Alsop reacts to the “devastating” news by Gov. Newsom of new setbacks for oil production and says he is working on plans to clear the streets of the homeless.

Episode 21 - Chad Hathaway

Oct 14th, 2021 37m 9s

Chad Hathaway is a oil company CEO who spends a lot of his time thinkin about "climate alarmists," people who have almost a religious aversion to fossil fuels. If green energy is the future, why is the world rushing to put coal fired power plan

Episode 20 - Coach Rod Barnes

Oct 7th, 2021 45m 17s

Coach Rod Barnes calls the CSUB basketball program the "front porch" of the university, and with play about to begin, he is hoping for huge home crowds as the Roadrunners compete in the Big West Conference. Listen to Barnes talk about how Covid

Episode 19 - Lauren Skidmore

Oct 4th, 2021 48m 50s

Lauren Skidmore is smart, accomplished and well versed in what moves the political agenda in California, but can she make an impact on homelessness in Kern County? She takes over today as head of the Bakersfield Homeless Center.

Episode 18 - Lois Henry

Sep 30th, 2021 31m 57s

Make no mistake that California is in the midst of a serious drought that is leaving some rural communities without drinking water and imperiling farming operations. Lois Henry of SJVWater.Org lays out the drought that is growing progressively

Episode 17 - Julie Johnson

Sep 22nd, 2021 42m 30s

Why is it that so many dogs and cats are discarded like garbage in Kern County? What is it about us that makes us treat pets as disposable items? Julie Johnson of the SPCA and the city Animal Control Services comes on to talk about full shelter

Episode 16 - Christian Romo

Sep 16th, 2021 41m 22s

Kern County Democratic chairman Christian Romo says to keep an eye on the race for Congressman David Valadao's seat, deemed a top priority of the national party. Romo also talks about the growing progressive movement in Kern County and speculat

Episode 15 - The Moneywise Guys

Sep 9th, 2021 41m 21s

The new owners of the historic Woolworth’s building downtown share their plans and vision for the iconic landmark and talk about their core belief in downtown revival.

Episode 14 - Carlos Baldovinos & Jim Wheeler

Sep 2nd, 2021 1h 5m

If you are frustrated by our homeless problem, prepare for it to get worse. That's the word from two local experts, Carlos Baldovinos of the Mission of Kern County and Jim Wheeler of Flood Ministries who warn the pandemic and the end of the ba

Episode 13 - Samuel Van Kopp

Aug 27th, 2021 49m 27s

Bakersfield’s Samuel Van Kopp, a West Point grad who was gravely injured by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2012, argues America has an obligation to evacuate all Afghans who stood with the U.S. during the war. “We got the war we paid for,”

Episode 12 - Supervisor Leticia Perez & Dr. Richard Gearhart

Aug 19th, 2021 59m 2s

The 2020 Census is out and it shows a less white, more diverse America, a country where races are blending together to create a multi-racial society. Will the values that helped America succeed endure, or is the America we know gone? You decide

Episode 11 - Patrick Wall

Aug 12th, 2021 45m 15s

Former Roman Catholic priest Patrick Wall takes us inside the Diocese and explains the secrets and records so important to the Catholic priest abuse scandal.