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Season three of SideBar: Optimism in Action features nonprofit leaders, advocates, and community members who represent extraordinary work that is improving the humanitarian, public policy, and charitable needs of our local, national, and global communities. We are very excited to join the digital programming of KAZU 90.3. KAZU is the NPR affiliate for the Monterey, Salinas, and Santa Cruz region. We release new episodes on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.
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Designing the Future of Higher Education with Kathleen deLaski
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Supporting Seeds of Change through MC Gives! with Bradley Zeve
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Protecting our Oceans and our Future with Aimee David
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Compassion for Families Facing End-of-Life with Monica Ojcius
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The Importance of Your Vote! with Bill Monning
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Defending Health Care Equity with Dr. Chad Harris
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Here for Good - The Impact of Philanthropy with Dan Baldwin
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Overcoming Incarceration, Homelessness, Hunger, and Poverty by Creating Skilled Youth Workers with Chris Devers
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Leading the Fight Against Hunger with Monica White
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Independent, Credible, Research, and Information is More Important Now than Ever with Tani Cantil-Sakauye
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Exploring Voting Behavior and Civic Engagement with Mindy Romero
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Protecting Whistleblowers with Louis Clark
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Women of Color: The MVPs of the Social Justice Movement with Vanessa Daniel
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Making It Easy to Give Back with Anna Chu
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Protecting and Providing Due Process with Erica Pinheiro
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May 20, 2025 |
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Reclaiming Civility with Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath
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May 06, 2025 |
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Respecting and Protecting our Seniors with Christine Winge
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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The Moral Call to Protect Children with Beth Wilbur
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Where do You Go When the Taxman Calls? with Lisa Sperow
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Empowering Young People to Reach Their Potential with Cathy Sakimura
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Partnering to Protect Human Rights by Protecting Our Planet with Brad Adams
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Pro Bono Passion Perseveres Pre- and Post-Pandemic with Fawaz Bham
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Advocating for Native American Rights, A 50+ Year Journey Still Underway with John Echohawk
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Dream.org Sets the Tone for Optimism in Action with CEO Nisha Anand
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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New Season and New Format - SideBar: Optimism in Action with Jackie Gardina and Mitch Winick
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Space Law Really is the New Frontier with Chris Hearsey
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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A Rejection of Democrats or a Rejection of Democracy?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The Future of the Legal Profession Impacts Democracy with Ray Brescia
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Equal Justice for All is Possible with Robert Tsai
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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The Return of Legal Vigilantism with David Noll and Jon Michaels
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Pardon My Concerns - Should We Put Limits on Presidential Pardons? with Kim Wehle
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Does Our Current Constitution Provide the Protections and Rights We Need? with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Erosion of LGBTQ+ Rights with Roberta Kaplan and Brandon Trice
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Yes! The Constitution Allows Changes to the Supreme Court - and Other Surprises with Lawrence Goldstone
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Judge Shopping For Me, But Not for Thee with Chris Geidner
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Radical Act of Choosing Common Ground with Nisha Anand
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Justice Bent, Not Broken with Elie Honig
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Constitutional Equal Rights - the Time is NOW! with Katherine Spillar
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back with Madiba K. Dennie
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May 21, 2024 |
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Criminalizing Motherhood and Reproductive Health with Dr. Michele Goodwin
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May 07, 2024 |
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How Women Influenced the Constitution with Mary Sarah Bilder
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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We (Who Are Not) the People: Interpreting the Undemocratic Constitution with Milligan and Ross
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Are We Living Up to Our Obligations to Protect Native American Rights and Tribal Sovereignty? with John Echohawk
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Surprise! You Do Not Have the Right to Vote with Rick Hasen
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Who Can Hold Judges Accountable? with Aliza Shatzman
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Maintaining Democracy Requires Meaningful Access to Justice with Renee Knake Jefferson
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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How Important is the Diversity of Our Appellate Courts in Defining Justice? with Juvaria Khan
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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SideBar 2023 Highlights: Defending Democracy, Challenging the Supreme Court, and Pursuing a Pluralistic Society Free from Bias with Jackie Gardina and...
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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If You Think Democracy is Guaranteed, Think Again! with David Pepper
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Can We Protect Democracy from AI and Deepfakes? with Drew Liebert and Jonathan Mehta Stein
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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How Did the Police Become Untouchable? With Joanna Schwartz
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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When Religious Ideology and Public Health Collide - We All Lose! with Wendy Parmet
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Are Lies and Liars Protected by the First Amendment? with Jeff Kosseff
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Why Does the US Criminalize Legal Immigration? with Cesar García Hernández
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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The Best Beloved Thing is Justice! with Lisa Kloppenberg
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Has this Supreme Court Lost Its Balance? with NPR Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Is the Supreme Court Amassing Unconstitutional Power? with Stephen Vladeck
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Why Do We (Still) Fail to Respect Women Under the Constitution? with Julie Suk
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Has America Abandoned the Promise of a Multi-Racial Democracy? with Dr. Peniel Joseph
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Was the Constitution Ever Really Color-Blind? with Damon Hewitt
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Police Reform is NOT the Answer, Only Community Reform Will Create Lasting Change, with Dr. Thaddeus Johnson
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Who is ”Whispering” in the Supreme Court’s Ears? with Hazelton & Hinkle
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Technology-Driven Justice: Can Al and Big Data Revolutionize the Courts? with Nicole Clark
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May 16, 2023 |
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Can We Trust this Supreme Court with the Constitution? with Elie Mystal
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May 02, 2023 |
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Supreme Court Justices Behaving Badly - What Has History Taught Us? with Judge Margaret McKeown
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Is Conservative Christian Discrimination Now a Protected Class? with Nomi Stolzenberg
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Judicial Misconduct - How Should We Respond? with Charles Geyh
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Who’s Writing All These Crazy State Laws? with Joel Rogers
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Who Do State Legislatures Actually Represent? with Buffy Wicks
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Book Bans and Democracy - Can they coexist? with Suzanne Nossel
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Artificial Intelligence (Al) - Who do you trust? with Orly Lobel
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Lady Justice with Dahlia Lithwick (part 2)
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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Lady Justice with Dahlia Lithwick (part 1)
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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”Vigilante Federalism’ with David Noll (part 2)
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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’Vigilante Federalism’ with David Noll (part 1)
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Reclaiming Democracy, with David Pepper (part 2)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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It’s the Statehouses Stupid! with David Pepper (part 1)
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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New Show Launches! with Gardina and Winick
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Oct 27, 2022 |