SideBar: Optimism In Action - Conversations with Community Leaders Inspiring Positive Change

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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.


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