Impact OC-Changing the Foster Care Experience

How can Together We Rise Founder and CEO Danny Mendoza change the foster care experience for youth? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Mendoza, who founded the organization when he was 19 years old. He had gained a first-hand view of the challenges foster youth face through the eyes of his cousin. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. www.togetherwerise.org

City Life and Ebikes Can Change Your Life

To hear retirees Margaret and Kevin Shea tell the story, two things have totally transformed their lives: City Life and EBikes. 

The first change happened when this former software engineer and his wife decided to follow their two adult sons into the actual City of Atlanta (from the suburbs where they'd spent 30 years of their lives).  Discovering an exciting new world of close knit neighborhoods and neighborhood shops (like the new Ebike store that opened just down the block).

Determined to "try it all", they took one for a spin. And that's when things really took off.  "Fun was our only reason for buying one," admits Kevin, "but it soon turned out to be the best investment we ever made."  "It added some spice to our lives (and our 40 year marriage)," smiles Margaret. "Taking us places we never knew existed".

Like the 22 mile Beltline around Atlanta which they discovered right at their doorstep. A multi-use trail on a former railway corridor which goes around the core of Atlanta, this Beltline project was designed to reconnect neighborhoods and communities with restaurants, coffee shops, and places of interest (like the nearby Atlanta Zoo and parks). All at a slower "people pace".

A perfect pathway for their new eBikes that took them in so many new directions, connecting them with their community (and kids) more. And bringing them better health and sleep as well as they rode more frequently(and further) on their new electric bikes.

Several recurring themes we hear often on this show.

For as Margaret herself if prone to proclaim to anyone and everyone she meets, "to say that owning a Pedego is life changing is not an understatement. We lost weight, improved our sleep (and our marriage).  Made new friends and found a new direction in life.  Who would have thought that two simple electric bikes could add so much to our lives?"

Margaret is a coach for Optavia and is happy to help anyone who is looking to begin their health journey. To learn more about Optavia, please contact Margaret at keshea@bellsouth.net or call her at 770-630-8435.

Just two aging, ever evolving baby boomers, experiencing the ride of their life. On this week's Pedego Podcast.

Impact OC- OC Registrar of Voters Will Ensure the Upcoming Election is Fair & Accurate

How will Orange County Registrar of Voters Bob Page ensure the 2022 California General Election in Orange County is fair and accurate? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Page.  He talks about his office’s mission which is to provide election services for the citizens of Orange County to ensure equal access to the election process, protect the integrity of votes and maintain a transparent, accurate and fair process. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. http://www.ocvote.gov

Hear SANDBOX PERCUSSION perform THIS WEEKEND

Hear the unique SANDBOX PERCUSSION perform with the Pacific Symphony this Friday and Saturday at Segerstrom Hall. Leading proponents of a wild, contemporary style of "percussion chamber music" that has these 4 young men performing on everything from tuned glasses to traditional drums. Everything but the kitchen sink in this visually entertaining "aural experience" (backed by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra).

Impact OC-Helping the Traumatic Brain Injured Community Recover

How can the High Hopes Brain Injury Program in partnership with the Ryan’s Reach organization help the traumatic brain injury community recover? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with High Hopes Brain Injury Program Developer & Director/Instructor Mark Desmond and Founding Member of Ryan’s Reach Lindy Michaelis. They talk about the High Hopes program and how it helped Michaelis’s son Ryan recover from his traumatic brain injury. This process inspired her to form the Ryan’s Reach organization to help fundraise and help High Hopes brain injury survivors. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. https://highhopes.ws  https://www.ryansreach.com

Impact OC-Promoting Oral Health Equity in Orange County

How does Western Dental & Orthodontics, the largest Medi-Cal provider of oral healthcare in California, promote oral health equity in Orange County? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Western Dental & Orthodontics Chief Dental Officer Dr. John Luther. He explains how serving one of the most geographically and culturally diverse regions in the country, expanding access and equity of oral healthcare is at the heart of what Western Dental does. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. www.Westerndental.com

Impact OC-Orange County’s Organized Health System

How does Orange County provide publicly funded health care coverage to low-income children, adults, seniors and people with disabilities? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with CalOptima Health Medi-Cal/CalAim Executive Director Kelly Bruno-Nelson. CalOptima Health is Orange County's organized health system. She talks about CalOptima Health’s programs. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. www.caloptima.org

Don’t Miss MONSTER JAM this weekend

It's time for another monster show at this weekend's MONSTER JAM Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 26-28, up in LA at Crypto.com Arena (the former Staples Center downtown).

Listen as we talk with the driver of the legendary GRAVE DIGGER truck on how he got into this crazy world and what he loves the most about it.  And what to expect as the drivers go all out and push these legendary "monster trucks" to the limit (and beyond) on the latest stop on this tour.

On this week's OC SPOTLIGHT, on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO. 

Don’t miss PINNERS this weekend.

Hear all about the PINNERS CONFERENCE and EXPO this weekend (August 26-27) at the FAIRPLEX in Pomona, CA on this week's OC SPOTLIGHT. 

It's a conference featuring 100+ Pinterest-based classes taught by the best presenters in the nation. And it's also a show with 200 top businesses providing beautiful options in the worlds of DIY, crafts, cooking, self-improvement, photography, party planning, scrapbooking, holiday, beauty and fashion and all sorts of other great things. 

All that and more.  This Friday and Saturday, August 26 and 27 at the FAIRPLEX in Pomona. 

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Irakli (Rocky) Bandzeladze

Meet Irakli (Rocky) Bandzeladze, EVP, Head of Business Banking at Banc of California. And hear his fascinating "immigrant's story" that takes him from his native war torn country of Georgia (around the time the Russians invaded there as well in the 90s) to America (and then California). With little in his pocket but a dream.  A dream that took him to college and eventually into banking. And recently earned him a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine.

A skill that serves him well as a board member for the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  Proving again the power of the immigrant's journey. (And that you don't have to be Hispanic to be part of OUR COMMUNITY!)  On this week's OUR COMMUNITY PODCAST. Powered by the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.