OC TALK RADIO

Oisín Mistéil, the Director of the new Irish Film TRY joins us to discuss this film and its appearance at this year's NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL. Winner of Best Irish Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh 2026 & Winner of the Audience Award at the IFI Documentary Film Festival, this film follows Richie who wasn't allowed to play the sport he loves because of his disability - until Mixed Ability rugby came along. Try! is a feature documentary that follows four Irish players who defy all expectations on their journey to the most inclusive and competitive World Cup you've never seen. #film #irishfilm #inspirationalstories #disability #nbff #filmfestival #independentfilms #octalkradio

Join us as we interview Irish Director Terry Loane abou this amazing film FAR AWAY HOME. The true story of two Jewish children sent by their parents to Northern Ireland to escape the Nazis. And how the war still follows them there. Screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival. #film #irishfilm #indiefilm #filmfestival #nbff #octalkradio

Today we take you inside the new RED ROOM SPEAKEASY and SUPPER CLUB in Costa Mesa. Bringing back the full fine dining and supper club experience here to OC. #finedining #restaurants #supperclub #speakeasy #chefpascal #octalkradio

Our hosts Rima Nashashibi and Dr. Estera Borcsa are joined by Hermina Nedelescu, a neuroscientist at Scripps Research and Co-Founder of Prosoron Healing to discuss the underreported subject of clergy perpetrated sexual abuse in the Orthodox Church. On this week's edition of From Trauam to Hope Podcast. #trauma2hope #globalhope365 #teachtraintransform #abuse #sexualabuse #orthodox #octalkradio

Bianca Garcia joins us to discuss FROM LOST TO LIFELINE:Turning Grief Into Action. As she discusses Teen Suicide #trauma #traumatohope #globalhope365 #teachtraintransform #octalkradio

Dr. Michael Turkin, founder of the app MY DOCTOR FRIEND joins us again to continue our discussion about how pancreatic cancer patients can use AI to manage their disease. And help them navigate this journey #cancer #pancreaticcancer #octalkradio

Peter Brennan, former Editor-in-Chief of the OC Business Journal joins us to discuss his recent retirement from that postion. And the book he's just written about his extensive journalism career including stints in Central America for Bloomberg called Looking For El Dorado. #ocbj #journalism #ocmedia #centralamerica #octalkradio

We talk with Broadway Legend Betty Buckley regarding her rare appearance her in SoCal at the La Mirada Theater. And her storied career from movies like Carrie and Tender Mercies to TV shows like 8 is Enough. And her many Broadway hits from Cats to Pippin and Sunset Boulevard. A career covering just about everything, without the typical typecasting that would usually require. And for which she's won a Tony Award and been nominated for an additional Tony Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012. Betty was also inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. A rare privilige to speak to a living legend whose success crosses all sorts of media and genres from musicals to horror, family TV shows and westerns. #bettybuckley #broadway #broadwaystar #movies #televisionseries #singer #legends #octalkradio

Brandon Leimbach and Roland Berndt from UCI Athletics join us to discuss the exciting UCI Basketball program this year which features the tallest player in college history, 7'9" former Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux#uci #uciathletics #ucibasketball #boardtalk #octalkradio

Today we're talking with The Naional Association of Music Merchans (NAMM) CEO John Mlynczak as we preview the 2027 NAMM Show in Anaheim. The biggest event in the music industry and the biggest party it town. #namm #music #musicindustry #nammshow #musiceducation #octalkradio