Episodes

  • TIOB Holly Morrell - Heartfelt Cardiac Connections

    TIOB Holly Morrell - Heartfelt Cardiac Connections
    May 14 2023
    Holly Morrell returns to the Importance of Being Show to promote an upcoming cardiac screening at Laguna Beach High School. Through her nonprofit Heartfelt Cardiac Connections, Holly has worked over 20 years to help save over 1000 lives by identifying heart conditions that could lead to Sudden Cardiac Arrest by providing low cost screenings to over 50, 000 people throughout the Orange County area.
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    Music: These Days (featuring Jackson Browne - Live) - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Happy Song - Alex the Astronaut Zoom - The Money WarThe Truth Is - Σtella (#stellawithasigma)Separate - Tether Make Your Own Kind of Music - The Mamas and The Papas
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • KX FM TIOB Exploring Music with Erica Delamare

    KX FM TIOB Exploring Music with Erica Delamare
    Sep 2 2022
    KX FM Music Director drops in on The Importance of Being show with some cool new tunes and share her (superhero) origin story. Join us as we spin up some our current favorite tracks and for an epic discussion of music, radio and life.

    Music: This Woman’s Work - Kate Bush, I Found Love - Lone Justice, Aubrey. - Bread! Mr. Heartless - Anthony B, Truth Is - Σtella, Game of Chance - PM Warson, Seven Seconds - Youssef N’Dour, Big Wave Madness - Aloha Radio, Ahay - Of Monsters and Men, Dancing Mood - Delroy Wilson, Snowqueens of Texas - The Mamas and Papas, Slug - Snail Mail, Sayulita - Cayucas, Dots and Dashes - Silversun Pickups, Caught - Florence + the Machine, In My Dreams - Alvvays, Floodgates - PUP, Unopened Letter to the World - The Ataris, Real Life - Interpol
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Heather Askew of Jojo’s Sanctuary discusses supporting orphans and families in Thailand.

    Heather Askew of Jojo’s Sanctuary discusses supporting orphans and families in Thailand.
    Jul 10 2022
    Heather Askew from Jojo’s Sanctuary returns to talk about their work to strengthen families and support orphans throughout Thailand including fostering teenagers. She also outlines the ecosystem of both domestic and international support organizations that they work with to amplify their impact and develop capacity in world communities.

    Music: Someone to Watch Me - Lena Horne, Everyday People - The Staples Singers, These Days - Chelsea Williams, All You Ever - Amanda Anne Platt and the Honeycutters, In Undertow - Alvvays, Downtown - Destroyer, Blinding - Florence + the Machine
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    56 mins
  • Holly Morrell and Ali Aga of Heartfelt save lives through low cost heart screenings.

    Holly Morrell and Ali Aga of Heartfelt save lives through low cost heart screenings.
    Apr 25 2022
    Heartfelt founder Holly Morrell is joined by Ali Agfa to talk about Sudden Cardiac Arrest which is the number one killer disease in America including claiming the lives of many young and healthy student athletes around the country.

    Holly shares her personal and family’s history with sudden cardiac arrest and her crusade to save lives by providing low cost heart screenings in the community. And Dana Hills varsity tennis star Ali Aga discusses discovering her own genetic heart defect at a Heartfelt cardiac screening at her high school and joining forces with Holly at Heartfelt to increase awareness of this disease and save young lives.

    http://heartfeltscreening.org/

    Music: Harmony- Elton John, This Woman’s Work - Kate Bush, Time (Clock of the Heart) - Culture Club, My Heart - K’s Choice, Guitar Man - Bread, Rabbit Heart - Florence + the Machine, Your Song - Lady Gaga
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    52 mins
  • Brendan Manning- Laguna Beach Emergency Operations Coordinator

    Brendan Manning- Laguna Beach Emergency Operations Coordinator
    Mar 23 2022
    Laguna Beach’s Emergency Operations Coordinator Brendan Manning drops in to talk about being in the “eye of the storm” during the last month’s Emerald wildfire. Also he shares a bit from his origin story in the Peace Corps and more recently working out of the US Embassy in Ethiopia for the US Forest Service. (Well, Brendan assures us that he was/is NOT a secret agent.) However, all kidding aside, Brendan explains how planning and preparedness “saved the day” and prevented any property damage or loss of life during the Emerald Fire. And we close out the show with some suggestions for personal disaster preparedness including having a go bag at the ready and creating defensible space space around your home to prevent fire damage.

    Music: The Weight - The Staples Singers, Easy - The Commodores, Landslide (Orchestral Version) - Stevie Nicks, Fire and Rain - James Taylor, These Days - Jackson Browne, Time (Clock of the Heart) - Culture Club
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    55 mins
  • David Horne - Greater Laguna Coast Fire Safe Council

    David Horne - Greater Laguna Coast Fire Safe Council
    Dec 1 2021
    David Horne director of the Greater Laguna Coast Fire Safe Council discusses losing his home in the 1993 Laguna Beach wildfire and his subsequent efforts to improve wildfire safety and preparedness in the community including working on insurability issues, red flag patrol and banner displays, vegetation moisture sampling and the current non-renewal cluster identification survey. (11/28/2021)

    Music: Precious Lord - Al Green, Someone to Watch Over Me - Lena Horne, Morning Fog - Kate Bush, Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey, Various Storms and Saints - Florence + the Machine, Fire and Rain - James Taylor, Real Life - Interpol
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • TIOB – Michael Epstein

    TIOB – Michael Epstein
    Mar 4 2020
    Guest Michael Epstein shares his personal story about improving and optimizing his health through biohacking. (03/01/2020) Music: Hear The Thunder – The Salty Suites, A Horse With No Name – America, Milkshake – St Francis Hotel, Youth – Daughter, Slow Dog – Belly, Our House – Crosby, Stills and Nash
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • TIOB – Alyssa Hayek

    TIOB – Alyssa Hayek
    Mar 4 2020
    KX FM music director Alyssa Hayak shares stories from her journey in radio and music including the road trip to California to start a new chapter with non-profit radio. (02/23/2020) Music: Love and Affection – Joan Armatrading. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush, Red Tide – The Growlers, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – The […]
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    58 mins