Manny Escamilla with Joel Robinson
Manny Escamilla grew up at the McFadden Public Library and Jerome Recreation Center in central Santa Ana. He began working for the Santa Ana Public Library in 2004 as part of the White House Award-winning TeenSpace program. In 2015 he was...
Kira Lise
Kira Lise is an up and coming indie pop singer/songwriter based out of Orange County, whose music is inspired by strands of folk, jazz, and psychedelic rock. Her songwriting showcases the variety of different genres she listens to and mashes them...
David Fuñe with Chef Daniella Malfitano
David Fuñe serves as Corporate Executive for Salt Creek Grille, a bi-coastal, premium casual dining concept with five iconic restaurants in California and New Jersey, and Pickled Monk, a new, contemporary gastropub experience in Downtown Fullerton. Fuñe was at the forefront...
Harlis Sweetwater
Harlis Sweetwater is a national touring artist. His music appeared on Itunes Top 200 Best Selling Blues Albums with songs charting in the Top 200 Blues charts in the U.S., Sweden, Ireland and New Zealand. In 2018 his band was voted...
Chef Shachi Mehra with Chef Daniella Malfitano
Chef Shachi Mehra blends Western and Indian cultures to create artful dishes that successfully marry tradition with modernity. An ardent supporter of local farmers and sustainable practices, she takes great care in sourcing her ingredients. Born in India, her early family...
Grace Talusan with Trevor Allred
Grace Talusan was born in the Philippines and raised in New England. A graduate of Tufts University and the MFA Program in Writing at UC Irvine, she is the recipient of a U.S. Fulbright Fellowship to the Philippines and an...

A program concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations carried out against communities or populations on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Supported by the California State Library.

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University is committed to leading the conversation in our community on issues of humanity, unity and justice. As such, the college has undertaken, semester-long examinations of key societal issues.
These interdisciplinary conversations promote thoughtful dialogue; mindful reflection; social tolerance; awareness and respect; peace and kindness.

Documenting process and purpose, this interdisciplinary series is an educational resource provided to discuss the evolution of visual, performing, and literary arts at the intersection of technology, science, history, and health.

Medium History explores memories and moments through creativity and expression, capturing the cultural ethos of that time and place through storytelling and representation.
Visual material culture, such as art, and other multimodal forms can elicit responses, emotions, and opinions—human expressions, tied to temporal and cultural aesthetics. This program explores how creative mediums provide context for history beyond dates, and names, and figures.

An education program that considers unresolved symptoms of The Fire Problem.
This special podcast series will examine and explain underlying challenges and vulnerabilities with our climate, environment, politics, and vegetation.

Our Without… program provides an opportunity for community leaders to share stories about today, with context from our past, and learn moving forward.
Our first two series consider life without books and life without libraries. Each guest has three minutes to record their Microcast episode.
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