KUCI: Get the Funk Out

11/5/18 - 9:30am pst - In Wounds of War, Award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon, gives voice to veterans and VA Caregivers

Suzanne is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Washington Monthly, The American Prospect and The Globe and Mail among others. She is the co-editor of the Culture and Politics of Health Care Work series at Cornell University Press, author, co-author or editor of 19 books, and Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing and an Affiliated scholar with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine’s Wilson Centre.She is the Senior Policy Fellow at the Veterans’ Health Care Policy Institute. She received the Disabled American Veterans Special Recognition Award for her writing on Veterans’ healthcare (2017).

11/5/18 @9:15am pst - With over 2 million books in print, Marie Lu is a rock star of literature with a HUGE following!

Prior to the release of the Legend series, Lu worked in the gaming industry and often draws upon that experience to create magnificent and rich worlds that draw in readers—men, women, adults and teens alike! Marie Lu emigrated to the US from China at 5, spoke no English and to learn her mother would make her take the new words she learned every week and write a story using them...now Lu often receives hundreds of fans who wait hours to meet her on tour!
All of the books in her debut Legend series are New York Times bestsellers, with rave reviews from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, US Weekly, as well as multiple starred reviews. The Young Elites debuted on the New York Times bestsellers list and in a highly-publicized deal, FOX and Temple Hill Entertainment have acquired the film rights to the series.

11/5/18 - Professional voice actor, Jessica Trinidad, joined Janeane at 9:00am pst!

About Jessica Trinidad
Jessica is a national and international professional voice actor she was born in Washington state, she is the daughter of Mexican immigrants who moved back to Michoacán, Mexico by the time she was just three years old. After returning to the United States at the age of thirteen, she lived in Los Angeles. Jessica is well traveled, and has brought with her a very diverse, culture-rich background to Iowa since the time she was eighteen.
Jessica decided to develop her career in voiceover work, breaking into the industry in 2009. Over the years, she has matured into a professional voiceover actor that has voiced for household names such as McDonalds, Wells Fargo, Johnson and Johnson, in conjunction with many other national and local brands.
http://jessicatproductions.com/

11/5/18 = Post show conversation with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, a University Distinguished Professor of psychology at Northeastern University, with ap...

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to the book How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, Dr. Barrett has published over 200 peer-reviewed, scientific papers appearing in Science, Nature Neuroscience, and other top journals in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, as well as six academic volumes published by Guilford Press. She has also given a popular TED talk.
Dr. Barrett received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award for her revolutionary research on emotion in the brain. These highly competitive, multimillion dollar awards are given to scientists of exceptional creativity who are expected to transform biomedical and behavioral research.

11/5/18 - Post show conversation with Jessica Pohly of Damaged Furniture and The Groundlings!

Jessica Pohly (Gina) Jessica is thrilled to part of the amazing cast in DAMAGED FURNITURE. You can catch her every Sunday at The Groundlings Theater where she performs as a member of The Sunday Company...or if this was your one night out catch her from your couch in Netflix’s PEE WEE’S BIG HOLIDAY and Amazon’s second season of GOLIATH currently in release.

10-30-18 - Janeane spoke with ANNE LAMOTT, The beloved, bestselling author shares newest book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope

“Every writer, truth-seeker, parent, and activist I know is in love with one or more books by
Anne Lamott… [S]he writes as naturally as she breathes, she explores the mysterious paths
and detours of life itself, and she reports back to make the way ahead easier for all of us.”
—Gloria Steinem, Cosmopolitan
What does hope look like? How do we find and hold onto it in the midst of personal turmoil, communal suffering, global chaos, and the everyday challenges of being alive in this world? Enter the profoundly wise and compassionate Anne Lamott, whose “words heal us all” (Associated Press). ALMOST EVERYTHING: Notes on Hope is an exploration of hope and the place it holds in our lives. Marvelously candid and remarkably perceptive, Lamott shares truths she has learned along the way (“almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you”), offering compelling lessons through memorable storytelling and mixing humor with piercing insight. As Maria Popova says, “Anne Lamott embraces language and life with equal zest, squeezing from the intersection wisdom of the most soul-stretching kind” (Brainpickings).

10/29/18 - Post show conversation with the fabulous June Millington of the band Fanny!

ABOUT JUNE MILLINGTON
June Millington and her sister Jean have been playing music since they were children strumming ukuleles in the Philippines. When they moved to the US in the ’60’s they turned in their acoustic guitars for electric and formed a succession of all-girl bands that eventually became Fanny, one of the first all- female rock bands to be signed to a major label. Fanny soon began recording and touring worldwide with bands like Chicago and Dr. John. It was while recording in major studios with engineers like Apple’s Geoff Emerick that Millington began to study the art of sound recording and producing.
After Fanny, June became involved in the women’s music movement when she was asked to play on and tour behind Cris Williamson’s The Changer and the Changed, which would become the defining album of that genre. “Women’s music” quickly evolved into an independent feminist music network that included (often collectively run) production companies,venues, festivals, record labels, and distribution networks. It was in that genre that Millington began to produce albums for, among others, Williamson, singer-songwriter Holly Near and jazz pianist and composer MaryWatkins.
June and Jean continued to record and perform throughout the 80’s and 90’s – with Jean taking time off to raise her two children and June, together with her partner Ann Hackler, founding the Institute for the Musical Arts (IMA). The Institute is a teaching, performing and recording facility dedicated to supporting women and girls in music and music–related business. Millington is the Artistic Director of IMA, which, as part of its mission, runs summer rock PROGRAMS for girls and young women. June and Jean’s latest CD, Play Like a Girl is for the girls.
http://www.junemillington.com

10/29/18 - Post-show conversation with Musician/Singer Brie Howard Darling (Winner of Cake Wars 2016!) and member of the band Fanny Walked The Earth.....

Musician/Singer
Vocals . Drums . Percussion
WATCH Fanny Walked the Earth - "Lured Away"
Recorded, toured and performed in music videos with:
Carole King, Nikki Sixx, Jimmy Buffet, Robert Palmer, Roger Daltry, Ringo Starr, ELO, Melissa Manchester, Robbie Nevil, Jack Wagner, Keith Moon, Kiki Dee, Bruce Willis, Duran Duran, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), American Girls, Screamin' Sirens, Spencer Davis, Boxing Gandhis, Natalie Cole & Brenda Russel.
Original BANDs
Kee Notes - '60s
Svelts - '60s
Fanny - ' 70s
Fat Jack - '70s
Neola - '80s
American Girls - '80s
Boxing Gandhis - '90s/2000s
Fanny Walked The Earth '16
Songwriter
Songs recorded by The Pointer Sisters, Ellen Foley, Randy Crawford, Peter Criss (KISS), Michael Jackson, Boxing Gandhis, American Girls, Fanny Walked The Earth, 'Nightline' with Glen Ballard/Davey Faragher - recorded for Thriller by Michael Jackson. (In the vaults, waiting to be released).
Film Roles (Lead)
"Android" with Klaus Kinski, Norbert Weisser - Lead / Maggie
"The Running Kind" with Juliette Lewis, Susan Strasberg, David Packer - Lead / Thunder
"Somebody To Love" with Harvey Keitel, Rosey Perez
"Tape Heads" with John Cusak, Tim Robbins
TV
Winner of 'Cake Wars' - 2016
Pilot in the works for a series based around Rock 'n' Roll - making elaborate cakes for celebrity clients.
Theatre
Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival (at Ford Theatre) with Cleavon Little, Susan Tyrell, Mare Winningham.
Supporting lead in "Butterfly" (directed by Jack Hofsis) at The Goodspeed Opera House in Hartford
Original, Carrie & Mother: Janiva Magness' autobiographical story in form of a musical
VIDEOS
Fanny Walked The Earth: Lured Away
Film trailer w/ Klaus Kinski: Android
Live Duet w/ Carole King: Way Over Yonder
Music video w/ Robbie Nevil: C'est La Vie
Michael Jackson recording: Nightline
https://www.briehowarddarling.com/

10/29/18 - Post show conversation with Director Aaron Wolf about his film Restoring Tomorrow - LISTEN NOW!

AWARD WINNING “RESTORING TOMORROW” PREMIERED OCTOBER 16 AT THE AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
After touring the country in the current divided climate, Aaron Wolf brings his film of unification and hope back to where the inspirational journey began.
In a time where Restoring Tomorrow’s themes of bringing people together resonate more than ever, Aaron Wolf and Howling Wolf Productions’ award-winning feature will screen for the first time in Manhattan, on Tuesday, October 16 at the American Jewish Heritage Society, 15 West 16th Street, NYC 10011. This performance will be followed by a Q & A and conversation with Wolf and special guests.

10/29/18 at 9:45am pst - Brilliant bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins, spoke with Janeane about her latest book, People Kill People