Jordan Winery and Vineyards—a taste of France in California’s Alexander Valley

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Tom and Sally Jordan pioneered producing Bordeaux-style California Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley back in the early 1970s. Join Tom and Sally’s son, John Jordan and Chef Knoll for a visit at the winery.    LISTEN TO THE KCBX/NPR.ORG PODCAST … Continued

How the Green Bay Packers came to be America’s only non-profit NFL franchise

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Brenda Krainik and Candy Conard in Green Bay, Wisconsin share the back-story of how the Green Bay Packers came to be America’s only non-profit NFL team. More than 360,000 fans are ardent shareholders, and the concession stands at Lambeau Field are operated by local non-profit … Continued

Ford–envisioning and implementing “farm-to-car” green initiatives with dandelions, agave, eggshells

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Your new Ford might just come equipped with repurposed U.S. currency, flax, wheat, agave fibers, and a litany of organic auto parts. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE iTunes Podcast interview recorded live at Ford’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Michigan Ford’s … Continued

The future isn’t what it used to be with Atlas Obscura’s virtual reality travel experience

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Kain Tietzel, CEO and founder of Sydney, Australia based Start VR talks about the newly released Atlas Obscura VR (virtual reality) hi-fidelity virtual travel experience. Join Tietzel, Virginia Scripps with Los Angeles based Press Kitchen PR, and Cal Poly intern Randi Hair as we explore … Continued

World Bicycle Relief–providing life transformative Buffalo bikes to African villagers

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Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Will King, Design Engineer at SRAM’s San Luis Obispo R&D high-tech bicycle component facility. King talks with Tom about SRAM’s involvement with World Bicycle Relief a nonprofit organization mobilizing people through The Power of Bicycles. Money raised helps … Continued