This week Karyn Bower and Kat Johnson are joined by Dr. Scott Farthing, an accomplished conductor, composer, pianist, and the dean of Fine Arts & Media Technology at Saddleback College. This conversation will inspire you to find where art shows up in your daily life, reveal the life skills learned through different art forms, and so much more.

Survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking are part of our Orange County communities. CEO of the Women’s Transitional Living Center (WTLC) Mark Lee joins Karyn Bower and Jenna Stout to discuss different forms of domestic violence, how WTLC applies being trauma informed to their communication and physical spaces to build safety and trust, why domestic violence is a public health issue not a private issue, how WTLC began serving survivors of human trafficking, and more.

Are you prepared for an emergency? OC Fire Authority PIO Captain Sean Doran joins Karyn Bower and Patrick Wilson to discuss how the mutual aid system between fire departments works, what an immediate zone is and how you can care for it, items you need in your emergency preparedness kit, why people don’t practice their emergency plan, the most common cause of house fires in Orange County, and more.