The Importance of Being Show

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. #heartfelt #heartfeltcardiacconnections #heartfeltathome #heartfeltatwork #heartfeltcardiacscreenings #lowcostheartscreenings #preventsuddencardiacarrest #suddencardiacarrest #ekg #electrocadiogram #echocardiogram #arrythmias #abnormalheartrhythms #heartdefects #theimportanceofbeingshow #tiob #ernesthackmon #hollymorrell #kxfm #1047kxfm #kxfmradioMusic: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

TNN Radio cohost Randy Lavik and Special Mystery Guest reminisce about getting their starts in radio as interns in the early days of KROQ during the 80s. (01/12/2020) Music: Kids in America – Kim Wilde, Human – The Human League, President Am I – Slow Children, Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics, We Got the Beat – […]

Sculptor Randy Morgan drops in to talk about his life as an artist including his iconic Watermen's Wall at Hobie's and his recent sculpture of local inspiration and devoted baseball fan Skipper Carrillo. (12/08/2019) Music: Satisfaction – Otis Redding, Heatwave – Linda Ronstadt, Sweet Thing – Rufus, Ain't No Sunshine – Rare Monk, Straw Man […]

Mortician Alisha Gratz joins us for a special Halloween show to talk about her work and ghosts and other scary stuff. (10/27/2019) Music: Comin Back – Sister Speak, Fools Gold – The Salty Suites, Home – Daughter, Don't Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult, I May Know the Word – Natalie Merchant, Easy Love […]

Guest John Fay returns to give us a progress report on the Lifelong Laguna program that helps seniors age gracefully in their homes and remain vital in the community. (10/20/2019) Music: For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder, Coegirl in the Sand – Ann Keating, A Sound That Only You Can Hear – K's […]

Wendy Dailey, Dalaina May and Pam Thurin talk about working through social enterprise to help victims of human trafficking rebuild their lives with support and employment. (09/15/2019) Music: The Closer I Get to You – Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway, Ain't No Sunshine – Rare Monk, Grown Ups – The Extons, Round Here – Counting […]

Nancy Englund and Karen Nelson chat about the joys of gardening and participating in the Laguna Beach Garden Club which contributes beauty and knowledge to the community through the Gate & Garden Tour, a speaker series at their monthly meetings, and scholarships for high school and community college students. (09/01/2019) Music: Hear the Thunder – […]

Poet Francesca Bell talks about the struggles of turning a body of work into a manuscript, the hundreds of unsuccessful submissions to publishers and journals, and the irrational determination required to bring her new book, "Bright Stain" to life. (08/11/2019) Music: Good Morning Heartache – Billie Holiday, All This Useless Beauty – June Tabor, Salty […]

Heartfelt Cardiac Project founder Holly Morrell returns to discuss her work preventing sudden cardiac arrest through affordable cardiac screening including sharing a bit about her role in an upcoming Amazon Prime show, "The Social Movement" and her recent visit to the UN. (08/04/2019) Music: This Woman's Work – Maxwell, Rabbit Heart – Florence + The […]

Author Sheri Palmer discusses her personal journey of overcoming fear and moving toward freedom through faith with stories from her new book, "F' Fear (Footsteps through Fear toward Freedom)." Music: Soap, Soup and Salvation – Lone Justice, Where is Love – The Salty Suites, Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead, Home – Daughter, Comin' Back – Sisterspeak, […]

Spokesperson Franky Duschane and artist Carrie Woodburn drop by to talk about the families, traditions and culture of the Sawdust Art Festival including how this year's entrance features an epic installation celebrating iconic features from 53 years of the festival. (06/30/2019) Music: No Choir – Florence + the Machine, Hear The Thunder – The Salty […]

Holly Morrell of Heartfelt talks about sudden deaths from cardiac arrest, our nation's number killer and their efforts to save lives by providing low-cost cardiac screening for early detection for ages 5 and up. (06/09/2019) Music: Slow Dog – Belly, Sleep All Summer – St. Vincent and the National, Home –  Daughter, Can't Hardly Wait […]

Sonny Myers of Laguna Beach CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) talks about making preparations for disasters like wildfire and major earthquakes including the role that CERT plays in disaster response. (06/09/2019) Music: Travelin' Man – Ricky Nelson, Element – Deerhunter, Dreams – the Cranberries, Being Strange – Indoor Pets, Superposition – Young the Giant, A […]