Call It What You Will Salinas

Welcome to Call It What You Will. This is a show that focuses on politics and social issues here in Salinas and our neighboring communities. We aim to provide interviews that give listeners a more in-depth perspective on local leaders in government and the community. We are not limited by the word count of a newspaper article or the time constraints of a tv news report. We are simply some people sitting at a table having a conversation that we hope you find interesting and most of all, informative.

Our show usually has two formats. When we have a guest, our show focuses on having those conversations that we hope bring you a better understanding of the politics and social issues of our community. When we don't have a guest, we tend to just sit around the table and have those random conversations about politics that happen when one sits at a bar sharing a few drinks with friends.

Chinatown Interviews Part 1

Dec 23, 2016

This episode features people that live in the Chinatown area of Salinas as well as a lawyer that works to defend them. We speak with homeless residents of Salinas that share a little bit of how they ended up in Chinatown and how they are receiving help from the community to get back on their feet and what else can be...

Herbert Cortez from the Marina Coast Water District

Dec 20, 2016

This week our discussion is with Herbert Cortez from the Marina Coast Water District. Herbert was a great guest as we made a huge mistake and did not record most of our first interview correctly. He was a champ and stuck it out and answered questions twice. Listen in to hear what the value to consumers is when they...

Sociology Club of Hartnell

Dec 15, 2016

4 members of the Sociology Club of Hartnell sat down with the show during finals week at Hartnell to talk about their involvement in social issues at Hartnell and the community. Hear about the importance of Radio Bilingue, their work on the SalinasAlive program to reduce youth violence in Salinas, and an open mic...

Alex Schumacher shares his decades of (in)experience

Dec 9, 2016

This week, we welcome Alex Schumacher to the XL Publichouse. Alex is a local cartoonist/writer/dude on his grind. He shares with us his projects that can be found at AlexSchumacherArt.com and they have a little something for everyone. We hear about the work goes into writing a non-traditional, illustrated narrative...

Our Gente

Dec 2, 2016

Back at the XL Publichouse, Dom speaks with Miranda from Our Gente, an LGBTQIA+ program at the Epicenter. Miranda does a great job walking Dom through what LGBTQIA+ stands for, twice, as he was slow to get it. Hear about some of the great activities Our Gente offers, such as Queering the Holidays that will be coming...