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Hosted by Bret Bradigan · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 314 episodes
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A look at the community of Ojai - an astonishingly beautiful village of 7,500 people perched on the eastern edge of the Pacific Rim. From the people who bring you Ojai Quarterly, Ojai Monthly and Ojai Vortex.
Bret Bradigan hosts Ojai: Talk of the Town, a society show with 314 episodes published.
Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger Roger Kellaway has spent more than six decades making music alongside some of the greatest names in jazz and American popular music. In this wide-ranging conversation, Roger
It's our official 300th episode! In May 2020, I set out to interview interesting people. What I didn't realize was that each conversation would leave behind a clue — not just about my guests, but about what makes for a m
What happens when an artist follows curiosity so completely that it changes not only her work — but her life? In this episode of Ojai: Talk of the Town , host Bret Bradigan sits down with acclaimed Ojai artist Marie McKe
From interviewing rock musicians during music's golden era to helping shape the desktop publishing revolution, Kathleen Kaiser has spent a lifetime at the intersection of creativity, technology, and storytelling. After t
Every summer, something extraordinary happens in Ojai. Nearly 1,000 new plays arrive from writers across the country. After months of rigorous evaluation by dramaturgs, directors, and theater professionals, only six or s
Astrology has fascinated humanity for thousands of years, yet it's often misunderstood. Is it a tool for predicting the future, a framework for understanding ourselves, or something else entirely? In this episode of Ojai
Few experiences shape us more profoundly than love and loss. In this encore episode of Ojai: Talk of the Town , acclaimed author Laurel Braitman reflects on the deeply personal journey behind her memoir, What Looks Like
How does the daughter of Chinese immigrants become one of the most influential figures in Hollywood? In this wide-ranging conversation, Bret Bradigan sits down with Academy Award-winning producer and former Academy Presi
This week we're revisiting one of our favorite conversations from the Ojai Talk of the Town archives: an interview with the late George S. Stuart, one of Ojai's most remarkable artists and storytellers. For more than sev
This week we're revisiting one of our favorite conversations from the Ojai Talk of the Town archives: an interview with the late George S. Stuart, one of Ojai's most remarkable artists and storytellers. For more than sev
What happens when world-class art takes root far from New York, Los Angeles, and other cultural capitals? In this episode of Ojai: Talk of the Town, Bret Bradigan sits down with Mark Weiler, Executive Director of the Nem
For nearly four decades, the Ojai Film Society has been bringing people together through the shared experience of watching great films outdoors, in community, and for free. In this episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, Bret
This special episode lives up to that designation. Yesterday, Ojai lost one of its most accomplished and respected citizens, Al West, who passed away at the age of 94. Today we're revisiting a conversation from our archi
At 88 years old, Joan Virginia Allen has little interest in slowing down. In this episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, Bret Bradigan sits down with the author of Navigating Dynamic Aging to explore what it means to remain e
On this episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, Bret Bradigan welcomes returning guest Mark Frost — bestselling author, co-creator of Twin Peaks, and author of the new historical work Yankee Sphinx. The conversation begins wit
What if grief isn’t something to “get over,” but something that reshapes how we see, feel, and move through the world? In this episode, returning guest Lila Glasoe Francese discusses her new book Life Amplified: The Sear
In this episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, Bret Bradigan sits down with Richa Badami — actor, director, and founder of the Living Theatre Academy of Dramatic Arts in Ojai — whose journey runs from the intensity of the Ind
What does it take to finish a record that’s been living in your head for two decades? In Episode 284, Jim Exon traces the long arc of Nashville Sessions — a country-leaning album shaped by time, persistence, and a deep b
There are lives that flicker. And there are lives that catch—passing their light from one person to the next until you can no longer trace where it began. Nathan “Nate” Rhoades was the latter. In Episode 283 of Ojai Talk
5 Years Later: Cassandra C. Jones and the Evolution of Taft Gardens Five years ago, we sat down with artist and curator Cassandra C. Jones as she was beginning to shape a bold idea at Taft Gardens — an artist residency t
Mark Frost
bestselling author, co-creator of Twin Peaks, author of Yankee Sphinx
1 appearance on this show
Gay Hendricks
Author & Practitioner of Happiness, Enlightenment and Love · Hendricks Institute
1 appearance on this show
Adam Taylor
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Michigan State University · Marmot Recovery Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Malcolm McDowell
Actor, Last Train to Fortune (LTTF)
1 appearance on this show
Tom Maloney
Executive Director · Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
1 appearance on this show
Tom Lennon
Type-1 Lifting
1 appearance on this show
Stacey Jones
coordinator of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program · Veterinary Behavior Center
1 appearance on this show
Bob Evans
Founder and Host of Cloud Wars · Capital Children's Museum
1 appearance on this show
Mark Weiler
Nemeth Art Center
1 appearance on this show
David Lawrence Bell
Ojai Film Society
1 appearance on this show
Richa Badami
Living Theatre Academy of Dramatic Arts
1 appearance on this show
Lis Austin
Besant Hill School
1 appearance on this show
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