Dr. Keith Flamer

What would it be like to actually work alongside incarcerated students? And what’s a typical day like for students and instructors?This episode originally aired August 21st, 2025.

This is part II of Talk Humboldt’s exploration of what it’s like running education programs at Pelican Bay.Episode first aired August 7th, 2025.

Michael Spagna and Keith Flamer go inside Pelican Bay State Prison. This is the first in a series about what it's like teaching art and education inside Pelican Bay.Episode first aired July 24th, 2025.

Eureka Artist Lynn Jones talks about vintage presswork and linoleum block printing.

If you love nature documentaries, you've probably seen some footage captured by Arcata's Will Goldenberg. "I think Humboldt is a fantastic place to be a wildlife filmmaker, because I still naturally discover stories," he says. He's worked on shows for Netflix, Nat Geo, the BBC and Tom Hanks' latest documentary, The Americas, which features scenes from around the North Coast.

It’s in-between classes at McKinleyville High, and teacher Nicole Peters’ classroom is plastered with Yurok words and pronunciation guides. Her grandma spoke Yurok to her as a child and she says that "growing up Yurok, you’re living it literally every day. You’re also going to school in these communities where you have Yurok language available to Head Start students, middle school students, and now - high school students." Today, she teaches Yurok at McKinleyville High and Eureka High.

Dean Hunt's great-grandfather couldn't the afford mountain acreage he hoped for, so he settled for 80 acres in the Arcata bottoms. "Little did he know, that 80 acres was more productive than 2,000 acres in the hills," Hunt says. "This country always grows grass… it may not be quality grass, but it's always growing a little bit."

In a nondescript building on the north side of Eureka, recovering addicts are reclaiming their lives from substance abuse. It takes a village to support their work: kitchen crew, medical professionals, caseworkers, intake staff, technicians - and chief operations officer Jamaica Bartz.

"Try NOT to get air." Garrett Hamilton's advice on boating in heavy surf comes from years of experience.

In Yurok Tribal Court, reading to children is one form of restorative justice. "Yurok people care," says Lori Nesbitt. She's the Wellness Program Manager for Yurok Tribal Court in Klamath. Under Judge Abby Abinanti's leadership, Nesbitt's career has included helping turn parolees into better parents, distributing Narcan, facilitating rehabilitation classes for domestic abusers, home visits, and advocating for harm reduction.Subcribe on SpotifySubscribe on Apple Podcasts