Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers

Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey chats with Thousand Oaks resident Gerry Conway.  Conway is the co-creator of Marvel Comics “The Punisher.” Tune in and hear how Conway broke into the industry a…

Host and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey sits down with Rob Murphy of Capsida Biotherapuetics, a Thousand Oaks based startup, to discuss the biotech boom happening in the Conejo Valley. 

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Last week, Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found stabbed to death outside his home, presumably for his reporting on elected official Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles,…

Happy Labor Day. 

Moorpark Acorn editor Becca Whitnall and Moorpark Acorn reporter Zia Zografos host this episode, introducing themselves as the new editorial team behind the newspaper and discussing …

In the podcast's first ever collaboration episode with the Acorn Newspapers' digital lifestyle magazine Beyond the Acorn, hosts Kyle Jorrey and David Lopez take a trip to a tiny Simi Valley kitchen t…

The Acorn's managing editor John Loesing sits down with Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff's Station Captain Jennifer Seetoo, who was named captain May 11, 2022. Seetoo, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles C…

In honor of legendary Dodgers announcer and Westlake Village resident Vin Scully, who passed away August 2 at the age of 94, we’re dedicating this episode to Dodgers baseball history. Sports host Dav…

Branching Out host and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey sits down with Haider Alawami, Economic Development Manager for the City of Thousand Oaks, to discuss the state of the local economy. Jor…

Three months after the highly anticipated ribbon cutting for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon Road, yet another mountain lion met a tragic end attempting to…

Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey and Simi Valley Acorn Sylvie Belmond sit down with Simi Valley Unified School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Hani Youssef. The trio discuss Youssef’s backgr…

Simi Valley Acorn’s editor, Sylvie Belmond, and reporter, Michele Willer-Allred, stop by the studio to fill host Kyle Jorrey in on the latest news from Simi Valley. The trio talk about the Santa Susa…

Just  weeks after a landmark bipartisan gun control bill was signed into law, Camarillo Acorn reporter Makena Huey sat down with Molly Salmon, the Thousand Oaks mom who organized June’s March for Our…

The Branching Out team is taking a break this week to spend the holiday with friends and family. We'll be back next Monday, July 11.

Happy Fourth of July!

Accompanying Links: 

• Beyond the Acorn Magazin…

Las Virgenes Municipal Water District general manager David Peterson and The Acorn’s managing editor John Loesing take a deep dive into the severe water drought impacting our local communities. 

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Cal Lutheran University professor of political science Dr. Gregory Freeland speaks on the history and importance of Juneteenth. Freeland shares his own stories of growing up in the segregated South, …

Four years have now passed since the night Bryn Spejcher stabbed Chad O’Melia to death Memorial Day weekend of 2018. Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Becca Whitnall, who has been following this case from…

Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Dawn Megli sits down with Dan Drugan of the Calleguas Municipal Water District to answer local residents’ most pressing questions about the new water use rules set into p…

Legal analyst James Bozajian and Acorn reporter Scott Steepleton join the podcast to discuss three recent trials out of LA County: the Jeffrey Cooper trial, Rebecca Grossman trial and Anthony Rauda t…

With Election Day quickly approaching, Camarillo Acorn reporter Makena Huey chats with Ventura County Clerk-Recorder Mark Lunn via Zoom. Lunn, who plans to retire after 12 years in his role, shared a…

Managing editor John Loesing and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey recap May 11th’s 2022 Candidates Forum for two local races—Ventura County Sheriff and Ventura County Supervisor—appearing on th…