Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers

In light of the City of Thousand Oaks’ ongoing debate over changing its law to go from medical-only to adult-use cannabis stores, Westlake Village council member and Legendary Organics dispensary co-…

Host and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey is joined by Acorn reporter Scott Steepleton. Scott  has been covering the Rebecca Grossman preliminary hearing in Van Nuys the past week, which will d…

Host Kyle Jorrey sits down with Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Dawn Megli to discuss the February and March incidents where neo-nazis displayed white supremicist banners on the Borchard Rd. freeway ove…

Host Kyle Jorrey sits down with Camarillo Acorn reporter Makena Huey and Acorn photographer Michael Coons, who were both at the destructive Camarillo blaze that burned down a Hilton that was being bu…

Moorpark Acorn reporter Makena Huey and Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter Dawn Megli are joined via Zoom by Salvador Tumamait Ambriz and
Alanna Cronk, two Ventureño Chumash who are part of a movement to r…

This episode contains a first-hand account of the war in Ukraine, parts of which may be graphic or upsetting to hear. Listener discretion advised.

Moorpark Acorn reporter Makena Huey connected with Uk…

Tyler King, an athletic trainer for Loyola Marymount University’s baseball, water polo and swim teams, joins the Acorn sports staff for an informative and enlightening episode. The Thousand Oaks High…

Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey and Camarillo Acorn editor Dan Wolowicz break down the story behind Ventura County CEO Mike Powers’ abrupt resignation—and how the Acorn uncovered the truth beh…

The show hits the road. Co-hosts David Lopez and Eliav Appelbaum visit Royal High School’s baseball diamond to chat in the dugout with longtime head coach Dan Maye, who guided the Highlanders to the …

Igor Yasno of Calabasas and Lyudmyla Smolyanyuk of Simi Valley, both originally from Ukraine, sit down with host and Thousand Oaks Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey to speak about the attacks on Ukraine, shar…

In this episode of Branching Out Sports, sports editor Eliav Appelbaum sits down with Oaks Christian boys' basketball coach Mark Amaral to discuss the trends of basketball. Amaral has spent over 30 y…

Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter and Branching Out host Dawn Megli interviews Alexis Temkin, a toxicologist with the Environmental Working Group, about the EWG’s latest analysis of pesticide use in Ventu…

Jenna Becerra, a Pac-12 broadcaster, joins Eliav and David this week. Becerra, a Camarillo native, played prep softball at Westlake High School and collegiately at Stanford University. The three disc…

Thousand Oaks Acorn editor and Branching Out host Kyle Jorrey sits down with Carole Shelton and Lynda Karl of Adelante Comunidad Conejo, a group that advocates for elevating Latino voices in the Cone…

Eliav and David chat with NFL analyst and podcast host Ron Pitts. Pitts, an Agoura Hills resident, talks about Super Bowl XLI and the upcoming NFL draft.  

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Thousand Oaks Acorn reporter and host Dawn Megli sits down with Monica White, CEO and president of Food Share, to discuss food insecurity in Ventura County. 

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Host and TO Acorn editor Kyle Jorrey sits down with Brad and Susan Cristea of Pedals and Pints Brewing in Thousand Oaks and Jeff Walker of Twisted Oak Tavern in Camarillo. Brad and Susan share what i…

Host and Camarillo Acorn reporter Alex Wilson talks to Camarillo Mayor Shawn Mulchay about environmental issues including the city's new $66 million desalter, making brackish groundwater safe to drin…

Host Kyle Jorrey speaks with Matt Trouts of Athens Services via Zoom about the ongoing transition from Waste Management and Harrison trash providers to Athens, as well as proper ways to dispose of co…

Host Kyle Jorrey chats via Zoom with Ben Gallagher, a public information officer for Southern California Edison, to discuss the PSPS program and answer some of the community’s pressing energy and pow…