Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers
Branching Out is a weekly podcast expanding on the stories published in the Acorn Newspapers. Reporters and editors will discuss the impact of the stories they report and delve deeper into the issues affecting their communities.The Acorn Newspapers cover the communities of Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Simi Valley and Moorpark.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Just a Dash of Pandemic
As the California economy slowly opens up, Kyle and Ian find the space to talk about something other than COVID-19: namely plans to convert the long-vacant Kmart building on Hampshire Road into the l…
Off the Beaches and out of the Markets
As California's stay-home order approaches Month 3, Ian and Kyle discuss growing frustration in some segments of the population and calls for patience from local officials. Plus a breakdown of the si…
A 4/20 Like No Other
Quarantine got you down? Lighten the mood with a puff of Branching Out. Ian and Kyle overcome their latest technical difficulties to discuss Ventura County's new stay-home order and its impact on the…
Quarantine Day ?!X@%
Public safety or religious liberty? Ian and Kyle connect via Zoom to discuss some of the stories emerging after three weeks of stay-home orders start to take their toll on residents, including a loca…
Phoning It In
Forced apart by stay-home mandates, Kyle and Ian get creative to discuss the rapidly changing world created by the coronavirus, including the shuttering of parks, beaches, schools and most businesses…
Please Just Stay at Home
Kyle and Ian discuss the recent orders from Los Angeles and Ventura Counties that residents stay in their homes to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. It's not all reason for fear though--the Nati…
Coronavirus
By the time this episode airs, some of these facts will have changed, but that's how it's been with the Coronavirus, which has been been spreading throughout the country.
Kyle and Ian discuss local cl…
Going Undrgrnd
The Branching Out crew is joined by Newbury Park's Andrew Mason and Michael Pofsky to talk about the premier edition of "Undergrnd," a 28-page, full glossy magazine dedicated to Ventura County's hip-…
March 3 Primary Primer
Join Kyle and Ian one day before California's historic March 3 presidential primary as they highlight some of the local (non-presidential) races residents are following, including CA25, CA26 and Meas…
Angela Cutbill
Las Virgenes Unified School District Board Member Angela Cutbill sits down to discuss Measure V--a proposed measure that will appear on the March ballot. If it's adopted, it'll mean more money for sc…
Brian Dennert
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Board member Brian Dennert joins the Branching Out team to discuss how and why he ran for a position on the board, as well as his career as a teacher, and how…