Podcast Episodes

From Jazz to Circus: Inside the Green Music Center’s '25–'26 Lineup with Jacob Yarrow

Season 1 Episode 135

Jacob Yarrow joins Tim to unpack Sonoma State’s Green Music Center: World-class halls, wildly diverse ’25–’26 season (jazz, mariachi, contemporary ci…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Dorothea Lange’s California, Revisited — SVMA’s Linda Keaton on art, migration & a world-premiere inside the museum

Season 1 Episode 134

This week, Tim sits down with Linda Keaton, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA), to preview Last West: Dorothea Lange’s Cali…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Wrong intro, right guest! Matt Leffert from Jack London Park on museums, arts, poison oak & more!

Season 1 Episode 133

Matt Leffert from Jack London Park Partners wasn't running on a trail at Jack London State Park long enough to come to the Sonoma Spiel podcast. He t…

7 months ago

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Angels with soiled faces: Great grapes don't grow in dirt! Sam Coturri of Winery Sixteen 600

Season 1 Episode 132

Don't call it dirt - grapes need soil. Sam Coturri comes from a long line of farmers, and the don't just grow grapes, they grow soil. His pathway to …

7 months, 1 week ago

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Walking the Plaza, sampling wine and tasty pairings: Renee ReBell with Gourmet Food & Wine Tours

Season 1 Episode 131

Let's take a walk around Sonoma - and do some wine tasting and food pairing along the way. This week our Very Special Guest is Renee ReBell from the …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Super Bowl in Sonoma? World Cup in Kenwood? The Bay Area Host Committee Invites the World...

Season 1 Episode 130

"Unite the Bay Area Through Sport" is the motto of the Bay Area Host Committee, the region’s first long-term sports entity that partners with local t…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Nick Ciccollela of Muscardini Cellars: Italian wines, live music & illicit mountain biking trails

Season 1 Episode 129

Nick Ciccollela of Muscardini Cellars popped open a bottle of fabulous, limited edition wine (Contessa - get in line, people) and we were off... talk…

8 months ago

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Down in The Laugh Cellar with Lisa Pidge: Wine Country comedy

Season 1 Episode 128

Lisa Pidge, founder of the Laugh Cellar (since 2014) and actual certified pickleball pro, is back on the Spiel with updates on new comedy shows aroun…

8 months, 1 week ago

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The best chamber music festival in California? Liaising with Valley of the Moon Music Festival

Season 1 Episode 127

We don't know if they're dangerous, but we do know they sound good. This year, "Liaisons" is the theme for the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. In …

9 months ago

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The latest scoop: We scream for ice cream with Ramie from Sweet Scoops

Season 1 Episode 126

Summer in Sonoma! Jump in the pool, get the BBQ going, have a Sonoma Spritz and don't forget to scream for ice cream. Luckily, Ramie Hencmann from Sw…

9 months, 1 week ago

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