Yosemite Radio Updates
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A Question For the Bots: Can A.I. Be Designed and Trained to Be Used for Good?
Tales From the MoJo Road âBy Glynn Wilson â COULTERVILLE, Calif. â So on the eve of my trip to San Francisco to meet some of the human bots whose technology controls so much of our lives now, I awoke at 5 a.m. with an existential question that has been hounding my thoughts of late for…
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When Life Itself Seems Lunatic, Who Knows Where Madness Lies
Don Quixote by Pablo Picasso, 1955
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Santa Visits Coulterville California for Christmas Parade
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City may be bigger and more famous, but the Christmas Holidays for 2025 kicked off with a big bang in Coulterville, California on Saturday, Dec. 6 with a parade down Main Street in the fog, along with a Sidewalk Sale and Cookiefest and then the main event.…
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Radio Music Streaming ‘Listen Now’ Button Goes Live
After only two months of development, this Yosemite Radio station website now has three full pages of sample original content on the News and Events page and 24 hours of music streaming from the Listen Now button. To listen, all you have to do is click on the Listen Now Button on any page on…
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Christmas in Coulterville: Annual Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting on Dec. 6
Kick-off the 2025 holidayâs on Saturday, Dec. 6 with the annual Holiday Parade at 4:30 p.m. followed by a tree lighting ceremony. There will be an afternoon Sidewalk Sale, a Christmas Cookiefest complete with Santa and his helpers handing out early Christmas presents to all kids in attendance. The Merchantâs SIDEWALK SALE will feature over…
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Grand Ole Opry Toasts a Century of Country Music
We told you we would get around to talking about and playing some country music. The Grand Ole Opry just celebrated its 100th anniversary, a culmination of a yearâs worth of festivities honoring the radio show and cultural landmark that helped enshrine Nashville as a hub of country music. According to coverage in the New…
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Tales From the MoJo Road: How Many More Miles to Yosemite
You said a road trip would do us some goodDespite every instinct I said that I wouldItâs been six years since you put on that ringMaybe the road will fix everything When all that remains is the gas in the tankThe tread on the tires and whatâs left in the bankSometimes the road is the…
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Stars Align to Honor Songwriting Legend John Prine
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine captures a star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter, filmed in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The event brought together acclaimed artists, friends, and family to share behind-the-scenes stories and perform classic songs, honoring Prine’s enduring legacy.Prine, widely celebrated as one of history’s greatest songwriters, captivated millions…
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National Park Fees for International Visitors Are Going Up Jan. 1
A National Park Service Law Enforcement Ranger helps with traffic as visitors watch climbers on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park: By Glynn Wilson
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America’s Literacy Problem: Audio Books Can Help
While 20 percent of Americans read below a fifth-grade level and 54 percent are below the sixth-grade level, according to the National Literacy Institute, they estimate that this costs the United States up to $2.2 trillion a year in economic productivity. Compared to other countries, we rank 36th in the world on this measure. Literacy rates…
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NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concert With Robert Plant
When Robert Plant first stepped behind the Tiny Desk on a blustery Halloween afternoon, he took stock of the relatively stripped-down setup. “This is just like Live Aid,” he said with a smile. “I couldn’t hear myself there either.” He was referring to the fact NPR’s Tiny Desk concert team doesn’t amplify voices or use…
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The American Revolution | A Film by Ken Burns
The American Revolution is a 2025 television documentary miniseries about the American Revolution directed by Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein. The series is a six-part, twelve-hour documentary. It premiered on PBS on November 16, 2025. The American Revolution will become not just a local war for independence, but a war between great nations that stretches around the globe. It would also be…