The Drive with Daedalus Howell

This Monday, 9/28, Civics 101 featured special guest Evelyn Mendez, Director of the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters!

She discussed the importance of voting, the County Vote Centers and the Registrars ballot counting process. 🗳

To hear more, listen to the Civics 101 podcast at thedrive955.com/civics-101

Hello, Drivers! On today's show:

3:05 pm Connect Four with Mindi Levine | REDUX

3:35 Our first in-studio guest is Thotty McNaughty, a North Bay burlesque performer and producer who brings a monthly variety revue to Sebastopol featuring drag, dance, burlesque and more. September’s lineup includes Manila Sunrise, Shiree Amour, Lucky Lex, Cha Cha Hoops, Carrenne, Krystle, Kim and Twerk-A-Rella, with Wax Poetic spinning records throughout the evening. Cincinnatus Hibbard emcees.

4 pm Ella Rosenblatt is on the line, she's, a Pitzer College alum and Special Projects Coordinator at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) who successfully advocated for her alma mater to establish a new Animal Recognition Memorial. A vegan since age 12, Ella studied environmental analysis and food systems at Pitzer and has advocated for animals since childhood. She joins us to talk about the memorial, what it recognizes and why she pushed to make it happen.

4:30 pm Up next is Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan, who has more than 26 years in law enforcement and has led the department since 2022. He’s here to talk about Flock Automated License Plate Reader cameras, how Santa Rosa police use them to investigate serious crimes, the privacy safeguards surrounding the technology, and an upcoming community meeting where residents can learn more and weigh in on department policy.
The Flock Cameras Community Meeting is 6pm, Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Utility Field Office, 35 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa.

5 pm Josh Windmiller director of the Railroad Square Music Festival, the free community music festival returning to Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square Sunday, Sept. 20. Josh is here with a preview of this year’s lineup, attractions and what to expect at the festival.

5:20 pm Meet Jenessa Wyatt, known as The Comedian Medium. Jenessa blends intuitive mediumship with humor, using comedy as a way to make spiritual insight more accessible, grounded, and human. Call in to speak with Jenessa about your psychic needs and notions: (707) 585-9999 !!!

5:40 To close the show: Tyler Morgan, Guest Experience Specialist at Lagunitas Brewing Company, where he’s spent more than a decade doing considerably more than pouring b**r. Tyler’s work encompasses brewery tours, storytelling, local history, concerts, events and hospitality—and today we’re talking about the people, culture and experiences behind Lagunitas.

Here's a pic of Daedalus Howell and Aurelio Aguilar to prove they're not AI. Mosty.

Thanks to Beulah Vega for filling in for Harry on "Theatre Thursday", and thanks to Mercedes Murphy and Leontyne Mbele-Mbong for joining her for a discussion of Mercury Theater's production of Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel"...

Interview: “Intimate Apparel” at Mercury Theater Beulah Vega guest hosted the 09/03/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 FM and interviewed cast member Mercedes Murphy and director Leontyne Mbele-Mbong from the Mercury Theater produ…

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On Today's Show:

Buckle up for a big show! Now with that "New Car" smell (I'll explain on air).

3:05 pm Connect Four with Mindi Levine | IN STUDIO

The Krush’s Mindi in the Morning links 4 songs and DH & AA guess the theme.

3:30 Cincinnatus Hibbard | Quarter-Power Hour | Boho | IN STUDIO

4:00 pm Thotty Mcnaughty & Velvet Thorn | IN STUDIO
ThottyMcNaughty.com | VelvetThornBurlesque.com
Up next are Thotty McNaughty and Velvet Thorn, two North Bay burlesque performers and producers with a particularly busy weekend ahead. Velvet presents À Bientôt: A XX20’s Cabaret at the California Theatre Saturday, Sept. 5, followed by Thotty’s live-music burlesque show Feather & Flow at The Big Easy Sunday, Sept. 6. They’re here to talk burlesque, producing live performances in Sonoma County and what audiences can expect from the two shows.

4:20 pm Dennis Littley | Askchefdennis.Com
Our guest is Dennis Littley, founder of Ask Chef Dennis, a top-30 U.S. food blog reaching more than 2 million readers a month and 1 million social followers. A classically trained chef, recipe creator and culinary educator, Dennis has made a second career out of helping home cooks make better food without making themselves crazy in the process. He’s here to talk food, cooking and what he’s learned from teaching millions of people how to feed themselves.

4:40 pm Juliet Annerino | SilverLakeHypnotherapy.com
Our guest is Juliet Annerino, a board-certified clinical hypnotherapist in Los Angeles who helps clients address anxiety, phobias, smoking, weight loss and other challenges through hypnosis. Today, we’re talking about the power of rapport—why some people immediately put us at ease, why that connection matters in hypnotherapy, and seven ways we can get better at creating it ourselves.

5 pm Josh Windmiller | RailroadSquareMusicFestival.com | IN STUDIO
Our guest is Josh Windmiller, director of the Railroad Square Music Festival, returning to Santa Rosa Sunday, Sept. 20. Josh is here with the lowdown on this year’s lineup, the other attractions surrounding the music and what’s in store when the festival takes over Railroad Square later this month.

5:20 pm Mohammed Ibrahim | Buzzu | IN STUDIO
Our guest is Mohammed Ibrahim, a second-generation beekeeper who was introduced to bees by his veterinarian father while growing up in Baghdad. He’s also an R&D engineer at Keysight Technologies, a Sonoma State graduate and founder of Buzzu LLC, which provides beekeeping services. Mohammed is here to tell us what’s happening with Sonoma County’s bees right now and what the changing seasons mean for both bees and beekeepers.

5:40 Gary Greenough | Pacific Coast Air Museum | IN STUDIO
Next up is Gary Greenough, Public Information Officer for the Pacific Coast Air Museum. A longtime Sonoma County resident and former Regional Parks ranger, Gary has spent years educating and entertaining local audiences with presentations on aviation history. He’s here to talk about what’s happening at the museum—including the return of Hot Dog Thursdays, the Butler Hangar restoration, and everything else going on at PCAM.