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Judd's Napa Valley Show

by Judd Finkelstein

Drinking, eating and having fun in Napa Valley while meeting the personalities and characters that make the wine country the charming, tempting and intriguing destination that draws visitors from around the world. Having grown up in Napa Valley and being vintner/proprietor of Judd's Hill, Judd has the scoop on what's happening and who's who!

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Episodes

  1. Artist and Traveler Tim Kelly

    The show welcomes the return of the eccentric Tim Kelly of Kelly’s Filling Station in Yountville from his six month family road trip across America!

  2. Community Leader Megan Dominici

    The show welcomes very special guest Megan Dominici who does incredible and wonderful acts of kindness with her group The GIGG for the Napa Valley Community.

  3. Radio Dude Sam Cracraft

    The show welcomes very special guest of Honor Sam Cracraft, the Director of Lasting Impressions at Wine Down Media.

  4. Judge Monique Langhorne

    The Honorable Judge Monique Langhorne sits down for an intriguing chat about her path to Napa Superior Court Judge.

  5. Comedian Joel Hodgson

    Comedian extraordinaire Joel Hodgson calls in about his love for Napa, comedy, robots, his farewell comedy tour and more.

  6. Musician Gordon Lustig Surprises

    Gordon Lustig, famed musical director, composer and teacher of all things musical, starts the new year with a musical twist.

  7. Larry Kamer of KVON Deep Dive

    Larry Kamer previews his new program Deep Dive, where he hosts informed discussions on current issues impacting the Napa Valley.

  8. Musician Tim Eschliman

    Tim Eschliman, musician, songwriter, producer, web developer and Vinyl DJ, shares his amazing stories and songs in the music business.

  9. Author Sasha Paulsen Returns

    Sasha Paulsen, Napa Valley Register’s Features editor and author of DANCING ON THE SPIDER’S WEB returns, updating us on her book and new projects.

  10. Suscol Intertribal Leader Charlie Toledo

    Charlie Toledo, the Director of Napa Valley’s Suscol Intertribal Council joins the show and discusses her history of Native American rights and culture activism and her work with the Suscol Intertribal Council.

  11. BMX Olympic Medalist Donny Robinson

    Napa Valley’s Donny Robinson, professional BMX racer and 2008 Beijing Olympics Bronze Medalist, stops in and chats about the world of racing and his activities in Napa.

  12. Halloween Entertaining, Etc.

    Pro party planner Marta Mouriski's favorite holiday is Halloween and she shares some tips, tricks and treats. Of course, the conversation covers all things Halloween as Kelly Doren and Kindness Kid, Ruby, join in the fun.

  13. Halloween!

    Kelly Doren, Napa's horror film aficionado, joins Judd and Loren for some Halloween history, fun facts, and fond remembrances of Halloweens past.

  14. Napa Ghosts and Legends Tour

    An extended show full of spooky stories of hauntings and odd occurrences as Judd welcomes Ellen MacFarlane and Devin Sisk of Napa City Ghosts and Legends Walking Tour. Parental guidance is suggested as the conversation contains some truly terrifying subject matter.

  15. Horror Movie Talk with Kelly Doren

    Napa Valley's horror movie aficionado, Kelly Doren is back for his October residency at JNVS. Judd and Kelly talk scary movies to get into the Halloween mood.

  16. L'Chaim Jewish Vintners

    In our series highlighting cultural events in our community, we welcome the organizers of L'chaim Napa Valley.

  17. The Kindness Kids

    The girls sit down to give us the scoop on the Be Kind movement, how their reaching out, how their taking action, and how it's enhancing our community.

  18. Kindness Day Pre-Party

    Be Kind Napa's 2019 Kindness Day Celebration features nine other youth-led and youth-focused groups doing positive work in our community. We've got a few with us in studio for this episode. An inspirational talk with folks dedicated to doing good.

  19. Napa Police Chief Robert Plummer

    A personable and community-minded guy who has followed his path in law enforcement to become The Chief. A difficult road fraught with experiences of the dark side of life, Chief Plummer offers his perspective on how to cope and remain a "regular person" with a smile on his face.

  20. Ruby Finkelstein

    Ruby fills us in on the Be Kind movement, what's new for this year's Kindness Day Celebration, and talks about some of the other wonderful youth-led and youth-focused local groups involved.

  21. Path of Compassion with Dick Grace

    A truly meaningful and engaging discussion of kindness and compassion with a man who sincerely acts upon the goodwill in his heart. How can we find this within us? What can we do to bring positivity to others? Listen in and gain this valuable perspective.

  22. Baseball's Tito Fuentes, Jr.

    Tito leads an engaging and entertaining talk about his life in baseball. An hour was not enough! Also, we mention the baseball documentary that our show editor, Robert Barr is producing. Have a look at it here: www.glacierpilotslegacy.com

  23. CHP’s Anna Paulson- The Real Person

    Anna is a visible member of our Napa Valley community recognized by most in her CHP uniform. In this episode she lets her hair down and talks with Judd about her life as a regular person and how she balances that with her experiences in law enforcement. She brought along her mom who gives a bit…

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  24. Napa Valley Distillery Hospitality Master Theodore Alexander

    Theodore is a friendly and erudite man with expertise in distilled spirits education. A fun hang talking about booze, hospitality, Sonoma's rivalry with Napa, and sex education!

  25. Chef Conor Esser

    Conor Esser oversees one of the most eclectic menus in Napa Valley. He's versatile, creative, and personable. He's at the forefront of fermenting (non-grape) foods here in Napa Valley.

  26. Artist and Traveler Lisa Splendid

    An inspirational conversation with Lisa about her walk across Spain and how she became motivated to achieve this life-affirming goal.

  27. Alaina's Voice Founder Arik Housely

    Arik and his wife, Hannah, started the Alaina's Voice Foundation after losing their daughter to random violence. Their mission is create change in our society through spotlighting kindness.

  28. Radio Icon Don DeFesi

    30 years after the fact, Judd welcomes the man who started him in radio. Fine, fun, and fond reminiscences ensue. Plenty of great stories and sports broadcasting legend, Ira C. Smith, drops in to join the party.

  29. Perspective Through Travel

    Judd begins to discuss the importance of travel to gain perspective on other cultures and lifestyles when he gets a surprise call from The Kindness Kids to reinforce his point. Lively discussion and laughs ensue.

  30. JNVS Sixth Anniversary Celebration

    Musical director, Gordon Lustig is live in-studio. A legend of radio and an inspirational personality to Judd, Pete Polyester calls in. A surprise appearance from Wine Snob Robot, too!

  31. Napa Farmers Market Manager, Cara Mae Wooledge

    Fresh farm to studio conversation with the dynamic Napa Farmers Market manager, Cara Mae Wooledge.

  32. Travels With Judd

    Judd and Loren eat the donuts and discuss the merits of venturing outside of one's familiar environment to gain experiences and perspectives in the world.

  33. Napa City Council Member Mary Luros

    Unexpected twists and turns as we get to know this prominent Napan's life story with plenty of laughs along the way.

  34. Napa City Council Member Liz Alessio

    With deep roots in Napa Valley, Liz shares her experiences of being an engaged community member in this fun and lively episode.

  35. Pastry Chef Stephen Durfee

    James Beard-award-winning, World Chocolate Master, Team USA member, ukulele player, swell guy... Chef Stephen Durfee joins us with sweet stories from the kitchen.

  36. Musical Director Gordon Lustig

    Our musical director returns to the studio to share stories of his career along with some new tunes.

  37. Death and Dying-Expectations, Coping, and Humor

    Alicia Garcia returns to the show with a surprisingly easily flowing converstaion about death and dying. Through her experience as a hospice social worker, she shares stories and offers advice on coping with those faced with mortality. We even find some laughs in it all.

  38. Children's Museum Of Napa Valley

    Etta Williams and Alicia Garcia, co-founders of Children's Museum of Napa Valley, come in to tell us all about the plan for this forthcoming wonderful place. A lively chat to be sure!

  39. Author Ray Guadagni

    Napa Superior Court Judge (Ret.) Ray Guadagni returns to the show to talk about is new book, Tuna The Wonderdog. Napa history, personal stories, and fond remembrances of his beloved pooch.

  40. Whisky and Napa Valley Museum

    Sir James Forbes is back to talk about Whisky. Joining the conversation is Executive Director of Napa Valley Museum Yountville, Laura Rafaty, a Scotch aficionado who is bringing exciting and engaging programing to the museum.

  41. Coping With Tragedy and Combating Hate

    A difficult, but necessary discussion about how we, as a community and as individuals, can cope with tragedy and combat hate.

  42. Vampire Films

    Movie writer and teacher, Bob Cumbow, digs in about vampire films, a subject he has taught at Seattle University. We get into the history and evolution of the vampire as cinema icon along with some great viewing recommendations.

  43. Movie Monster Maker Norman Cabrera

    Judd catches up with old pal, Norman Cabrera, a master of movie monster makeup and masks. Horror buff, Kelly Doren, joins the conversation with an expert's perspective. We'll also hear a track from Norman's band of surfin' undertakers, The Ghastly Ones.

  44. Horror Movie Talk 2: The Revenge of The Dawn of The Son of The Bride of The Seed Later

    Local artist/horror aficionado, Kelly Doren and Eyal Alony, programming manager for screambox.com join Judd to usher in October with a conversation about favorite scary movies. Listener discretion advised!

  45. Horror Movie Talk

    Local artist/horror aficionado, Kelly Doren and Eyal Alony, programming manager for screambox.com join Judd to usher in October with a conversation about favorite scary movies. Listener discretion advised!

  46. Composer Ezekiel Hampton

    Ezekiel Hampton is a man of many talents. We get to know him through the world of wine, philanthropy, and his various and eclectic musical offerings.

  47. Guitarzilla

    Napa's local legends of surf, Guitarzilla come in to talk music, guitars, and good times. We'll spin a couple tracks, too.

  48. BBQ Battle!

    Defending BBQ champion, Vince Sanchez of Woodhouse Barbecue, meets his challenger, Tedd Romero of Sticky Business Barbecue face-to-face in our studio. Will sparks fly? Where there's smoke, there's fire! Serious and smoky talk all in support of music education in our public schools.

  49. Trader Vic's Eve Bergeron

    July is tiki-talk month and we welcome Eve Bergeron, granddaughter of the man who helped invent the pop-culture genre, to the Wiki Wiki Grog Shop. We'll hear her story of growing up in the Trader Vic family, including the invention of the Mai Tai!

  50. Author Doug Ernst

    Doug has been a newsman and writer in Napa Valley for a generation. He has just written the incredible story of his parents' meeting during WWII. Set in concentration camps and the backdrop of Nazi Germany, this amazing tale is a bit of light in an otherwise dark chapter of human history.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Drinking, eating and having fun in Napa Valley while meeting the personalities and characters that make the wine country the charming, tempting and intriguing destination that draws visitors from around the world. Having grown up in Napa Valley and being vintner/proprietor of Judd's Hill, Judd has the scoop on what's happening and who's who!

HOSTED BY

Judd Finkelstein

Produced by Devin Joshua

CATEGORIES

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