"What if?" Radio August 2026 -
Welcome!
"What If?" airs every other Sunday at Noon Pacific and repeats Mondays 6pm pacific on Kootenay Coop Radio in Nelson, British Columbia.Hosted by volunteers Lori Barkley and Stephenie Hendricks.
We explore the intersections of environment, justice, health, culture, and "What If" we can work to change our world to be healthier and more just.
Nelson & Environs – 93.5 FM
Crawford Bay & North Kootenay Lake – 96.5 FM
New Denver & Silverton – 107.5 FM
Slocan Valley & Castlegar – 101.5 FM
Live on the web at https://www.kootenaycoopradio.com
Show ideas, Comments: whatifradio93.5@gmail.com
Received Honorable Mention in the Breaking Boundaries category for the 2023 National Community Radio Association’s annual Campus and Community Radio Broadcast Awards. For previous episodes, check out, please visit our our Archives Archive 1 April 2021 - July 2024Archive 2 August 2024 - August 2025 Archive 3 September 2025 - July 2026 We work entirely as volunteers, so keeping this website up to date can be challenging. If you here a show and can't find it here, you can email stephinnelson@gmail.com for more info.
We explore the intersections of environment, justice, health, culture, and "What If" we can work to change our world to be healthier and more just.
Nelson & Environs – 93.5 FM
Crawford Bay & North Kootenay Lake – 96.5 FM
New Denver & Silverton – 107.5 FM
Slocan Valley & Castlegar – 101.5 FM
Live on the web at https://www.kootenaycoopradio.com
Show ideas, Comments: whatifradio93.5@gmail.com
Received Honorable Mention in the Breaking Boundaries category for the 2023 National Community Radio Association’s annual Campus and Community Radio Broadcast Awards. For previous episodes, check out, please visit our our Archives Archive 1 April 2021 - July 2024Archive 2 August 2024 - August 2025 Archive 3 September 2025 - July 2026 We work entirely as volunteers, so keeping this website up to date can be challenging. If you here a show and can't find it here, you can email stephinnelson@gmail.com for more info.
Current Episodes August 2026 -
May 11, 2026 Show Audio Gratitude
In honour of Canadian Thanksgiving, Stephenie and Lori curated excerpts from Creative Commons content for the web.
Find the full length conversations on these links:
Gratitude Is Not Nice: Jungians on Resentment, Debt, and Grace - from the Youtube channel This Jungian Life.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Fc2kZTrrU.
Christina Costa's Ted Talk: How Gratitude Rewires your Brain, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJerBBTy074 Kristin, from Here with Kristin,: Gratitude Helps Heal Trauma, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjFFcNtPOk&list=PLPjU5UslMZzyVZyp4J1XSX5aBO8zAvNS9&index=3
Find the full length conversations on these links:
Gratitude Is Not Nice: Jungians on Resentment, Debt, and Grace - from the Youtube channel This Jungian Life.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Fc2kZTrrU.
Christina Costa's Ted Talk: How Gratitude Rewires your Brain, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJerBBTy074 Kristin, from Here with Kristin,: Gratitude Helps Heal Trauma, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjFFcNtPOk&list=PLPjU5UslMZzyVZyp4J1XSX5aBO8zAvNS9&index=3
September 27, 2026 Show Audio Keith Wiley
Environmental Journalist
Keith Wiley is an environmental journalist and producer/host of The Ecocentric on Kootenay Coop Radio dot com. In this episode, Keith discusses the upcoming local and provincial elections and the recent weakening of environmental protections in national and provincial policy.
The show airs Tuesdays at Noon pacific and repeats Sundays at 9am pacific. More info : https://theecocentricradioshow.ca
The show airs Tuesdays at Noon pacific and repeats Sundays at 9am pacific. More info : https://theecocentricradioshow.ca
September 13, 2026 Show Audio Matt Qvortrup
Political Scientist, Neuroscientist
Author of The Political Brain, Dr. Qvortrup reveals that brains differ between right wing and progressive individuals. Right wing conservatives have larger fear centres and smaller empathy centres, while progressives have larger empathy centres and smaller fear centres. He recounts how in one study, he found that with conservative people, when exposed to people from different walks of life, the fear centres in the brains became reduced and their empathy centres grew, demonstrating neuroplasticity.
August 30, 2026 Show Audio Dr. Paul Saoke
Dr. Paul Saoke is a co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility - Kenya. His book, Africa's Atomic Odyssey details how African countries are vulnerable to exploitation by the nucelar weapons and energy industries. On this show, Dr. Saoke discusses his new book, Reclaiming Democracy - Pathways to Renewal. He alerts us to systematic attacks on democracy, how democracy takes many forms in different countries, and appeals to all of us living in democratic nations to step up and defend our democracy.
August 16, 2026 Show Audio Tamar
Tamar is an anthropologist, professor, and Israeli Jew who serves as an Unarmed Civilian Protector. She describes an Israeli policy of turning violent Israeli teenage boys loose to frighten, and in some cases harm, Palestinians living in the West Bank, as Israeli police and militairy support the teen hooligans. . Photo: Haim Schwarczenberg schwarczenberg.com
August 2, 2026 Show Audio Pero Kusalo
Pero Kusalo explains the history of Croatia and the complexities of the Eastern European political landscape.