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In this episode, the incomparable Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela play a dazzling 12-song set at the century-old Sorolla Gallery surrounded by the 14 paintings that make up Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida's masterwork "Vision of Spain."

LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Airs Friday, October 3, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Kelvin Cooperage, owned by brothers Kevin and Paul McLaughlin, is making white oak barrels for the newly-rising craft distillers. Here, oak scraps are burned inside the finished barrels to char them.

As Bourbon Booms, Demand For Barrels Is Overflowing

Distillers must age bourbon in new white oak barrels that are charred inside. But the barrel supply is running low, and new, small craft distillers are having trouble getting any barrels at all.

The Ché Café Collective at the UC San Diego campus is pictured in this undated photo.

Judge Rules In Favor Of Eviction Lawsuit Against CHE Café at UCSD

UCSD filed suit after the student collective refused to vacate the 1940s-era building on campus. University officials said the building needs $700,000 in repairs to stay open.

SACRED JOURNEYS host, Bruce Feiler, at the Kumbh Mela.

SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER: Kumbh Mela

Airs Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

CALTRANS Plans For Crossing Lagoons In I-5 Expansion

CALTRANS unveiled plans today to improve access to North County’s coastal lagoons when they expand I-5.

The 1970s, Warts (And More Warts) In 'Inner City Romance'

Underground cartoonist Guy Colwell's dyspeptic chronicle of the 1970s captures a decade when idealism was out of style. Reviewer Etelka Lehoczky says Colwell's style is uneven but at times beautiful.

Why A Journalist Scammed The Media Into Spreading Bad Chocolate Science

Did you hear about that study that found eating a daily chocolate bar helps you lose weight faster? Turns out, it was part of an elaborate hoax to show just how easily junk nutrition science spreads.

Annie Lennox's new album is titled <em>Nostalgia</em>.

'You Cannot Go Back': Annie Lennox On 'Nostalgia'

The singer and activist tackles jazz standards, including "Strange Fruit" and others, on her new album. Here, she and NPR's Steve Inskeep discuss how she connects with the present through the past.

Engineer Mit Shah gives a speech at a meeting of the "ArtICCulators" Toastmasters Club in Milpitas, Calif.

In Silicon Valley, Immigrants Toast Their Way To The Top

Immigrant workers in the Silicon Valley attend Toastmasters meetings to improve their public speaking. Organizers say those skills often lead to increased confidence at work and even job promotions.

Rhino in front of Mike Condy sitting in the grass.

MY WILD AFFAIR: The Rhino Who Joined The Family

Airs Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, August 3 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

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