Innovators
Historic Rail Line Opens in Santa Cruz
This week we are in Santa Cruz aboard Iowa Pacific for a ride on the newly re-opened 32-mile Branch Rail Line in Santa Cruz County. This is the most recent train to rumble through the central coast but certainly not the first. Today we’re going to learn a bit about local railroad history, from Sandy […]
Spy for a Day-a Look at Antique Spy Gear
This week we are at History where we’ll take a look at San Jose’s famous Electric Tower, just one of the many amazing things you’ll discover walking around grounds here. The tower we’ll show you is a replica of the original, which was built in 1881 to ‘light up’ the downtown area. It was hailed […]
Local Doctor’s “Solar Suitcase” Saves Lives Daily
In 2008, Dr. Laura Stachel went to Nigeria to find out why so many women were dying there during childbirth. She was flabbergasted to discover that in many areas, women were giving birth without electricity – sometimes in near total darkness. Doctors and midwives often helped delivered babies with only a cell phone or lantern […]
This is Us 411: Millennials at Montalvo
The show was shot on location at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga. Built on 175 gorgeous acres by former Senator and San Francisco Mayor James Phelan, the Mediterranean-style villa and the stunning gardens were left to the people of California for the encouragement of art, music, literature, and architecture. We’ll tour the villa and learn […]
Profile: Astronaut Greg Chamitoff
Astronaut Greg Chamitoff grew up in San Jose and went on to travel on both the Discovery and Endeavor shuttle missions, and also spent six months on the International Space Station. He and his colleagues had plenty of work inside and outside the Space Station but they managed to squeeze in some fun, too. In […]
This is Us: Surfing Safari
For this episode we went aboard the O’Neill Sea Odyssey in the Santa Cruz Harbor. It’s a 65-foot catamaran on which kids get to take a field trip they’ll never forget – a science cruise on Monterey Bay. You’ll learn more about this educational adventure during the show. We also met the man behind the […]
This is Us from Happy Hollow Zoo
For this episode we visited the Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose. I was lucky enough to be invited into the lemur enclosure. The gentle Black and white primates gathered around for the show open and ate cherries and strawberries from my hand. We also got a close look at a porcupine (kinda […]
Profile: Big Wave Surfer, Richard Schmidt
John Gregg, Steve Kern and the TiU crew spent a day at Richard Schmidt’s surf school (Nice work if you can get it!) in Santa Cruz. Schmidt is legendary big wave surfer, who shares his passion with others who dream of riding the waves. He has perfected an unusual teaching technique. He surfs alongside his […]
Profile: Sal Kahn
“I did not imagine this. I did not imagine, a thing that can reach millions of students…. I imagined myself being some kind of teacher or professor. That was kind of my dream…” Sal Kahn is speaking of a dream come true. His YouTube based Kahn Academy provides education in math and science for beginners […]
Profile: Buffalo Soldiers
An amazing story about the mounted troopers in the Army’s 9th Calvary. The troopers were all African American and they were some of the very first men assigned to protect the National Parks. They were known in American military history for their outstanding service and their dedication to duty and they were called the Buffalo […]
