That's Life

Three of Lois' friends -- Leanne Friedman, Marilee Eusebio, and Autumn Labbe-Renault -- joined her to talk about friendship and friendliness.  

Reese Rowland from the City of Davis spoke about his work on Stormwater Pollution Prevention.  Do you know where your water comes from and where it goes? Listen to today's show and find out! 

A repeat of the show with  John Puett  about D&D, photography, and the Office Hours  / After Hours community. [First broadcast  03/17/2022;  aired again  04/23/2025 and 05-06-2025.]

Jeff Peterson's CD "Slack Key Travels" Bird behaviors (info via Lois).  

Corky's back!  To talk to us about bats, bats, and more bats!   -- primarily the Mexican Free-tail Bat which is so plentiful under the I-80 freeway at the causeway.  Size, shape, habit -- all the things that one can know about these insect-devouring friends -- that's what Corky Quirk has for us today.  And then there are the mysteries that scientists still haven't learns.  The crack in the attache...

Who's Tyler Lee, you ask? He's a very nice young man who Lois met at KDRT when he and another fellow were alphabetizing vinyl records in our library.  Lois, of course, started chatting with Tyler and (not unusually) ended up asking him to come and be on the show.  And he agreed! This is a man with a wonderful story.  I hope you have as much fun listening to this show as we had making it. 

Starting about 15 into this weeks show, Lois interviewed Mark Blake, the owner of Blake's Heating and Air Conditioning.     Lois asks him about how extremely hot weather affects the efficacy of your A/C, how to maintain your system to cost you the least, and operate the best.   Listen to learn and enjoy!

Songs from the Debbie Harry Blondie CD "Once More Into The Bleach" [1988, Chrysalis]      

Summertime 2009  brought songs from "Misner & Smith" off their brand new album -- which was the first of MANY!  For current info, see   MisnerAndSmith.com (Also, as our PSA, info about controlling mosquitoes in your yard.)

Dierdre Wolownick , author of  "The Sharp End of Life" , shares her stories and introduces us to her son, Alex Honnold , who not only taught her to climb but is also the central figure in the recent award-winnig movie "Free Solo" .  This show will give you a feel for what modern climbing is like and help you know more about this fascinating woman.  Dierdre climbed Yosemite's El Capitan when she wa...

Today on "That's Life", Lois and Sharla Hardy talk about DCTV , SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) , brother Jim, art, history, and shared experiences. "Don't mix ammonia with clorox!" If you watched any of Lois' DCTV productions (from 1992 thru 2003), you saw some wonderful camera work by  Sharla Hardy .  She was part of the repetoire crew that helped me produced many shows and several series...

It's starting to sound a lot like Christmas! Here are a few carols to pass the time. First broadcast December 2025.

  A few of you were around in the  70s and 80s and knew John Denver.   For you, here are some of his early songs.  Some other listeners have never even HEARD of John Denver!  For you, here is an introduction to one of the most influential singers of his time.  I've included some history of John as well as some of his music.  Today's songs are from his famous  "Rocky Mountain High"  album.  (The CD...

  The Yolo County Landfill has many programs to reduce-reuse-recycle.  Tours of the landfill are available by appointment.  There is also a "waste wizard" on the website where one can ask questions about what to put where:   https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/community-services/integrated-waste-management-division/central-landfill/a-z-waste-acceptability/a-z-list ...

    Today on That's Life:   Family History = Genealogy = the story of one's ancestors.   Lois tells all!     Well...  Lois tells some.  "All" would take much longer!   Hear what the main documents are that folks use to find their ancesotrs and how they create profiles to store the info and share with cousins.     Records of Birth, Marriage, Death, and the Census.  Using the regular data -- as well...

  Today on That's Life,  more MUSHROOMS !  Professor Emeritus Mike Davis is back again this week to tell us even more about mushrooms -- and other fungus. Originally broadcast in May of  2021; this show was re-broadcast in 2025 on Sept  9 and Sept 16.  

  Today on That's Life:  Mike Davis , a retired professor from UCDavis, tells us a lot about everyone's favorite fungi -- Mushrooms .  There are THOUSANDS of species in California. This fascinating show includes detailed instruction on how to grow your own! If you want to know more, look for his book " Field Guide to MUSHROOMS of Western North America ". Originally aired on 2021-05-20. Re-broadcas...

  Today on That's Life:  Would you like another COLORful show ?  This is part two of the color "BLUE"! BLUE is in the name -- of the song, of the album, or of the artist/band.  There were so many "blue" choices, that I made TWO shows this color!  This one includes Kate Wolf , the Grateful Dead , Johnny Cash ,  Eric Clapton, Ella Fitzgerald , Gershwin , and more.  So here it is --  "Blue, part two"...

  Today on That's Life:  Happy summer!   If you can't travel in person, travel in spirit!  Today you can listen to some mellow island sounds with "Favorite Hawaiian Songs" , a CD from the collection of host Lois Richter.  When that's done, we add a few instrumentals from Jeff Peterson's "Maui On My Mind" . (Original was broadcast on 2021-05-06. Re-edited and then broadcast on 2025-07-01.)

  Today on That's Life:   Another friend Lois met online.   Courtney Goodin  lives in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.  He is a retired sound mixer who has worked on lots of documentaries and commercials as well as feature films.  A 3rd -generation Texan, Courtney came to California after graduating with a college degree in media production.   Our chat today roams from personal experiences, to t...

That's Life -- brought to you by California's Water and Soil! Soils and water and other things are fodder for this episode.  Lois is talking to guest  Don Shor  (of  Davis Garden Show fame!) -- about so many things that we won't try to list them all here. Understanding our water  -- where it comes from , where it goes, how it's used, and by whom -- is vital to knowing what to expect in the future....

A repeat of the show with  Tamra Pica  -- talking about tech, "The Rundown Show", and non-tech things. (Broadcast 13 May and 20 May 2025.  Archived forever on KDRT.org )  

    Today on That's Life:  talking tech with Tamra Pica. Tamra and Lois talk about tech every Thursday evening on the video show "The Rundown" with David Paskin and others.  To hear THAT, go to TheRundown.show and follow the link.   But that's then and this is now.  Tamra Pica  agreed to be on Lois' radio show to talk about non-tech things; but we slipped and fell into tech talk as well.  **Sigh.*...

A repeat of the show with  John Puett  about D&D, photography, and the Office Hours  / After Hours community. [First broadcast  03/17/2022;  aired again  04/23/2025 and 05-06-2025.]

  Today on That's Life:  Another fascinating story from a friend on After Hours.  A self-proclaimed "dungeon master", John Puett leads a very active adventurous life while sitting down.  "Dungeons and Dragons" is his game of choice and he not only plays D&D, but also designs, hosts, and teaches it.  Join  his Discord server or view his YouTube channel to learn more about the game. John does a lot...