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.**
So here is the first hour of our chatting together. (There may be more later!)
Enjoy!
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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.]
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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 more than play, though. He has a company that does "cyber security". Not sure what that means? Lois wasn't either, so listen to this episode to find out what it is -- and isn't. We touch on many other things and, again, we had more than an hour's worth of conversation. John is a photographer and is also very active in Office Hours and the After Hours community.
A good talk today!
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Today on That's Life: David Paskin
Rabbi David, as he is often called, is an accomplished spiritual leader, a singer/songwriter, a Jewish futurist, a social activist, an award-winning Jewish edutainer, and your Torah Tech Guy. He's also the "Rock-n-Roll Rabbi". AND he has published several books. AND he is a speaker/presenter both online and in person.
AND, most importantly, he is a friend and a wonderful human being.
Join your That's Life host, Lois Richter, as she gets the story from David. And then another story. And another. These two can really talk!!!
Hope you enjoy the show.
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Today on That's Life: author Bill Pieper.
Local author Bill Pieper is today's guest. He has published many works -- mostly short stories.
His most recent book -- Borders and Boundaries -- is a series of ten short stories which reads like a novel. While each story could stand on its own, the thread of characters and locations ties the book together into a greater whole.
Listen to him reading from Borders and Boundaries along then hear Bill and Lois talking about ... well, just about everything. Bikes? Yup. Drumming? Yup. Publishing in the midst of a pandemic? Yup. Sci-fi porn? Yup. Reading books onstage? Yup. The effect of places on people and culture? That, too.
Bill lived in Nevada City for many years, and his stories often are set in a western locale. Now he lives in Sacramento and comes to Davis weekly to be part of the Blue Moon -- a writers' group hosted by Scott Evans*.
Bill Pieper is working on writing a new book (no date set as of 2021 recording); and he hopes to resume the promotion of Borders and Boundaries once restrictions ease and a new tour can be arranged.
You can see a list of his books at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/708305.Bill_Pieper
That includes his popular Belonging - A Tale of Downieville and California's Modern Gold Country and Forgive Me, Father: Twelve Stories.
But if you want to walk on a wilder side, read his most-popular-story-ever, at: https://www.redfez.net/fiction/sci-fi-alien-dreams-616
PS: This episode also aired on Thanksgiving, 11-25-2021 and on 2025-04-09.
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Today on That's Life: Wind energy
Kevin Wolf is a name well known in Davis. And Kevin Wolf is a person well worth knowing.
Lois met him in the 1970s and has worked with him in several projects -- Davis Food Co-op, Davis Community Network, DCTV, KRDT, politics, and others. Kevin is probably most famous as a founder of the CoHousing project on N Street.
Currently he is involved in the WindHarvest project which offers a easier, simpler, less problematic solution to getting energy from wind than the giant wind turbines currently in use. More info at WindHarvest.com
This episde has chatting about the past and enthusiasm about the future. Hope you enjoy it.
[This show aired 2025-02-05, 02-12, and 02-19.]
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Today on That's Life: Wo-Ma-Mu !!!
That's short for "Women Making Music". As their website says, it "is a nonprofit organization devoted to bringing music and other creative arts into women's lives through education, participation, and personal empowerment". They do that with retreats in the hills of California where (ta-dah!) women get together to make music! -- also to be creative, get immersed in nature, enjoy each other, and recharge.
The current Artistic Director is Marianne Barlow -- who joins Lois on today's show. (Judy Fjell was the group's first Artistic Director and has now retired.)
To get info on upcoming retreats, go to https://womamu.org/
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Today on That's Life: Jack's back!
John Muir Laws is an artist, naturalist, educator, and author. Jack was on the "Birding With Lois" video show in 2022 -- viewable as "How to Observe Better" at: https://BirdingWithLois.global
Today we talk about his new book -- "The Laws Field Guide to Sierra Birds: Updated Edition". We also dive into NATURE JOURNALING and how observing the natural world can change our lives for the better.
Be sure to check out the dozens of classes Jack has for FREE on his personal website -- https://johnmuirlaws.com/blog-archives/ -- and the events/ activities on the Wild Wonder Foundation -- https://www.wildwonder.org
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Today on That's Life: It's another time for the holidays!
Here is the third of my xmas music shows for this year.
Today's songs are off 3 CDs: #1 - #12 from "Christmas Card Disc"; #19 - #22 from "A Christmas Celebration - Volume 2"; and #12 from "'Tis the Season".
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
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Today on That's Life: NEW TIME! NEW DAY !! Same host and program.
"That's Life" will now be broadcast at NOON on TUESDAYS.
Archives remain in the same place -- https://kdrt.org/programs/thats-life -- and at this time there is no weekly re-broadcast.
If you have comments or suggestions, contact Lois Richter at the show eddress -- KDRT.ThatsLife@gmail.com
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