The Whole Earth Festival is turning FIFTY!
What's WEF you say? Here's some of the history of Festival and lots of current information about what's coming up in May. All with long-time WEF volunteer, staffer, and participant -- Lois Richter.
... With Wintersong music before (7 min) and after (5 min)
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Speaking about the Yolo County Library in general and current programs in specific, Regional Supervisor Scott Love again joins Lois for an hour of talk. Printed books are not the only things at the Library these days. Digital books (that is, files you read on your own computer or tablet) have expanded the range of materials that libraries can offer by cutting down on the expenses associated with physical objects. No more staff time checking things out and in, no more reshelving, no more shipping books across the county, and no having to find more shelf space over the years. AND, since digital "e-books" are rented instead of purchased, the library can have a dozen copies of a very popular new book but then cut back the number of copies as requests for that title wanes.
There are many other programs and resources in the system. This is definitely an informative show.
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Mary Schiedt chats with Lois about birds and other natural topics. A casual, comfortable conversation. Nothing urgent here; just learning a little more each time we talk.
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Lars Anderson retired 5 years ago from the USDA where he was an Aquatic Weed Scientist; and he is currently working on creation of the Woodland Regional Park (north of Davis on CR 102, where the pond is at the edge of Woodland). He is part of a consortium that includes the City of Woodland, Tuleyome, the Science Center, and other individuals. They call it 'Science on the Urban Edge' and it is a very exciting project to hear about. (Volunteers and docents will be needed in Spring 2019. )
Since retiring, Lars has been assisting to improve aquatic weed management strategies at Lake Tahoe and the San Joaquin Delta system. Today's show includes a detailed discussion of how scientists are trying to keep invading plants from taking over Lake Tahoe -- including some experimental projects (like floating islands) being built to test new theories of water quality improvement techniques.
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Matt Stone, founder of Central Valley Vintage Base Ball, shares his love of old-time base ball and the work he and others are doing to promote clubs in many towns -- including Davis -- with the goal of having a league with games and tournaments.
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In this third 2018 program about jazz, Don Shor (host of "Jazz After Dark" on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm) shares more history. In part 2, we heard -- and heard about -- the three most popular and well-known jazz singers. This time, we hear many of the less well-known women jazz vocalists singing over the decades. While Don says he is "not an expert", he has a lot to teach us about this quintessential American art form.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy!
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Davis employs a wildlife biologist named John McNerney to oversee all things natural in the City. John has been on the show several times (all archived for your listening pleasure!). This time our discussion focussed on the turkeys and other 'wild' animals in the City and what people should or should NOT do in their interactions. Although I hope you will listen to this entire episode; here's the main point Lois got from it -- DO NOT leave out food where the rats, turkeys, squirrels, skunks, opposums, or other animals can get to it. That includes remnants of cat and dog food, as well as intentionally feeding them. Wild animals that become 'habituated' to people can cause problems. Ah, you might say, but what about the little birds?
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All things media! That's what we talked about. Jeff Shaw -- intrepid leader of the KDRT project -- tells us about how it all came to be. First there was Davis Cable Cooperative (DCC), then Davis Community Television (DCTV), then Davis Media Access (DMA) when we added KDRT (KDRT). ((No, no one has ever been able to explain what the initial of the radio station mean. I have my own idea, of course. "DRT" could mean "Davis Radio Transmission", eh what?))
Where we've been, where we are now, and plans for the future. Enjoy!
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KDRT's Hawaiian expert Beth Post is today's guest. Her radio show "Na Mele O Hawaii" is one of the most popular on this station! And the story of how it came to be and what changes it has made in her family's is fascinating.
Beth first became involved with KDRT when a friend started the "Road Scholar" show about home-schooling and needed a back up. Beth and her daughter started helping out and eventually doing it all on their own. After a few years, the kids got older and that show was no longer of as much interest.
Beth's daughter went on to school and Beth -- having gotten a taste of sharing on the radio -- was left on her own. When she approached Jeff about having a new music show, his first question was: "So what kind of music do you plan to play?"
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