Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.
To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.
Lois seldom (but occasionally) updates her other website. Check it out at https://BirdingWithLois.global
Podcast
That's Life with Yolo County's Marissa JuhlerTue, 09/30/2025 - 12:00am | Lois Richter
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 Kids love learning about recycling! Today, Marissa Juehler explains how diverting use-able items that would otherwise go into the landfill not only saves us space; it also makes things available for VERY low prices AND provides funding for other recycling programs. EVERY DAY one can drop things off to be sold. Then folks can BUY every Thursday, as well as the third Saturday of each month. BREAKING NEWS !!! Our landfill is getting a new methane-gas-capture system to replace the 40-year-old one we use now. And, yes, that means we have been capturing gas for that long. We were among the first landfills to do that. |
That's Life for our AncestorsTue, 09/23/2025 - 12:00pm | Lois Richter
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 as avoiding some common problems. FamilySearch.org is Lois' go-to place for both doing research and creating profiles. See you there? |
Replay of That's Life of Mushrooms, part twoTue, 09/09/2025 - 11:00am | Ned
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. |
Replay of That'sLife with MushroomsTue, 09/02/2025 - 11:00am | Jim Buchanan
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". |
Replay of That's the color BLUE, part 2Tue, 07/29/2025 - 12:00pm | Jim Buchanan
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". |
That's Life with Hawaiian MusicTue, 07/01/2025 - 12:00pm | Lois Richter
Today on That's Life: Happy summer! |
That's Life with Courtney and the UnionsTue, 06/17/2025 - 12:00pm | Lois Richter
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 the history of the movie business, to how production has morphed over the years, to unions. (LOTS about unions!) You can see Courtney most every day at 7:00 am on Office Hours. (To get the best seats, go to OfficeHours.global/join and sign up for an invite to Mukana -- the on-air live audience arena. Lots of fun!) |
That's Life with California WaterTue, 05/27/2025 - 12:00pm | Lois RichterThat'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. Understanding how our soils were formed and how the various soil typesinteract with that water is the basis for many of our gardening and farming decisions. Why who got what soils. Davis is in the Sacramento River watershed. It was either marsh or grasslands before Europeans arrived. Because we had annual flooding, our rivers and creeks developed natural levees which overtopped each year and deposited gravel, sand, silt, and clay on the surrounding land -- the lighter particles travelling further than the heavier material. So your yard might be sandy-loam, silty-loam, or clay-loam -- depending on where in the county you live. "That's Life" broadcasts every Tuesday at 12 noon and replays every Wednesday at 5:00 pm, PacificTime. |
That's Life for 12:00pm on May 13th, 2025Thu, 05/15/2025 - 9:50am | Lois RichterA 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 )
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That's Life with Tamra Pica and TECHTue, 05/13/2025 - 12:00pm | Lois Richter
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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I love listening to your Hawaiian music choices and your comments on Hawaii when you play Hawaiian music. :-)
-- Arielle
I forgot about all this great music...thanks for reminding me.
Great show! Never knew so much about green building...great guest. [Casa Verde]
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