That's Life

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

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That's John Natsoulas Thu, 08/08/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT~JohnNatsoulas~2013(sm).jpg Todays' guest, John Natsoulas, tells us about "Davis Transmedia Art Walk Tours" and other art in and around Davis. The Art Walk is a unique method of interacting with the murals, scultures, and other art pieces in Davis. Each piece has a scannable identifier which allows each viewer to use their phone/tablet to learn more about the work (sometimes including a video of the artist is process) and allows the viewer to leave comments for the artist as well. John has been involved in many many things in Davis, where he grew up and has lived a full life. In addition to running his art gallery, John has been active in getting art in public places -- such as many of the mosaics in downtown -- and more recently in adding publicly-viewable murals to private buildings. Read more about That's John Natsoulas Add new comment
That's Nikki Shannon Smith Thu, 08/01/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT~guest~NikkiShannonSmith(sm).jpeg Well-loved children's author Nikki Shannon Smith chats with Lois about her books, her career, and life in general. The book in hand is "Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story", which is one of the books in the "Girls Survive" series. That series has different authors sharing survival stories from different times and places. Nikki's two books are about the Civil War and the sinking of the Titanic. These books have fictional girls inserted into historically accurate stories; so doing the research for each book is quite a chore. From life lessons to details of writing, this is a wide-ranging interview. Read more about That's Nikki Shannon Smith Add new comment
That's Jeff Kubiak Thu, 07/25/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter Kubiak_OneDropOfKindness.png Another fine author -- Jeff Kubiak -- tells us about his children's book about kindness, his process, and where he's going now. "One Drop of Kindness is all it takes to fill a heart with love!" From his website at JeffKubiak.com we learn: "Jeff taught for ten years as an elementary school teacher in grades 4, 5, and 6 and has eight years of administrative experience. Jeff loves children's literature and "One Drop of Kindness" is Jeff's first published children's book. He hopes to continue writing books that bring about character change and inspiring others to help make our world a better place." and Read more about That's Jeff Kubiak Add new comment
That's Edna's Gift by Susan Rudnick Thu, 07/18/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT-SusanRudnick_currentGarden.png Susan Rudnick has friends in Davis and is using her visit with them to also have a book signing at Avid Reader -- which is how Lois connected with her. So Lois' first guest in this new "local author" series is actually from New York! Susan is on a tour to promote her new memoir "Edna's Gift: How My Broken Sister Taught Me to Be Whole". This book recounts not only many experiences of Susan and her younger sister Edna, but it also delves into the effect their relationship had on Susan all her like. While never living a "normal" life, Edna lived a life full of joy and inspiration. Read more about That's Edna's Gift by Susan Rudnick Add new comment
That's Jessica Kelly Thu, 07/11/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT_Divine_JessicaKelly_2019.png Yes, that's the famous Jessica Kelly you hear laughing with Lois today! Perhaps she might be known as Jessica Rosso-Kelly-Smythe-Jones in the future? Okay, so that's an "in" joke. But YOU TOO can be in the "IN" crowd by listening to this program. As Jess Goddèsse (Gah-DESS), she has a KDRT radio show called "Divine Intervention", and that was supposed to be the topic of today's episode. And, yes, we do eventually talk about hte show. But mostly we get cheerfully sidetracked and spend a lot of time laughing. Hope you'll join us for some laughs. Enjoy! Read more about That's Jessica Kelly Add new comment
That's John Denver again! Thu, 07/04/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter JohnDenverCover.jpg My guest cancelled at the last minute. So I explained that to the listeners and played some of my favorite music -- by John Denver! Enjoy! Read more about That's John Denver again!
That's Life for 1:00pm on Jun 27th, 2019 Thu, 06/27/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter Read more about That's Life for 1:00pm on Jun 27th, 2019
That's John Denver, Filling In Thu, 06/20/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter JohnDenverCover.jpg My scheduled guest cancelled at the last minute. So, after a bit of chatting, I played some favorites by John Denver! Read more about That's John Denver, Filling In
That's Life for 1:00pm on Jun 13th, 2019 Thu, 06/13/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter Read more about That's Life for 1:00pm on Jun 13th, 2019
That's Life for 1:00pm on Jun 6th, 2019 Thu, 06/06/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter Read more about That's Life for 1:00pm on Jun 6th, 2019