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 a repeat: Favorite Hawaiian Songs Thu, 09/06/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter RepeatArrowCircle-tiny.jpeg Today Lois was gone -- setting up for the Davis Senior Center's annual "Jewelry Sale" -- so she played a favorite older show with "Favorite Hawaiian Songs". Enjoy! Read more about That's a repeat: Favorite Hawaiian Songs Add new comment
That's Peiter Pastoor Thu, 08/30/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter PeiterPastoor@KDRT-01(400).png Peiter Pastoor, one of the many hosts and DJs on KDRT, shares his personal history and the evolution of his KDRT show -- Listening Lyrics -- in this lively discussion with Lois. Did you know that "Dutch", "Holland" and "The Netherlands" all refer to the same place/people? His family left Holland when Peiter was 7, but couldn't get in to the USA. So they moved to Canada and lived there for many years before immigrating to the American plains. Peiter's stories are fun and fascinating. AND he writes poetry! Read more about That's Peiter Pastoor Add new comment
That's Dan Carson, new Council Member (8/23/18) Thu, 08/23/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter Dan Carson @ KDRT studio A new member of the Davis City Council, Dan Carson has lots to talk about. First Lois asked him how he came to be a Council Member. (His history is interestering.) Then she wanted to know what he saw as the two biggest problems affecting our City in the future. (Long-term finances and University-City arrangements.) What is one thing we could improve immediately to help us make all the other decisions? (Communication! Between segments in town when projects are suggested; between residents and City officials; and between larger entities.) Read more about That's Dan Carson, new Council Member (8/23/18) Add new comment
That's John Denver ... Thu, 08/16/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter JohnDenverCover.jpg Today we hear songs from "John Denver: Definitive All Time Greatest Hits" and get insider information about this international star. (This show that first aired before we were annotating the archives, so I don't know the original broadcast date.) Read more about That's John Denver ... Add new comment
That's a repeat ... Thu, 08/09/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter RepeatArrowCircle-tiny.jpeg That's Life on Aug 9th, 2018 was a repeat of an earlier interview about critters in Davis. Read more about That's a repeat ...
That's AMOWRP in 2018 ... Thu, 08/02/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter DonateItIcon.jpg The 2018 Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program (AMOWRP) is again being lead by Jennifer Gilbert, Conservation Coordinator for the City of Davis. This program is an attempt to help renters find homes for useable items rather than putting them in the dump. Volunteers staff "donation stations" at some of the large apartment complexes and help keep things tidy and easy to use. VOLUNTEERS WANTED every year. Contact Jennfer in July to sign up, get trained, and arrange for your volunteer hours. She is reachable at: JGilbert@CityOfDavis.org Read more about That's AMOWRP in 2018 ... Add new comment
HIV/SHIV: early work at UCD with Dr Murray Gardner (7/26/2018) Thu, 07/26/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter MurrayGardner-HIVlab.jpg AIDS Virus Diagnostic Laboratory -- the history of a successful scientific journey into retrovirus detection and treatment with Dr Murray Gardner. Another fascinating story from a retired professor and doctor from UCD. Although he "retired" in 2000 at age 70, Murray continues to go in to the office every day and help out. Worth a listen! (below is a blurb from the UCD's California National Primate Research Center) Thirty years ago, the CNPRC was at the forefront of discovering the role of retroviruses as the causative agent for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Dr. Murray Gardner, emeritus Professor of Pathology in the UC Davis School of Medicine, often refers to the CNPRC as the “home” of simian AIDS, as early isolates of retroviruses related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were identified in colony animals and studied by researchers here. Read more about HIV/SHIV: early work at UCD with Dr Murray Gardner (7/26/2018) Add new comment
Greywater with Kent Thompson of Cool Davis Thu, 07/19/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter cool-davis-logo-2017.jpg Kent Thompson tells us about Water Wise Davis -- a working group of Cool Davis -- and explains all about saving water by re-using shower water to water the yard. This "greywater" idea has evolved from the 70s (when I had friends who created outdoors showers) to today's integrated greywater systems being built right into new homes. Kent Thomson has been working on improving greywater techniques and getting legislation passed to ensure folks can use them to save almost 30% of their water use. (7/19/2018) Read more about Greywater with Kent Thompson of Cool Davis Add new comment
That's Life for Jul 12th, 2018- "Trees in Davis" Thu, 07/12/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter IMG_0612.jpg Read more about That's Life for Jul 12th, 2018- "Trees in Davis"
Tree-Tagging Davis! CCUH -- Dave Fujino (7/5/18) Thu, 07/05/2018 - 2:05pm \| Lois Richter CCUH~DaveFujino.jpg The Tree-Tagging project in Davis and on campus was a joint venture with many partners. Initiated by the UCD Arboretum, it was the product of aeverl UCD students' interest in sharing with the community the benefits of trees to our life and our world. Ther created and placed dozens of "tree tag" around campus and downtown. Look for these large signs hanging on some trees. Because it is summer break, the UCD students were not available to talk with. So I asked some of the partners is the project to come and tell us about their organizations. (Today is CCUH, next week is Tree Davis.) Read more about Tree-Tagging Davis! CCUH -- Dave Fujino (7/5/18) Add new comment