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 as a Creativity CoachThu, 02/24/2022 - 11:00am | Lois RichterNikki H is a "Creativity Coach" and her eddress tells it all -- FindYourDelight@gmail.com -- Her delight is helping others find THEIR delight. Her passion is fostering CREATIVITY in many ways for as many people as she can. Her Pinterst account says Nikki H is a: "Delight finder. Creativity coach. Content creator. Event designer & stylist. Dancer. Traveler." |
Cat Tales and Animal StoriesThu, 02/03/2022 - 11:00am | Lois Richter"Cat Tales and Animal Stories" |
That's Life with Ray MaxwellThu, 01/27/2022 - 11:00am | Lois RichterRay Maxwell is a fascinating man. He has done so many wonderful things, we'd need a month to even summarize them! In this episode we touch on a few -- hot air ballooning, finding minerals by looking at vegetation from space, how wind moves over mountain peaks and what those aerial waves and ridges can be used for, changes in vision after cataract surgery, setting up a studio, teaching people to fly (motor planes, gliders, remote control planes, and drones), Vancouver BC Canada, lots of tech, and philosophy. Although Lois and Ray met thru Office Hours, Ray has many other years of broadcast experience -- radio, tv, podcasting, web streaming, and Youtube. You can see his face online at: Maxwell's House -- "Stop by the house of polymath Ray Maxwell and see what he's investigating today. Ray is a teacher, color scientist, pilot, photographer, Photoshop wizard and raconteur who each week takes on different real-world applications of complex scientific notions." |
That's Life with Rupert McRaeThu, 01/13/2022 - 11:00am | Lois RichterRupert McRae !!!!! 'Nuf said. Well, actually, that's not enough. Rupert is one of the great panelists on "Office Hours", which is where Lois met him. He has had a long, productive career in other people's companies and is now his own boss. (Note: You can also SEE Rupert McRae on various episode of Office Hours on their website.)
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That's Life with author Anne Da VigoThu, 12/02/2021 - 11:00am | Lois RichterAuthor and journalist Anne Da Vigo joins Lois to talk about her books and her process. Anne's journalism career (specializing in feature writing and crime reporting), spanned more than a dozen years at newspapers throughout California. Her latest -- Bakersfield Boys Club -- was loosely inspired by the Lords of Bakersfield murders of the 1970s and 1980s. Da Vigo covered the trial in the first of the Lords murder cases. She is the author of a previous thriller -- Thread of Gold -- and numerous short stories. She is also part of the Blue Moon writers' group that meets weekly in Davis; and, as always, continues to write. The finale of today's show is two Merle Haggard songs about Bakersfield. (This aired two weeks in a row -- 2 Dec and 9 Dec 2021.) |
That's Life: author Fallon O'NeillThu, 11/04/2021 - 11:00am | Lois RichterDavis author Fallon O'Neill is today's guest. He has published two of his "Geist" trilogy so far -- "Geist: Prelude" and "Geist: Intermezzo" -- and the third -- "Geist: Scherzo" -- is coming out in 2 weeks (15 Nov 2021). Fallon is working on the fourth book now; with more expected in the future. Writing is his life's work. Another writer who is part of the Blue Moon Thursday Group, Fallon found them in high school and credits that group with encouraging him to write, continue, and improve as an author. For more about him and all his books, visit: https://www.worldcastlepublishing.net/fallon-o-neill UPDATE!!! Geist: Scherzo has been released! Here is the Amazon link. |
That's Life as a writer -- Barbara Meyer LinkThu, 10/21/2021 - 11:00am | Lois RichterAuthor Barbara Meyer Link talks about her new book -- Chokecherry Girl -- and about writing. Music by Jose Cabezas closes the show.
PS: This episode also aired on 10-28-2021. |
That's Life, That's WaterThu, 10/14/2021 - 11:00am | Lois RichterThat's Life. That's Water and Soil! Understanding our water -- where it comes from , where it goes, how it's used, and by whom -- is a vital to knowing what to expect in the future. Understanding how our soils were formed and how the various soil types interact with that water is the basis for many of our gardening and farming decisions. 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. Soils and water and other things are part of this episode, talking here to guest Don Shor (of Davis Garden Show fame!) about so many things we don't have time for there. -- Lois Richter, KDRT.ThatsLife@gmail.com |
That's Life with Scott EvansThu, 10/07/2021 - 11:00am | Lois RichterAuthor, retired professor, writing group leader, Davisite -- these are just some of the ways to describe today's guest, Scott Evans. Whether you're a mystery enthusiast; or interested in litereary giants such as Hemingway, Shakespeare, or Plath; or want to become an author; or just like reading ... there's something for each of you in this show. We start talking about the journal Scott edits -- "Blue Moon: Literary & art review"; then shift to his on-going weekly writers' group; and move on to Scott's new novel "The Caribbean Prisoner"; then back to the beginning with his 'literary' murder mysteries -- "Tragic Flaws", "First Folio", and "Sylvia’s Secrets"; forward again to his intro of some of the writer (now authors!) in the Thursday group; and finally settle back for a little history of Scott himself. |
That's Life: Selected Songs from 1964 to 1972Thu, 09/30/2021 - 11:00am | Lois RichterFeeling sentimental again. Looked thru my large collections of Golden Oldies and decided to air a show of some of the songs that were popular when I was in high school and early college. So here you have "Selected Songs from 1964 to 1972". |
Comments
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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