That's Life

Host Lois Richter’s That’s Life format is mosty 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 -- but mostly it's just talk.

If you want to suggestion a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois at 530-902-0209 or leave a message in the comments here.

Lois seldom (but occasionally) updates her KDRT-blog. Check it out at: https://kdrt.org/blogs/lois-richter

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That's Kim Stanley Robinson Thu, 10/31/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KSR_RiceAndSalt_KDRT.jpg Renowned science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is an opinionated person. And a thoughful one. And a great researcher. But mostly he is a very fine writer. Of the many many books he has written and published since the 1980s, my favorite is "The Years of Rice and Salt", set in an alternate world where the Plague killed 90% of northern Europe leaving empty land to be resettled by people from further south and east. This book is a series of about a dozen novellas tied together by a cast of characters who get reincarnated in different parts of the world and different circumstances and cultures. A most fascinating book! Read more about That's Kim Stanley Robinson Add new comment
That's the Senior Center in 2019 Thu, 10/24/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT_Maria_DSC_2019.png Davis Senior Center at 7th and A Streets provides classes, programs, services, and opportunities for volunteering. Everyone is welcome! Today Maria Lucchesi tells us all about the HUGE number of things that are happening at the Senior Center every week or every year. Read more about That's the Senior Center in 2019 Add new comment
That's the Blue Mango Thu, 10/17/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT~Mango40thPoster.jpg This weekend marks the 40th anniversary for Davis' legendary Blue Mango -- a creative hub, community gathering space, wonderful place to eat! In this show, Lois interviews some of the founding members of the Blue Mango -- Maura Metz, Ken Kemmerling, and Russell St. Claire. Lots of remembering here! The show was created particularly to invite YOU to Saturday night's Blue Mango 40th Anniversay Celebration for all folks who were ever involved -- cooking, serving, eating, playing, listening, dancing, or whatever! Read more about That's the Blue Mango Add new comment
That's the Sharp End of Life Thu, 10/10/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT~Wolownick~author~2019(600x800).jpg Dierdre Wolownick, author of "The Sharp End of Life", shares her stories and introduces us to her son, Alex Honnold, who not only taught her to climb but is also the central figure in the recent award-winnig movie "Free Solo". This show will give you a feel for what modern climbing is like and help you know more about this fascinating woman. Dierdre climbed Yosemite's El Capitan when she was over 60; and is still going strong. Read more about That's the Sharp End of Life Add new comment
District-based City elections Thu, 10/03/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter map~outlinedDavis~vert.jpg Councilmember Dan Carson helps us understand WHY the City is changing to District-based elections and WHAT people still have an opportunity to weigh in on (the boundary lines of the districts) and WHEN this process will finish (November 2019). This isterview cleared up a lot of false rumors that I had heard flying around and convinced me of the urgency of this change. NOW is the time to make any suggestions about districting, if you are interested in the topic. Thanks to Dan Carson for another clarifying interview. Read more about District-based City elections
That's Music by Margie, Jake, Anthony, and Jeff Thu, 09/26/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT~Margie-Jake-Anthony-02.jpg A selection of Lois' favorites from Margie Adam, Jake Shimabukuro, Anthony Pfluke, and Jeff Peterson. A little talk at the beginning (some ramblings about how different folks view their own religion/ philosophy/ way of life) and then just mellow instrumental music. That's Life playlist for 09/26/2019 Read more about That's Music by Margie, Jake, Anthony, and Jeff Add new comment
That's Jean Minton's All the Sweeter Thu, 09/19/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter KDRT_JeanMinton_promo_photo.jpg Jean Minton is another local author and her book is called "All the Sweeter: Parents Share Their Stories of Adopting from Foster Care". Adopting children who are in foster care is not a new concept. This book, however, describes what the current practices are. County governments partner with many other non-profit organizations who also help facilitate adoptions for children who will not be going back to their own families. Jean did lots of research about US foster-adoptions and interviewed many families aaround the country to create her book which tells each family's unique story. Jean shares with us stories of twelve different parent/child/family situation. This book is useful for ALL PARENTS, whether their children are adopted or not. More info about her book is at: https://jeanminton.com/all-the-sweeter/ Read more about That's Jean Minton's All the Sweeter 2 comments Add new comment
That's Lois Reading Spacepaw Thu, 09/12/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter dickson_spacepaw_cover.jpg Guest cancelled. Had to wing it. Started with some jazz. Then read the opening chapter from Gordon R. Dickson's science fiction classic "Spacepaw" (first published in 1969, paperback published by Ace in 1983) which I had gotten years ago and still like. Another jazz interlude. Then the second reading was from "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff (1982). Jazz played was Louie Armstrong "West End Blues" (from Don Shor's compilation CD); Charlie Parker Quintet "Embraceable You" (from Smithsonian art Institute's "Classical Jazz Album"); and the Gary Mulligan Quartet played "Lullaby of the Leaves" (from "Cool Jazz" album). Read more about That's Lois Reading Spacepaw Add new comment
That's a Repeat from 1 Aug 2019 Thu, 09/05/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter RepeatArrowCircle-tiny.jpeg Today played a repeat from 1 Aug 2019 -- an interview with author Nikki Shannon Smith. Read more about That's a Repeat from 1 Aug 2019
That's Mike Pesola again Thu, 08/29/2019 - 2:10pm \| Lois Richter MikePesolaBedrock.jpg Construction guru and former KDRT host, Mike Pesola joins Lois to talk about his new book "Courting Sense; the Game Behind the Game of Racquetball". This is a collections of tales from racquetball which are then related to situations in the business world. This might seem an odd correlation, but Mike has been playing racquetball as long as he has been in business -- about 30 years -- and has noticed the applicability of lessons from one to the other. Today's show includes a brief explanation to the game (which was foreign to Lois!) and several readings from Mike's brand new book. Lulu.com reviews this: "A humorous look at the business world as it relates to the game of racquetball; with a few anecdotes thrown in. This book will ring familiar to all of you racquetball players and also will appeal to all of you in the workforce. Read more about That's Mike Pesola again Add new comment