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.
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Today on "That's Life", Lois and Sharla Hardy talk about DCTV, SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), brother Jim, art, history, and shared experiences. "Don't mix ammonia with clorox!"
If you watched any of Lois' DCTV productions (from 1992 thru 2003), you saw some wonderful camera work by Sharla Hardy. She was part of the repetoire crew that helped me produced many shows and several series -- mostly running a camera, but occasionally on as a guest. Our last series was "Thoughtfulness" -- an eclectic production that ran weekly for several years. (Sort of like this radio program, but with moving images!)
Sharla has been my friend for over 20 years and I thought it was time to catch up with her; so I'm doing that now and you're invited to listen in on our chat!
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It's starting to sound a lot like Christmas!
Here are a few carols to pass the time.
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A few of you were around in the 70s and 80s and knew John Denver. For you, here are some of his early songs.
Some other listeners have never even HEARD of John Denver! For you, here is an introduction to one of the most influential singers of his time. I've included some history of John as well as some of his music.
Today's songs are from his famous "Rocky Mountain High" album. (The CD was published by RCA, from recording of the 1972 album by BMG Music.)
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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.
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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?
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Tue, 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.
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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".
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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".
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