Station Archive

Music Eclectica is finally back after about a month off. New year, new music featuring a little humor (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Soundtrack, Electric Six), a little dancing (Fallout Boy, Bomba Estereo), and some WTF (GFOTY).

The Yolo County Landfill has many programs to reduce-reuse-recycle and one of the newest is the 'Big Blue Barn'. Manager 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 other month there is one weekend when folks can buy; but EVERY day one can drop things off. Here the details in this lively interview.

This week Ruth reads from the Davy Crockett autobiography about family life in 1824. That time had the same problems raising a family as we do, even though there was Bear on the table for dinner.