Colt Gill is the Director of the Oregon Department of Education; he spends time with us exploring the many findings of the Oregon Statewide Report Card for 2021-2022, joined by Scott Nine, Assistant Superintendent of Education Innovation and Improvement.

The Klamath River Renewal Corporation ramps up to full speed, with destruction work potentially getting started in the next calendar. KRRC is a transitional agency with one job: get rid of the dams. Mark Bransom, Executive Director, drops in to give an overview of next steps and how the dam-removal timeline unfolds.

Elvis had to travel a lot, and had the jet named after his daughter, Lisa Marie. Ron Strauss was often the one at the controls of the famous plane. We get the full story in the book "Destined to Fly: The Story of Ron Strauss – From Iowa To Elvis." Sally Hoedel is the author.

Paid Leave Oregon already has a director in the person of Karen Humelbaugh and a deputy director in Juan Serratos, who join us to answer the questions about the new system.

Kairos has long looked after the needs of young people with behavioral problems in several parts of western Oregon. Sarah Hollingworth brings an overview of the Kairos approach and the issues being seen currently.

Karen Bakker, a technology entrepreneur, pulls the curtain on sound in the book "The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants."

At 8: Psychologist Katherine Kinzler says judging people by accents and other features of speech can become a significant social justice issue. How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You.At 9: Helena Dea Bala on her book Craigslist Confessional: A Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers.

At 8 - Bertie Simmons's book Whispers of Hope: The Story of My Life | At 9 - Political historian Julian Zelizer's book Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.

Jackson County Library Executive Director Ginny Auer visits to talk about the mission and the needs still to be met.

Food safety needs to extend beyond the big meal, because you'll probably have those leftovers hanging around for several more days, at a minimum. We chat with a USDA rep about making only happy food memories on this or any holiday.