Josh Gross, music player and creator, is our guide, compiling the list of December 2023 musical events, with an eye to variety.

Stuart Warren and Anna Murphy are making a year round smoke management plan for Jackson County through the Institute of Policy, Research, and Engagement (IPRE) at UO. Stuart Warren tells us of the smoke plan's crafting, and how public input is being included.

Sam Roberts, who has long covered the city for the New York Times and written books about it, took on the task and delivered a surprisingly short list: "The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World's Greatest City

The male menopause experience is the subject of our latest Doctor to Doctor segment, hosted by Rogue Valley physician Dr. Robin Miller.

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."