Michael Dunne

On this edition, we talk with Lauri Holts, an ecologist with the City of Eugene about the amazing, and fragile ecosystem that is the Delta Ponds watershed in the city.

On this edition we talk with Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon. Kasubhai is the first Asian American lifetime judge and first Muslim lifetime judge in the District of Oregon. Kasubhai is the third Muslim lifetime judge in our nation’s history.

On this edition we talk to Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley about the government shutdown and the proposal of federalized troops in Oregon, and then we change gears and talk with KLCC arts and culture reporter, Kendra Schertell about fun activities for fall.

On this edition we talk with Dale Borland, fire chief of Lane Fire Authority about the need for a new voter-approved levy to fund vital services. And we also talk with KLCC's Julia Boboc about protests against the administration at Lane Community College.

On this edition we talk about Flock Safety cameras, the new digital license plate cameras in Eugene and Springfield that police use for law enforcement, but also are alleged to be spying on motorists. We speak with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White who has reported extensively on this issue and Ky Fireside from Eyes Off Eugene, an organization opposed to the cameras.

On this edition we talk to Craig Renetsky, the new independent police auditor for the City of Eugene.

On this edition we talk with freedom of speech expert and U of O journalism professor Tim Gleason about action taken by President Trump and the FCC to silence Jimmy Kimmel, and we also talk to John Thorpe, a lawyer representing an Oregon vape shop who is also challenging free speech prohibition.

On this edition, we talk with Trond Jacobson, head of the University of Oregon Forensics Program and student debaters Dylan Kussman-Carter and Lorelei Sassenfeld about the potential removal of the program and what it might mean for students and University history.

On this edition we talk with Oregon Senator Ron Wyden after his recent calls for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. to resign or be fired.

Bad trip: OSU study finds fake magic mushrooms cropping up in Oregon