Yesterday's Out and About - Inland Classical Theatre's production of Mary Stuart!

Director Abby Burlingame and actors Sydney Anderson and Jayme Worrell were on the show yesterday to talk about Inland Classical Theatre’s upcoming production of Mary Stuart. Abby has added a great twist on this play concerning the relationship between ruler Queen Elizabeth I and her prisoner, her cousin Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. A fictional account based on true events, Abby upped the ante. At the beginning of each performance, a coin is flipped. Jayme and Sydney will find out which role they are playing - Queen Elizabeth or Mary Stuart. Opening on January 29, the play will be performed at the Blue Door Theatre for four performances. Tickets are available  here.  We had the pleasure of hearing Sydney and Jayme perform some dialogue from the play - after a coin flip - of course! 

If you missed yesterday’s show and want to have a listen, here’s a link -   https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_260129_160000b.mp3

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Today on Out and About - Mary Stuart!

I'm looking forward to talking with director Abby Burlingame and cast members from Mary Stuart. Mary Stuart is Inland Classical Theatre’s inaugural full-length, fully-staged theatrical production. You might remember this talented troupe from the lovely job they did performing a live, fun, thirty-minute version of The Tempest on Out and About last summer. This production is going to be a lot of fun too. The two actors - Sydney Anderson and Jayme Worrell will, right before each performance, flip a coin to see who will play Queen Elizabeth and who will play Queen Mary. Very cool!  

Opening on January 29, the play will be performed at the Blue Door Theatre for four performances only. Tickets are available  here. 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday January 16, 2026

The denuded hills 
High above Pasadena
Dressed in rags of green

Max Q 

The constant abuse 
Victimized by a toddler 
Life of a mommy

Nikki

If it's the right time
Death can be a welcome friend
Blissful end of pain.

Bill

Tiny silver fish 
Lying dead on the shore line
Reflecting the sky

Rikosan

An embarrassment 
He’s a brain-damaged Hitler
Europe please save us

Maeve 

Yesterday's Out and About - The Batman calls in and he really hates cross-country skiing...

Yesterday’s show was supposed to feature only Trevor Finchamp who was going to be talking about Mount Spokane's Winterfest which takes place this weekend. Trevor seems to really fire up some detractors, so, as usually happens when he is on, we had some folks call in to the show. Most notably, Batman. He had a beef with Trevor, as Trevor seems to embody cross-country skiing. Batman, it turns out, is not a fan of cross-country skiing. It seems the sport has made it hard for him to make new friends after his retirement to Spokane. In fact, you could say the sport is his bane. Bruce Wayne called in not long after and started to psychoanalyze The Batman. And luckily, we were out of time. 

All of this was after I introduced the show with a pointed monologue addressing the cowardly fascists/traitors/pedophile-protection-force in Minneapolis who murdered Renee Good last week.

It is important to remember that these disgraceful dummies would like to kill honorable people every chance they get, but in the meantime they'll try to make us afraid, sad and angry. Batman's call was an unwitting blow against their efforts.  

If you missed yesterday’s show and want to have a listen, here is a link -   https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_260113_160000b.mp3

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org. Thanks for listening! Maeve  

Today's Out and About - a visit with Trevor Finchamp!

It is a sad and shameful time for our nation, as we see the most basic norms of decency being violated. Every day brings new violent lawlessness from the Trump Administration. It is no secret that the most dishonorable and immoral of us celebrate this continual assault on our nation. It is also no secret that they get off on how this evil makes them feel when it causes sadness, anger or fear from decent people. Witness the ICE “agent” proclaiming“F%&king bitch,” right after he murdered Renee Good by shooting three bullets into her face, and how he has been celebrated by vile and evil Trump supporters. 

We are not going to give them any fear, any anger or any sadness on today’s Out and About broadcast. There are plenty of opportunities for action against the sewage flowing out of Washington D.C. There are better outlets to find out what is happening in places where the Nazi are doing all they can to fulfill Vladimir Putin’s wishes through his puppet Donald Trump. You won’t see much video of what's happening in Minnesota right now on corporate media. For that, I recommend watching the Meidas Touch Network and Status Coup Network on YouTube. And, locally, Spokane Indivisible is the number one organization  to connect with to peacefully stand up to Trump and his lackeys, including our own dishonorable representative Michael Baumgartner.

 
But, today we are going to purposefully have fun on Out and About. I will be talking with Trevor Finchamp. When Trevor comes on to talk about community events happening in the area, there are usually people with him or people calling in to the show that have made folks pull their cars over, turn up the radio and say “What in the blue blazes am I listening to?!?!”  Why not recharge your moral/patriotic/anti-fascist battery with a 55-minute break from the national horrors and join the "funfusion," won’t you? When standing up for good and fighting against these fascists, we should have as much fun every opportunity we can find.

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday - January 9, 2026

 Cobwebs of the mind: 

Like dust-bunny gossamers

Dripping with hot tears. 

Max Q

Inside most people

a book struggles to emerge

Quick, call the midwife

Bill

With no resistance 

Water flowing over stones 

Open horizons

Rikosan

Thankful now for snow

While dolts smash reality 

I’ll shovel cold truth 

Maeve

Haiku Friday - January 2, 2026

 

The first of the year

Is filled with trepidation:

A fearful nation. 

Max Q

Sartre was in the cart:

Absurdity and freedom 

Chimed a perfect verse. 

Max Q

In intensive care,

life departs with alarms, shouts

I'd prefer silence

Bill

Watching the sunset 

It doesn’t end or begin 

Nothing is final 

Rikosan

Hero Rake-man strikes

Leaf blower mindset falters

Sweeping scales from eyes

Maeve