KYRS PLEDGE DRIVE!

A reminder that this week is Pledge Week at KYRS! We don't receive any government funding. This radio station is paid for by you, the listener. That's the reason why we can bring you independent news and views and music you won't hear anywhere else. We are only beholden to you, and count on your support. 

CALL 509-747-3807 TO PLEDGE LIVE!

It's an easy thing to do. And a base-level membership to KYRS is just $3 per month. And for every $36 per year donation we receive, Boots Bakery is going to donate a meal to Hope House. 

Every pledge drive we do this, partner up with a business to provide something for those less fortunate in our community. Why? Because we are a part of the community! How big is our community? Our radio tower reaches all of eastern Washington and a little bit beyond. Our Internet feed reaches folks from around the world. 

Thanks for listening to Out and About. In October, I will have been at it for four years - every Tuesday at 4 pm on 88.1 or 92.3 fm or streaming from KYRS.org. Like everyone else who has a show here, I am a volunteer. I've had the fortune of bringing such a diverse group of guests on the air, from Broadway stars to hunting camp operators, drywall experts to recording artists. The conversations have been fun and sometimes have made me cry. 

We live in a wonderful place! And I am so lucky that I get to celebrate that with you. You can check out the archives here for all of KYRS shows. Or you can go to my show page. You can also search your favorite podcast app and you will be able to listen to the last month's worth of shows. 

Thanks for listening. And thanks for supporting KYRS. Love, Maeve 

Haiku Friday April 25, 2025

 

Haiku Friday April 25 2025

Golden bumblebee 🐝 

Buzzing the mahonia

On Easter Sunday.

Max Q

Soft comforts of friends

Bolstering hope above fear

The heartsong of grace

Laurel 

For special treatment 

Some imagined malady

Wasn’t that the goal 

Rikosan

Mammoth detritus 

Arcane adventures distilled

Hubbard squash rebirth 

Maeve 

Haiku Friday April 18 2025

 

Haiku Friday 18 April 2025 

He’s under water, 

Swimming against the current.

All hail The Drowned Man! 

Max Q

Her ardent embrace 

Makes my hungry heart flutter:

The AFib of love. 

Max Q

John did not begin...

Salt spray, watery miqveh:

Unalive, arise!

Ashuvyahu

Oh the quiet night 

With only the moonlight and stars

The power is out 

 Rikosan

Watch us in horror

Madness consumes our nation

Please quarantine now 

Maeve 

Yesterday's Out and About!

 

Yesterday, on Out and About, we had a full studio, with Sherrece Scott of VOA (Volunteers of America) Spokane, Alison Collins of Boots Bakery and Lounge, KYRS boardmember Carol Ellis and Station Manager Michael Moonbear. The KYRS pledge drive will soon be upon us!  

For those who have been following KYRS for the last couple of years, you know that we use the pledge drive  to strengthen our bonds through partnership and action with fantastic like-minded community members, like Boots and VOA, during the pledge drive. If you missed the show here’s a link: https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_250415_160000b.mp3 

Today's Out and About

 

Today on Out and About, we’ll have a full studio, with Sherrece Scott of VOA Spokane, Alison Collins of Boots Bakery and Lounge, KYRS board member Carol Ellis and Station Manager Michael Moonbear. Yes, you guessed right! The KYRS pledge drive will soon be upon us! And for those who have been following KYRS for the last couple of years, you know that we try to strengthen our bonds through partnership and action with like-minded community members during the pledge drive. Listen to today’s show and hear how your pledge to KYRS will also help those less fortunate in Spokane. What will this year’s partnership entail? I don’t know! But, I will find out when I talk with everyone on the air.

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday April 11, 2025

 

Hang on every word: 

He blathers on; he’s absurd.

The idiot speaks. 

Max Q

A god given right

Our comfort at any cost

Read me the passage

Rikosan

Exhausted typing 

Jibberish prose and garbage

Confusing haiku

Maeve 

Yesterday's Out and About! An LGBTQ+ Support & Coping Skills Group...

We opened the show with the traditional short reading from On Tyranny. Then I shared the audio that I recorded with Dr. Judy Jagiello. Judy is a psychologist who is convening an LGBTQ+ Support & Coping Skills Group. This will be more than just your standard support group. Judy will be teaching folks coping skills on how to stay healthy and, in-the-fight during this dark time for America. We also talked about some coping skills you can immediately put into practice. And I played a little a music between segments.  I mean, why not?

If you missed the broadcast, you can check out the audio at: https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_250408_160000b.mp3

You can contact Dr. Judy at judy@cffdspokane.com. Or text or call her at 509.904.0482.

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Today's Out and About Radio Episode!

Today on Out and About, I will be sharing audio that I recorded with Dr. Judy Jagiello. Judy is a psychologist who is convening an LGBTQ+ Support & Coping Skills Group. This will be more than just your standard support group. Judy will be teaching folks coping skills on how to stay healthy during this dark time for America. We also talked about some coping skills you can immediately put into practice.

If you’re like me, you’ll want to stay healthy mentally and physically so you can fully enjoy it when justice is served to those currently destroying our nation. It may take a while, so pace yourself! If you’re interested in the group, you can contact Judy at judy@cffdspokane.com .

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday April 4, 2025

 

Haiku Friday April 4 2025

I stuck out my tongue

At the Cybertruck driver - 

And did it again. 

Max Q

Six inches of snow

In a dry world, we welcome

Precipitation

Bill 

You question what’s true

While getting struck by lightning 

Can’t argue with that 

Rikosan

The sound of thunder

As your actions strike you down

Leaves you deaf to truth

Maeve

Audio from yesterday's show...

 Yesterday I played audio from the March 22 Gender Freedom March and Rally. This event was very well-attended by the LGBT community, its allies and other patriots and people who value decency, honor and truth. The speakers were from all walks of life - from a comedian to a staff sergeant from Fairchild AFB. When future generations look back at this time in our nation's history, they will view gatherings like these as a historical attempt to stop the evil of foreign-influenced fascism which has gripped America and seeks its destruction. And as always, we started off the broadcast with a small snippet from Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny. If you would like to listen to the show, here's a link.

And here's a video of the march itself. Thank you Spokane FaVs

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Today's Out and About - Audio from the Gender Freedom Rally and March

Today on Out and About, I will be playing audio from the Gender Freedom Rally and March. Thanks to KYRS’s own Lynnea for grabbing this audio. Thanks to Spokane Favs for the video! 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.  Show notes and playlist at https://kyrs.org/show/out-and-about/  Thanks for listening! Maeve