Haiku Friday September 11, 2026

 

Five thousand dollars!

Hockey sticks and Crown Royal: 

My MAGA pipe dreams.

Max Q

Emerging from smoke 

Once the fever has broken 

Ready for a change 

Rikosan

Twin towers crumbled

Along with our decency

Honors final tomb

Maeve 

Yesterday's Out and About - Lily Booth and the South Perry Street Fair...

 

Yesterday on Out and About, I talked with Lily Booth. Lily is the president of South Perry Together. This group is putting on the Perry Street Fair - September 26. It sounds like a great event and I will be walking over there to spend the day, for sure. Lots of food, music and fun. What I am really excited about is a walking history tour of the neighborhood that they are unveiling at the event. I am a total nerd about these kind of things and poor Lily had to listen to me free associate and scat my way through a psychotropic local history screed. But, don’t let that deter you from listening to this show if you missed the live broadcast. Here’s a link.

How would you like a free t-shirt and some free drink coupons for the event (3 beer gardens)? All you have to do is volunteer to help out for a couple of hours. Here is where you can sign up. 

As always, thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. 

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 - The South Perry Street Fair!

 

Today on Out and About, I have Lily Booth on the air to talk with me about the South Perry Street Fair. Lily is the president of South Perry Together. The fair takes place on September 26 and is jam-packed with entertainment, activities and fun. South Perry is truly a jewel of a neighborhood. How did it get that way? How is it that it just keeps getting better? Looking forward to talking with Lily!

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.

Thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday - September 4, 2026

 

Haiku Friday September 4, 2026

I’m sauntering on, 

Down that long, lonesome highway, 

Searching for myself. 

Max Q

She’s the weather girl:

High heels, makeup,  knobby knees. 

The love of his life. 

Max Q

Solo canoeist

Gliding across the water

A calm afternoon.

Bill

Watching angles change 

The secret life of shadows 

Between light and dark 

Rikosan

Power of story

We’re in a good one right now

History will judge 

Maeve

Testerday's Out and About - Mad Underground at Stage Left Theater - September 11 - 27!

 

Yesterday on Out and About, I talked with Director Preston Loomer and Playwright Sandra Hosking from the Stage Left Theater production of Mad Underground. These two are both multipotentialites. If you’re a longtime listener of the show, you will know how much I like to  talk to artists who don't specialize in one field but work in different arenas - artists who write, act, paint, sculpt, etc., in order to get their message out. Accordingly, I not only had a lot of questions about Mad Underground, but also about Sandra's and Preston’s creative practices.

Mad Underground sounds like a great show and you can get tickets here. If you missed this episode of Out and About, here’s a link to the archived show.   

As always, thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. 

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 - Director Preston Loomer and Playwright Sandra Hosking - Stage Left Theater's production of Mad Underground

 

It has been so long since I have talked to anyone from Stage Left Theater! So, I am really looking forward to talking with folks from Stage Left’s newest production which opens on September 11. The show is called Mad Underground. I will have both the playwright Sandra Hosking and the director Preston Loomer on board this afternoon to talk about this show. Mad Underground sounds like a play that will hit that sweet spot for me - a little spooky, very funny and thought-provoking. These are the type of shows, in my opinion, that Stage Left Theater does best! And as an added bonus, this show will benefit Spokane’s Odyssey Youth Movement - a charity which helps out young LGBTQ folks in our region.

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.

Thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Yesterday's Out and About - Special Guest - Sharo - and the KYRS GALA...

Yesterday on Out and About, I talked with KYRS board member Sharo. Sharo is a familiar voice for fans of his show - The Persian Hour. Although The Persian Hour is no more, Sharo is still very connected to the station with his work. We talked about the upcoming KYRS Gala and how you can get tickets here. We also talked about why KYRS is a much needed voice in our community and about the illegal, immoral and catastrophic war that Fascist, conman, adjudicated rapist and felon Trump has waged upon Iran, our nation and our servicemen and women. If you missed the show - have a listen here.

As always, thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. 

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 - The KYRS Gala!

 

KYRS receives no federal funding. There is only one (slightly) paid person for the entire station. All of us who have shows, or help out in some other way, are volunteers. We do this because we want to provide Spokane with an alternative voice. You can hear this in the music we play, the politics we highlight and the people we interview on air. The station is completely dependent on your donations - either through membership or through underwriters. Money is getting tighter, not just for us at the station, but for everyone in our community.

It is not surprising that a lone voice which tries to bring you the truth about how we got here, as a nation, and how we can go forward, as a community, to fix what they have broken is always in danger of being silenced. For me, there is no greater need in Eastern Washington and North Idaho than this voice. Many listeners turn to our national progressive programming, as well as our local voices, whenever there is a new attack on the Inland Northwest. These attacks may be overtly political or come in the form of something so heart-breaking as the fires that destroyed homes and dislocated thousands in our city.

Everywhere we look, we see need. KYRS is your community radio staton. We need you. But, unlike a lot of other organizations that also deeply need your help, we will give you something in return, whether you help us or not. All you have to do is turn on your radio, or use your phone or computer. This is why we are here. We want to always be here for you.

We are putting on a gala on September 25. It starts at 6 pm with dinner starting at 7. There will be entertainment and donated auction items. You can get your tickets here. 

On today’s Out and About, I will be talking with Sharo from The Persian Hour (broadcasts on Saturdays at noon). Sharo is one of the event organizers. Tune in and we will be giving you more details about the station and the event.

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.

Thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday - August 21, 2026

 

Delusional man

In a delusional land:

Lotus eaters, all. 

Max Q

Summer’s lassitude: 

All ambition’s paralyzed, 

Idle schemes abound. 

Max Q

That’s two for Friday. 

What? Tomorrow is Friday! 

Oh, how the time flies!

Max Q

Follow your leader 

Through chaos and destruction 

Thinking optional 

Rikosan

I hate this dog’s bark

It sounds like it does as well 

Shrill and pain surprised

Maeve

Yesterday's Out and About - Garland Pride this Saturday!

 

Yesterday on Out and About, I talked with my pal Matt Danielson. Matt is the Executive Director of Spokane Pride, and he has been bringing Pride Festivals to places all across the region, right here in the USA and Canada. He has also helped create a lot of neighborhood Pride Festivals in Spokane. When I have Matt on the show, it runs on autopilot. And so it was yesterday when we talked about this Saturday’s Garland Pride Festival. Although, we had to overcome a shutdown of water at the studio and locks not working! If you missed the show, here's a link to have a listen. 

As always, thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. 

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 - Garland Pride!

 

Spokane’s big Pride Festival was a couple of months ago and drew tens of thousands of people to Downtown Spokane and Riverfront Park. It was such a great time and maybe, like me, you’re missing that connection with so many kind and wonderful people. Good news! Garland Pride is this Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM, featuring free admission, local vendors, drag performances, live music, and family fun for all.

Today on Out and About, I will be talking with my friend and friend of the show, Matt Danielson. Matt is the Executive Director of Spokane Pride and he will give us all the details of this Saturday’s festivities and more.
 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.

Thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday - August 14, 2026

 

Attila the Hunk

Hides in a catering truck, 

Fearing the Mullahs

Max Q 

Impotent he sits, 

Raging against the machine:

Another stop light.

Max Q  

A drizzle of rain

After a hot dry summer,

Plants revel in it

Bill

The rights of the whites 

Racing on like nothing’s wrong 

No brakes, no filter 

Rikosan

Evolving turnips

Startle kids to compliance

Root mustard madness

Maeve

Yesterday's Out and About - A foodcart full of TDS

 

Yesterday on Out and About, I talked about TDS - the Trump Derangement Syndrome that his cult members have and also the TDS that we have - Truth Defense Syndrome. In between monologues, I played some music that hopefully put a little pep in your TDS step. 

If you missed yesterday’s Out and About, why don’t you have a listen here. 

As always, thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. 

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 - TDS! You may have it!!!!

Like many of you, when I have pointed out the illegalities, the immorality, the lunacy, the failures and corruptness of Donald Trump to his cult members, I have been accused of having TDS - “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” All the documented lawlessness of this crime organization pretending to be a government are things that I would object to, no matter if it was a Republican or a Democratic administration committing these crimes. MAGA cult members would be joining me in my objections, if these crimes were not being committed by their cult leader. Because, in their derangement,  they give Trump and his henchmen/women, a special carve out. To sell one’s credibility, one’s future and one’s morality to a conman of the lowest IQ is a pretty sad thing to witness.

Their accusations did get me thinking - what if I do have TDS? I think I might  be infected, but it is a different kind of TDS. This TDS may be very contagious for those of us who still have any morality, any rationality, and humanity left in us. So, maybe you have contracted it, as well.

Today on Out and About, I have allowed myself the luxury of scheduling no guest so I can have you, the listener, to myself to discuss this concept. Fear not. I will be bolstering my anti-fascist monologue with some music for the revolution.

This revolution may not be televised, but, thanks to the people’s radio station - KYRS -  it may be “radiovised.”
 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.

 

Haiku Friday - August 7, 2026

 

Haiku Friday August 7, 2026

Old and decrepit

We grow, inexorably 

Spiraling downward.

Max Q

A red flag warning, 

Heat-related incidents:

The summertime blues. 

Max Q 

This is climate change

A lifetime gone in an hour

We feel her heart ache

Bill

With the devil’s clowns

And petrified senators 

Our fate in their hands 

Rikosan

Insane dope starts fire

Destroys people’s lives en masse

In both Washingtons

Maeve

Yesterday's Out and About - Artist Jennifer Seo - Bab Geuleus: 1. Rice Bowl 2. Means of Living...

Yesterday on Out and About, I had artist Jennifer Seo on to talk about the gallery opening of the newest showing of her work - "Bab Geuleus: 1. Rice Bowl 2. Means of Living.” It opens this Friday (First Friday) at the Terrain Gallery (628 N Monroe) at 5 pm and continues for the rest of the month.

With so much destruction in our region and with so many people facing loss, talking with her was a welcome interlude. I find her work moving and interesting. I was very keen to hear her process and how she came to formulate and execute these beautiful paper creations that are both complex and fragile. Yet, to me, they radiate a simple inner strength. You can follow her work at her website JenniferSeo.com or with her instagram handle seo.jenn.

If you missed yesterday’s Out and About, why don’t you have a listen here. 

As always, thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. 

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 - Artist Jennifer Seo

 

It seems strange to carry on with any kind of regular routine while our region experiences so much heartache and loss. My hope is that today’s show might help take our minds off what has unfolded here, if only for an hour. Today on Out and About, I will be talking with Jennifer Seo whose show "Bab Geuleus: 1. Rice Bowl 2. Means of Living" is opening at Terrain Gallery this Friday.

Art is a creative act, and we have been subject to so much damage to our nation over the past couple years, perhaps none more tangible than the destruction this weekend in Spokane.

I hope to have some resources  for you to help those who have lost so much in these fires, as well. 

Also, a reminder to turn your ballots in today. Voting is still something we can do (for now) to stem the tide of hate and destruction in our nation.  Please exercise this right before it is too late.
 

Tune into Out and About every Tuesday at 4 pm on KYRS at 88.1 and 92.3 fm. Also streaming at KYRS.org.

Thank you to my underwriter - Eastern Washington University. Thanks for listening! Maeve 

Haiku Friday July 31, 2026

 

Awake! The nightmare, 

A late July fever dream, 

Is over - thank God. 

Max Q

Out, out, damned Smoke,

Yells the whiny orange turd

Build another wall

Emily

Creek put underground

But climate change brought it up

Nature finds a way.

Alexander 

Hot angry wind

Whipping lives with smoke and flames 

Until the rain comes 

Rikosan

Shits his pants in church

Tictacs can’t mask his evil

Foresmells Gahenna 

Maeve