Today's Out and About - Abrar and her new show Roots and Rhythms...

Today on Out and About, I will be interviewing someone who is starting a new show on KYRS. Her name is Abrar and her show is called Roots and Rhythms. I am told it is a show about different cultures in our area. From the description I have been given, it sounds like there will be discussion around a lot of aspects of different cultures, including music and recipes. I am looking forward to meeting Abrar. I like the idea of a recipe tie-in to culture. Maybe I will share one of mine on the air.

I will start the show with a quick listing of activism events promoting freedom and democracy that are taking place in Spokane this week. I am going to do this every week. Plus, I am hoping to play a new Nick the Beet spoken word piece about radio, namely his love for KYRS. 

And, as always, thank you to my underwriters - Boots Bakery, Eastern Washington University and Breathing Room. 

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 - February 27, 2026

A sunny, breezy
Sunday afternoon we have:
Northeast envious.

Max Q

Lizard on the wall,

Basking in the noonday sun:

Alley cats lurking. 

Max Q

Oh! She bit his dick;

Oh! He punched her in the head. 

News that’s fit to print. 

Max Q 

Searching for treasure 

In a sea of plastic junk

All the good times gone 

Rikosan

They love pedo crooks

Rapists, killers, conmen, thieves

The Republicans

Maeve

Nick the Beet - Beet the Clock

 

Beet the Clock

Time is running out

For politicians

For those who guard the gate

Of mild reform and timid talk

Money, time, health, our souls slowly stolen

Not by strong arms but by weak wills

  and the tarpit of comfort

   Coming for us

    Calling to us

“Join us in our stupor, in our slumber

Thank us when we think for you - “

the algorithm

the Russian bot farms

the rapist pastors

the lying news channel

the bloated orange corpse

the prosperous pedos

You could see them for what they are but

You

Will

Lose

The company of fools

The safety of mistaken surety

Evolution ticks on

as you fade

Into your foolish, fascist sunset

Nick the Beet

Out and About Recap - February 24, 2026

I kicked off the radio show with a listing of all the protest opportunities this week. Then I played a satirical radio show I made last summer lampooning those wacky ICE misfits. It was episode one and I never made anymore. Maybe for good reason.

I asked for some feedback and I received a phone call. But it was a wrong number and not feedback. Wouldn't you know it, it was Mr. Freeze. Yes, that Mr. Freeze. He was trying to speak to his therapist, so I asked therapeutic questions. He was very upset with being identified with the nasty true villains of ICE. Lots of trauma there. 

Later on, Kermit the Frog called in and he was so upset with funding being cut for PBS that he decided the only way to get funding restored would be to join the well-funded angry, emotional, deranged people who seem to be the darlings of the Trump administration. Kermit debuted his new song - It's Not Easy Being Mean. And I got a little choked up. 

If you missed yesterday’s Out and About,  here’s a link to the radio station’s archived recording -  https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_260224_160000b.mp3

And, as always, I would like to thank my underwriters - Boots Bakery, Eastern Washington University and Breathing Room. 

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 - February 20, 2026

Pedophilia?

He’s been exonerated! 

Talk about the Dow.

Max Q

They are far too young,

Says Death, I should not be here.

It is heartbreaking.

Bill

I sit on the couch

in my smoke stained living room

Stop changing the clock!

April

So, apparently

the call was from your own house

and it was collect.

April 

Joy has gone missing 

Stocks profit from the world’s pain 

What’s in your conscience?

Rikosan

Let’s dance in snow boots

The death cult’s clumsy demise 

Needs a joyful push

Maeve

Yesterday's Out and About - Chelsea Duvall - Director of POTUS...

Yesterday,  playwright, actor, educator and director Chelsea Duvall was my guest on Out and About. Chelsea was with me, primarily, to talk about her latest production - directing POTUS at Spokane Civic Theatre. The show has been selling out to wonderful reviews. Of course, our conversation also touched other topics besides this fun show. I could have easily spent another hour talking with Chelsea about politics, art, science and community. Chelsea was recently in the national touring production of Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol . This sounds like a very cool show and I hope we get to see it in Spokane someday. You can catch POTUS at Spokane Civic Theatre until March 8. 

If you missed yesterday’s Out and About,  here’s a link to the radio station’s archived recording -  https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_260217_160000b.mp3

As always, I would like to thank my underwriters - Boots Bakery, Eastern Washington University and Breathing Room. 

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 - POTUS with Chelsea Duvall

Today on Out and About, I’ll be talking with playwright, director and actor Chelsea Duvall. Chelsea is currently directing POTUS at Spokane Civic Theatre. It’s an interesting story that certainly resonates with our times. The last time Chelsea was on Out and About, she was directing Julius Caesar at Stage Left and what a wonderful show that was. As usual, I am sure our conversation will also veer into art and current events. How could it not?

I will start the show with a quick listing of activism events promoting freedom and democracy that are taking place in Spokane this week. I am going to do this every week. And, as always, thank you to my underwriters - Boots Bakery, Eastern Washington University and Breathing Room. 

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 

Krasnov!

 

Haiku Friday Februaray 13, 2026

 

In Santa Clara,

Robert Kraft, a MAGA man,

Watched New England burn.

Max Q

Decades of hard work

Built a country for her kids

No rest for her yet

Bill

The same futile moves 

Gentleman versus Satan 

It looks like checkmate 

Rikosan

Writing Beet Poems

Playing characters suits me

Where is my borscht belt?

Maeve

Yesterday's Out and About - SPLAT it up!!!!

 

Yesterday, I had a conversation with Alana Shepherd and Nanette Cloud from Spokane’s SPLAT co-op. It’s a very exciting project, based out of Spokane’s Downtown milk bottle. I was so inspired by what they are doing. If you are an artist, know an artist, or want to support local artists, and you missed the broadcast, here’s a link:  https://archive.kyrs.org/mp3/kyrs_260210_160000b.mp3 to yesterday’s show. 

And, as always, I would like to thank my underwriters - Boots Bakery, Eastern Washington University and Breathing Room. 

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 - SPLAT!

 

Today on Out and About, I’ll be talking with folks from Spokane’s newest art co-op SPLAT. This venture sounds as cool as their venue, Spokane Downtown’s Milk Bottle! Whether you’re an artist or just want to hear about this new creative space, you won’t want to miss today’s show. 

Thanks to my underwriters - Boots Bakery, EWU and Breathing Room. 

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 - February 6, 2026

I’m under the gun:

Yes, it’s ultimatum time. 

Can’t make up my mind. 

Max Q

“Are we breaking up?”

“Are we lovers or just friends?”

Déjà vu again. 

Max Q

Love is in the air. 

Shit! Here comes Valentine’s Day’s

Lonely Hearts Club Band. 

Max Q

Oh great Amazon

Bring me the crap I so want

When I hit submit

Bill

Sweaty restless nights 

Constant stream of vivid dreams

Unloading my head

Rikosan

Desperate making

Hands, eyes, ears work overtime

Desert’s fertile land

Maeve