Yesterday's Out and About - Wacky Witch!

 

Yesterday on Out and About,  I talked with  Wacky Witch. We talked about Halloween and witchery, in general. Wacky shared many jokes that her father, who is a vampire and also a stand up comedian, tells at his shows. This episode of Out and About was filled with some history, some culture, some advice and a lot of Halloween happiness.

If you missed the show, you can find it in the KYRS archives 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.

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

Today's Out and About - WACKY WITCH!

 

I am pleased to announce that Wacky Witch has agreed to let me interview her on today’s Out and About. I can’t believe that she agreed to our confab right before Halloween, certainly a very busy time for WW. So, we are going to take a little break from politics, news and other scary stuff to hang out with Spokane’s premier enchantress and get our Halloween on!

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 - October 23, 2026

 

Birds, bees, mantises 

Flourished on my sunflowers -

And then came the winds.

Max Q

A mountain lit by

The late fall afternoon sun

Clear water runs past

Bill

Yelp is killing me

All Business owners hate me

Thank God its Friday

Jason

Dreams of sad humans

Caught in the machinery

No visible scars

Rikosan

When it all goes down

At least we’ll know where we are

Who they are - more so

Maeve

Yesterday's Out and About - Pledge Drive and the Death Cult's Anti-Trans Initiatives

 

Yesterday on Out and About,  I talked with trans friends Dr. Kristine Coons and Kimber Ryburn. Also, I had fellow KYRS peep and trans pal Lynnea Kaylor with me to help pitch for the KYRS pledge drive. Our conversation was around the two very bad anti-trans initiatives on the current Washington State ballot.

The Republican Death Cult keeps trying to distract folks from what they are doing to everyone in our nation by their phony threat, best vocalized by their Russian-operative cult leader with his cries of “transgender for everyone.” Only a very “low-IQ” person would believe these demonic Republicans, but that is about all that remains in the cult at this time. 

If you missed the show, you can find it in the KYRS archives 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.

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

Today on Out and About - Anti-trans initiatives and our pledge drive...

 

Today on Out and About, I will be talking with transgender friends - Kristine Coons and Kimber Ryburn about the two anti-transgender initiatives on our ballots in Washington State. Initiative 638 would require public schools to order girls to get their sexual organs verified by a doctor before they could play sports. Initiative 1 is a measure which would repeal student privacy rights and subject trans kids to possible violence by abusive parents.

It’s no surprise that these solutions-in-search-of-a-problem are backed by the Republican Party. These dishonorable, hateful people seem to only care about attempting to hurt their marginalized neighbors, in order to placate their death cult base. 

I do have a lot of questions, especially around the issue of the minuscule number of trans athletes in our state. I wonder if there is a way to make competition as fair as possible for all involved in girl’s and women’s sports? Certainly this awful initiative would not help anyone (except to get the death cult aroused). 

Today, we also will be beginning our KYRS fund drive to continue the operation of our radio station. So, I will have a couple of other KYRS friends with me in the studio, asking you to phone in a pledge (509.747.3807).

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 - October 16, 2026

 

Trump and Putin deal

Our nation’s soul for diesel

Light the fires of Hell

Jim

Diesel for the damned

Funding Russia’s war machine:

Tyrants kissing ass. 

Max Q

Smell the rotting flesh

Exuding from the West Wing:

Corpulent decay

Max Q

Duck-bill speculum:

Dreaded five-year interval;

Get your cervix checked! 

Nikki

Licensed to kill time 

With no word for tomorrow 

Glimpsing the future 

Rikosan

Justice is coming

For the MAGA cultists

Jail, fines, and much worse

Maeve 

Autumn’s sunny kiss

A promise to return home

After dark’s cold reign

Maeve 

Yesterday's Out and About - A Year With Frog and Toad!

 

Yesterday on Out and About, I had director Katelyn Rush, stage manager Meg Barlow Jones and choreographer Dana Williams on from Hitchhiker’s Theatre’s production of A Year With Frog and Toad. We talked a lot about how Frog and Toad stories really were a positive example for kids on friendship and love. The show sounds wonderful and the music is really fun. So much so, that I had to play the Cookies song from the play during our break at the 20 minute mark. If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend with your kids, grandkids or adult friends this looks like a good time. Maybe a perfect break after the No Kings protest on Saturday? More information on the play and tickets can be found at  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hitchhikers-theatre-a-year-with-frog-and-toad. If you missed the show, you can find it in the KYRS archives 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