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

Yesterday's Out and About - We Have the Power - with Sami Perry

 

Yesterday on Out and About, I had Sami Perry, formerly from Spokane Indivisible and now with We Have the Power. We talked about how, just by voting, we can make huge changes for the better in our community.

The circumstances for our nation are dire. We didn’t arrive here overnight but from a gradual slide into Fascism. A lot of this can be attributed to sane people (the majority) not doing the very mundane act of simply voting.

Wrestling our nation back from the grip of Fascists will not be easy and it will take so much time and so many resources to re-establish justice for all. But the first step is very easy. Pick up your ballot and send in your vote. When you vote in the midterms, it shows the Epstein Class that you are serious and that they should actually fear that we will be seeking justice, that we will be restoring honor in America. 

We have the power. Please vote now. 

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