Nathan Langston has written a free, daring online book called 'I Need to Tell You Everything' (https://telleverything.art) in which he details his experience with sexual abuse as a child.  In this episode of Becca's Evening Buzz we talk about his motivation for writing the book and together with Ari Lissau we delve into the topic of sexual abuse, how victims are affected, and how resilience can be cultivated.

In this episode Monique and I talk about the importance of lifelong learning, and we discuss some of the class offerings at LLC.  Monique is a very intelligent, strong and inspiring woman who has been heading the constantly evolving programming at LLC for many years now.  It is an incredible resource in the Missoula Community and Monique does a wonderful job telling us all about it!

Local actress and create-ress Kelly Bouma shares the lowdown on her submission to the Montana Film Festival, a short called the Foghorn Trilogy that also features local well-known actor Jeff Medley.  We talk about what Kelly has been up to lately and she becomes the first guest to grab my guitar and fearlessly play her own live tune.

The first half hour of this episode was spent with local astrologer Amanda Tripp Johansson (themoonandme.org).  We recorded on 9/23/19, and Amanda had a lot to share on the Fall equinox and celestial bodies as we headed away from summer and towards the colder half of the year.  The rest of the show was spent with Marc Moss, creator of Missoula's local storytelling event, Tell us Something (tellussomething.org).  Marc is a great storyteller himself and the 3 of us couldn't have had a cozier hour and 45 if we tried!

Ari is a very smart lady working for the Rural Institute at the University of Montana.  In the past year she made the realization that she would need to change habits and explore local, low cost options for maintaining her mental/emotional health.  What she found was supportive community and new paths and tools to help her stay grounded and resilient in the face of life's challenges.  In this episode she shares her experience of turning her back on the prescription drugs and finding local, holistic resources instead.  She approached me about giving an interview to communicate to others what she has learned, and so that others might benefit from what she has learned, and know that they are not alone.

In the first episode of Becca's Evening Buzz, recorded on 9/2/19, we talk to Jon Van Dyke, (at the time) general manager of 105.5 KFGM, Missoula's Community Radio Station. Topics covered included but not limited to:  the importance of Community Radio, how JVD caught the radio bug in the first place, and how you can get involved or support free speech in your community!  Jon Van Dyke has been hugely helpful to me in getting (first the Morning Buzz), then the Evening Buzz up and running, so it felt only fitting for my first guest to be one of my most appreciated mentors in Community Radio.  Love you KFGM!