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Fellow KZSM radio host El Tio/Uncle Gene joined me to read, listen, and talk about some scary stories for Halloween.

Corey Long's biography brings Ritchie Valens to life and makes us mourn his loss all over again. Priscilla Delgado Hermiller served as guest host for this episode.

Garrie Borden and I explore Manuel Muñoz's powerful short story collection, The Consequences, set in the cities and fields of California's Central Valley. His memorable characters struggle with the limitations of their circumstances—sometimes of their own making.

A wise man contemplates life's deepest mysteries--including joy. Bookmarked regular Chris Gardner joined me for a discussion of Marilynn Robinson's Pulitzer-prize-winning American classic, Gilead

Native Texan is a literary road trip through a Texas that might surprise you. Author Joe Holley joined me to talk this collection of his colorful, thought-provoking columns.

In her inspiring and timely book, Melinda Gates draws on her experiences as a philanthropist and her own history to show that lifting up women lifts up everyone. Rebecca Bell-Metereau was my guest.

Wimberley singer/songwriter Chick Morgan talked with me about her funny, poignant memoir--devastating personal losses finally sent her back where she thought she never wanted to be!

Clay DeStefano spent some 30 years working within the American health care system, and he thinks it's just not working, as he explains in this thought-provoking book. He talked with me about it on July 23.

What's the difference between the law and justice? Michael Nelson Miller talked with me about his compelling new mystery novel, The Two Deaths of Father Romero: A Novel of the Borderlands.

Jayne Anne Phillips' powerful novel weaves an account of a little-known Korean War atrocity with the struggles of a West Virginia family. Dr. Jaime Mejia was my guest.