In good news we heard of a group of 50 pilots graduating from Tuskegee University. Also, a lucky person had their hows burn down, then win a drawing at the boys and girls club in which they won a new house.

Gary Shapiro told us what the earliest Academy Awards were like, but only after reminiscing first about our time at the fair yesterday.

Good news was food for litter and CPR for a drunk raccoon. Really. It was better than this makes it sound.

In movie reviews, Alex said Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale will be loved by DA fans. He liked The Long Walk and was enamored of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Rosemary needs a more emphatic phrase that "enamored of" to describe how she feels about the Spinal Tap movie. Bill does not have movie picks. If he did, this week it would have been Rabbit Trap. If some listener wanted to pay Bill to go to see The Long Walk, the price would have been too high. He would demand too much to sit through a movie depicting humans being cruel to humans.

Charlie Keutman gave a symposium on the care of echinacea, rudbekia and lantana. Bill was just happy that when he wrote the description for the podcast he got two of the three spelled correctly before checking his work.

Jaime Smith talked fair food with us. His favorite is waffle cones. Rosemary dissed corndogs. Bill is not a fan of panko corndogs, but likes the plain ones.

Gary introduced us to a book about Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Parker. It is The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World by Peter Guralnick.

We heard several variations of the musical them of the Santa Cruz County fair.

In good news we heard of a gathering of family members of a crew from a B-17 who flew together in World War II. Then we heard of an eight-year-old boy who went on a car trip with his parents, and his stuffed dog. The dog disappeared at some point. They figured it was at a rest stop they visited. The dad wrote the sheriff there, giving the location of the rest stop, and asked him to have a look. A deputy did, and the boy and dog were reunited. Joy!

Gail Pellerin joined us, discussing the death of John Burton, the compassion with dying bill, and suicide prevention month.

Mark Mozena was back from his honeymoon, to tell us of these things.

Dr. Pete had several topics for us today. First we talked about how fast things--like rubber bones--go through a dog. From there we went to oral cancer in cats, and then to brushing dogs' teeth, using doggiedent. Then it was new cancer treatments for animals utilizing their immune system, and parallel treatments for human cancers. Finally, it was zoonotic diseases, like rabies.

Movie picks this week were The Baltimorons and Twinless.

Charley Keutman had two ideas for fun things to do this weekend. One was to visit Vallejo Street Dahlias in Watsonville. You'll need to get tickets in advance. Another is to attend the Monterey Bay Area Cactus and Succulent Society's upcoming show at the Watsonville Portuguese hall. Rosemary and Bill thought adding a trip to the county fair would round out the day nicely.

A student from Argentina vacationed in Italy. She stayed in a home and learned that it was the home in which her father was born and raised. She stayed there by coincidence, demonstrating what a small world it is.

A Philadelphia policeman gave a man who is blind and deaf money to take a bus to New York. The man had gotten off to stretch his legs during a stop, and no one let him know the bus was leaving, and it took off with all his stuff, leaving him behind.

We learned that Poland has goat-inspired forestry robots. 

Jaime Smith spoke of hatch peppers and then of pesto.

Dinah Shore sang for us. So did Doris Day. Twice.

In good news we heard of three brothers who set a speed record for rowing across the Pacific, and of a man who broke his back twice and yet still walked his daughter down the aisle.

John Laird filled us in on the redistricting we will be voting on in the next election, and just how the gerrymandering will be done if it happens.

Rachael Shelton runs a bougie chicken prison. Who knew?

Dr. Pete had tips on dog grooming, as well as for dealing with wild pigs. We asked him why dogs shake their heads so much.

Charlie Keutman taught us all about pruning fruit trees.

A picture of fireworks demonstrated what a small world it really is.

A postman rescued drying sheets from rain and Benelli's eagles make a comeback in the good news segment.

Gary Shapiro had some movie recommendations for us. He was lucky enough to go to Radio City Music Hall when it was still a movie theater.

Jill Troderman had the inside story of the good, the bad and the ugly of food. No, there was nothing ugly, but there was both good and bad. We learned that order matters.