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Dr. Petr Janata is a cognitive neuroscientist and Professor in the UC Davis Pyschology Department and Center for Mind and Brain. He uses musical structure to analyze behavioral and brain data. He talked with us about music-evoked memories, nostalgia, being "in the groove" with music, and using music to improve quality of life for Alzheimer's patients.

He will give a Lunchtime Learning talk at Teton County Library on March 16th at noon presented by the Grand Teton Music Festival and St. John's Medical Center.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, Teton Pass Ambassador Jay Pistono joins us with an update from the top of Teton Pass. Today we talked about how new snow and rising temperatures will affect the conditions and avalanche safety. Catch it on-air at 10:30am.

Astoria Hot Springs was once a popular destination for Jackson residents. The Trust for Public Land is working to restore the property into a year-round riverfront park and they've recently chosen a firm to design the project. Jackson Hole Public Art has been working with local students kids to help brainstorm how to transform Astoria Hot Springs Park into a public space as well as create projects honoring its history.

We talked with Paige Byron from the Trust for Public Land and Bland Hoke from JH Public Art.

We sat down with Ben (bass) from Yonder Mountain String Band before their show at The Pink Garter. We talked about their new tunes "like Pink Floyd with banjo" and driving in a Wyoming blizzard "I pretend I'm on the beach in Hawaii."

Ever wonder who creates the perfect corduroy groomers at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort? Earl Shane Ward is a Jackson native who skied at Teton Village the first year it opened, as an elementary school student. He now works as the Trail Grooming Manager for JHMR. Depending on conditions, his crew grooms up to 400 acres of terrain per night.

Angus Thuermer of the non-profit, online news source Wyofile joined us to talk about keeping potentially infected bison off public grazing land north of Yellowstone National Park. Each year, the Park Service captures 150 bison to be slaughtered. Montana ranchers don't want their livestock to be infected with brucellosis, but advocates for the bison find the culling unjust. Catch our interviews with Wyofile every Tuesday on KHOL 89.1

On this episode of The Grand Table, Chef Jason explores alcohol, space aliens and Island West Indies Rum

Listen every Sunday, for a quick review of Teton County Library's most popular books with the longest waiting lists.

Vice Mayor Hailey Morton Levinson joined us for an update on the items to be decided at this week's Special Joint Information Meetings, including an update on the West Broadway Landslide (formerly the Budge Landslide) as well as the creation of a Teton County Housing Authority.

There is a meeting in the Council Chambers Monday, March 14th at 3pm.

We talked with Andrew Todd, the Executive Director of Grand Teton Music Festival, about all that's going on this week as part of their winter events lineup. We talked about how themes are selected for concerts, Andrew's own path to being a professional pianist, and why GTMF thrives in a place like Jackson.