Juan Carlos Valle returns to the show to talk about his IMO column about social media. 

Samantha Krop is back to talk about her first IMO column for the R-G. 

Community columnist Amanda Astor returns to the show to talk about her latest piece about optimizing carbon mitigation with forestry.

No interview this week, so we're doing some shop talk featuring The Elements of Style.

Samantha Krop is a grassroots organizer for Casadia Wildlands.

Terry McDonald, executive director of St. Vincent De Paul's, came by the studio to talk about a piece he wrote about the unsettling winter temperatures coming early the stresses that puts on the community's unhoused.

RG sports writer Ryan Thorburn talks about his brilliant feature on Justin Herbert as the Ducks get ready for The Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. You can find the story on registerguard.com or ducksports.com.

Monthly columnist Bob Doppelt stops by to talk about his work for The Register-Guard. 

Eugene-based writer and climate activist Mary DeMocker joins Brendan O'Meara to talk about the climate and what big swings need to happen.

Check out her latest guest view "North Pole is going green."

[Apologies are in order: There were some audio issues and, as a result, this episode isn't as polished as it could be. But I still want to share it.]

Chandra LeGue works for Oregon Wild and is the author of Oregon's Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide.