Petaluma Argus-Courier writer David Templeton recalls his chat with comedian Tom Smothers in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County back in 1999. Hear a bit of their conversation recorded at Third Street Aleworks.

Sonoma Index Times reporter Chase Hunter shares the story of Sonoma's Bernie Krause, a 'soundscape' engineer whose describes in vivid detail his encounter with an exotic predator.

Sonoma State political science professor David McCuan provides analysis on Tuesday's elections in this conversation with Press Democrat Deputy Editor Brett Wilkison and reporters Paulina Pineda and Phil Barber including a breakdown of local races of interest in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Windsor and Rhonert Park, as well as statewide ballot issues and national trends.

Press Democrat reporters Mary Callahan and Kerry Benefield talk about the survivors' harrowing stories from the Mark West neighborhood during the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County 2017 and how you move on from that. They talk about gaining trust as a reporter with people who have gone through the most devastating experiences. About dispatchers working through the night of the fire knowing their own homes were burning down and stories from first responders still wishing they could have done more.

Football season is coming down to the wire. Press Democrat sportswriters Gus Morris and Kienan O'Doherty take a look at some big results from Friday Night Lights — including a surprise in our Game of the Week — and look ahead to the second-to-last week of the regular season, with league title races very much up in the air:

Press Democrat Sports Reporters Gus Morris and Kienan O'Doherty wrap up week eight in high school football while looking ahead to week nine in this episode of the PDPreps.