Oregon voters passed one of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Several groups filed suit to block its implementation, and even the state admitted it wasn't quite ready to enforce it. Ceasefire Oregon and Lift Every Voice Oregon stood squarely behind Measure 114; reps from those groups join us for an update.

Media panel discussion, Signals & Noise Southern Oregon University professors Precious Yamaguchi and Andrew Gay.

Glaciers have long been an important and necessary part of Earth's ecosystems. Just how important and necessary are explained in a new book for younger readers, Meltdown: Discover Earth's Irreplaceable Glaciers and Learn What You Can Do to Save Them.

Portland-based Xerces Society is a major player in the work to restore monarch populations; Emma Pelton visits once again with news of this year's findings.

a curriculum developed by several tribes and released through Save California Salmon is the knowledge of the environment and its proper care used to be passed down from generation to generation, by word of mouth. Charley Reed and Regina Chichizola from SCS visit with details of the learning plan, and the process of getting it ready for schools to use.

Natasha Lance Rogoff, who executive produced the show in its early years, tells of the dark adult situations faced by the staff putting on a lighthearted children's show, in the book Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia.

Steve Weyer solves and designs crossword puzzles. The New York Times has printed one. He also has created a crossword solving app and teaches an OLLI course on the topic.

Jackson County Oregon Medical Director Leona O'Keefe about current contagious disease trends.

The jokes and cartoons from 50 years ago about office workers are shocking by today's standards. A group gathered in Boston in the early 70s to share stories and work for real change. The long process is described by Ellen Cassedy, one of the founders, in Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie.

Barbara Becker is an ordained interfaith minister who has long thought about the human condition and worked to improve it across national, religious, and cultural boundaries. Becker puts the thoughts on paper in the book Heartwood: The Art of Living with the End in Mind.