Host Hanna Nakano talks with the Co-Founders of Community Merchantile, Stephanie Koop and Larry Fisher. They discussed how the merccantile got started and how they became partners. The focus that each brings to the business, the goals of putting goods back into the community, the kinds of things they are finding, plans for growing the mercantile with offerings of a tool lending library, workshops and classes, and volunteering opportunities.

For more information http://communitymercdavis.org

Recorded 7/17/23

Tim Gaffaney hosts Linda Bair the artistic director of the Linda Bair Dance Company. They discussed how she got into dance and her discovery of modern dance. They talked about how she made the leap from a passion to forming her own company, as well as the challenges of running a company, how she creates dances, how the pandemic affected dance and what lies in the company's future.

https://www.lindabairdancecompany.com/

Recorded 6/12/2023

Tim Gaffaney hosts Hanna Nakano the editor and publisher of THE dirt DAVIS. They discussed what prompted her to take this over, what changes she has made, what is unique to THE dirt, the differences between the on line version and the paper copy, how to get your events, club or news into THE dirt, and her impressions of what makes Davis special for arts and events.

THE dirt DAVIS is online at thedirt.online or find the newsletter in coffee shops, bookstores and the library

Recorded 5/26/23

This episode of "In the Studio" spotlights local nonprofit Therapeutic Riding and Off-Track Rehabilitation, commonly called TROTR. Located on Road 102 between Davis and Woodland, TROTR is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to assisting retired racing horses learn new careers, as well as caring for abused or abandoned horses and finding them new, loving homes.