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City of Good

This is a new collaboration to provide meals to people who need them and get people back to work.

Dolly Parton Wrote Us A Poem

First, she read us bedtime stories, now she's written a poem for us.

Relief Check Scammers are Busy

Robocall, text and email scammers have been trying to steal from people who need help the most.

Emergency Personal Loans, NOT a Payday Loan

personal loans, up to $1,500 if your work income has been reduced or eliminated by COVID-19 and you do not quality for conventional loans.

Free Oil Changes for COVID-19 First Responders

Thank you to healthcare workers, police, EMTs, from Team Mazda Subaru.

River Mornings

Easter Potatoes? This Week’s Foodie Notes

A Betty the Washerwoman twinsie and a crazy dancing llama, too.

Hello, Spring Stinky Trees

A perfect spring day. Trees with white-puffy flowers. A gentle breeze. But wait. What is THAT SMELL?

Bigfoot Tested for COVID-19?

There you have it. Be like Bigfoot. The king of social distancing.

Dandelion Apricot Thumbprint Cookies

Most people look at dandelions and hate them. Don't hate. Eat!

Rosalie Sorrels Tribute Set for $5

The 4-CD Rosalie Sorrels set for only $5 and mailed to you.

COVID19 News

COVID-19 all-in-one update April 10, 2020
(NEW YORK) -- Here's the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:45 a.m. ET. Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University Global diagnosed cases: 1,612,646 Global deaths: 96,787. Italy has the most deaths of any single country, with 18,279. Number of countries/regions: at least 185 Total patients recovered globally: 361,377 Latest reported […]
'Live', at a distance - 'SNL' to return, with COVID distancing rules in place April 10, 2020
NBC(NEW YORK) -- Saturday Night Live is making a comeback with all new original material. According to NBC, the material will be produced remotely as SNLpractices social distancing, much in the same way Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers have been conducting their own late-night shows during the crisis. Segments will include show regulars like "Weekend Update" alongside other original […]
'Breaking Bad' stars Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul helping out-of-work bartenders April 10, 2020
Mark Davis/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are stepping up their game to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Breaking Bad stars announced on Thursday that they will be donating 100% of proceeds from the sale of their mezcal, Dos Hombres. "We hope that you and your family are doing well and managing as […]
Chocolatiers now selling Easter bunnies with face masks April 10, 2020
EVAfotografie/iStock(THESSALONIKI, Greece) -- With the world staying home to avoid catching or transmitting COVID-19, candy makers are finding ways to capitalize on or, at least, make light of the current pandemic. You know, for the kids. Most recently, chocolatiers have started to put surgical face masks on their chocolate Easter bunnies. KGNS tells the story […]
New York has the most COVID-19 cases of any other country April 10, 2020
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) -- New York, once the epicenter of the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak is now the epicenter of the globe, reporting over 160,000 confirmed cases -- the most out of any other country in the world. Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo saying that the curve is flattening in the state, New York continues to see a record number of […]
In a guest article for 'TIME', Angelina Jolie warns how self-isolation can increase abuse of children April 9, 2020
Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Oscar-winner, U.N. humanitarian ambassador, and TIME contributing editor Angelina Jolie is using a new column in the magazine to bring to light a new danger of the COVID-19 pandemic: the risk isolating can cause abused children. Jolie writes, "Isolating a victim from family and friends is a well-known tactic of control by abusers, meaning […]

Session Chatter Blog

Early James 2020

EARLY JAMES This is the artist who opened for The Lone Bellow at the Olympic. This was a secret off-air session, and we loved having him in! He said that this song is about his Grandma Peg,

Early James Podcast 2020

Saturday we had a secret off-air session with Early James. Go backstage with this great performer, we can’t wait for him to come back. Coming very soon, our backstage videos and remixes.