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  • Consumer Reports ranked the Toyota Prius the 2010 Green Car of the Year despite a recall from the world's No. 1 automaker. David Champion, senior director for Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center, discusses the process behind the rankings.
  • This is a rebroadcast of a recent interview between David Fleming and Brenton Wood. We hear about The OOgum Boogum Song, Gimme Little Sign and more. Brenton Wood passed away in early January of 2025.
  • Shivaji Deshmukh, General Manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, discusses water conservation.
  • NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.
  • More than 1,200 people have been charged for crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and investigators are building cases against more suspects.
  • The pandemic hit student learning hard and while some districts have bounced back, others are still struggling. Dr. Tom Kane, Faculty Director for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, breaks down the latest on education recovery.
  • The fifth Jan. 6 panel hearing focused on the pressure former President Trump levied on the Justice Department. Top ex-Trump DOJ officials testified that Trump pressured them to back election lies.
  • Dreamgirls is nominated for eight Academy Awards, but not for Best Picture. Babel, which is among five nominees for the top film, earns seven nominations.
  • Barbers and beauticians are splitting hairs over an iconic image: the swirling red, white and blue striped pole that often stands outside a barber shop. Barbers in several states are proposing legislation to prevent shops without a licensed barber from using the striped pole.
  • David Fleming speaks with Don Dannemann, one of the founders - and current members of - The Cyrkle. We'll hear about how they ended up with The Beatles Manager Brian Epstein as THEIR manager, how John Lennon gave them the name, and of course their biggest hits, "Red Rubber Ball," and "Turn Down Day."
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