Station Archive

A tribute to Frank Wakefield - mandolin master and innovator - who passed away on April 26. Plus tunes from Lester Flatt, Mac Wiseman, the Johnson Mountain Boys and a fingerstyle bluegrass guitar version of a Joni Mitchell Classic. Enjoy!

[This episode re-aired 2 May 2024.]   https://kdrt.org/audio/thats-life-ray-maxwell

Ray Maxwell is a fascinating man.  He has done so many wonderful things, we'd need a month to even  summarize them!  In this episode we touch on a few -- hot air ballooning, finding minerals by looking at vegetation from space, how wind moves over mountain peaks and what those aerial waves and ridges can be used for, changes in vision after cataract surgery, setting up a studio, teaching people to fly (motor planes, gliders, remote control planes, and drones), Vancouver BC Canada, lots of tech, and philosophy.  Although Lois and Ray met thru Office Hours, Ray has many other years of broadcast experience -- radio, tv, podcasting, web streaming, and Youtube.  You can see his face online at: 

Maxwell's House -- "Stop by the house of polymath Ray Maxwell and see what he's investigating today. Ray is a teacher, color scientist, pilot, photographer, Photoshop wizard and raconteur who each week takes on different real-world applications of complex scientific notions."