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July 14, 2022

NPR reporting highlights housing woes Home prices are up more than 30 percent over the past couple of years, making homeownership unaffordable for millions of Americans. Rents are rising sharply too. The biggest culprit is a historic housing shortage across the country. NPR News is focusing reporting on the causes and effects of the situation. Listen for upcoming stories on the landlord/tenant relationship and related topics. Today's story

KGOU newscasts now in podcast form If podcasts are part of your daily life, KGOU is debuting new daily local news podcasts for you. Next week we're launching beta testing of morning and afternoon versions of a KGOU NewsBrief to get you up to date on Oklahoma news in just 3 to 5 minutes every weekday, on your timeline. Subscribe to either, or both, and add them to your podcasting app. Coming soon we'll have more app options, including NPR One. Learn more and subscribe

KGOU Readers Club: American Dude Ranch The KGOU Readers Club selection for this month is American Dude Ranch: A Touch of the Cowboy and the Thrill of the West from author Lynn Downey and OU Press. Dude ranching began in the 1880s when Easterners left their city comforts to experience the world of the cattleman. The book chronicles dude ranching through changing times and vacation trends. Join KGOU Managing Editor Logan Layden for a live discussion Monday, July 25 at 1 p.m.  About the book Survey: What book best represents Oklahoma? We've received great input from listeners about the books they've read that represent Oklahoma in some way. Do you know of any? Fiction or nonfiction, old or new, well known or obscure, featuring Oklahoma prominently, or as a supporting character -- there's just a couple of weeks left to give us your picks in our listener survey. And we might feature your favorite on a future episode of the KGOU Readers Club. Submit your favorite

NPR's Books We Love summer edition NPR has launched its first-ever summer edition of Books We Love, the reading recommendations guide formerly known as the Book Concierge. The Books team has rounded up 160+ of NPR staff and critics’ favorite books from this year so far, published from January through June. Find more great reads: Explore books

KGOU Sunday Radio Matinee: The Emergence of James Taylor Singer-songwriter James Taylor has been creating memorable music for six decades, with his debut album Sweet Baby James just celebrating its 50th anniversary. Documentary producer Paul Ingles explores Taylor's early career on this week's Sunday Radio Matinee -- the conclusion of a two-part series -- July 17 at 12 p.m. Taylor is set to perform at Oklahoma City's Paycom Center next week, as you've heard promoted on KGOU.

Green green salad with green goddess dressing (That really is its name!)

Lettuce enjoy 3 summer salad recipes that go beyond the greens It's hot, and nobody wants to heat up the kitchen. Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst has three recipes to cool down summer mealtimes while expanding your view of salads beyond just lettuce -- plus bonus recipes for more main-dish salads. Salad recipes

Congratulations to Our Winners In our last issue we gave away yet another pair of tickets to the concert with James Taylor & His All-Star Band at Paycom Center on Thursday, July 21 to our lucky winner Larry. We also gave away paperback copies of Oklahoma Beer - A Handcrafted History to winners Mark and Michael. Stay tuned for more giveaways!

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