Pull up a chair! The Shoals Storytelling Festival is almost here. Heartfelt history to tall tales to professional lying will be front and center at The Shoals Theatre starting tomorrow! On this Quick-Fire Quips, Director Leslie McCrory shares why Florence is the perfect backdrop for this ancient art form. Plus, the unique power of the one-stage experience and how a shared laugh turns a room full of strangers into a community.

Some of the biggest changes we've seen the current administration make is on legislation and regulations regarding environmental issues. A lot of protections have changed or gone away completely, and projects that could negatively impact the earth are getting approved easier. Alabama is no exception- the state legislature just this year passed a bill that says the state cannot impose stricter environmental regulations than the feds. But what is environmental law? Why does it matter? Why do so many people care, why should I care? William Andreen has answers to all of that and more. The Professor Emeritus of Law at Alabama, Professor Andreen has been studying environmental law for decades. He's here to help us better understand what these laws are, and what we stand to lose if we get rid of them.

This week on StoryCorps, Afriye Wekandodis continues her story from last week, shedding light on how and why she created the By The River Center for Humanity in Selma, Alabama.

This week, Don reviews Kissing the Sky by Lisa Patton.

We humans do love our pets, so much so that we often think of them as our furry children. So the day before Mother's Day is officially National Dog Mom's Day!

Most of us have heard the phrase "they really knew me" but rarely stop to consider what that truly costs us when it's gone.

Today is our one-year anniversary of Quick-Fire Quips! To celebrate, host Baillee Majors sits down with a very special guest: her grandmother, Elaine Carmichael. At 92 years young, she's a retired teacher and principal at Goshen Elementary and former Troy Messenger writer and editor. She shares heartwarming stories of small-town life in Goshen— and offers her timeless wisdom on faith, family and what truly makes a community feel like home.

This week on StoryCorps, Afriye Wekandodis tells the story of how she was called to move to Selma, Alabama where she would become the director of the Ancient Africa, Enslavement and Civil War Museum and the founder of the By The River Center for Humanity.

This week, Don reviews The Mediator by Robert Bailey.

As the weather warms up, dogs do not need that heavy winter undercoat - so they shed it, which means suddenly there is hair everywhere! Brushing (or combing) your dog will help to remove the hair and make it (and you) feel better.