This week, Don reviews Hunters: A Novel by John Pritchard.

Arthritis can affect humans and animals as they age, While it may be treatable, arthritis is not curable. Finding the right treatment can make a real difference.

Cam Marston has a confession this morning. Eighteen months ago, he and his wife made a pact to declutter their house for good. Here's why it didn't survive contact with a U-Haul trailer.

Multiple sources say that there are roughly 400,000 kids in the foster care system in the United States currently. There are some things that humans won't fully understand unless they live through them, and the processes surrounding adoption and foster care are likely included in those things. But taking super nuanced concepts and making them less scary to approach is what we do best here at Simplified! Dr. Brian Gannon is an associate professor in the department of pediatrics at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. He is a general pediatrician at the University Medical Center as well as the founder of the FRESH Start Clinic at UMC, which serves children in state custody across West Alabama. He is a foster parent himself to eight (!!!) children and an advocate for foster families.

This week on StoryCorps, Marianne Tidmore Wofford and Anne Tidmore discuss the success of their flag distribution business in some of America's darkest hours, and how they fought to help Americans express their patriotism.

This week, Don Reviews Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips.

A concern for animals is woven into the fabric of America's history and culture, so July 4th is a great time to celebrate our freedom and our best friends!

This week's Keepin' It Real comes from a place of real pain. Cam Marston reflects on the loss of two young men from his community, and a grief he says words can't quite reach.

What if you could capture the warmth and grit of a classic 1970s record in the middle of a small Alabama town? This week on Quick-Fire Quips, we’re heading to the Red Room Sound Studio in Robertsdale to chat with Mick Connolly! He and his wife, Lucinda Rowe, co-own and operate this unique, 100% analog recording space. We’re diving into the art of tape-to-tape editing and their work as the husband-and-wife musical duo, The Heat.

This week on StoryCorps, Jai'Lynn Witherspoon and Johnathan Tarver discuss the most influential people in their lives and how love from those people have helped them persevere through life's challenges.