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Host Nancy Wiegman speaks with New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard. His latest, Taking Paris is now available.

This week on Cultivating Place we’re in delicious conversation with Chef Dave Smoke McCluskey, founder of Corn Mafia, and a grower/producer of such traditional corn products as Longhouse Selections’ hominy, masa, and grits.

Host Dave Schlom visits Northwestern University neuroscientist Nina Kraus to chat about her work on the science of sound and its importance to our brains.

The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office says at least two people have died in the destructive McKinney Fire near the Oregon border. Also, more than 100 families in Glenn County are relying on water deliveries because their wells have gone dry, and California lawmakers will consider hundreds of bills before the end of the legislative session.

The city of Orland is extending its water system to supply some households outside the city limits amid California’s drought. Also, at least four people have been confirmed dead in the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, and state lawmakers approved a bill to set up sites where people can use illegal drugs without fear of prosecution.

A local author reflects on the one-year mark since the Dixie Fire devastated Greenville. Also, isolated thunderstorms are posing a threat for new fire starts in the North State, and the Redding City Council places a pause on new short-term rental applications.

This week we revisit David Godshall's conversation with Cultivating Place last year, and as he shares in our conversation: "Garden building is civilization building,” it should be done with creativity and integrity at all levels. Listen in!

A Plumas County author shares her experience writing a poetry collection about the Dixie Fire. Also, Butte County’s air quality has improved over time despite recent wildfires, and the California Department of Education plans to recruit 10,000 new mental health clinicians to public schools.

The New Yorker's Ken Auletta details the life and downfall of film producer Harvey Weinstein in "Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence."

Cultivating Place revisit a Best of Conversation with Owen Wormser inspiring us to transform our lawns (or some portion of them) into meadows.