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Mode Shift Omaha is a nonprofit transportation advocacy organization working to improve transportation equity that enhances safety, quality of life, and opportunities for everyone to live, work, and play.

Join fellow book lovers for OPL’s in-person Book Bash at The Living Room, 1111 N 13th Street, Omaha, August 10th, from 7-9pm. Attendees will hear about new and exciting books from library staff, have a chance to win bookish prizes, and get to mingle with fellow book lovers. Reading enthusiasts and book clubs are encouraged to attend! Adult beverages and light appetizers will be served. Registration is required to attend this event. If you cannot attend in person, you can still take part virtually. Also, Tammy Hansen Snell gives a book talk on Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed.

Hanscom Park, at South 32nd and Woolworth Avenue in South Omaha, is Omaha's oldest park. Learn about its beginnings and the many features it has to offer the public.

Today Kurt Andersen is back in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about creating "Command Z," a new eight-part web series directed by Steven Soderbergh, which follows a team from the 2050s who can transport their consciousnesses back in time to try to prevent catastrophes of climate, economics, income inequality and more.

On today's show, Maria Corpuz is in conversation with Bug Heaven’s Drew Shuck and M34n Str33t’s Adam Haug about the Omaha DIY music scene and their upcoming show at The Slowdown on Sept. 7.

Has a librarian made a difference in your life or gone above and beyond to serve your community? The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. Also, Holly Pelesky gives a book talk on the novel Sam by Allegra Goodman.

Metro's Omaha Rapid Bus Transit (ORBT) is the city's rapid transportation service connecting east and west Omaha along 8.2 miles of Dodge Street between downtown and the transit center at Westroads Mall. Ride along with us on the ORBT as we see what it is about.

Modern ambient and experimental music on KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio.

This year’s Omaha Reads selection is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. Learn more about the Omaha Read's pick and the many OPL activities in store this year. Erin Duer closes things out with a book talk on This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub.

On today's episode, Maria Corpuz is in conversation with poet and placemaker Jewel Rodgers about responsible real estate and community building.