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Omaha native Aissa Aset Bey is a loctician, artist and entrepreneur. Her business, Loc Legacies, offers services related to Black hair care as well as education and training for aspiring locticians. Bey is in conversation with Michael Griffin about the culture and science of hair.

The Omaha Public Library celebrates Willa Cather’s 150th birthday with multiple events including local authors reading selections of Cather's works, a discussion of her letters through the years with Andrew Jewell, and a conversation with literary historian and biographer Melissa Homestead. Also, Holly Pelesky joins us to tell us about the book You Can Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith.

Omaha's historic Benson Theatre at 6054 Maple Street, has been fully restored and is grander than ever. Benson Theatre is committed to serving the community as a welcoming, accessible space, with a mission to engage, enhance, and enrich the community through educational and artistic experiences.

Stream more than 30,000 independent and international films as well as documentaries and other educational entertainment through Kanopy. Your library card is your key. And, Nancy Novotny tell us about the book Warrior Girl by Angeline Boulley.

Modern ambient and experimental music on 91.5 KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio.

The Virginia Frank Memorial Writing Contest is held each year in the spring to recognize the creative writing talent of area students in grades 5-8. Students enter an original work of fiction under 750 words that features a character from a book they have read. Stories can expand on the original story's plot or take the characters on a new adventure, there are no limitations! Winners receive a cash prize and certificate, are recognized in a ceremony, and have their story published on the library website. Also, Nicole Hilder stops by to talk about the book Freedom Clause by Hannah Sloane.

On today's show, Maria Corpuz is in conversation with author Jen Landis about her youth self-help book "Skip the Bad Songs! The Art of Rocking A Happy Mindset."

We ask people at the Winter Wonderland holiday lighting ceremony in Papillion to share their unique holiday family traditions.

Learn how to more effectively communicate science through stories. UNO Physics Department Chair and Director of the STEM Teaching, Research, and Inquiry-based Learning (TRAIL) Center at UNO, Dr. Chris Moore, shares how actor and science advocate Alan Alda helped him to become a better science communicator.