Host Per Fagereng speaks with James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, a shocking vision for our post-oil future caught the attention of environmentalists and business leaders.

In the seven years since its first publication, many of Kunstler’s warnings from The Long Emergency have proved prophetic, and now in his new book, TOO MUCH MAGIC: Wishful Thinking, Technology and the Fate of the Nation, Kunstler argues there is now compelling evidence that the long emergency – a period of increasing resource shortfalls, gradual economic decline, and a forced change in humanity’s lifestyle – has already begun.

On a seemingly ordinary Saturday in a California suburb, Julia and her family awake to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the rotation of the earth has suddenly begun to slow. The days and nights grow longer and longer, gravity is affected, the environment is thrown into disarray. Yet as she struggles to navigate an ever-shifting landscape, Julia is also coping with the normal disasters of everyday life—the fissures in her parents’ marriage, the loss of old friends, the hopeful anguish of first love, the bizarre behavior of her grandfather who, convinced of a government conspiracy, spends his days obsessively cataloging his possessions. As Julia adjusts to the new normal, the slowing inexorably continues.

Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Greg Muttitt, author of Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq.

The departure of the last U.S. troops from Iraq at the end of 2011 left a broken country and a host of unanswered questions. What was the war really about? Why and how did the occupation drag on for nearly nine years? And why did the troops have to leave? Now, in a gripping account of the war that dominated the last decade, investigative journalist Greg Muttitt takes us behind the scenes to answer these questions and tells the untold story of the oil politics that played out through the occupation.

The Reverend Goat Carson (writer of the song "Redskins") of Nawlins, Louisianna, will be joining Tillicum Wawa: Voices of the People on July 19 to discuss  his new CD, "Jamestown to Jonestown," his e-novel "Shallow Graves," and his acting and activism.

We will also have live in the studio with us, Drea Robideau, to talk with y'all about the Columbia Big Brothers and Sisters program.

Co-host Nia will be back next month, but tonight on the 'Drop, I welcome special guests Taaj Middleton and Leilani Miller. Mrs. Miller is the Executive Director of Millennia Ministries, a non-profit dedicated to helping women & children transition to stable lives.

We will explore the ideal of the "strong Black woman" or the "Superwoman Syndrome". It is as much as a blessing, as a curse and we'll tackle the issues faced by Black women surrounding self-esteem and bearing too much burden.

Listen in and hear as I explore this important topic with our guests.

Tonight's Paula's Picks will be full of soulful goodness! As always, it's about grooves that move you & words that inspire you!

Tune in TONIGHT at 8:30 pm! (Please note later start time)

Providing inspiration through words is the gift poet Emmett Wheatfall brings to his readers and listeners. An author and lyrical poet, Emmett is tonight's guest! Paula the Small welcomes this poet back to the mic, to share his latest work! Prepare to become a fan of poetry, or renew your love of poetry.