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Look who's still at it, at 84 years into his journey. Jim Kweskin was a staple of the 1960s folk and and pre-war music revival. His famous Jug Band included bluegrass standouts Richard Greene (fiddle) and Bill Keith (banjo), plus future folk stars Geoff and Maria Muldaur. His top-flight ragtime fingerstyle guitar was much more refined than the "jug band" moniker implied. And the group was a key influence on the formation of the Grateful Dead and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Kweskin's never dropped out of the scene, and this spring he came with his newest album Doing Things Right, featuring American standards and obscurities done with flair. We spin the novelty tune "Show Me The Way To Go Home." As No Depression noted, "Jim Kweskin plays old stuff. And it never gets old." Also this hour, a show premiere for Meredith Moon, a lovely folk singer and stylist who is set to play our Old Fashioned String Band Throwdown on Sept. 9. New singles come from Ashby Frank, Lori King, and Nick Chandler and Delivered.

When Shelby Means played WMOT's Finally Friday show a few weeks ago, our team was just beside themselves. They raved about it like no other set I can recall. I made sure to catch the official album release show to see her band for myself, and it was indeed fantastic, with vivacious songs and guest musicians like Michael Cleveland that showed off Shelby's top tier network of friends and supporters. We in the biz have known about Shelby's musicianship for years, and the world got wind of her touring with Molly Tuttle's Golden Highway band. Tuttle's put that ensemble on the back burner, so now the members are free agents, and Shelby's timed her solo debut album just right, landing May 30. We play the clever "5 String Wake Up Call" to wake up this week's show. Also, an exclusive early track from Longtime Friend, the upcoming New West Records release by Virginia string band The Wildmans. Amy introduces us to the band Big Chimney Barn Dance. And we revel in old standards by Jimmy Martin and Pete Seeger.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was ordered to pay the fine — the largest ever charged a public utility — for the San Bruno explosion and fire that killed 8 people and destroyed dozens of homes.

Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.

At six weeks after conception, many women still don't know they are pregnant. Similar laws have been struck down in other states, but supporters hope for a different outcome in a Trump administration.

The new law prohibits abortion the moment a fetal heartbeat has been detected, before many women are even aware that they are pregnant. Enforcement of the law relies on private citizens.

This week, armed men ambushed and killed the field workers in Afghanistan. Two others are missing. So far, no one knows who did it — or what the motive was.

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions, becoming the NHL's first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and '21 and the third team to do it this century.

Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.

Author and hip-hop music scholar Dr. Joseph Schloss will explain “How Leonard Bernstein Invented Hip-Hop” at a free public lecture at MTSU on Thursday,…