KVMR’s Paul Emery and former Federal Reserve economist Gary Zimmerman navigate the numbers and demystify the current GDP and labor market reports. Al Stahler talks with three members from the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society to give listeners the lowdown on upcoming events for local gardeners to stock their landscape with native plants. KVMRx’s inaugural music festival known as X-Fest is right around the corner and KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça finds out everything you need to know from KVMRx Program Director and X-Fest Creator Jai Hanes. Molly Fisk returns for more in her ongoing Observations from a Working Poet series.