Monday Music Mixer, Cecily, recently interviewed Monica Drake, author of Clown Girl, in Portland, Oregon.

KXCI General Manager Larry Bruce interviews author Don Kirchner

Our sense of what's dangerous on the road is not always accurate, according to Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do. Take roundabouts: "People fear roundabouts in America — they've been called 'Circles of Death,' Vanderbilt says. "And nothing could be further from the truth."