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John talks with international music superstar Tom Jones about his album, "24 Hours," and about being one of the best pop singers ever...for 40 years.

Off-Ramp's Queena Kim and KPCC Reporter Frank Stoltze take a look back at "The Ashes of Oakridge," a radio documentary that was made possible by your support of KPCC. In November, the Sayre fire devastated the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar. Residents called it the "Beverly Hills of Mobile Home Parks." Please contact us if you have comments about the documentary. And feel free to pass along the doc to those who may have been affected, or to anyone who wants a fresh look at the impact of Southern California wildfires. Thanks!

Susan and Jay Antani, of Los Angeles, talk with KPCC's Frank Stoltze. They've both been laid off, and they're expecting a baby.

Have skunk problems? John Rabe has a solution. Hint: they have four legs, a tail and go woof, woof!

John talks the people who use food banks and the people who run them. 89.3-KPCC partnered with the L.A. County Regional Food Bank during the fall fundraiser, and listeners bought 200,000 meals for hungry families.

Joan Whitenack (pictured) runs a food bank distribution center in Monrovia. She tells John that she's seen an influx of middle class folks since the recession began.

John visits Coast Produce in Downtown LA--one of the organizations that (like KPCC) partners with local food banks. Healthy giving promotes healthy eating.