This episode of CoastLife celebrates storytelling, technology, and a little household debate as Charlie Sokaitis sits down with accomplished author Gregory Kompes to discuss his career spanning more than 20 published books and his newest release, Shards. Charlie and guest co-host Lili Oller then explore Tesla’s Robotaxi service and debate whether they’d feel comfortable putting their trust in a self-driving car. Charlie also sits down with a member of The Parker Group for the latest conversation on local real estate. We then meet Maitake, an adorable adoptable pet introduced by Leigh McKinley of Humane Animal Partners, and learn how you can give her the loving forever home she deserves. The episode wraps up in Judge Charlie’s courtroom, where a husband and wife disagree over the proper way to categorize their record collection—and Charlie delivers the final ruling.