The Toledo City Council recently named Film Toledo a film commission which will enhance the group's efforts to interest movie makers in shooting film in the Toledo area.

This past week I was honored to represent the Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Disabilities when the County Commissioners approved a resolution endorsing the Five I's of Disability Justice, a framework to ensure the creation of truly disability friendly public policy. I reprise my discussion with author of the Five I's, Sam Melden.

"Talking is the first step to preventing suicide." In this episode I discuss suicide prevention with Megan Scott, a representative of the Toledo chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Ohio currently has 122 individuals on death row. Ohioans to Stop Executions is hopeful new legislation will end the death penalty.

The Toledo History Museum has revamped a buss tour through Toledo that recaps an early 20th century Toledo world of gangsters, women of the night, bootlegging and police on the take. The tour is titled Glass City Garters, Gambling, Gangsters and Gin.

Food insecurity is a growing problem.  In his latest book But We Only Have One Grape, Anthony Knopps looks at this serious problem through the eyes of a second grader. Our discussion points out that 15 percent of American households with children are considered "food insecure."

Tedd discusses his book tracing famous visitors to Northwest Ohio and the surprises he discovered about their stays. Forgotten Visitors, Northwest Ohio's Notable Guests is published by the University of Toledo Press.

The Five I's of Disability Justice are a framework for local governments to build a welcoming, inclusive and equitable community for all of its residents, and is particularly committed to developing policy that addresses key barriers faced by people with disabilities. My guest is the author, Dan Melden.

Sue Carter discusses the mission of Lake Erie Advocates to defend Lake Erie from assaults by animal factories and other polluting sources to sustain the lake's health for all life that depends on it.

Guest Peggy Daly-Masternak coordinates a neighborhood coalition opposed to a proposed expansion of I-475 west of Douglas Road in Toledo.

The annual CommUNITY FilmFest will be August 20 at the Maumee Indoor Theater. This event features videos created by individuals with developmental disabilities discussing their successes in community integration. It is an inspiring event. In this episode we chat with the chair of the event, Lori Balogh.

This week we are talking about climate change and what each of us can do to fight the harm an ever warming Earth is facing. My guest is Robert Clark-Phelps, a volunteer with Citizens Climate Lobby.

We continue our discussion with Joe Boggs, author of Prohibition's Proving Ground - Cops, Cars and Rumrunners in the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor Corridor.

Guest Joe Boggs' book Prohibition's Proving Ground discusses a new perspective on why rum running was so prevalent in the Toledo-Detroit-Windsor corridor during prohibition. Our chat looks at the tremendous impact of the automobile.

More and more children are being raised by their grandparents. Marsha Rose, the supervisor of the Kinship Navigator program of the Area Office on Aging discusses services that are available to grandparents.

Abbigale Rose is a local entertainer who has written a song about domestic violence. She plans to give the profits to the YWCA and the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center.

With the end of the Covid-19 emergency what can we expect? We have audio from a news conference with Dr. Bruce Vanderoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health.

My guest, Sean Piatz, is part of the team developing a newly released gaming app helping raise awareness about veteran mental health. With Them: Frontlines

April is Child Abuse Protection Month.  The discussion continues on how the community can address this issue and services available through Lucas County Children's Services.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Guests for this installment are from Lucas County Children's Services: Donna Seed, interim director, and Shelby Cully, chief counsel. While much of the work of Children's Services is intervention, the focus is on prevention.