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Engineer and author Steve Laufmann discusses his theories on how to ease our stress and anxiety through the holidays by learning more about the engineering in our biological systems.  His book Your Designed Body has been called "a masterful synthesis of modern medicine and engineering."

A joint committee of the Ohio legislature need to hear from individuals with disabilities about the benefits of community living rather than institutional living. Katie Hunt Thomas, an attorney with the Ability Center, explains why it is important to do so now. Information on how to contact the members of the joint committee can be found here .

Do American corporations have a corrupting influence on our politics. We explore that question with Greg Coleridge, co-director of Ohio Move to Amend . 

With Steve Davis, CEO of Total Wealth Academey , we continue the discussion about the benefits of passive investment in real estate and how it can create that second stream of income during retirement.

Steve Davis, Total Wealth Academy says "saving your way to retirement doesn't work. He discusses passive investment and that it is never too late to start.

Inspired by the book Chicken Soup for the Soul, local real estate broker Michael Murray has authored and published his own collection of short, inspirational stories -- highs and lows from his own life. 

Do you believe in ghosts? Josh David discusses his paranormal exploring project .

Children who bully are six times more likely to have a criminal record by the age of 24. Award-winning writer Priya Kumari discusses her new books aimed at helping parents teach their children how not to be bullies. We also discuss the Hindu Festival of Lights.

Eleven people have been freed from Ohio's death row based on evidence of their innocence... 190 nationwide. I talk with two of them and a director with Ohioans to Stop Executions . 

Wildlife photographer Art Weber chats with me about the wonders of the Metroparks system.

FilmToledo , a not-for-profit works, to attract Hollywood to the Toledo area. He says having film producers shoot scenes locally could mean big bucks to our economy.

We continue our discussion with Dick Eppstein, president of the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Ohio, as he prepares to retire. Dick has spent 50 years with the BBB alerting us about scammers and working to enhance integrity in the business community.

As Dick Eppstein prepares to retire from his position as president of the BBB in Northwest Ohio we review his 50 years on the job identifying scammers and helping keep ethics in the business community.

A new book, A Bar in Toledo: the Untold Story of a Mafia Front Man and a Grammy-Award Winning Song, relates the fascinating story of Duane Abbajay, his popular Toledo bars, and the musicians and mobsters with whom he crossed paths.

Jamil Hassan is an Afghanistan military interpreter who shares his harrowing, eye-witness account of the fall of Afghanistan on the first anniversary of America’s withdrawal. His new book is called Promises Betrayed .

An insightful discussion with the executive director of the Ability Center, Stuart James, on the new Think Differently campaign.

We continue our discussion with author and story-teller Tedd Long about his self-guided tours through Toledo history and culture. 

Tedd Long finds the history of the greater Toledo area fascinating and has created several ways to share this passion. Among them are some self-guided tours including "Unholy Toledo," exploring the times when Toledo was "wide open" and organized crime has a strong foothold.

Jean Schoen is the founder of Cancer Connection .

The Five I's for Disability Justice represent a guideline local lawmakers can use to ensure that pending legislation supports efforts to make our communities more accessible to persons with disabilities. Author Sam Melden discusses the Five I's:  Involvement, Inclusion, Independence, Intersectionality, and Implementation.

Robert Momany, Executive Director of the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio , discusses the mission of the Safety Council and the honorees from the recent Hero Awards Banquet.

We continue our conversation with David Rohr, the author of the United States of Ohio , recapping the influence Ohio has on history and the national scene.

The author of United States of Ohio , David Rohr, covers little-known facts about Ohio, such as how the state was the birthplace of both the National Football League and Major League Baseball ,  what makes the state a manufacturing and agricultural powerhouse, and  is the birthplace of many prominent US figures—from Thomas Edison to John Glenn to Neil Armstrong.  

ACES is a non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to international cultural and educational exchange. The ACES mission is to provide high-quality international educational and cultural exchange experiences to individuals from the U.S. and foreign countries in order to promote global understanding.  

Ella has just released her book "Trees without Roots," a true story about her father's and aunt's heroic and painful journey dodging mortars and seeing death all around them when they were children trying to escape the Bosnian War.