A global adventurer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and keynote speaker, John Beede joins us to talk about his new book,

“The Warrior Challenge: 8 Quests for Boys to Grow Up with Kindness, Courage, and Grit.”

Growing out of the Traverse City Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention, Hope Lives in Northern Michigan is committed to providing hope for those surviving family and friends, and those who are continuing to fight their battle with depression.. Founder Janeen Wardie joins us to shares her personal story of restoring hope after losing her son to suicide five years ago.

General Manager of the Traverse City Pit Spitters (and, this year, the Great Lakes Resorters), Mickey Graham joins us to talk about this abnormal season, the upcoming playoffs, and plans for 2021.

It’s an encore presentation of our chat with founder and guitarist Stephen Plummer of Third Coast Swing (formerly Third Coast Gypsy Jazz) about the origins of the band, their unique blend of styles (“…think Louis Armstrong with a French accent…”) and the importance of Django Reinhardt.

Looking back at stories in the world of music this week, featuring the MTV Video Music Awards, New York Philharmonic on the go, and what happens to independent venues as we enter yet another month of COVID-related restrictions.

President of the Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation department, Alisa Korn joins us to talk about the Civic Center Master Plan and the collaborative efforts to better serve the county’s citizens.

With kids facing extra screen time, both in face-to-face and in online learning scenarios, the dangers of “blue light” from electronic devices can hurt their eyes.  Dr. Rebekah Lynch from Full Spectrum Eyecare joins us to talk about what parents can do to help.

“You might not know what’s coming next in 2020.  But at least you’ll know what’s for dinner!”  So says Ruthie Kirwan about her new meal plan, “Prep Sesh,” showing you the quickest way to get a week’s worth of mostly dump-and-cook dinners ready to go in under an hour.  She also speaks about her upcoming new cookbook, and her other gig as co-host of the Terrapin Small Biz Connection.

Before the pandemic, Kelley Householder was already working with TCAPS to help students who could not be in school.  Now, she’s taken her skill set and launched a new business:  Helping School at Home.

Being legally blind hasn’t stopped visual artist Michael Sincic from creating beautiful work.  He joins us to tell his inspiring story.