After being diagnosed with the rare blood disorder Aplastic Anemia, Jimmy Stanton’s daughter Sophie’s bone marrow is no longer producing blood cells.  So far, Jimmy and his family have not been able to find a bone marrow donor match for Sophie, but they’re hoping a Be The Match event Sunday, August 11 at Living Hope Church in Traverse City will bring ten year old Sophie the life-saving match she needs.  Listen to our interview with Jimmy to learn how you can help Sophie and her family.

Founder of the Bay Area Big Band, Chris joins us to talk about the group’s origins, the importance of Big Band music, and previews their appearance at this Thursday’s Concerts on the Lawn at Grand Traverse Pavilions.

Being patient with mums, making a “fairy garden,” terrariums, dividing your irises, outsmarting the deer and more with Jeanine from Pine Hill.

Goin’ to the Fair, goin’ to the Fair…we’re talking to Carolyn Woodhams ahead of this year’s Northwestern Michigan Fair, and highlighting everything they’ve got to offer!

On this edition of the Community Coffee Break, we welcome our new sponsor, Mental Wellness Counseling, by speaking with owner and therapist Nicole Ball.

A discussion of local headlines and stories, including retail and restaurant changes in Downtown TC, Suttons Bay and the Grand Traverse Mall, along with the “e-scooter debate.”

A self-proclaimed “Milliken Republican,” Sondra Hardy is part of the effort to recall State Representative Larry Inman as he prepares to stand trial on federal bribery and extortion charges.

This third-generation family business serves countless local restaurants with the high-quality meats you’ve come to expect.  We spoke with Trevor Alpers, President of Louie’s, about his grandfather’s work, why quality ingredients make the difference and the future of farming.  Don’t miss Louie’s out at the Northwestern Michigan Fair next week!

Director Stephen Bennett and former Dept. of Defense Chief Investigator Mark Fallon join us for a discussion of Bennett's disturbing documentary “Eminent Monsters,” which investigates the psychological torture experiments of the 1950’s—the foundation of the "torture manual" for interrogation methods used today. Bennett gives us the history of the sensory deprivation torture methods of psychiatrist Dr. Ewan Cameron, while Fallon shares his expertise in counter-terrorism and his hope for the U.S. Government to reconstruct their current interrogation methods.

Bill Marsh, Jr., of Making You Matter, presents seven different strategies to help you be the best version of yourself every single day.