This week. Sam talks with  RAZ Mobility CEO, Robert Felgar about the accessible Lucia mobile phone, and RAZ Mobility.

This week,   Dr. April Wilhelm will talk about the U of M study on the Tobacco 21 policies and the use of tobacco products with adolescence. Dr. Wilhelm is a family medicine physician with the U of M medical school. and U of M Health Fairview.  Also, we will discuss lung cancer and smoking with Dr.Amit Kulkarni, a medical oncologist with the U of M Medical School and Masonic Cancer Center.

Ryan Strunk, President of National Federation of the Blind Minnesota joins Sam in the studio.  He discusses the problem of the refusal of the entertainment industry to cast blind people in productions and suggests way to improve this situation.

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.  This Zoom event/radio special is a public conversation with four Twin Cities artists with disabilities. Panelists Teighlor McGee, Nicole M Smith, Minda Mae, and Nicole Noblet explore how people with disabilities are making, sharing, and experiencing art in the Twin Cities Metro region––and what we need to do next to fully include disability communities in the region’s cultural fabric.

This week,  Sam chats with staff and a volunteer from Wingspan Life Resources about their Rainbow Club and other support groups.

This week, Sam talks with Linda Fodrini-Johnson about her book The Empowered Caregiver.

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month.  In honor of that, Sam talks with  Kate McGinley and Dr. Heather Malyuka.  Kate is the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of Tuned.  Dr. Malyuk is Tuned's head of audiology. She is know internationally as an expert clinician and a public speaker in the field of music audiology.

This week, Sam talks to a panel of staff and clients from Opportunity Partners.  OP is  a local organization helping people with disabilities enrich their lives.   Also it's our Fall Pledge Drive so please go to kfai.org, or give us a call at (612-375-9030)!  Every bit helps!

This week, Sam talks with Trevor Turner about usher Syndrome. Trevor is a volunteer and

Ush ambassador with the Usher Syndrome Coalition.

This week, Sam talks to Author Chris Stark, about her novel Carnival Lights, a story about two teenage Ojibwe cousins, Sher and Kris,  traveling to the big city of Minneapolis, avoiding danger, and finding their roots.