Journal Star beat writer Dave Eminian joins Director of Media and Baseball Relations Nate Baliva in a conversation with All Star pitchers Ryan Helsley and Jake Woodford.

Former Harlem Golbetrotter Curley 'Boo' Johnson was in Peoria preparing for his August basketball camp, so he stopped by the podcast to chat with Adam Duvall. The pair discussed CBJ's early basketball days, meeting some of history's most famous people, training with Michael Jordan and how CBJ gives back to the area through his Skills for Life Academy.

This week on the Tarter Source podcast, the Journal Star's Steve Tarter reviews TV theme songs from the past — from "Quick Draw McGraw" to "Where the Action Is." Do you remember who sang "The Real McCoys" theme? Or who had a hit with the theme from "Dr. Kildare"? Check out this week's TV theme podcast.

Peoria native Pat Cramer, the clubhouse manager for the Peoria Chiefs and a longtime employee of the organization, chats with Journal Star beat writer Dave Eminian about his life, his career, and all things baseball.

Steve Spain, the longtime owner of Peoria's premier costume shop, the Costume Trunk, is an avid fan and collector of film art and memorabilia from the "Golden Age" of Walt Disney animation. He's also written a book detailing how some of the films were made, featuring photos from his collection.

A pair of high school softball coaches - East Peoria's Denee Menzione and Washington's Stephanie Ramsey - joined Adam Duvall to preview the Class 3A sectional semifinals. The coaching pair also talked about their love of softball, community support and what player they'd love to have on their respective teams.

Adam White of Running Central and ShaZam Racing sits down with Journal Star sports editor Kirk Wessler to talk about life, running, classical music, tattoos and the Journal Star/CEFCU Honor Roll Meet. You think that sounds disjointed, but it’s not. Listen and find out how it all fits together.

This week on Tarter Source, the Journal Star's Steve Tarter talks with Paul Adams, a longtime Peoria musician whose New Age recordings continue to win awards. His latest recording, "Imaginings," recently was named best contemporary instrumental album of the year at the Zone Music Reporter awards in New Orleans. Paul talks about his musical career--he started by building instruments for others -- and plays a little on a Native American flute. Also on the program: Elizabeth Geyer, a singer from Australia who's collaborated with Adams.

Dave Snell, the voice of Bradley basketball since 1979, joins host Dave Reynolds and regales us with some of his fondest memories on and off the court with the Braves.

This week on Tarter Source, the Journal Star's Steve Tarter interviews Patty Fuchs, the retiring CEO/President of Goodwill of Central Illinois. Fuchs talks about the changes made during her time she's headed the local Goodwill chapter, tripling the number of stores and employees since she took over in 1993.