Jearlyn Steele

Jearlyn discusses the importance of Father's Day and if there's as much attention paid to it as there should be.

Dr. Craig Bowron of Abbott Northwestern tells us the growing influence of men getting help for mental issues.

On this edition of Center Stage, we hear from the following guests:

• "Jersey Boys" actor Will Dusek
• Singer/musician Ben Noble
• MN Orchestra guest conductor André Raphel
• Sister Althea Rupert of the St. Paul's Pilgrim Baptist Church

Are you looking for trip and activity ideas over the Summer?  Family Fun Twin Cities can offer some of those.  Co-founder Gianna Kordatzky lets us know what's going on now that the children are out for their break.

The case of the classified documents found at the Mar-a-Lago Club has come to a head with Friday's official announcement of indictments against former President Donald Trump and aide Walt Nauta.  How important is this case for the country's future?  Local attorney and former WCCO host Jack Rice provides his perspective.

Attorney Jack Rice helps us decipher the latest indictment of former President Trump.

Family Fun Twin Cities co-founder Gianna Kordatzky offers some ideas for Summer activities and trips for the fam.

With so many more obstacles in today's society, how can we raise young boys to become healthy men?  Dr. Michael C. Reichert, executive director of Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men”, offers some answers from his research.

Jearlyn is back in studio, and she chops it up with producer Jonathan Lowe.

Author and developmental psychologist Dr. Michael C. Reichert gives us his thoughts on raising boys in this day and age.

On this week's hour of Center Stage, Jearlyn gets in touch with the following guests:

• Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival producer Randy Lubas
• Local musician/songwriter Jim Walsh
• Star Tribune lead theatre critic Rohan Preston

It's the beginning of Pride Month, but with several hundred bills targeting LGBTQ persons in State legislatures across the country, this edition may be the most  important in decades.  MN Rep. Leigh Finke, the state's first Transgender person elected to the State House, gives her thoughts on this month's impact.

At the 11th hour, lawmakers in Washington came to an agreement to raise the Debt Ceiling.  But why did this even get to this point?  Hamline political science professor David Schultz joins the program to dig deep into this Congressional procedure and whether it's even needed.