We jump ahead a couple of episodes this week. Brad Klopfenstein and Jim Merritt discuss Jim's new book "Lessons Learned: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? History Says No." As always, Merritt in the Morning is brought to you by The Honey Baked Ham Company and Stock Yards Bank & Trust.

Find your copy today on Amazon or Barnes & Noble online. Links below.

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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lessons-learned-james-w-merritt-jr/1149309294?ean=9798823060387

This morning on Merritt in the Morning, Brad Klopfenstein and Jim Merritt welcome to the show Betsy Wiley. Betsy is the President and CEO of Hoosiers for Quality Education.

As always, Merritt in the Morning is sponsored by Stock Yards Bank and Trust as well as The Honey Baked Ham Company.

Brad Klopfenstein and Jim Merritt talk with State Representative Ed Clere about his decision to run as an Independent for Mayor of New Albany, Indiana, the current State House session and about previous legislative successes. As always, this episode is brought to you by The Honey Baked Ham Company and Stock Yards Bank and Trust.

Brad Klopfenstein is out this week, but Jim Merritt welcomes Rachel Hazaray, the Vice President of Legal, Compliance & Government Relations as well as Chief Counsel of Subaru of Indiana Automotive.

Jim Merritt and Broad Klopfenstein welcome Laura Hodges Anderson of First American Nuclear to the show. As usual, Merritt in the Morning is brought to you by Stock Yards Bank & Trust as well as The Honey Baked Ham Company.

Jim Merritt and Brad Klopfenstein welcome, from Westfield High School, budding entrepreneurs Rayan Elbanhawy and Ritvik Bhatia, the creators of SMILO.

As always, Merritt in the Morning is brought to you by Stock Yards Bank & Trust and The Honey Baked Ham Company.

Follow Rayan and Ritvik on Linkedin to follow their progress with SMILO.

Rayan Elbanhawy - ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/rayan-elbanhawy-48577132a⁠Ritvik Bhatia - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritvik-bhatia-372b84358/

Jim Merritt and Brad Klopfenstein welcome the founder and editor of IndyPolitics.org, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz to the show.

Jim Merritt and Brad Klopfenstein welcome Indiana's State Comptroller, Elise Nieshalla, to the show.

On this week's Merritt in the Morning, Jim and Brad welcome Brad's wife Sheila Klopfenstein who is also the Indiana Education Lead for VIPS.

Jim Merritt and Brad Klopfenstein welcome Agriculture Economist Damian Mason to the show.