Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel joins Andy to talk about the school operating levy on next week's election ballot and other topics concerning the Rochester School District.

Tim McCollough, the General Manager of Rochester Public Utilities, joins Andy for an interesting discussion about the ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and the steps being taken by the municipal utility to protect the reliability of the community's electrical power system.

Patrick Seeb with Rochester's Destination Medical Center shares the news of the federal government's approval of the city's request for federal funding to cover nearly 60% of the cost of developing the Link Bus Rapid Transit System through downtown Rochester. Seeb also discusses some of the planning taking place to help mitigate the major disruptions that will occur during its construction and work on Mayo Clinic's $5 billion expansion plan.

Tom and Andy talk about Donald Trump's highly successful day behind the counter at a McDonald's restaurant and the criticism he is facing from his political opponents. The list of topics for the show also includes the intelligence leak concerning Israel's plans for retaliating against Iran and reports about people moving away from Minnesota.

Tom and Andy talk about the significantly revised crime statistics issued by the FBI that now show an increase in violent crime nationwide rather than a modest decrease as was previously reported.

Tim Penny, the President and CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, joins Andy to talk about the upcoming FEAST Festival at the Mayo Civic Center and the other activities of the foundation. The former First District Congressman also chimed in a bit about this very unusual election cycle.

The Med-City Movie Guy, Chris Miksanic joins Andy and reviews a soon to be released documentary about the musicians behind the hit mellow rock songs of the mid and late 1970s. Chris also lists his favorite spooky movies for Halloween!

The list of topics and issues discussed by Tom and Andy today include a congressional investigation into Minnesota's "Feeding Our Future" scandal and the chair of the committee looking into it wants Governor Tim Walz to appear before the panel.

Tom and Andy talk about the back peddling that occurred after Governor Walz apparently discovered that his support for getting rid of the Electoral College ran counter to the official stance of the Harris presidential campaign.

Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson joins Andy and talks about a technology upgrade for the Sheriff's Office, how the Sheriff's Office contracts with smaller communities in the county to provide law enforcement services, and the conundrum facing the law enforcement and judicial systems when it comes to young children committing serious violent crimes.