Ahead of the celebration of National Train Day, May 14, in Toledo we discuss with Tim Porter, All Aboard Ohio, on how an expansion of passenger rail service would increase growth and boost the economy.

Toledo is a great place for test marketing. We talk with Lori Dixon, owner of Great Lakes Marketing, about why Toledo and why market research is so important to both businesses and politicians.

It is often attitudinal barriers that stand in the way of a person with a disability having full access to housing, employment and social activities. I discuss this issue with Tim Tegge, a spokesman for the Sight Center of Northwest Ohio as well as the services the Sight Center provides.

April is donate life month. My guest is Kara Steele, representing Life Connection of Northwest Ohio. We chat about the importance or organ donations, myths, and how you can sign up to be an organ donor.

Global warming triggers climate change. Bob Clark-Phelps, Citizens Climate Lobby, discusses the evidence for climate change and what we can do to fight global warming.

The Federal Railroad Administration is expected to finalize the details of the new program by mid-May. Stu Nicholson, executive director of All Aboard Ohio, discusses how expanding passenger trains could benefit our quality of life and have a positive economic benefit.

The environmental group Lake Erie Advocates has filed a legal action with the Ohio Department of Agriculture questioning the use of gestation cages by large factory farms. Spokesman Mike Ferner explains what the group is seeking and why.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. We discuss the attitudinal barriers that stand in the way of an individual with disabilities from full inclusion in the community. This episode was originally heard on Towpath Internet Radio.

We continue our discussion with the president of the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan about how to recognize and fight scammers on the phone and the internet. This episode heard originally Towpath Internet Radio.

Dick is the president of the local Better Business Bureau. We discuss how to protect yourself from scams. This episode heard originally Towpath Internet Radio.