Media consultant and college professor of political science and communication Anthony Knopps discusses steps we should be taking to ensure we are dealing with the most accurate news coverage. Candid conversation helps us understand how the media operates.

There is renewed interest in expanding passenger railroad. Is Northwest Ohio in the discussion? Stu Nicholson is the longtime executive director of the advocacy organization All Aboard Ohio and discusses current efforts to plan for new corridors and why expanding passenger rail is an idea worth exploring.

There is no separating your family history from real history.  And we learn that good and bad are intertwined in that history. This is what guest Douglas Forsyth learned in researching his family tree. Forsyth is an associate professor of history at Bowling Green State University. He learned he is related to an American legend but also learned some of his ancestors participated in what we now recognize as a national disgrace.

Author Jennifer Boresz Engelking discusses her newest book, Lost Lake Erie. She recounts several of the entertaining, heartbreaking, and nostalgic stories of the lost sites, businesses, and industries of Lake Erie.

Move to Amend is a non-partisan, broad coalition of organizations and individuals, who share common values, working together to end corporate personhood. Guest Greg Coleridge takes an in depth look into why the organization says "corporate personhood" is dangerous for democracy.

Kara is the spokesperson for Life Connection of Ohio. We discuss the importance of organ donations and address myths surrounding donations.

Traumatic brain injuries can be scary but they do not have to be. Local author Anthony Knopps, who sustained a traumatic brain injury, has written a new book for children designed to raise awareness about this medical condition that often raises more questions than answers.

Barbara Floyd has written an in-depth history of the University of Toledo.  We chat with Barbara about not only the history she has captured but also the current status of the University and also some thoughts about the future.

My guest is local author Tedd Long. We discuss his new book, The Toledo Papers, a fascinating compendium of letters and ephemera stretching back 200 years offering a never-before-seen glimpse into the past.   

The Toledo City Council recently named Film Toledo a film commission which will enhance the group's efforts to interest movie makers in shooting film in the Toledo area.