Episodes
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Guest: Barbara Floyd, University of Toledo at 150
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
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.
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Guest: Tedd Long, The Toledo Papers
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
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.
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Guest: Michael DeSanto, Film Toledo
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
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.
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Guest: Sam Melden, Five I’s of Disability Justice
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
This past week I was honored to represent the Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Disabilities when the County Commissioners approved a resolution endorsing the Five I's of Disability Justice, a framework to ensure the creation of truly disability friendly public policy. I reprise my discussion with author of the Five I's, Sam Melden.
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Guest: Megan Scott, Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
"Talking is the first step to preventing suicide." In this episode I discuss suicide prevention with Megan Scott, a representative of the Toledo chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Guest: Ohioans to Stop Executions
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Ohio currently has 122 individuals on death row. Ohioans to Stop Executions is hopeful new legislation will end the death penalty.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Guest: Donna Christian, Toledo History Museum
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
The Toledo History Museum has revamped a buss tour through Toledo that recaps an early 20th century Toledo world of gangsters, women of the night, bootlegging and police on the take. The tour is titled Glass City Garters, Gambling, Gangsters and Gin.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Guest: Anthony Knopps, But We Only Have One Grape
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Food insecurity is a growing problem. In his latest book But We Only Have One Grape, Anthony Knopps looks at this serious problem through the eyes of a second grader. Our discussion points out that 15 percent of American households with children are considered "food insecure."
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with London Mitchell
This new series of podcasts features interviews with individuals who have a passion to improve our quality of life. Host London Mitchell is an award-winning broadcast journalist.