On today's show:
– Ariel Julie, founder and artistic director of the Windy City Comedy Fest, August 7-10
– Heidi Stevens, nationally syndicated columnist, director of External Affairs at the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health, and fellowship coach at The OpEd Project
– Rita Vaughan Frost, forest advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council

Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).