Eric Chase
The Story of N'dre
It's been too long since I've had my friend Laura Simmons-Wark from Humane Ohio in for a visit. She's got the culmination of their fun Pints for Paws event coming up to invite you to, but first, she can share the story of how we became friends and how she got me my second dog, who is here. And so i…
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We Need It...
Old school. No video. Just audio here you and me! It's terribly deflating that it's likely the Blade will close up shop. WMU should just say fuck it, we won, and let others decide on their own what to do with that First, a predictable meltdown and the Titanic is just fine!
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Helping Young Toledo Families
We've modified how we're doing Community Baby Shower - the brainchild of Alex, who's here(!) - and we're hoping after you listen to this episode, you'll feel so inclined to donate a few, or a lot of items! BABY SHOWER INFO! First, the Monnette's AI discourse.
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VIS-A-VIS Vol 2. W/ Nick Amrhein
A new guest to the podcast, and a topic we've certainly never discussed - skateboarding! I've been familiar with Nick's exceptional videography and photography for a very long time. Great to have him in to talk about this event, where the photos will be on skateboards! And what's skateboard culture…
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It's Almost Here!
Monroe Comic Con that is! A preview of it with the guy who started it up, with the help of many friends and family, Gary Pillette. Very excited and thankful he lets me do my show there during preview night on September 11th, and I once again get to bring some stuff to sell. First up, what so many …
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Help For Parents
My dear friend Dr. Andrea Mata from Brightspot Families returns to share new on a virtual parent project she's working on. Also... Riding in carts. Past third spaces haven't really gone away. The largest demo that's coming to her and her team for help. And an all around hearty mental health d…
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Volunteer To Volunteer
My good Dorothy Mockensturm from Good Grief returns as they have volunteer training on the near horizon. She also introduces us to her new-ish Program Manager, Haleigh Galnares. First, since Lebron has signed have the hottest, most sought after free agent on the market! I also have Jonas Brother …
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Talkin' TPS
GOTCHA! It's not Toledo Public Schools, though with school returning and the transformative times the district is in you were as fooled as I was, when Janelle Metzger from Water for Ishmael reached out wanting to talk TPS. Temporary Protected Status. This is not a distant or unimportant issue as F…
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Historic New President
Today's guest played an integral role in ensuring I could stay here when things went (predictably) sideways with my work in 2017. A few weeks ago we had a speaker from Rotary on. Now let's have their historic new President in to really dive into what they do besides having weekly Toledo mini Ted …
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Person Is Good, Pet Is Good
“When we see an animal struggling, chances are that person is struggling as well.” That's a quote from a 13 ABC story with new Executive Director of the Toledo Humane Society, Sam Wolbert. Sam expounds on that sentiment as we get to know him and what his vision is for a very important part of ou…
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