Episodes

  • Stephanie Smith, Paul Asay, Laura Hambley-Lovett

    Stephanie Smith, Paul Asay, Laura Hambley-Lovett
    Jan 16 2026
    The Alabama Policy Institute’s Stephanie Smith lays out the agenda of The Governor proposed in her final state-of-the-state address and how our state law makers will go about implementing it. Then Paul Asay from Focus on the Family joins us to talk about tools parents can use to monitor their kids tech. Finally Dr. Laura Hambley-Lovett, author of “I Wish I’d Quit Sooner” offers practical Strategies for Navigating & Escaping a Toxic boss.
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    30 mins
  • Educational achievement, and R&D

    Educational achievement, and R&D
    Jan 8 2026
    UAB Student Alexis McClellan overcomes the death of her father to become the first member of her family to graduate college, Then Sam Raus from Young Voices addresses the need for our tax code in Alabama to better incentivize Research and Development.
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    30 mins
  • 2025 in Review with Paul DeMarco and Jim Faherty

    2025 in Review with Paul DeMarco and Jim Faherty
    Dec 24 2025
    30 mins
  • Joseph Abbott and Urban Alchemy

    Joseph Abbott and Urban Alchemy
    Dec 18 2025
    Birmingham area Palestinian Christian Joseph Abbott talks about the plight of Palestinian Christians both in the middle east in our listening area around Christmas. Then Artie Gilbert with Urban Alchemy of Birmingham explains how their program gives jobs to the recently incarcerated and also seeks to find housing situations for the chronically homeless in our Community.
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    30 mins
  • Holiday Injury Prevention and Community Engagement

    Holiday Injury Prevention and Community Engagement
    Dec 11 2025
    UAB Injury prevention coordinator Jonathan Bryant encourages a safe Holiday, then Kristen Wong Director of the NS Foundation and Community engagement talks about Alabama Non-profits that they support.
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    30 mins
  • Mental Health and Fine Arts

    Mental Health and Fine Arts
    Dec 11 2025
    Glenn Lutjens, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist has solutions for estranged families that are facing difficulties over the holidays. Then Elanie Stolze, Associate Vice President of Development and community relations with the American Theatre Guild joins us to talk about their Staging for the Future Program and how much good it as done in Alabama.
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    30 mins
  • The Night Sky and CKD

    The Night Sky and CKD
    Nov 24 2025
    Jonathan Buchwalter, a Tuscaloosa Highschool history teacher returns to update us on the Focus act, and also to tell us about his 3 books that he has written as part of the NIght Sky Trilogy. Then Doctor Charles Vega joins us to talk about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
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    30 mins