The archives of the last three weeks are now online.

• House Rabbit Society
  
• The Flaming Ice Cube
  The Flaming Ice Cube Shop & Cafe Louie's FAVOURITE restaurant
• THE Library
  Because I LOVE my library!
• PATCHOULI
  
• Heimlich Institute
  Dr.Henry Heimlich's website w/instructions on the maneuver + more. Dr.Heimlich appears often on the show.
• Klass Kids Foundation
  Louie Free Show friend and regular guest,Mark Klass' website-founded in 1994 to give meaning to the death of twelve-year-old kidnap and murder victim Polly Hannah Klaas and to create a legacy in her name that would be protective of children for generations to come.
• North American Animal Liberation Press Office
  Friend of the Louie Free Show: Dr.Jerry Vlasak and others...
• L'Shana Tova(another reason...)
  L'Shana Tova(another reason...)you'll either get it or need to find a Jew to explain it to you!
• FAMILY WATCHDOG-sex criminal look-up(very EZ)
  frequent guest,Steve Roddel's site where you can look up convicted sex offenders anywhere in the US of A !
• Make Mine Chocolate
  PLEASE be a PARENT and make Yours chocolate too! We are VERY proud to be a partner w/this campaign.
• Larry Kirwan/Black 47's site.
  My favourite Irish Rock Band.
• Robert Rosen's Blog
  Robert Rosen's the author of Nowhere Man-The Final Days of John Lennon, based on Bob's reading of Lennon's personal diaries and interviews w/ Lennon's personal asst.-Bob's former friend.
• Fran Costigan
  Fran Costigan: vegan 'dessertrix'-developer of the chocolate cake that I love and you will too(don't tell anyone that it's vegan and includes healthful ingredients)! Fran's also responsible for the healthful vegan twinkie!
• Unlock Autism
  Youngstown Police Officer John Hull and his wife Jennifer founded this organization to help working families w/autistic children.
• Green Energy TV
  This company is growing in the Y-town Business Incubator-Go,Craig Zamary!
• Information on my Dentist: Dr. Amber Ausnehmer !
  
• Donald K. Allen For President
  Doctor Allen is a veterinarian - a truly independent candidate for president of the United States
• MISSION OF LOVE
  Kathleen Price's amazing work : "We are not here to save the world, but to touch the hands within our reach"

Friday:

Vindicators: Todd Franko and Mark (Sweetwood Mac)Sweetwood.

Vince Bevacqua and Jeff Hedrich

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PLUS a VERY SPECIAL GUEST !!-Angie Shaker surprises Vincie!!!!

David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy-a father's journey through his son's addiction.-# 1 on last weeks NYTimes Bestseller list.

thursday.08.May.08

Regional Method 8 author :

Brian Keith West

Ships Without A Shore: America’s Undernurtured Children

A WAY WITH WORDS FOUNDATION

+ Mehmet OZ

 

 

NEW BLOG TODAY:

Question Marc and the Mysteriocrats- 96 Fears

07.Wed.May.08

Today,Wednesday, we welcome back:

Doctor John Vargo-NOT AG Marc Dann's doctor

Cheryl Forberg, NOT AG Marc Dann's nutritionist , but nutritionist for NBC's BIGGEST LOSER and author of Positively Ageless

Stephen Marks- NOT AG Marc Dann's Political Hitman/opposition research specialist but author of Confessions of a PoliticalHitman

Mark Niquette, NOT formerly from AG Marc Dann's office, but from The Vindicator, now w/ the Cloumbus Dispatch, will be on Wednesday's show

 

How does a child learn to talk? Why is that humans can acquire language when no other species can? Through the integrated study of psychology, linguistics, and molecular biology, I aim to understand the origins of the human mind.

 

-Professor Gary Marcus

evolution, cognition, and the birth of the human mind

 

On Tuesday, the discussion of whether beleaguered Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann should resign or perhaps be impeached continues.

Guests so far include Vindicator Editor Todd Franko, reporter Gerry Ricciutti from the Statehouse in Columbus, former state Sen. Harry Meshel, and perhaps telephone conversations with Vindicator Political Writer David Skolnick and Vindicator columnist Bertram DeSouza, Alan Johnson, Columbus Dispatch reporter, and state Sen. John Boccieri.

Other guests include Atty. Marty Yavorcik, a candidate for Mahoning County prosecutor, and Debbie Ford, author of “Why Good People Do Bad Things,” returns.

 

 

monday/monday: 05.may.08

NEW BLOG TODAY

 

today's show includes(thus far-8:42pm Sunday eve) : The Vindicator's Bertram de Souza and Editor: Todd Franko, The Columbus Dispatch's Alan Johnson,Senator John Boccieri, Atty. Robert Price

02.May.Friday.08:

A Nation at a Loss

NYTimes 25.April.08

 

Edward B. Fiske is an internationally known education writer and editor who has written informatively on topics ranging from American higher education to primary school reform in Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Formerly the Education Editor of the New York Times, Mr. Fiske is well known as the author of the best-selling Fiske Guide to Colleges (Sourcebooks), an annual publication that has been a standard part of college admissions literature for two decades. Other books on college admissions co-authored with Bruce G. Hammond include the Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College, the Fiske College Deadline Planner, and the Fiske New SAT Insider's Guide (Sourcebooks).

Mark Peyko from The Metro Monthly.

MAY DAY O EIGHT :

New Blog Today

Mr Defend Youngstown,Phil Kidd returns to the show. Now truly free to do his 'thing' as Downtown Director, Phil updates us....

also: JUSTINE A. LEE, DVM, DACVECC, an assistant clinical professor at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care. Doctor Lee will talk about her new book: It's a Dog's Life...but It's Your Carpet
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Four-Legged Friend

And, former Ohio State Senator,Harry Meshel returns to rock and roll, well, actually , to jazz it up.

And,Marc Sandalow. Marc Sandalow spent 21 years on the staff of the SanFrancisco Chronicle, the last 10 years as the paper's Washington bureau chief. He is currently a political analyst on KPIX-TV and KCBS radio in San Francisco. Madam Speaker, Nancy Pelosi will be the main topic

Wed.30.april.08:

this past Sunday afternoon my mom's 13 year old male cockatiel escaped. She lives on the South Side on E. Boston and South Avenue. We have notified as many organizations and vets we can think of as well as putting up the attached poster all over the south side. Would you please be able to mention about it on-air and just spread the word? My mother is 70 years old and just adores this little guy. She is just totally heartbroken. The cockatiel's name is Elvis and he is human friendly. If you have any other suggestions please let me know, we would appreciate all the help we can get.

330 506 5288

 

Today's guests include the return of Dr.Dan Kalla.

Born, raised, and still residing in Vancouver, Dan Kalla spends his days (and sometimes nights) working as an Emergency Room Physician at an urban teaching hospital. Before seeing the light, he also worked as a hospital administrator and department head.

Dan's interest in emerging pathogens found him unexpectedly in March of 2003, when SARS burst on the scene. Dan sat on the SARS taskforce as director of physician staffing for the SARS screening clinic.

2Zday.29April.08:

The (good) Community Corrections Association's Dr.Rick Billak joins us to talk about the value of GED teachers in jail.

No Way Home

The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

Monday,again.28.April.08:

Dr. Yu Chen 's book “The Voice of Medicine-An Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine”. There are many simple self-care methods created by Dr. Chen introduced in this book.

Dr. Yu Chen graduated from Capital Medical School with M.D. degree in 1965 in Beijing, China. She also graduated from Traditional Chinese Medical School with doctoral degree in her homeland. She obtained medical research training in China, Sweden and the United States. Since 1989, she has practiced Chinese medicine in the U.S.A.. At the present, she is a licensed acupuncturist in the State of Maryland.

Dr. Yu Chen has more than 40 years of experience in practicing medicine. She created ear magnet therapy to save diabetes patient’s legs and eyes. She treated panic attack for the movie star Mr.Yaphet Kotto when he was in Baltimore for making movie “Homicide”. The Baltimore Sun published an illustrated feature article about her work. She was on the Baltimore TV show.

+ Fr.Noga,Peach and Colleen talkmabout their recent trip to build homes in Louisiana

FRIDAY.25.April.08

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+ Y-town Prosecutor-Atty.Jay Macejko (++++++++++)

Nazi Scrapbooks From Hell

 

On Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the National Geographic Channel (NGC) journeys back to Auschwitz to witness Nazi life beyond the death camp in Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell. Woven together with harrowing testimonials from survivors and scholars, archival audio, video footage and haunting trial statements by an SS officer, the special brings to life these fascinating and disturbing photographs of Auschwitz and challenges viewers to contemplate the individual’s capacity for evil.

 

Thursday.24.April.08:

rockin' and rollin' w/
Vindy editor Todd Franko

Also, from the Library: The Book Babe, Janet Loew returns

w/ Ron Faniro - the architect of the (coming soon / this fall)Newport branch ( Market at Midlothian )

+ Dr. Allen 4 President :

Boardman Trustee, Atty Robyn Gallitto stoped by...

EARTHDAY.08 +1 :

Fire Chief
John J. O'Neill, Jr.

y-town fire chief John O'Neil

also,returning:
Marwan N. Sabbagh, MD
Board Certified, Neurology
Director of Clinical Research
The Cleo Roberts Center of Clinical Research
Sun Health Research Institute
Clinical Faculty, Sun Health/St. Joseph's Geriatric Fellowship Program

Dr. Marwan Sabbagh’s the author of The Alzheimer's Answer: Reduce Your Risk and Keep Your Brain Healthy- a handbook for baby boomers hoping to prevent serious memory loss. Dr. Marwan Sabbagh is a geriatric neurologist and Alzheimer’s researcher at Sun Health Research Institute in Arizona. He spends his days seeing memory loss patients and their families, and supervising Alzheimer’s clinical trials. He helped care for his mother-in-law when she suffered from dementia. Like all of us who have watched family members struggle with memory loss, he worries about how it will affect his generation and his children’s.
Doctor returns to the show after tremendous audience response .
also: Professor James Stein talks with us about his book:

Inside a Cult

 

EARTHDAY.08

Billie Jean King has long been a champion for social change and equality. King created new inroads for women in and out of sports during her legendary career and she continues to make her mark today.

"If the billions of people who live and love sports take just one single step, we can win back our planet."
- Billie Jean King.

 

David K. Skelly
PROFESSOR OF ECOLOGY-YALE

 

In 1988, in an attic office in Berkeley, California, a revolution was born. At a time when bad news about the environment was splashed across newspapers from coast to coast, freelance writer John Javna decided to write a book to empower the average citizen in the fight to save the environment. Against all odds, his little, self-published book made its way into the world, onto the NYT bestseller list, and helped launch a green revolution…ultimately selling millions of copies.

KERRY KENNEDY,daughter of Ethel and Robert Kennedy, started working in the field of human rights in 1981 when she investigated abuses committed by U.S. immigration officials against refugees from El Salvador. Since then, her life has been devoted to the fight for equal justice, to the promotion and protection of basic rights, and to the preservation of the rule of law. She is the author of SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, a book of profiles of fifty human rights defenders around the world. She has led forty human rights delegations to twenty-seven countries.

 

Danielle Nierenberg is an animal agriculture and climate change Specialist at The Humane Society of the United States—the nation's largest animal advocacy organization—representing 1 in 30 Americans.

 

+++Alan Johnson w/ a 'Danngate update'

 

 

Monday :II. 21.April.08:

After a Danngate update, we will l talk with Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley, who was senior advisor to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from 1997-2001. Before that, she served as the ambassador to Portugal from 1994-'97.

An attorney specializing in trade and international law, she was a law professor at Georgetown University in Washington, and was diplomatic liaison for the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign and foreign policy advisor to the drafting committee for the 1992 Democratic Party platform.

 

Later, podiatric surgeon Dr. Robert Debiec of Ankle & Foot Care Centers, will explain the importance of shoe selection, foot and ankle care, and, from Crocs to stillettos, the effect fashion has on the feet, as we all head back outdoors this spring to run, walk, hike and bike.

 

then Jeff Beals, author of "Self-Marketing Power, will explain how to market yourself in today's competitive, global economy.

And Diane Ackerman returns to talk about, "The Zookeeper's Wife," her book about one of the most successful hideouts of World War II.

 

 

 

 

 

With Earth Day 'round the corner,
Commissioner Traficanti joins Louie in-studio w/the Green Team's Jim Petuch to talk recycling,reusing,renewing and possibly guitar licks and Commissioner Traficanti's favourite: AC/DC !

The Mad Cowboy, Howard Lyman returns to the valley this weekend-first stop: the Louie b. show.

A successful Montana cattle rancher for nearly four decades, Howard Lyman sold his farm in 1983 and became a professional lobbyist for the Montana Farmers Union and the National Farmers Union, promoting the passage of the National Organic Standards Act. Lyman went on to become one of the most prominent activists in the animal rights and environmental movements. He has served as president of Earthsave, executive director of Jeremy Rifkin’s Beyond Beef Campaign, president of the International Vegetarian Union, and program director for the Humane Society of the United States. Lyman is best known for a 1996 appearance on “Oprah,” After a resulting lawsuit (filed by a group of Texas cattle ranchers) was decided in Lyman’s favor, he emerged as one of the anti-meat movement’s most visible and well-connected standard-bearers.
and:
Philip Shenon -an investigative reporter with The New York Times, where he has worked since 1981. He was the lead reporter on the investigation of the September 11 commission and has held several of the most important assignments of the Washington Bureau, including chief Defense Department correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, Congressional correspondent and Justice Department Correspondent. He was one of two Times reporters embedded with American grounds troops during the invasion of Iraq and worked in pre-war Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iran for Times foreign staff.
We'll talk w/ Philip about
THE COMMISSION
The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation

Thursday .17.April.08:

Mahoning County Treasurer Lisa Antonini talks about the current controversy between her, Auditor Sciortino and Prosecutor Gains

Jim Evans from Meridian Services returns w/a client and his drug abuse success story and some tales of drugs in the Mahoning Valley. With Amy Zellers + Tony Nick + Larry Molitero .

And, updates on AG Danngate....

Wed :

we close the show w/:

A live update w/ The Columbus Dispatch's Alan Johnson re: The Ohio Atty.General's office-

we begin talking Democrats and China policy w/ /the alliance for American Mfg:
Democratic Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vowed to hold China and other offending countries accountable for unfair trade practices that disadvantage U.S. workers and manufacturers at a candidate forum this morning in Pittsburgh. Senator John McCain was invited but unable to attend.

The forum was sponsored by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a non-partisan, non-profit labor-management coalition of the United Steelworkers and the nation’s leading manufacturers forged to strengthen manufacturing in America.

“Today, voters demanded that their presidential candidates get tough on China,” said AAM Executive Director Scott Paul. “And while the candidates at today’s forum made strong commitments on trade, we must ensure that their promises become policies that enforce our laws against unfair trade and defend our workers and domestic industries.”

The candidates appeared separately. Each spoke for 20 minutes on trade and manufacturing issues before fielding several questions from the diverse audience of over 1,600 union workers, manufacturers, and local elected officials. AAM principals and partners also addressed the crowd, including United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard, United States Steel Corporation Senior Vice President Terrence Straub, Allegheny Technologies Chief Executive Patrick Hassey and AK Steel Chief Executive Jim Wainscott.

“China must stop manipulating its currency because it’s not fair to American manufacturers, it’s not fair to you, and we are going to change it when I am President,” said Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in his remarks to forum attendees, where he also criticized trade agreements like NAFTA. He pledged to “fight for manufacturing, modernize the steel industry, strengthen our manufacturing base, and have a manufacturing policy to open as many markets as we can for American workers.”

“I’m calling for changing our laws to send China a message,” said Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), who outlined her trade agenda to the audience and highlighted national security concerns related to unfair trade. “If you subsidize your exports and hurt our manufacturers, you’ll pay a price.” She argued that “you cannot be a strong nation without a strong manufacturing sector.”

The candidate forum is part of a larger effort by AAM to highlight the impact that China’s unfair trade practices have had on American workers and manufacturers. AAM has called for stronger enforcement of U.S. trade law and last week launched a statewide advertisement and grassroots campaign entitled, “China Cheats. Pennsylvania Loses.” A PDF of the ad is posted at: http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/aam_pennsylvania_032708a.pdf

We talk w/ Steven Capazolla

Then we'll talk w/ The Book Babe,Janet Loew from the library ABOUT National Library Week!

 

Bob Rosen , joins Louie4Lunch and reviews the new film :Chapter 27-a film about John Lennon. Bob's the author of Nowhere Man-The final Days of John Lennon

(see:http://robertrosen.blogspot.com/)

After lunch we'll talk w/ Debbie Ford. Debbie's the author of the #1 NYTimes bestseller:THE DARK SIDE OF LIGHTCHASERS and a new book: WHY GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS. In recent light, or should i say 'darkness' of the Elliot Spitzer issues, and dare I say, the current Marc Dann questions, Debbie's insights will be instructive.

A-N-D, then comes Gordon Livingston,M.D. w/ 30 true things you need to know: Too soon Old,Too Late Smart

 

 

 

2zday.15.April.08:

Politics with David Skolnick

 

Monday.14.April.08 :

Patrick J. Berarducci

Chief of Police

Boardman, Ohio

Det. Sgt Kelty-Y-town Police Homicide Detective

 

Wed.09.April.08: Mary Roach returns (hopefully, she'll sing w/ me-again)

Bonk : The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

 

The study of sexual physiology—what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better—has been going on for centuries, behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, Alfred Kinsey's attic, and, more recently, MRI centers, pig farms, and sex-toy R&D labs. I spent two years wheedling and conniving my way behind those doors to bring you the answers to the questions Dr. Ruth never asked. Is your penis three inches longer than you think? Is vaginal orgasm a myth? Can a dead man get an erection? Why doesn't Viagra help women—or, for that matter, pandas?

Dr.John Vargo returns to talk w/ Dr.James Dowd

we'll talk about Louie's vitamin d test results.

Robert Weiner Associates offers full service public affairs and issue strategy support to clients whose philosophy and actions reflect our company's commitment to American values of freedom, justice, and integrity. These qualities are plain for all to see, whether in the life of a political organization, the living culture of a corporation, or the actions and words of a great athlete.

Sun Comes Up...Tuesday.08.April.08 :

Todd Franko

Editor of The Vindicator +

 

Rabbi Irwin Kula

 

 

 

 

Monday :ll 07.April.08 : Nat Hentoff returns

 

-plus-thanks to http://www.ytownfunnies.blogspot.com/

"A Great Day in Youngstown Talk Radio"

We'll open w/ Cleveland Plain Dealer investigative reporterJOEL RUTCHICK

re:

The Controversy surrounding the Cuyahoga County's Ameritrust construction contracts(hmmm....)

 

Friday.04.April.08:

click for schedule.

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DIRECTOR TERRY J. COLLINS

 

Youngstown Prosecutor Jay Macejko returns to the show-FRESH from a training session and ready to implement Operation Ceasefire in the community. First stop — the Louie b. Free Show to share what he learned, his hopes and target dates. Operation Ceasefire is a deterrence police strategy to reduce gang violence, illegal gun possession, and gun violence in communities. The program's creator, Professor David Kennedy, will also join the conversation.

Louie will also talk with Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray, who is coming to the Valley with information on the Youngstown-area businesses taking part in his GrowNOW interest rate reduction program, how they’re being helped, and the dollars and jobs this means for the area. Cordray pledged last year to help area businesses access the program, which had been underutilized. He'll join the show after visiting Summer Garden Food Manufacturing, which has just become involved in the GrowNOW program.

Also returning will be Benjamin R. Barber, author of "CONSUMED — How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole." Barber focuses on the expanding global culture of market forces he claims will destroy not only democracy but even capitalism, if left unchecked. Those forces, he believes, seek to turn the young into aggressive consumers and arrest the psychological development of adultsleading them to "stupid" brand loyalties. The increasing drive toward privatization compounds the problem, he believes, generating a "civic schizophrenia" where everybody wants service but nobody wants to serve.

Th.03.April.08

www.44503live.blogspot.com for Phil Kidd's blog-a true example of transparency in government.

Former Ohio State Senator, Harry Meshel returns to rock and roll with me today.

Harry Meshel

Sen. Meshel's unique perspectives on politics — local,state and national — are always interesting and entertaining. Louie says, if we're lucky, he'll get the senator to sing again!

Meshel entered electoral politics in 1970, when he ran for a seat in the Ohio State Senate. In 1971, he was elected to the 33rd District seat, then was re-elected five times. He became the Senate's majority whip and chaired the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

During his five terms, he was credited with helping to secure almost $150 million in capital improvements for Youngstown State University. He also secured more than $160 million in grants and loans from the Ohio Department of Development for local economic development projects and worked to create the Northeastern Universities College of Medicine, the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University , the Wright State University School of Professional psychology, and other programs.

Louie also will talk whole-grain cooking and eating the Betty Crocker folks. Their new cookbook is Betty Crocker Whole Grains.

And he'll discuss addiction treatment/services with Larry Moliterno, Boardman Township trustee and CEO of Meridian Services, Inc., a behavioral healthcare organization.

Moliterno has been named to the board of directors of the Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers.

02.April.08-Wed.

MARK PEYKO from METRO MONTHLY

 

I've read an advance copy of that little pink book that makes politicians squirm.

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) will release the 2008 Congressional Pig Book at a news conference Wednesday. Louie has and has read an advance copy. But Louie's read it and will talk with Thomas A. Schatz, president of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, on today's "Brainfood From the Heartland."

The Pig Book is an annual report on pork-barrel spending in the federal budget. This year's version features a complete database of pork projects and profiles of the most egregious examples from the federal Appropriations Acts. In fiscal 2008, pork-barrel spending ballooned to 11,610 projects costing $17.2 billion.

Louie will lead a discussion of the current state of earmark reform and what more needs to be done to stop Congress from returning to its piggish ways.

He'll also welcome Dr.Hyla Cass back to the show. She's one of the country's foremost authors and speakers on the subject of integrative medicine. A former assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine, she has incorporated nutrition and natural health techniques into her practice for more than 20 years.

She'll talk about her new book : Supplement Your Prescription; What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition.

 

 

THE PRICE OF SUGAR

Today's show(APRIL 1ST, formerly know as April Fool's Day) is our FIRST -FOOL 4 LOVE DAY
The ENTIRE show is dedicated to LOVE !
Our (Noon) Love Couple is Mahoning County Juv. Court Judge, Theresa Dellick and her husband Atty John Dellick.

Also :
Rita M. DeMaria, PhD, LMFT, LSW

Dr. Rita DeMaria is Director of Relationship Education at Council for Relationships. Her offices are in Spring House and Wynnewood. A marriage and family therapist since 1974, Dr. DeMaria's practice specializes in marriage education, counseling, enrichment, divorce prevention and premarital assessment and counseling. In addition to counseling and teaching relationship education classes, Dr. DeMaria also offers PREPARE/ENRICH assessments and courses in Sex Education and Anger Management. She has also created the Loving For Life program for couples who are looking for advanced training and support to create a dynamic, loving relationship.

Dr. DeMaria is the author of the newly released book, The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever, and is know as The Marriage Doctor.

also:

Greg Baer, M.D.

For twenty years, Greg Baer, M.D. was a highly successful surgeon, teacher, civic and church leader, businessman, and entrepreneur. He taught the latest in surgical techniques to other physicians across the country and accumulated wealth and respect. He had everything that most of us want in order to be happy, but something was still missing—he felt empty and miserable. He became a drug addict and nearly committed suicide. In his subsequent search for genuine happiness, he learned some simple and powerful principles that have greatly enriched the lives of thousands.

Dr. Greg Baer has been presenting the message of Real Love to audiences all across the world for over 10 years.

and:

Jeffrey Brantley, MD

 

Director of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Consulting Associate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Brantley completed his psychiatry residency at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center. He is board-certified in psychiatry and worked for 14 years in community mental health and private practice. Dating back to medical school, meditation has been a focal point of Brantley's private life, as well as an integral part of his work with persons seeking healing in their lives.

He has been practicing meditation for over 25 years personally and has been teaching programs in mindfulness meditation for over 10 years. As the founder and director of the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program at the Center for Integrative Medicine, Brantley teaches intensive courses on mindfulness meditation and conducts extensive experiential programs and group lectures.

Louie will talk w/ Dr. Brantley about

100 Mindful Practices to Deepen and Renew Your Love Everyday.

and, Dusty Miller.Ed.D. :

Stop Running from Love: 3 Steps to Overcoming Emotional Distancing and Fear of Intimacy

Opening to Love introduces a five-step plan to help people struggling with a fear of intimacy assess their relationship history and develop an action plan for becoming more present, open, and giving in relationships.
Dusty Miller, Ed.D., is a clinical psychologist, writer, trainer, and internationally-recognized expert in the areas of trauma, addiction, and self-sabotage-including relationship self-sabotage such as distancing. She is the director of the ATRIUM Institute in Northampton, VA, Miller offers training, consultation, and workshops for professionals and paraprofessionals who work with traumatic stress, substance abuse, relational challenges, and more. She is author of Women Who Hurt Themselves, Addictions and Trauma Recover, and Your Surviving Spirit.

AND,
returning to the show : Fran Costigan, who Louie refers to as THE Desertrix.

Fran Costigan is a nationally recognized culinary instructor, author, consultant, recipe developer and innovative pastry chef who marries healthy eating with sumptuous tastes. Fran’s new book, More Great Good Dairy Free Desserts Naturally , offers a complete course in exceptional desserts that are vegan by design, not by taste! Fran’s recipes use organic minimally processed ingredients to make rich, moist cakes, flaky piecrusts, delightful cookies, puddings and more. All are trans fat and cholesterol free and absolutely delicious.

A graduate of the New York Restaurant School and the Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a pastry chef in both traditional and vegan kitchens. Today Fran teaches her distinctive courses (including her Vegan Baking Boot Camp) in NYC at the Institute of Culinary Education and at the Natural Gourmet Institute, and she presents demonstration classes and lectures at venues throughout the US and Canada.

Fran was recently featured making her celebrated "Chocolate Cake to Live For” on the Discovery Health Channel’s show.

Louie will talk w/ THE Desertrix about LOVE and FOOD !

 

and we close, or I should say OPEN the end of today's FOOL 4 LOVE show w/Robert Schimmel........

LOVE QUOTES- here.

 

HEART QUOTES

Monday :II .31.March.08

We begin today's show w/a local lawyer who will hold a live-on-air public/press conference and will allege that the Mahoning county prosecutor has a conflict of interest in a high profile county investigation.

ALSO, Phil Kidd will update on the coming promotions for downtown y-town, and

Wahlid Phares returns. Professor Walid Phares is a Senior Fellow and the director for Future Terrorism Project at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington (2001-2007). He is also a Visiting Fellow with the European Foundation for Democracies in Brussels (2006-2007). He has been a Professor of Middle East Studies, Ethnic and Religious Conflict at the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) from 1993 to 2006. He is a senior lecturer on the War on Terror at the LLS Program of FAU.
On this visit, Louie will talk w/ Professor Phares about The Confrontation, his latest book of a trilogy beginning with Future Jihad (2005-paperback 2006) and the War of Ideas (2007-paperback 2008), it is an analysis of the global Jihadi threat and policy recommendations to Governments and international alliances in order to meet and defeat the Terror challenges.

We'll also talk w/ Miriam Horn of Environmental Defense Fund, a national nonprofit organization that links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems.
Fred's new book is Earth: the Sequel.

The Challenge: Stop Global Warming

Global warming could change life on earth as we know it. Fiercer storms, rising seas, and severe drought could become the new normal. But it doesn't have to be that way — a stable climate is within our reach. A new generation of energy entrepreneurs is leading the way.

The Approach: Urgency, Optimism and Entrepreneurship

Earth: The Sequel sends out an urgent call to arms. But it in sharp contrast to most of who you’ll read about global warming, this is a call filled with abundant optimism. The men and women it profiles are already transforming the energy sector, showing the best of America’s entrepreneurial spirit. They are to paving a way, once again, for the United States to lead the world out of crisis.

AND, our friends from FRONTLINE return .
n June 2007, as the American military surge reached its peak, a band of National Guard infantrymen who call themselves the "Bad Voodoo Platoon" was deployed to Iraq. To capture a vivid, first-person account of the new realities of war in Iraq for FRONTLINE and ITVS director Deborah Scranton (The War Tapes) created a "virtual embed" with the platoon, supplying cameras to the soldiers so they could record and tell the story of their war. The film intimately tracks the veteran soldiers of "Bad Voodoo" through the daily grind of their perilous mission, dodging deadly IEDs, grappling with the political complexities of dealing with Iraqi security forces, and battling their fatigue and their fears.
Louie will talk w/ Deborah Scranton today.

 

today is FRIDAY! 28.March.08

Thursday.27.March.08

Youngstown's 5th Ward councilman, Paul Drennen, will join Louie Free, Vindy.com's news radio partner, on today's "Brainfood From the Heartland."

At 34, Drennen is an Ursuline High and Youngstown State graduate who chose to buy a home in the city and stay in the Valley.

Click here for Paul's Blog

Also, David Mark returns. Mark is a senior editor at Politico.com and author of the acclaimed “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning,” published in March 2006, and released in paperback a year ago.

 

He was formerly editor-in-chief of Campaigns & Elections magazine, which covers the business and trends of politics, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly on Capitol Hill, and the Associated Press.

Youngstown's 5th Ward councilman, Paul Drennen, will join Louie Free, Vindy.com's news radio partner, on today's "Brainfood From the Heartland."

At 34, Drennen is an Ursuline High and Youngstown State graduate who chose to buy a home in the city and stay in the Valley.

Also, David Mark returns. Mark is a senior editor at Politico.com and author of the acclaimed “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning,” published in March 2006, and released in paperback a year ago.

He was formerly editor-in-chief of Campaigns & Elections magazine, which covers the business and trends of politics, a reporte

 

Wed.26.March.08

THIS community is very fortunate to have Atty.Jay Macejko as Y-town City Prosecutor. Atty.Macejko returns to talk about Operation Ceasefire to the municipal judges' demand for a new courthouse to comments made on the show last week by Atty Marty Yavorsik regarding the havoc in the muni court.

Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush by Robert Draper

+ Arts of Darkness
American Noir and the Quest for Redemption

Thomas S. Hibbs is dean of the Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Culture at Baylor University

GET HEALTHY-NOW!(hey, that would be a really great book title-eh?)

Brenda's AMAZING and communicates a plan for detoxifying the body that's simple/easy and should be done by us ALL. Brenda's responsible for the Fiber 35 Diet, sooooooooo, we'll talk about the importance of detox, good digestion, fiber in the diet ,the trail of chemicals in our life and over-all wellness.

Sun Comes Up...Tuesday.25.March.08

Jesus Rode a Donkey-Dr.Linda Seger-Why Republicans Don't Have the Corner on Christ

Jesus Rode a Donkey shines the light of Scripture and theology on policy decisions of both the Republican and Democratic party, and looks at the many ways that, I believe, the Republican party has lost its way -- by giving more tax breaks to the super-rich than the poor, by cutting back on environmental policies that protect the environment, by not caring for the poor, the needy, the have-nots in our society, by fueling the war rather than creating peace, by creating an attitude of fear rather than hope, by not being honest with the American people

 

Hope's Boy-a memoir

“Andrew Bridge has written an affecting, moving memoir which in the end is a poignant cry for rethinking our foster care system. Hope's Boy will stay with you long after you've put it down."
— Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here and The Other Side of the River

Monday:II.24.March.08:

Betsy Hiel has been the Trib's foreign correspondent since April 2000. Based in Cairo, she has reported from Algeria, Bahrain, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, and she covered the 2004 Summer Games in Athens and the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.

She covered the 2003 war in Iraq and continued to report from there in 2003-07, including a series on mass graves

The return of BdS (The Vindicator's Bertram de Souza)

 

Confessions of a Political Hitman
Written by Stephen Marks

While many fine book about politics have been written by campaign mangers [such as George Stephonopoulous] and pollsters [such as Dick Morris] never before has a book been written for the American mainstream by a “political hitman”, the shadowy figures used in all campaigns to dig up dirt on the political opposition.

Good-Friday:

We'll 'la vida local' w/ Atty Betras

+++++ David Barrett, a former investment banker with Citibank in New York City who successfully invested the bank's money around the world. David accurately predicted the developing financial recession since 2005. He'll give you an in-depth understanding of what's happening and what's to come in the financial world that is affecting us all.

ALSO

When the city first announced that Youngstown was going to utilize Operation Cease Fire — a coordinated, citywide strategy aimed at deterring juvenile and gang firearm violence, I contacted local officials to come on the show and explain the program and promote its use in our community. Frustrated with the lack of response from city officials, I then contacted David Kennedy. David joins us today.He directed the Boston Gun Project, a ground-breaking problem-solving policing exercise aimed at serious youth violence. Its chief intervention, Operation Ceasefire, was implemented in mid-1996 and appears to have been principally responsible for a two-thirds reduction in homicide victimization among those 24 and under citywide. Operation Ceasefire won the Ford Foundation Innovations in Government award, the Herman Goldstein International Award for Problem Oriented Policing, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Webster Seavey Award. He has contributed to similar homicide prevention exercises in San Francisco, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, High Point and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, San Joaquin County, California, and elsewhere. He helped design the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, launched by the Clinton Administration in 1996, for which he received a director's commendation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

and, we'll welcome the girls from Valley24.com, Katie Libecco and Sarah Poulton, for a round-table discussion with V24 fans, dentist Dr. Amber Ausnehmer, Sheila the teacher, and Janko from the I Will Shout Youngstown blog.

Thursday.20.March.08

Executive Director of Y-town Cityscape

+++ From Rescue Mission ,my friend, Jim Echment

GREGORY COPLEY

returns, President of the Int'l Strategic Studies Assoc.

in Wash,DC also, author of THE ART OF VICTORY

 

SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.

Dr. John J. Ratey, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and has a private practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

19.March-WeirdWednesday. From

Julie Michael Smith

also: NILS P. JOHNSON, JR. graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and in 1976 graduated from Boston University Law School. Nils has served as a local Bar Association Trustee, as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Grievances and Discipline, and as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Bar Examiners. He practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, business law, oil and gas, and real estate, and is a frequent lecturer on estate planning and legal ethics. He has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Specialist in the field of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.We'll talk POLITICS and OIL !

Ohio’s autism voucher provides up to $20,000 a year to parents of children with autism. Families can use this voucher at private schools and agencies approved by the Ohio Department of Education. A new study by Policy Matters found that just 40 of the 127 approved private providers that filed claims for payment under Ohio’s autism voucher program in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 offered a school setting. Of these 40, only three did not limit or discourage enrollment by at least one of three criteria: degree of disability, cost, or religious belief.

Into the Light: Real Life Stories About Angelic Visits, Vision of the Afterlife, and other Pre-Death Experiences by John Lerma, M.D..

18.March.08-Tuesday :an exclusive interview with Atty. Marty Yavorcik as he unveils a challenge in his candidacy for Mahoning County prosecutor.

Also, Rory Freedman, #1 New York Times best-selling author, tells us how to be a "Skinny Bitch".......

 

and Daniel Stih will talk about the top 10 hazards affecting your health.

,

Healthy Living Spaces: Top 10 Hazards Affecting Your Health

MondayMonday.17.March.08 :

Dr. Jerome D. Levin...Respected psychologist and addictions therapist

The NEW Show begins at 10 TODAY!

 

Attorney Robyn Gallitto-Boardman Township Trustee

 

14.March.08 :

SORRY-NO SHOW TODAY-JOIN US MONDAY FOR THE NEW SHOW AT 10 AM - 3PM !!! -more this weekend...

13.Thursday.March.08 :

Heather Dean w/ Make Mine Chocolate !

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Marwan Sabbagh, M.D., board-certified geriatric neurologist, hopes to work himself out of a job. As founder and director of clinical research at Sun Health Research Institute’s Cleo Roberts Center for Clinical Research, Dr. Sabbagh had dedicated his entire career to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Wed.12.March.08

JAMES EDWARD DOWD, M.D., F.A.C.R.,

is Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University and the founder and director of both the Arthritis Institute of Michigan and the Michigan Arthritis Research Center. Dr. Dowd's board certifications include general internal medicine, adult rheumatology, and pediatric rheumatology.

“The Vitamin D Cure is a revolutionary way to think about health and disease. My daughter suffered from a severe vitamin D deficiency and correcting it made a positive difference in her life. This book is practical and easy to read and it offers hope for millions of people who suffer from pain, low energy, obesity or depression."

Daniel Amen, MD
Director, Amen Clinics, Inc., and author of Making a Good Brain Great and Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

 

+ DAVID SKOLNICK

MARY LYON RETURNS !

Mary Lyon is a veteran broadcaster and five-time Golden Mike Award winner who has anchored, reported, and written for the Associated Press Radio Network, NBC Radio "The Source," and many Los Angeles-area stations including KRTH-FM/AM, KLOS-FM, KFWB-AM, and KTLA-TV, and occasional media analyst for ABC Radio News Mary has been an artist since childhood.Mary invented a unique and decorative "Shaker Egg" percussion instrument and has created custom Eggs for the collections of such celebrities as Harrison Ford, Stevie Nicks, Demi Moore, Michael McDonald, Neil Young, Anne Lockhart, and Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS foundation.

 

 

 

2sday.11.March.08

95 Year Old Bill Quinn returns to the show today!

Dr. Amber L. Ausnehmer

Monday.10.March.08 :

Local Taxavist, Tom Zamary(former Federal employee)

The Energy Cure: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time

Kimberly Kingsley

Friday.07.March.08

Deputy Law Director, Anthony Farris returns to finish what he started yesterday.

JasonBayless and Joel Green from PETA return.

Brent Scarpo

Journey to a Hate Free Millennium

 

new blog today

Thursday.06.March.08:

Y-town Deputy Law Director : Anthony Farris

PLUS ::

Jason Bayless and Joel Green from:

regarding the AWFUL animal circus .

Dr. Amber L. Ausnehmer

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also, Sheila the Teacher

 

 

post-primary Wednesday :

 

Robert Schimmel

Alan Eisenstock-Robert Schimmel's co-author

Bertram de Souza

 

Susan Turnbull was elected Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in February 2005. Having worked in numerous campaigns and Democratic Party leadership positions, she is proud to describe herself as a community activist.

 

Probate Court Judge
Honorable Judge Mark A. Belinky

the PRIMARY Tuesday :

STEPHEN CHAO 'S :

You can learn SOOOOOOOOOOO much at THIS SITE :

Margie Burns will be liveblogging tonight!

 

NOTE : any contested candidates that would like to be on Monday or Tuesday -PLEASE contact me asap via ph or email.~Louie Thx,again,Julian:

03.March.08 Monday

Attorney Susan Maruca

Congressman Gregory W. Meeks

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones returns, and we're DELIGHTED to have her!

 

Liberty Township Police Department Chief Anthony Slifka and the lovely Ms. Stacey Thomas 911 operator

R. Thomas Buffenbarger
International President Machinists Union.

Primary Mistake: How the Washington Republican Establishment Lost Everything in 2006 (and Sabotaged My Senatorial Campaign)

29.Feb.08

 

SENATOR HARRY MESHEL, OHIO GOV. TED STRICKLAND, 22ND United States House of Representatives Majority Leader,RICHARD GEPHARDT, Dentist Extraordinaire : Dr AMBER AUSNEHMER. School Teacher Extraordinaire:SHELIA and, a special thanks to :

 

Wednesday.27.Feb.08

 

+ I get an on-air prostate exam !!!!!A digital (finger) rectal examination is done to check for problems with organs or other structures in the pelvis and lower belly. During the examination, a health professional gently puts a lubricated, gloved finger of one hand into the rectum. He or she may use the other hand to press on the lower belly or pelvic area.

Dr. John Vargo's the examiner!

today's show includes a VERY important discussion on depression

 

Congressman Henry Cuellar

The Wall Street Journal calls him, “A pro-growth Member in the John F. Kennedy mold,” One of the “Seven Best Legislators,” says the Dallas Morning News. A favorite son of Laredo, the city has honored him as “Laredoan of the Year,” “Distinguished Citizen of the Year,” and “Humanitarian of the Year.” The San Antonio Express-News says, “Cuellar has worked hard and demonstrated an independent nonpartisan mind-set…” and also notes that “Cuellar's willingness to place his district ahead of his political party is refreshing.” These are just a few of the many accolades attributed to Congressman Henry Cuellar.

Sun comes up, it's Tuesday...26.Feb.08 :

Ellen R. Malcolm, founder and president of Emily's List

EMILY’s List is the nation’s largest political network and financial resource for women candidates. We are dedicated to building a progressive America by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office. We are a network of more than 100,000 women and men from all across the country committed to recruiting and funding viable women candidates; helping them build and run effective campaigns; and mobilizing women voters to help elect progressive candidates nationwide.

+

Kerri Houston

Senior Analyst
Alliance for American Manufacturing

 

The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine
By Anne Harrington

Anne Harrington is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, where she specializes in the history of psychiatry, neuroscience, and the other mind sciences. She is currently Co-Director of the Harvard University Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative, and is a consultant for the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mind-Body Interactions. She is the author of Medicine, Mind and the Double Brain, and Reenchanted Science: Holism and German Culture from Wilhelm II to Hitler.

 

 

Monday 25.Feb.08 :

 

MARTY YAVORSIK for Prosecutor??????????-learn it HERE FIRST !

 

Rasha Drachkovitch-MSNBC'S LOCK UP series :

It's estimated that more than 600,000 people will be released from America’s prisons this year. But will they be prepared to rejoin society as productive citizens? Each year, our nation spends about $24 billion on its prison system. For the men and women living and working in that system, the daily challenge is simply to survive. MSNBC Investigates what goes on behind the bars, and inside the minds of prisoners and guards.

 

Poland Police Chief, Brian Goodin

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BdS !

 

Thanks again,Julian,22.Feb.08 :

Judge Maria Lopez on Cuba

Mike McCurry (born 27 October 1954) is best known as the former press secretary for Bill Clinton's administration. He is a Washington-based communications consultant and is associated with the firm Public Strategies Washington, Inc. and the internet technology firm, Grassroots Enterprise Inc. He is also active within the administration of the United Methodist Church, serving as a lay delegate to the Church General Conference and on various denominational boards. Born in Charleston, SC, he was educated at Princeton University and Georgetown University. McCurry is married, with three children, and lives in Kensington, Maryland.

+Mahoning County Treasurer:

 

Thursday.21.Frb.08 :

Larry Moliterno, Boardman Township Trustee

ALSO, Christopher Barzak

 

AND Dr. Amber Ausnehmer !!!

 

Dr. Ausnehmer leads the team - working with the area's best periodontists, orthodontists, endodontists, and oral surgeons to create the smile you've always dreamed about. Dr. Amber Ausnehmer is a General Dentist providing Family and Cosmetic Dentistry.

She utilizes all the latest methods in new dental technology. Dr. Ausnehmer earned her doctor of dental surgery degree from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. She was recognized with both scholastic and achievement awards from the American Academy of Oral Medicine, Dr. Lewis and Richard L. Bausch Memorial Scholarship Award, James V. Marquard Award, and WaterPik Technologies Prosthodontic award.

 

CINEMATIC STORYTELLING w/ Jennifer Van Sijll

 

also:

OHIO'S FIRST LADY, Dr. Frances Strickland

First Lady Frances Strickland has shared Ted's vision for a better future for Ohio with thousands of people across the state. Often seen brandishing her guitar and leading the crowd in a sing-along, Frances brings an irreplaceable creativity and enthusiasm to her work for Ohio.

Frances Strickland was born in Simpsonville, Kentucky, where she grew up on a dairy farm. Like Ted, Frances had the opportunity to pursue higher education. She attended Murray State University, the University of Colorado, and eventually earned a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Kentucky.