Larry Smith is president of Fathers and Families which provides personal development services. Career training and instruction on how to prepare for job interviews are part of its services, as are training in construction. High school eqauivalancy also is important in its instruction program. Its program is open to anyone over 16 while many of its students have been incarcerated.

Indianapolis native Janet Flanner (1892-1978) was a journalist and author who wrote more than 50 years for The New Yorker magazine. The funeral service organization Flanner Buchanan, and the community center Flanner House were formed by members of her family. Our guest, Scott Keller, is her relative, producer of a play about her ("They Call Me Genet") and a scholar who spent personal time with her.

Jeanette Watts is a performer, author, seamstress, and all-around motivator of groups wanting to enjoy life by dancing through history. We met her at the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri. We, in company with dozens of others, enjoyed her immensely. Here are relevant links: dancingthroughhistory.com, or, googling "History Is My Playground." Also, JeanetteAMLWatts@gmail.com. She also has been named "The Johnny Appleseed of Dance."

High School Student Anderson Pries describes his appreciation for Ragtime, plus its history and various forms. Mr. Pries is founder of a new ragtime festival in South Elgin, Illinois, August 22, 2026: FOX RIVER RAGTIME FESTIVAL (Google Fox River Trolley Museum or look at https://www.facebook.com/people/Fox-River-Ragtime-Festival/61588084132100/)

David Steele manages a world-wide consultancy usually involving how to manage relationships with customers.

Rhonda Cook, President of Cook Government Advisors, talks about her experiences at a meeting of The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute which highlighted important issues in local government.

Our guest, Walter Barbary, who is studying aviation at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, has just started a formal program to become a commercial pilot.

Bill Benner brings his experience to a discussion of a new stadum for The Bears, arrival of The Baltimore Colts, and much more, even including volleyball. Bill reported 31 years for The Indianapolis Star, 14 years for The Indianapolis Business Journal, and many months on the weekly television show, "Inside Indiana Business."