Won't You Be Our Neighbor

This week we're talking Smurfs and fairy houses with Sam Simmons from our forestry department and Mark Somerson from Business First joins us to talk about Fastlane, parachute pants and growing up in UA.

Guest host Jackie Thiel returns as Darren moves to the hot seat to talk about dispute resolution and Carl Smallwood joins the guys to talk about growing up in UA and his work with the Divided Community Project. For more information on the Divided Community Project visit: go.osu.edu/dcp

Community Development Director Chad Gibson joins the guys to talk about development and help us understand why Everyone Hates Chad and Upper Arlington Public Library Director Beth Hatch talks about the Library, Comic-Con and some of her favorite books. Special thanks to Colin Gawel for the theme music.

Steve and Darren talk trash with Katy Rees from Public Service and learn what a Dirty Murph is; then Colin Gawel joins the guys to talk Van Halen, Styx, Insane Clown Posse, and Coffee: The Pizza of the Morning.

New Public Service Director Gary Wilfong talks Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and right-of-way and Pete Scantland talks travel, running and Littleton's Market in this weeks podcast.

Kristin Greenberg, Executive Director of the UA Historical Society, joins the program to talk about Pleasant Litchford and Black History in UA. Matt Boaz, Executive Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Upper Arlington City Schools, also joins us to discuss growing up in Van Wert, 90s Rap and what diversity means to him.

In this episode, Steve and Darren are joined by Police Chief Steve Farmer to discuss crime in Upper Arlington and Katie Smith talks to the guys about 90s Rap, Joe Burrow and why she lives in UA.

This week we are talking summer camp, Play UA and basketball. Bill Hosket joins the program to talk about his life and living in UA.

Steve and Darren talk ice and snow with Assistant City Manager Jackie Thiel and visit with the outgoing chair of the Community Relations Committee Floyd Akins.