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The ongoing Epipen pricing controversy. Guests: Dr. David Patterson, Academy Allergy; Dr. Mark Holbreich, a local allergist and one of the authors of the recently published New England Journal of Medicine study on the prevalence of asthma and allergies in the Amish vs the Hutterite populations.

Spirit and Place voter engagement efforts & Civic Challenge. Guests: Erin Kelley, program director for Spirit & Place (co-coordinating organization for the Civic Challenge initiative); Leah Nahmias, director of programs and community engagement for Indiana Humanities (co-coordinating organization for the Civic Challenge initiative); Charlie Hyde, president and CEO of The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site (involved in the "Civic Challenge" initiative / a polling place for the primary election and will be again for the general election).

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Our guests will be in from Indiana's Domestic Violence Network with several new topics to discuss, including Teen Dating Violence Programs, @Work program, and Night with the Network. Our guests are: Kelly McBride, DVN executive director; Lindsay Hill Stawick, Youth Program Manager, DVN; and Chris Handberg, Director of Programs and Research, DVN.

Indiana's New York Times bestselling author Mark Tabb. An original author, Mark also has made a fascinating career as a co-author/ghost writer. Tabb's newest book is with former Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colt Ben Utecht, called "Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away". His first NYT bestseller was "Mistaken Identity", written with the families of "switched at death" Taylor University students Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak.

One Butler: The Brain Project is a yearlong, campus-wide initiative focusing on brain health, a landmark endeavor. Our guests are Dr. Ena Shelley, Dean of Butler's College of Education (in-studio) ; and renowned neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor (by phone). An Indiana resident, Dr. Taylor's Ted Talk on her own stroke experience was the first to go viral and has been viewed over 19 million times, and among her books is the NTY bestseller "My Stroke of Insight." Dr. Taylor's vision, research and strategies are the basis of the program.

A preview of Attucks TV premier (Thursday, September 22, 2016) - Khaula Murtadha, Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Community Engagement, IUPUI, who helped develop the associated curriculum; Lauren Franklin, current Attucks Principal, who will talk about her students' reactions to the film. Producer Ted Green will be out of the country, but John has three soundbites picked out from a brief interview he did with Ted before departure.

IU School of Law Professor Cynthia Baker returns as a guest with 2016 Program on Law and State Government Fellows April Keaton and Ryan Heeb. Keaton and Heeb have an event slated for September 30 at the law school on the topic: "Lessons from Flint: Capacities and Limits of State Governments." They intend to delve into the relationships between state governments and their poorest cities, including here in Indiana.

Any Given Child celebrates National Arts in Education Week, including the unveiling of the Any Given Child Indy 2016 - 2017 Action Plan that includes goals and strategies that will increase access to arts education for IPS Students. Guests: Ernest-Disney Britton, Indy Arts Council Director of Grant Services & Education Partnerships; Dr. Wanda Legrand, IPS Deputy Superintendent for Academics.

A discussion about EarShot - think of it as a musical competition of "next gen" talent involving fierce competitions, a panel of mentor judges and a live audience. Our guests are Elaine Eckhart, executive director of Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Maestro Matthew Kraemer of the ICO.

The show topic is the 50th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Star Trek! Our guests will be Dave Arland, of Arland Communications, a well-known local Trekkie, in-studio with two members of the Star Trek-themed local band Five Year Mission, Andy Fark and Chris Spurgin; on the phone, we'll have William (Will) Smith, a terrific Star Trek historian. If you haven't already, please check WFYI social media for great promotion and cool pics.

Indy's growing events scene - Josh Baker, Do317.

Republican Candidate for Senate Todd Young joins host John Krull in studio.

No Limits spends the hour highlighting the national and local work of the Side Effects medical reporting team, as communities try to figure out what isn't working, what is working and the impediments in the path to recovery. Side Effects reporter Jake Harper; Dr. Andy Chambers, IU Department of Psychiatry.

A conversation with long-time central Indiana media personality and author Ken Beckley.

Dig-IN Taste of Indiana is marking it's 7th year of celebrating Indiana food, beer and wine. Hear what's new about this incredibly popular food festival, what it tells us about food production and availability, and where the event is being held this year. Our guests are Chef Thom England, one of the Dig-IN founders; Tedd Grain of LISC and the Indy Food Council; and Kimberly Utterback, marketing, Easley Winery, who will also talk about the Indiana Wine Grape Council's sponsorship of Dig-IN.

The FSSA's Division of Mental Health and Addiction is seeking mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice officials to come together the discuss solutions at INARMS, the Indiana Annual Recovery Month Symposium in September. Mental illness and addiction are affecting every level of Hoosier life, often filtering through the criminal justice system. Our guest are Sara Cozad and Rhonda Webb from the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. (Sara K. Cozad, MSW, LCSW - Assistant Deputy Director of Adult Mental Health and Addiction Services; Rhonda Webb - Certification and Licensure Analyst)

Guests: Kelly Brown - Collective Impact Coordinator for Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW); Molly Trueblood - Community Organizer at Butler University Center for Urban Ecology, also on the BioBlitz committee.

What is a makerspace and what are some of the ways they're being used in central Indiana? Guests: Kim Brand, President 1st Makerspace; Adam Brand, VP Operations; and Arlon Bayless, Creativity Director.

A follow-up from the Chasing the Dream poverty series on the status of the east side Promise Zone designation - John Franklin Hay, Executive Director of NEAR (Near East Area Renewal) and CEO of the Boner Center; Joe Bowling, Englewood Community Development Corporation Co-director, Director of the East Washington Street Partnership.

No Limits' annual Summer Movies show; featuring Matt Socey, Film Soceyology; Christopher Lloyd, The Film Yap; Ed Johnson-Ott, NUVO.