No Limits

Trends for 2016 with guests: Chris Gahl, Vice President for Visit Indy; Dave Arland, President of Arland Communications in Carmel.

Today on No Limits our topic is the ongoing controversy of Syrian refugees, at home and abroad. Our guests are Jane Henegar, ACLU; Cole Varga, Exodus Refugee Immigration; Ron Degges - Disciples of Christ/Disciples Home Missions.

The great holiday pie (and other baking memories). Joining the show are guests: Jolene Ketzenberger, host of Eat Drink Indiana Radio on WFYI 90.1 HD2 The Point and Mary Alice Collins, State Fair Masters Award, baking.

Friday, December 11 is Indiana's 199th birthday, and thus commences the Bicentennial Year. Our guests today are Jim Madison, Indiana historian and Professor Emeritus of the IU history department; Susannah Koerber, VP of the Indiana State Museum; and Perry Hammock, Executive Director of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.

The most ambitious YMCA seen in Indianapolis as the Cityway facility prepares to open. How have Indy-area Ys changed over the years, what is the Y's mission, how are these facilities paid for, and what's next? Our guests are Eric Ellsworth, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis and Steve Corbitt from the YMCA Board.

Exploring Indiana's contemporary literary landscape ahead of Saturday's Holiday Author Fair at the Indiana Historical Society. It's a gathering of 70-plus Indiana writers on subjects ranging from pie to basketball, from fluff to serious themes like child sexual abuse and Indiana's most infamous criminals. Show guests are Becke Bolinger, manager of retail and wholesale operations at HIS. Authors Dan Carpenter and Shane Phipps.

On today's show host John Krull discusses the film 'Girlhood' being shown for free at the Indiana Youth Institute's Because Kids Count Conference. Our guests include Shanae Watkins, one of the film's subjects, Indiana Youth Institution's Interim Director Glenn Augustine, and Dr. LaMarr Shields.

Host John Krull talks with Jamie Merisotis, the president and CEO of the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation, about his new book "America Needs Talent: Attracting, Educating and Deploying the 21st Century Workforce."

In the wake of the passing of Amos Brown - WTLC, we're taking a closer look at the state of minority media in central Indiana. We're joined by guests Shannon Williams President/General Manager of Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper / Indiana Minority Business Magazine, Kim Wells (WTLC), and (via phone) broadcaster Abdul-Hakim Shabazz.

In the United States, Prematurity Awareness is the cause of the March of Dimes. Our guests are Jeena Siela, Indiana March of Dimes Director of Program Services, and Dave Norris, President and CEO of Hylant in Indiana, and March of Dimes State Board Chair. They will discuss the incredible cost of premature birth both in Indiana and internationally.

Looking at the upcoming WFYI television documentary Baby Boom to Aging Boom: Indiana at the Crossroads. The topics covered in the documentary are fraud/food insecurity/transportation and quality of life for Indiana senior citizens. It premiers 11/19. Our guests are Michelle Mayer of the Indiana Attorney General's office; Dr. Ellen Miller, Executive Director, Center for Aging & Community, University of Indianapolis; Ken Bennett, Executive Director of The Center for At-Risk Elders (CARE).

Wednesday, November 11 is Veterans Day. We will have two guests from the US Army Reserve to talk about what service in America's military means and how the recognition of Veterans Day is important to those who have volunteered for that service.

Talking about the book "The Beauty of What Remains," and the secrets researching your family's history can turn up (also a bit of a Veteran's Day hook). Show guests: Hoosier author Susan Johnson Hadler and Indianapolis-based historian/presenter Glory-June Greiff.

Former Indianapolis Mayors Lugar, Hudnut, Goldsmith, Peterson (potentially Ballard).

John Krull spends the hour with Democrat Candidate for Indianapolis Mayor, Joe Hogsett.

Republican candidate for Indianapolis mayor, Chuck Brewer speaks with John Krull for the hour.

Guy Raz, is the host and editorial director of TED Radio Hour, a co-production of NPR and TED. Since its official launch in March 2013, TED Radio Hour has become the fastest growing program in public radio history and one of the top podcasts in the United States.

Recent data from the Indiana Youth Institute indicates the number of homeless students who need to be served by Indiana public schools is on the rise, both in urban and rural districts. Our guests will be Carole Craig of the Education Committee of the Indianapolis NAACP and Laura Alvarado of Indy School on Wheels.

Our discussion Thursday centers around the issue of re-entry of ex-offenders in Indianapolis. The Marion County Conference on Re-Entry will be held next week, and the Mayor's Office just received a grant to assist with re-entry programs. Guests: Brian Reeder, Mayor's Office of Re-Entry; Vop Osili, Indianapolis City County Councillor; Lena Hackett, Community Solutions, Inc.

John Krull interviews former US Senator John Danforth (Missouri) prior to his events this weekend at Trinity Episcopal Church in Indianapolis this weekend. Danforth is also a former US Representative to the United Nations, the former Attorney General of Missouri and is an ordained Episcopal priest. They will discuss Danforth's new book, called "The Relevance of Religion," as well as the current political landscape.