No Limits

No Limits talks about the debate on public smoking in Indiana and Indianapolis. Our guests include Lindsay Grace with SmokeFree Indy and the American Cancer Society...and Mike Smith, President of the Indiana Casino Association.

No Limits resumes the debate on education reform with Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett and Indiana State Teachers Association President Nate Schnellenberger.

No Limits revisits and updates the topic of Indiana jobs Thursday, March 17 using Inside Indiana Business' new Business Council Survey to get us started. Our guest include IIB host Gerry Dick, Pat Gibbons - Senior Vice President of Walker, Ron Gifford - executive Vice President for policy of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and Jerry Conover - director of the Indiana Business Research Center at IU's Kelley School of Business.

No Limits has an hour with Democratic Indianapolis mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy. We are still working with Mayor Ballard's schedulers for an hour with him.

Statehouse upheaval - Guests: Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker, Indiana Republican Party Communications Director Pete Seat, Indiana AFL-CIO President Nancy Guyott and Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma.

No Limits talks about domestic violence in Indianapolis with IMPD domestic violence detective Robin Bennett, and survivor Mattie Herald who now works with an intervention group.

No Limits looks at the emerging legacy of the late Congresswoman Julia Carson. Our guests include her grandson - Congressman Andre Carson, former Congressman Andy Jacobs, Ted Frantz - Associate Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis, Fay Williams - Indianapolis attorney, and there's a possibility State Representative Bill Crawford will join us in if his legislative schedule permits.

Discussion of the preparations Indianapolis is making to host the Super Bowl in one year. Guests: Allison Melangton who chairs the Indy Super Bowl host committee and Gary Coons, Chief of Indianapolis Homeland Security. Joe Bowling with the Boner Community Center/Super Bowl Legacy project, and Colts play-by-play announcer and veteran Indianapolis sports broadcaster Bob Lamey.

Part two of a series on education reform. Guests: David Harris - Founder and CEO of The Mind Trust, Khaula Murtadha - IUPUI Associate Vice Chancellor for Lifelong Learning and Executive Director of the Community Learning Network and Tom Wachnicki - Decatur Central High School New Tech Curriculum Director and Principal.

Part one of a two part series on education reform. Guests: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett and Indiana State Teachers Association President Nate Schnellenberger.

Indy Talks series on making Indianapolis a "Super City". Guests: Mark Miles - President of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and CEO of the Super Bowl 2012 Host Committee, Tamara Zahn - President of Indianapolis Downtown Inc., and Dr. Jerry Bepko - Chancellor Emeritus of IUPUI who is kind enough to join us by phone from his Florida home.

The Effects of Federal Health Care Reform on Indiana. Guests: Seema Verma - Health Policy Consultant and author of the Healthy Indiana Plan, Dr. Tim Hobbs - Chief Physician Executive at Community Health Network and benefits consultant Bob Piha with LoCascio Hadden and Dennis.

State of the Arts in Central Indiana. Quests: Indiana Arts Commission Executive Director Lewis Ricci, Arts Council of Indianapolis President and CEO Dave Lawrence and Carol Baker - Director of Educational Outreach for Carmel's Center for the Performing Arts/Palladium.

Lobbying and the legislature. Guests: Julia Vaughn - Common Cause Indiana, Dan Seitz - lobbyist with Bose Public Affairs, and former state representative David Orentlicher.

Spirituality, faith and religion with guests Betty Brandt - Director of Spiritual Life at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Michael Saahir - Imam of Nur Allah Islamic Center of Indianapolis, and Carol Johnston - Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Christian Theological Seminary.

Central Indiana's water quality and infrastructure needs. Guests: Public Works Director David Sherman, Veolia Water VP of Communications and Community Affairs Lou Ann Baker and Hoosier Environmental Council Water Policy Director Angela Hamm.

Remembering Indiana author Kurt Vonnegut on his birthday, will talk about a new library and museum in his honor, and will update the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library budget situation. Guests: Sidney Offit and James Alexander Thom - authors and friends of Kurt, Susan Neville - Butler University professor and Tom Shevlot - IMCPL Board of Trustees President.

Indiana's candidates for U.S. Senate. Guests: Republican Dan Coats, Democrat Brad Ellsworth and Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris

Indianapolis' growing hispanic community. Guests: Carlos May - Director of Latino Affairs for the City of Indianapolis, Carmen DeRusha - Hispanic community leader and Pam Gemmer - Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School ESL/Spanish teacher