Eric Chase

Finally! A group is moving forward with an idea I've had for years! By no means is it a sure thing, but going public with the effort is a start. Full details about Shake Your Shamrock, ON St. Patrick's Day at Holland Gardens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's my annual visit with the Linnenkugels - dad Joe and daughter Kendall - to preview this month's Battle of the Badges between TFRD and TPD. TICKETS HERE. Also lots of Walleye things with Kendall, their color analyst. And some retirement things with Joe, who walked me into a really sage piece of insight about not only what to do in retirement, but this too... Lastly, my apologies once again. More screwy audio issues!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex is here with LIL TOMMY BOSTON. She goes back to work on Monday after being home with him for her 3 month leave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First, an audio issue with our guests. I hope it's listenable for you because the knowledge and insight from Dr. Mata and Dr. Long is WELL worth it! Brightspot Families is at last open, brick and mortar in BG. Mental health for a wide spectrum of teen athletes. Phones in schools.  No, that's not OCD. How to fight well.  First first, a new Metropark and so much ice cream! Apologies again for the audio quality.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maybe the nerdiest episode ever, but if superhero and comics history is of interest to you, this is YOUR episode, in a very long visit with Toledo's own, pulp writer Jim Beard. How he got to write some timeless characters. A few he'd LOVE to write. Is Taylor Swift going to sue him into another galaxy? What IS pulp, and a pantser?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Carradine that is. It was a suicide. He'd attended this past fall's Maumee Film Fest. I will not belabor my thoughts on taking your life and its effects for long.  He's not Geoffrey, but he is Eugene and here! Those are Olympic souvenirs. I have an idea for Mr. G's seasonal employee announcements. Where is the music coming from!? How many seasons is too many seasons to go back to?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sorry, not a Restaurant Week preview, but when Tramain Rayford visits, food - and good food - always comes up. So what is Tramain's The Program Inc. anyway.  His trip to Disney and all that smoke at the 112 how!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Or maybe just our little corner of it. DOCTOR Todd Crail returns, with a student of his, Paloma De La Fuente, whose name be a bit familiar as she was running for state senate until a health issue put a pause on that.  Feelings about shows we love. A first watch of Game Of Thrones. Paloma on issues she sees as a young person and potential political candidate again. Halftime things. First, a legend returns, and the math tells the story - as it often does!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the podcast began to shift into what it's become, SIX YEARS AGO, one of the first guests was Reggie Williams of the Frederick Douglass Center. He's in a brand new roll at the Exec. Dir. of  the Marketplace For All People. What do they do there and who do they help?  First... Bad Bunny was there for ONE reason. Monroe-a-geddon? Know what you're walking into for Wuthering Heights. Almost Malice at the Palace Pt 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miller Marshall and a crew from St. John's are in to see if you're able help them with fundraising efforts for Blood Cancer United. Help them HERE. But first! I was told, they were wrong ALL THE TIME. This solidifies his Hall of Fame entry. Would you like to be a better public speaker? Why isn't this Super Bowl performer getting criticism like the other performer. Oh I know!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm more ready for the Olympics at the earlier point in time than I usually am.  Which sports would you and would you not do? Let me save you Pizza Hut. I somehow I ever got to this point, I wouldn't kill myself this way. First, some old man complaints!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I got to hear him briefly as he won an award in 2023 at the same Mental Health and Recovery Services Board event that I attended, so I was excited welcome in recovery services professional and LISW from UTMC, Jeff Streeter...who's dad is apparently quite a Toledo schools icon!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stubborn Brother is opening a location in Ann Arbor. I'd like to propose a trade! Also, we've all wanted to do this at our jobs, yes downtown and outside, we pay it somehow, and this article wrote the quiet part out loud!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Romance Con at the Library has become so enormous, it's spawned its own Authors like series. First up Toledoan Jo Segura. Librarian and romance book enthusiast and expert is here to share why this genre is exploding.  First, Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese. Before hardcore romance discussion, hardcore Dorito talk. Take a side!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I get him once a year as his year slow just a bit after football, so my annual chat with Bryan, and it starts with... A concert. Then we get into how he found out he needed to find a football coach, when he knew he nailed that hire, how challenging his job is with money flying all over for college athletes, and if we can call the Temple game, the Eric Chase Bowl. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember I went to a speed dating event last year? We don't seem to have too many or ANY types of events like that around here, as that woman's events are usually in Michigan.  Kelly and Kelsey (Kel2Co) are aiming to change with their first singles event happening at Inside the 5 on...Valentine's Day.  Of course details about the event but also much about their (and some of my) dating adventures and perspectives here in Toledo. NOTE. If you're a felon, please be forthcoming about that! It's not a dealbreaker, but NOT sharing that first is! Full event info!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My good friend Katie Maskey from the Girl Scouts is here with Abby, a local Girl Scout, to get you hyped up GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON! It was fun getting to know Abby. We share a love for our dogs. So I was excited to hear all about Soda, and how he got that name, and Tigger. And of course, there's little brother...Joey. BUY COOKIES!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Something very serious to address at the end of this episode, but first... It's not 86"! Good on me for getting her to where she is. Cartoons that shaped me/us. The Bacon Turkey Bravo is back. Have you seen the viral video of the woman expressing her belief that ICE is much more like slave owners than the Gestapo? There are similarities, but there is one core trait that makes them vastly different and I'd like to dive into that, with as much detail and clarity as I can.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FLOYD'S HERE! Floyd wanted to come by to share a musical he'll be in next month. That's around the 30:00 mark, so before then LOTS of catching up to do. Where does he work? What does he do there? Wicked thoughts. Heated Rivalry and much more of two friends catching up since it's been years since we sat around for four hours each day chatting on the air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dot and Kali are here because they won their way onto the podcast! They participated in an auction at a Galentine's Day event celebrating all kinds of woman in BG. They're here to talk about the next one (not many tickets left!) and their wellness businesses in downtown BG. Under that wellness umbrella with Dot is GLP1s, so I have plenty of nerding out to do in that part of the discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.