The Sly Aaron Fox lands a hot date to the big Red Carpet Event at The Blue Note on February 24th.

Gary speaks with Matt Shaffer about education.

The Sly One bans chili at his Superbowl party...

News czar Shelley Tucker makes the big announcement.

Jeff Jones of Callaway Bank joins Tom and the crew in studio to talk about the upcoming fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Columbia. If you're a fan of chili, you don't want to miss it.

The Safe Team supports the smoking ban in Columbia. They are campaigning to make EVERY working environment safe by getting rid of second hand smoke.

Tom sits down with the lovely Candice Crawford to talk sports, the swimsuit competition, and everything else Ms. Missouri does.

Tom interviews Sarah about her college savings program and her future aspirations in the world of politics.

Tracy Della Vecchia of MarineParents.com told Derek Gilbert about the upcoming packing day for care packages shipping to Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jay Sparks of the Brick Wall Film Festival talked with Derek Gilbert about the upcoming contest to find the best filmmaker in Columbia -- based on a movie produced in 48 hours.

Jason Offutt, author of Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to the Show-Me State's Most Spirited Spots, talked with Derek Gilbert about his book, Ouija boards, and the nature of the supernatural.

Luke Naliborski, investigations coordinator for the American Ghost Society, joined Derek Gilbert on Off-Road Friday to talk about his new book The Lighter Side of the Dark Side.

Dave Griggs talked with Tom Bradley about the upcoming vote to retain a half-cent sales tax in Boone County.

Aaron Klein, Jerusalem bureau chief for WorldNetDaily and author of the new book Schmoozing With Terrorists, talked with Derek Gilbert about how the American government is paying to arm and train Palestinian security forces -- and how those resources are being diverted to terrorists.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield shared with Derek Gilbert her analysis of the new audio recording of Osama bin Laden released to the Internet by Al Qaeda.

Fatemeh Keshavarz, Professor of Persian & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis, talked with Derek Gilbert about the aggressive talk between the United States and Iran, and the misperceptions many Americans have about the people in Iran. For example, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be less popular with voters there than George W. Bush is in the U.S.

Mike Donnelly, an attorney with the Home School Legal Defense Association, talked with Derek Gilbert about the case of the Stansfield family in New Jersey. The Stansfields were denied the right to bring their 8-month-old son home from the hospital because they failed to follow a specialist's instructions to the letter. Derek thinks this might be an example of government control under a socialized health care plan.

Ward Connerly of the American Civil Rights Institute and Tim Asher of the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative, visited with Derek Gilbert Friday morning between stops in Kansas City and St. Louis. Missouri is one of five states Connerly and his supporters are targeting as part of an effort to strike down affirmative action laws during a so-called "Super Tuesday for Equal Rights" in 2008. In addition to Missouri, ballot initiatives are also being organized in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

The Columbia Daily Tribune's political reporter, Jason Rosenbaum, stopped by to talk with Derek Gilbert about the recent campaign finance filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission and how changes in finance laws may effect the 2008 elections in Missouri.

Megan Gill and Randy Raw of MOREnet talked with Derek Gilbert about next week's National Internet Safety Night, originating from Gentry Middle School here in Columbia. It's a great event that will offer some useful information parents can use to protect their kids from online predators and cyberbullies.

Derek Gilbert was joined by Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, and John Schultz, secretary of the Missouri Libertarian Party, to discuss the political issues of the day. Changes in Missouri campaign finance law, the race for president, and Robin Carnahan's decisions to rewrite proposed ballot initiatives were discussed.

Derek Gilbert was joined by Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, and John Schultz, secretary of the Missouri Libertarian Party, to discuss the political issues of the day. Changes in Missouri campaign finance law, the race for president, and Robin Carnahan's decisions to rewrite proposed ballot initiatives were discussed.

Dr. Jerome Corsi, author of The Late Great USA, joined Derek Gilbert to talk about former Mexican president Vicente Fox's interview this week on CNN, during which he apparently confirmed what Corsi's been writing and saying for the last two years:  The U.S., Mexico, and Canada are working behind the scenes to integrate the three countries, including the eventual introduction of a new regional currency.

Jim Sumpter, a nationally syndicated talk show host who joins the Eagle Flight Crew this weekend, talked with Derek Gilbert about his background and what he sees as the biggest problems facing the USA.  Jim's weekly two-hour program airs Sundays at Noon beginning this weekend on The Eagle 93.9.

Jim is an interesting guy: A Marine in Vietnam who decided to make a career in radio as a disc jockey, manager, and station owner. After a stint in the real world, he felt compelled to return to the business as a talk show host.

Check out The Jim Sumpter Show beginning this Sunday from Noon to 2, right before The Best of the Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly. Jim speaks his mind and follows nobody’s talking points but his own.

What are the dangers of outsourcing America’s war on terror? We may be finding out: With up to 70% of our intelligence work in the hands of private contractors, the CIA could be hamstrung if the Iraqi government -- or any other outside government -- succeeds in kicking contractors out of the country. Dr. R.J. Hillhouse, author of Outsourced and publisher of the informative national security blog The Spy Who Billed Me, talked with Derek Gilbert about the Blackwater USA situation and its larger implications for national security.

Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield talked with Derek Gilbert about news messages posted to jihadist websites.  Among them was the text of a sermon Friday in Mecca at the holiest of Islamic mosques that condemned Muslim-on-Muslim violence -- but said nothing about Muslim on unbeliever violence.

Aimee Olmstead of the Brain Injury Association of Missouri and Jamey Johnson, contest coordinator, talked about the Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned contest coming up Friday to benefit the BIA.

The government wants to take your money. No surprise there.

But according to some, including today’s guest Dr. Michael Lynch, powerful elites behind the scenes want to replace those dollars in your wallet with a new currency called the “Amero�.

Mark Alnut, Associate Athletic Director at MU, explained the Tiger Walk and Gold Rush to Derek Gilbert, and explained the arrangements being made for the showdown with Nebraska at Faurot Field Saturday night.

Boone County Presiding Commissioner Ken Pearson stopped by to talk with Derek Gilbert about the upcoming vote on renewing a half-cent sales tax that generates about $12 million a year, a portion of which is sent back to cities in the county.

Tom Reed of Jefferson City, a former Army Ranger, joined Derek Gilbert for an hour to talk about his new book For A Time We Were Titans, a memoir of the months he spent conducting long range patrols in Vietnam.

Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm talked with Derek Gilbert about the busy weekend with Elton John and the MU/Nebraska game, and about the planned reorganization of the Columbia PD to improve communications with the community and within the department.

Mark Jeffers, principal of Hickman High, talked with Derek Gilbert about the annual Hog Roast Friday.

Detective Andy Anderson, coordinator of the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force, visited with Derek Gilbert and talked about the upcoming MOREnet Internet Safety Night on October 23rd.

Myron Ebell, director of energy and global warming policy for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discussed the proposal by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) to raise gasoline taxes by 50 cents a gallon to fight climate change.

Keith A. Robinson, author of Logic's End: A Novel About the Origin of Life in the Universe, talked with Derek Gilbert about the logic (or lack thereof) of the theory of evolution.

Day 3 of the Joe Machens Miracles for Kids Radiothon: Derek and Sharon Gilbert talk with Bill and Mary Gorsky about their children, Eddie and Lainie.

Michelle Kemp shared the story of her daughter Jayla’s battle against Cystic Fibrosis with Derek and Sharon Gilbert.

Joe Peake, a sophomore at Hickman, talked with Derek Gilbert at the Joe Machens Miracles for Kids Radiothon about what it’s like fighting cancer.

Kerry Hayward talked with Tom Bradley at The Eagle 93.9/Joe Machens Miracles for Kids Radiothon about the care her son, Kason, received at MU Children’s Hospital during his short life.

Tom Bradley talks with Dr. Ted Groshong of the University of Missouri Children’s Hospital about why he loves pediatric medicine — and why the hospital needs the community’s support.

Nathan Fischer, a young man who was born with his intestines outside his body (and back for his sixth radiothon for MU Children’s Hospital), told Derek Gilbert about his plans to play basketball in high school next year.

Day 2 of the Radiothon: Shannon Brown talked with Derek Gilbert about her son, Joshua, who celebrated his second birthday on the Thursday of the radiothon.

10-year-old James Walter talked with Derek Gilbert about living with Cystic Fibrosis.

On Friday morning, the final day of the radiothon, Tom Bradley talked with Dr. John Anderson, a pediatric surgeon at MU Children’s Hospital.

Jim and Carrie Nichols shared the story of their two-year-old son, Hunter, with Derek Gilbert. Hunter was born with several holes in his heart, Down’s Syndrome, and leukemia, but Jim plans on taking Hunter out riding in his newly restored ‘72 Mustang for as long as he can.

Wayne Weible, author of Medjugorje: The Message and Medjugorje: The Mission, talked with Derek Gilbert about the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at a small farming village in Bosnia-Herzegovinia. Weible will speak about Medjugorje at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church next Tuesday, October 2, at 6:30pm.

Chris Kelly joined Derek Gilbert for a rousing half-hour on The Drive. Judge Kelly says he’ll make a formal announcement about his political intentions Saturday morning at 11 under the burr oak tree on the Katy Trail in McBaine. It’s a good bet that he’ll be the Democratic candidate against incumbent Rep. Ed Robb in the 24th District next fall. Meanwhile, Kelly took the opportunity to blast Republicans for what he sees as an assault on the University of Missouri-Columbia and engaged in a spirited exchange with former Republican legislative candidate Patrick Crabtree.

Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, talked with Derek Gilbert about the folly of gun control legislation. It’s never worked, Pratt says, because most gun control laws only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own guns — and they’re not the problem.

Darren and Jenny Wade visited with Derek Gilbert to talk about their three-year-old son, Austin, and his fight to overcome massive brain damage caused by a stroke when he was only five weeks old. The doctors at MU Children’s Hospital saved Austin’s life, and Columbia Elks Lodge #592 is hosting a carnival and washers tournament at the Lodge on Hwy WW this Saturday to help cover some of Austin’s medical expenses.

Garrett Husveth of Haunted New Jersey talked with Derek Gilbert about his unusual hobby: Garrett is a court-approved forensic investigator who checks out haunted places on the side and seems to have exceptional success in collecting EVPs (electronic voice phenomena).

State Rep. Ed Robb (R-Columbia) of the 24th District officially announced his intention to run again for his seat in the General Assembly on The Drive this afternoon — although, to be fair, he tipped his answer yesterday to Jason Rosenbaum of the Columbia Daily Tribune.

Suzanne Bond of Columbia Second Chance talked with Derek Gilbert about the 4th Annual Paws in the Park event coming up Saturday at Stephens Lake Park.

September is National Preparedness Month, and Derek Gilbert talked with Tom Horn of www.SurvivorMall.com and Shane Connor of www.ki4u.com about the sorts of emergencies for which we should prepare and how we go about it.

John Schultz, secretary of the Missouri Libertarian Party, and Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, joined Derek and Justin for a lively discussion of the political circus around the Petraeus report, changes in campaign finance laws in Missouri, and a renewal of the fight over embryonic stem cell research.

Tom has fun with a piece of audio from the hearing of General Petraeus' progress report on the Iraq War. Missouri Democrat Ike Skelton presided over the hearing, and had some bad apples in the audience to take care of. In Tom's opinion, he could have done a better job.

Al Garza, Executive Director of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, talked with Derek Gilbert about a situation brewing in Kansas City, Mo., where "civil rights" groups La Raza and the NAACP are threatening to take their national conventions elsewhere.  Why?  Because K.C. Mayor Mark Funkhouser named 73-year-old Frances Semler, a member of the Minutemen, to the parks board.

Detective Andy Anderson of the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force talked with Derek Gilbert about the work his department is doing in bringing Internet sex criminals to justice.

Penny Smith of C & S Business Services talked with Derek Gilbert about keeping employees motivated.

Tom gives us an inside look at the mind of the airport cop who busted republican senator Larry Craig looking for action in the men's room.

Caleb Rowden and John Battaglia of the Christian Chapel in Columbia talked with Derek Gilbert about the Not For Sale Campaign, a 21st century anti-slavery movement.

Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm talked with Derek Gilbert about the special events coming to Columbia over the next 30 days -- Roots 'N Blues 'N Barbecue, the Missouri 600, and Mizzou football -- and the red light cameras coming to town.

Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) called Derek Gilbert during a visit to Columbia to discuss his work in passing a revision to FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and the situation in Iraq.

Penny Smith of C & S Business Services talked with Derek Gilbert about the issues facing employers who work with or need to hire bilingual employees.

Steve Sweitzer of Woodruff Sweitzer, the ad agency for Boone County National Bank, talked with Derek Gilbert about the Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival coming to the streets of Columbia next weekend.

Tom Horn, a regular guest on Coast to Coast AM, joined Derek Gilbert for Off-Road Friday to talk about his new book Nephilim Stargates: The Year 2012 and the Return of the Watchers. Are we facing the end of the world as we know it?

Rick Larson of Automated Enforcement for Lasercraft explains the partnership deal with the city of Columbia to install cameras at intersections in an effort to crack down on red light runners.

Boone County Southern District Commissioner Karen Miller checked in with Derek Gilbert for an update on county government business.

Director Eric Field talked with Derek Gilbert about the upcoming production of Oklahoma! at the Maplewood Barn Theater in Columbia.

Jennifer Hively and Pat Hostetler of the American Heart Association joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk about Saturday's Heart Walk at Stephens Lake Park.

Rockie Alden and Amy Carol join the Tom Bradley in the Morning crew to talk about the upcoming Mizzou Women's Football Clinic. From a live practice scrimmage to manicures and massages, this event has everything women want.

Tracy Della Vecchia, founder and Executive Director of MarineParents.com, talked with Derek Gilbert about the upcoming care package boxing day, and her need for volunteers to help assemble 1,100 care packages for Marines serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk about the just-completed North American summit between President Bush, Prime Minister Harper of Canada, and President Calderon of Mexico, and why we in Missouri should be very concerned about it.

Bob McNear of the Mid-Missouri Furniture Bank talked with Derek Gilbert about his organization's need for a new home, and a giant garage sale this Saturday to clear out about 6,000 square feet of used furniture and housewares.

George Noory, host of Coast to Coast AM and author of Worker in the Light, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to explain how he went from television news producer to host of a late-night radio talk show devoted to conspiracies and the paranormal.

Penny Smith of C & S Business Services talked with Derek Gilbert about some things to ask when using an online employment service.

John Schultz, Secretary of the Missouri Libertarian Party, Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, and Judge Chris Kelly, columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined Derek Gilbert and Justin Alferman to hash over the big political issues of the day.

Author and publisher Joan Gilbert joined Derek Gilbert (no relation) on Off-Road Friday to talk about her books (Missouri Ghosts, More Missouri Ghosts, and Missouri Ghosts III) and her company, MoGho Books.

To sign up for Joan's newsletter and get word of new books published by MoGho, drop Joan a note at P.O. Box 200, Hallsville, MO, 65255.

Emily Burnham visits the crew in studio to discuss the Rainbow House children's services as well as the upcoming ball and masquerade.

Dr. Jerome Corsi, author of the new book The Late Great USA, talked with Derek Gilbert about his recent article at WorldNetDaily in which he reported that negotiations are underway that could send US troops to Mexico to fight drug cartels.

Jason Rosenbaum, the political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune (and big Third Eye Blind fan), talked with Derek and Justin about the latest in mid-Missouri politics. His Politics Blog is an excellent source of breaking news on local and regional politics, which is why it's so often cited by pundits elsewhere in the blogosphere.

Penny Smith of C & S Business Services shared with Derek Gilbert some good advice for business owners thinking about hiring an employment service.

Rommel Cooks joins Tom in studio to recognize the upcoming Drunk Driving Crackdown.

Recently a US Border Patrol official shot and killed a Mexican smuggler when he felt endangered by the man. An unhappy Mexican government issued a demand for a US apology following the incident, so Tom created his own.  

Dr. R.J. Hillhouse, author of the new thriller Outsourced, discussed a trend that's been growing since 9/11, the outsourcing of spycraft by the U.S. government to private contractors. In fact, about 70% of the 2007 intelligence budget is going to corporate spies.

Tom and Drew reflect on the most important lessons of the day- in the newest and most enlightening segment of Tom Bradley in the Morning.

How can one believe in a just God when there's so much injustice in the world?  Lawrence Panarello, author of The True Justice of a Just God, joined Derek Gilbert on Off-Road Friday to answer that question.

Nikki Hohensee, mother of one of the 14-year-old Boonville Babe Ruth All-Stars, talked about the team's upcoming trip to the World Series and a fundraiser tomorrow in Boonville to help the players' families make the trip, too.

Hazel Kinder, owner and operator of the Lighthouse Theater on I-70 just east of Columbia, talked with Derek Gilbert about the upcoming family-friendly lineup of country, gospel, and bluegrass artists at her new venue.

Boone County Presiding Commissioner Ken Pearson talked with Derek Gilbert about the vote in November.  Residents of Boone County will decide whether to renew a 1/2-cent sales tax, which generates about $11 million a year for the county.

Kate Iola, author of Deadstock, talked with Derek Gilbert about the new outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the U.K.  What's troubling, besides the thousands or millions of animals that will be destroyed and the millions or billions of dollars in losses to England's agriculture industry in the weeks ahead, is that the virus almost certainly leaked from a biological laboratory near the hot zone.

This should raise a red flag for the Department of Homeland Security, which still plans to move the U.S. FMD lab from an offshore site (Plum Island, New York) to an on-shore location close to livestock producers.

Lois Shelton of the Boone County Council on Aging talked with Derek Gilbert about Saturday's upcoming Mature Living Festival. For more information, see bcca.missouri.org.

Duane Burghard, Chairman of MacXprts (and former Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Missouri's 9th District) talked with Derek Gilbert about the ways Apple's iPhone and AppleTV will change the way we use the Internet, radio, and television.

Drew the Producer called Tom Bradley from London (on his mom's cell phone) to explain why he wasn't back in Missouri to run the show.

After the news from Arizona last week that a grandfather had died after police used a stun gun to stop him from choking his 3-year-old granddaughter during a home exorcism, Derek Gilbert called Pastor Russ Dizdar of Shatter the Darkness Ministries. Dizdar is a "deliverance minister" -- more commonly called an exorcist.

Tom Bradley called Lyle Johnson with an update from the road as his two-week vacation nears its end.

State Rep. Judy Baker (D-25) talked with Derek Gilbert about her proposal to bring driver's education to Missouri high school students via the Internet.

Lyle Johnson, subbing for the vacationing Tom Bradley, talked with the organizers of "Tour of Missouri", a cycling rally that will cross the state and come through Columbia September 11-16.

Lyle Johnson, sitting in for Tom Bradley, takes a call from a mysterious and yet somehow familiar caller named who suggests that Tom should stay on vacation for a while longer.

Don Stamper of the Central Missouri Development Council talked about the local economy with Lyle Johnson, sitting in for the second week of Tom Bradley's Mid-Life Crisis Harley Tour.

Author Alec Rawls joined Derek Gilbert to discuss his forthcoming book, Crescent of Betrayal: Dishonoring the Heroes of Flight 93. Alec has amassed a provocative body of evidence that suggests that the proposed memorial to Flight 93 at Shanksville, Pennsylvania has been hijacked and turned into a memorial to the hijackers.

For a limited time, you can download a PDF copy of Crescent of Betrayal at Alec’s website, www.crescentofbetrayal.com.

Dean Anderson of Campus-Community Alliances for Smoke-free Environments (CASE) and Tiffany Bowman of Safe Air For Everyone (SAFE) talked with Derek Gilbert to make their case against a petition drive that would put Columbia’s no-smoking ordinance before voters.

Penny Smith of C & S Business Services joined Derek Gilbert for the weekly "C & S Employment Solutions" segment. A caller posed an excellent question: How do employers get past the reluctance of an applicant’s former employers to offer anything more than dates when contacted for a reference?

Author Donagh Bracken talked with Derek Gilbert about his new book The Words of War, which demonstrates that bias in the media is nothing new -- and in fact, it's not as bad now as it used to be.

Dr. Jay Reese called in from Derby, Kansas, where his son, Jady, and the rest of the Boonville 9-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars are finishing up a great season. After winning the Missouri state championship, the Boonville boys won their first two games in the Great Plains regional, beating Cimarron River, Kansas, 6-4, and the SE Denver Huskies, 15-0.

Sadly, the team Boonville defeated in the state championship game, Mineral Area (near Farmington), knocked them out of the regional title game, 7-1. Boonville plays tomorrow in the 3rd Place game against Yankton, South Dakota.

If you can help with a donation for the team’s travel expenses, please call Boonville Little League President Mike Watts at (573) 882-5033.

Green Mobile - Brian Laoruangroch and Josh Roberts

The "general" gives advice to the modern day American on how we should act and on how we should fight the War on Terror.... And if you don't like it, you're a communist.

Mike Roberts' last day filling in for Tom Bradley.  Mike's guest for the show was State Treasurer Sara Steelman.  She discussed how Missouri is making sure your investments don't go to fund countries that sponsor terrorism.

Officer Rob Kiesling, a 19-year veteran of the Columbia Police Department, talked with Derek Gilbert about the annual golf tournament to benefit the Columbia Police Officers Association. The tournament is August 8th at A.L. Gustin golf course.

Vicki Russell, associate publisher of the Columbia Daily Tribune and president of the Boone County Fair Board, talked with Derek Gilbert about the events coming up this weekend at the fair.

Tom Bradley called in and talked to guest host Mike Roberts from Wisdom, Montana, on Day 4 of his cross-country ride on the back of a Harley.

Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm talked with Derek Gilbert about the city's consideration of a civilian review board to investigate complaints about police officers. Chief Boehm also described "active shooter" training taking place at several Columbia schools this week -- training we pray the police will never have to use.

Derek Gilbert hosted father and son Dr. Jay and Jady Reese, who talked about the thrilling finish of the Missouri state championship game in which the Boonville 9-Year-Old All-Stars beat Mineral Area 11-10. Jady hit over .500 in the state tournament and says his favorite player is Albert Pujols; Dad says the games were so exciting that the parents didn't spend much time in their seats.

Boonville and Mineral Area advance to an eight-team regional tournament in Derby, Kansas this weekend, and the families of the boys on the team could use a little financial help to make the trip. If you can contribute, contact Mike Watts, president of the Boonville Little League at (660) 882-5033.

Boonville's first game is Friday at Noon.

Amanda Williams of Columbia, MU sophomore and runner-up in the Miss Boone County Fair pageant, talked with Derek Gilbert about the events on the schedule for Wednesday night at the Boone County Fair.

Our weekly C & S Employment Solutions segment: Tina Potter of C & S Business Solutions talked with Derek Gilbert about the challenges facing businesses when trying to recruit good employees.

Nanette Ward of the Columbia Human Rights Commission talked with Derek Gilbert about the upcoming Community Circle on the pros and cons of civilian police oversight.

Day 2 of "The Ride": Tom Bradley calls KRCG-TV meteorologist Mike Roberts from just outside Mandan, North Dakota.

Tom Bradley calls in and talks with KRCG-TV meteorologist Mike Roberts, who's sitting in while Tom and his brothers ride their motorcycles across the Great Plains.  Today, Tom checks in from somewhere in South Dakota.

William H. Kennedy, author of Lucifer's Lodge: Satanic Ritual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, joined Derek Gilbert for Off-Road Friday on The Drive to discuss the $660 million settlement by the archdiocese of Los Angeles to 508 victims of sexual abuse by priests.

Tom Bradley called Russell Duker, winner of the 'Be a Leader' MBA Scholarship from Stephens College, live on the air.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, shared with Derek Gilbert breaking news: The Missouri Supreme Court today overturned a law that removed the limits on contributions to political candidates in Missouri.

State Rep. Jeff Harris (D-Columbia) of the 23rd District talked with Derek Gilbert about his campaign for attorney general.

Janese Heavin, education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about a recent article on "cutters", teens who compulsively cut themselves.  Janese also talked about the resignation of the principal at Rock Bridge High School, questions about Superintendant Chase's use of a district credit card, and the location of the next Columbia high school.

John Schultz, secretary of the Missouri Libertarian Party, and Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, joined Derek Gilbert to talk politics for 90 minutes.

John Greenewald talked with Derek Gilbert about his website, The Black Vault, a collection of over 500,000 scanned pages of formerly classified documents about UFOs and secret government programs.

Author Chris Hodapp (The Templar Code for Dummies) joined Derek Gilbert for Off-Road Friday on The Drive to talk about the Knights Templar and the myth that their destruction on Friday, October 13, 1307 was the origin of Paraskevidekatriaphobia.

Jake Ward, spokesman for the Save Net Radio Coalition, explained to Derek Gilbert why Internet radio -- and radio stations that stream their signal on the Internet -- may shut down on Sunday.

Al Garza, executive director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, talked with Derek Gilbert about illegal immigration, how it affects us in mid-Missouri, and what the Minutemen are doing to try to stop it.

Angela Howard, co-artistic director of PACE Youth Theater, stopped by to tell Derek Gilbert what to expect when he hosts their Trivia Night fundraiser Saturday night at Smithton Middle School.

Dr. Jeff McCall, professor of media at DePauw University in Indiana, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to discuss his new book, Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences.

Penny Smith of C & S Business Services in Columbia talked with Derek Gilbert about human resources issues for employers and how employment services can help.

Dr. Jerome Corsi made a repeat appearance on The Drive to talk about his new book, The Late Great U.S.A.: The Coming Merger with Mexico and Canada.

David Hatcher Childress, author of The Mystery of the Olmecs, talked with Derek Gilbert on Off-Road Friday about an alternate view of the history of the Americas. Were the ancient inhabitants of Mexico visited by Africans, Phoenicians, and Chinese?

Tom dives into the ongoing battle of good vs. evil within the Islam. As Tom questions why more Muslims have not denounced recent acts of terror, a caller draws an interesting parallel between today's Muslims and post-confederacy southerners.

Ron Calzone, chairman of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights, talked with Derek Gilbert about an initiative petition drive to change the Missouri Constitution to protect property owners from the government's abuse of eminent domain.

WorldNetDaily's founder and CEO Joseph Farah talked with Derek Gilbert about his new book Stop The Presses!, a chronicle of the "new media revolution".

Detective Andy Anderson of the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force talked with Derek Gilbert about the most recent arrests by his team -- five in the last 30 days.

Penny Smith, manager of C & S Business Services, joined Derek Gilbert to talk about the issues facing employers and employees in mid-Missouri, and the role played by employment services in bringing them together.

Todd Burke of Tactical Training Specialties talked with Derek Gilbert about the "Castle Doctrine" bill, which Governor Matt Blunt will sign into law tomorrow, and answered questions from callers about the process of qualifying to own and carry a handgun.

Tom Bradley and Drew the Producer talk about Michael Moore's new movie Sicko.

Aaron Fox shared his experiences on a weekend float trip with Tom Bradley.  He claims that Justin Alferman, producer of The Drive, is responsible for Aaron's canoe tipping over as often as it did.

Doug Elwell joined Derek Gilbert on Off-Road Friday to talk about a four-part series of articles on real-life giants he published at his online e-zine, Mysterious World.

Kent Miller, Centralia High School Class of '70, talked with Derek Gilbert about what is becoming a tradition:  The annual reunion of his high school band, Lemon Tree Brigade, with members coming from as far away as Nova Scotia for their show Saturday night at the Blue Note.

Southern Boone County Commissioner Karen Miller talked with Derek Gilbert about the aftermath of the Flood of 2007 and plans for the economic future of Boone County.

Tom Ragsdell, coordinator of the "I Love America" festival, and Col. Dr. Jim Coy, author of the Gathering of Eagles series of books, talked about the festival on July 4th at the Boone County Fairgrounds.

Tom Bradley and Drew the Producer talk about the "Ponytail Bandit", a bank robber the police are definitely trying to find.

Tom Bradley offers his opinion on the disaster at the Taum Sauk Reservoir in December of 2005.

Domestic abuse expert L.Y. Marlow talked with Derek Gilbert about the tragic case of Jessie Davis, the nine-month pregnant Ohio woman who was allegedly murdered by the father of her children, Bobby Cutts, Jr.

Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation joined Derek Gilbert to explain the research behind his study, which found that the true cost of amnesty for illegal immigrants is about $2.6 trillion-with-a-"T".

Paul Collins visited with Derek Gilbert on "Off-Road Friday" to discuss his article, co-written with his brother Phillip, "Alien Smokescreen", an examination of what may be the real purpose behind the mysterious Area 51.

Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman talked to Derek Gilbert about her initiative, now being copied by other states, to divest state employee pension fund money from companies that do business with countries supporting terrorism.

Don Moore and Dale Huffington of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service talked with Derek Gilbert about HAM Radio Field Day this weekend, an annual event where HAM operators across the country test their ability to broadcast under emergency conditions.

Nanette Ward talked with Derek Gilbert about the documentary Not In Our Town, which will be screened Thursday afternoon at the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia.

Author L.Y. Marlow (Color Me Butterfly) talked with Derek Gilbert about signs that might signal to parents that their teen is in an abusive relationship.

John Schulz, secretary of the Missouri Libertarian Party, and Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk politics. 15 minutes into the show, a power outage in northwestern Boone County took the station's transmitter off the air, but John, Patrick, Derek, and Justin Alferman carried on for the Internet audience.

Maryville, Missouri author Jason Offutt joined Derek Gilbert to talk about his new book Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to the Show-Me State's Most Spirited Spots. It’s a primer to places -- available to the public -- around our state that are home to events of a paranormal nature.

One of Derek Gilbert's guests on Off-Road Friday was Pete Jordan, AKA Dishwasher Pete, is the author of a book that chronicles his “quest to wash dishes in all 50 states�. Along the way, he published an e-zine out of his duffel bag. It’s an interesting way to see the country, and it brought him to the attention of David Letterman. Thing is, Pete didn’t really want to appear on TV. His friend did, though, so Jess Hilliard appeared on the David Letterman show as Dishwasher Pete. When Letterman’s producers found out they’d been fooled, they were not amused. Pete will be in Columbia at the Ragtag Cinema Sunday night at 10pm to talk about his life and his book.

Another pre-Father's Day interview: Author Stuart Gustafson talked with Derek Gilbert about his new book Questions to Bring You Closer to Dad.

John Dean and Elinor Arendt stopped by The Drive to talk about SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a group of experienced business people who offer their expertise to small business owners as consultants -- free of charge.

John Trayser, author of The Greatful Dad, talked with Derek Gilbert about how to break down the walls blocking communication with Dad on Father's Day.

Ron Calzone, Chairman for Missouri Citizens for Property Rights speaks with Derek Gilbert about eminent domain in Clayton, and how to support an amendment on the 2008 ballot.

Paul David Collins was the co-author of an article with his brother Phillip in 2005 titled “The Coming Race War: Ruling-Class Sponsored Race War and the Balkanization of America�. Events of the last couple of weeks seem to bear out the premise of the article: The wealthy classes are financing both sides of the illegal immigration debate -- La Raza and its allies on one side and white supremacist groups on the other -- to stir up trouble between Anglos and Latinos.

Why? “Divide and conquer�.

Read the article (and all of Paul and Phillip’s work) by clicking here.

Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch joined Derek Gilbert to talk about documents discovered during a recent Freedom of Information Act request: The U.S. and Canadian governments plan to “[i]mprove North America’s competitiveness by enhancing Mexico’s competitive position through the establishment of a grant fund for development with U.S. and Canadian resources to finance the development of physical infrastructure in Mexico.�

Reading through the double-speak, that sounds like American taxpayers paying for Mexican roads, bridges, and electric grid.

Detective Andy Anderson, the man behind the Mid-Missouri Internet Crime Task Force, talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive about predators who use the Internet to target our children, and offered some basic steps we can take to protect our families.

Tom Bradley offers his reaction to a story about the Chinese government's plan to keep their kids from getting fat.

Capt. Brad Nelson joined Tom Bradley to talk about riding Harleys and the search by mid-Missouri law enforcement for a suspect in a weekend shooting in Columbia. If you have information, please call Columbia Crime Stoppers at (573) 875-TIPS.

Dave McGowan talked with Derek Gilbert on "Off Road Friday" about his disturbing book Programmed To Kill.

From mainstream media sources, Dave has assembled some puzzle pieces into a dark and unsettling picture. It appears from the evidence that there are networks of predatory pedophiles operating under the protection of powerful people in the Europe and U.S., and that many of the most notorious serial killers of the last forty years appear to have been patsies for occult groups, and that at least some of their victims were contract "hits".

Columbia author Barri L. Bumgarner, a former teacher at Oakland Junior High, talked with Derek Gilbert about her new novel Dregs, which deals with cliques and school violence.

Columbia City Manager Bill Watkins talked with Derek Gilbert about the city's plans for road construction and expansion of the Columbia Regional Airport.

Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm stopped in to talk with Derek Gilbert about issues facing the Columbia police department.

Capt. Brad Nelson of the Columbia Police Department talked with Tom Bradley about the cases for which CrimeStoppers wants your help.

Jane Rippeto talked with Derek Gilbert about the proposed expansion of the Columbia Regional Airport and the threat by the city of Columbia to use eminent domain to acquire the three acres that she owns next to the airport.

Science teacher Julie Gastler talked with Tom Bradley about the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.  Columbia is one of 17 possible sites for this future Homeland Security lab to study hazardous infectious diseases.

Ron Calzone, chairman of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights, talked with Derek Gilbert about two eminent domain cases in Missouri courts and why they're important to property owners.

You learn something new every day: Today, Derek Gilbert learned from Sonny Utterback that Columbia hosts the annual NRA Bianchi Cup National Action Pistol Championship. 140 competitors from 40 nations are in Columbia this week for the event, which has been held in Our Fair City for the last 17 years.

Nanette Ward of the Columbia Human Rights Commission talked with Derek Gilbert about May's Community Circle, which will focus on women and their struggles for equality.

Diana Ash and Kristin Ventrillo talked with Tom Bradley about the Susan G. Komen Golf Tourney to raise money for breast cancer research.

Tom Bradley talked about passing his exam to qualify as an official motorcycle man!

Derek Gilbert talked with agroterror expert Kate Iola, author of the novel Deadstock, about the safety of America's food supply and the wisdom of building a new Dept. of Homeland Security bioweapons research laboratory to study foot and mouth disease and other infectious diseases here in the middle of farm country.

Jessica Spanglehour of the Central Missouri Food Bank talked with Derek Gilbert during "Food for Families Friday", live from the Columbia Hy-Vee.

Tom Bradley talked with Chris Harrison of the Columbia Business Times about this weekend's issue.

Bob DeGraaff and Lyle Johnson talked with Derek Gilbert about the Daniel Boone Little League's Challenger Division, a chance for boys and girls who never thought they'd play to get out on the diamond and play baseball.

Doug Hagmann of the Northeast Intelligence Network talked with Derek Gilbert about what he believes is the imminent threat of a terror event in the U.S.

Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, Glenn Nielsen, chair of the Missouri Libertarian Party, and Chris Kelly, former Democratic state legislator and now columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, got together on The Drive for the monthly Eagle 93.9 Politics Roundtable. They talked about the Castle Doctrine bill, Sen. John Loudon’s switcheroo to get his midwifery bill passed, and -- briefly --the presidential races. As one caller said, it’s a relief to hear 90 minutes of political discussion with no yelling.

Author Jerry E. Smith talked with Derek Gilbert about his book Weather Warfare: The Military's Plan to Draft Mother Nature.

MU climatologist Pat Guinan talked with Derek Gilbert about the weather conditions  that led to the Missouri River flood of 2007.

Tom Bradley and Shelley Tucker talk with Capt. Michael Smith of the Jefferson City PD about a runaway barge carried away by the floodwaters of the Missouri River.

Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief talked with Derek Gilbert about the latest flood preparations along the Missouri River from Rocheport down to Hartsburg.  All in all, things are going as well as could be hoped.

Tom Bradley and Shelley Tucker talked with Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Sapp about preparations for the flood crest on the Missouri River.

Joan Beezley and Hardeep Bhullar talked with Derek Gilbert about the Third Annual Officer Down Fund Golf Tournament to raise money for the families of Columbia Police officers injured or killed in the line of duty.

Byron Scott, director of the Maplewood Barn Community Theater’s called in during The Drive to promote the upcoming production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The show opens Friday night at the theater’s outdoor stage in Nifong Park.

Trent Loos (www.FacesOfAg.com) talked with Derek Gilbert about the protest he’s organizing tomorrow for the state senate in Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois senate is considering a bill that would shut down the only remaining horse rendering plant in the United States. The problem is that there really isn’t any good alternative for disposing of about 100,000 unwanted horses. Trent and several hundred concerned horse owners plan to visit the Illinois capitol to make their case -- and a spectacle -- riding broomstick horses.

Derek Gilbert talked with Chas Holman, Dr. Greg Smith, and Judy Smith of the New Morgellons Order about the mysterious disease that causes victims to feel as though insects are crawling beneath their skin and strange colored fibers to sprout from painful sores on their skin.

Mindy Mulkey of the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network talked with Tom Bradley about Saturday's "Salute to Life Walk" at Flat Branch Park in Columbia.

Tom Bradley offers Shelley Tucker some advice on what to expect after bringing her daughter home from her first year away at college.

Tom Bradley talks about his surprise guest starring role in Pump Boys and Dinettes at the Columbia Entertainment Company Thursday night.

Rep. Ed Robb (R-Columbia) of the 24th District talked with Derek Gilbert about the latest news from the Missouri General Assembly as the 2007 session enters its final two weeks.

Janese Heavin, education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about school issues in the news.

Jeff Huffman of ABC-17 and Tom Leuther, pastor of Family Worship Center in Columbia, talked with Derek Gilbert about the local events taking place Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. For more details, visit www.prayforcolumbia.com.

Tom Bradley talked with Glenn Beck about his upcoming TV special Exposed: The Climate of Fear (Wednesday night at 6:00PM and 8:00PM CST on CNN Headline News), and subjected Glenn to his soon-to-be-infamous "Nine Questions".

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Tim Oliver of www.learntocarry.com and the Missouri Sport Shooting Association talked with Derek Gilbert about the legal issues involved in gun ownership and new bills allowing Missouri citizens greater freedom to defend themselves when attacked.

Danny Schechter, writer/producer/director of the new film In Debt We Trust, talked with Derek Gilbert about the movie and America's love affair with deficit spending.

Tom Bradley and Shelley Tucker discuss a new survey on common courtesy.

Derek Gilbert talked with author Peter Levenda (Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft) on Off-Road Friday to analyze the forces that drove Cho Seung-Hui to kill and the major media's coverage of that topic.

Jack Chance of the Friends of the Centralia Battlefield stopped by The Drive to talk about the opening of the historic location in time for Centralia's 150th anniversary celebration.

Rep. Steve Hobbs (R-Mexico) of the 21st District talked with Derek Gilbert about the bills before the Missouri House of Representatives in the final three weeks of the legislative session.

Tom Bradley talks with Kelly Deline, Alan Bell, and Chris Vaughn of the Midwest Transplant Network about National Organ Donor Month. This is a touching and informative interview worth downloading and sharing.

Tom Bradley comments on Alec Baldwin's cell phone rant.

Columbia Assistant City Manager Tony St. Romaine talked with Derek Gilbert about the citizen survey that's been sent to 1,200 residents to ask their opinion of city services.

Derek Gilbert sang with the Dogs Without Leashes barbershop quartet. The group is preparing for the Boonslick Chordbusters' annual show Saturday night at the Missouri Theater.

Derek Gilbert talked with Todd Burke of Tactical Training Specialties about the cost, legal requirements, and safety issues involved in owning a firearm for personal safety.

Morning host Tom Bradley talked about his minor surgery for skin cancer Monday with his dermatologist, Dr. Lindall Perry, and then discussed the shooting in Columbia last week with Columbia Police Capt. Brad Nelson.

Petty Officer Jacob Baxter, a Columbia native deployed to the Arabian Gulf aboard the USS Vella Gulf, talked about his service and how his experience in the U.S. Navy helped him line up his next job.

Tom Bradley talks with his dermatologist, Dr. Lindall Perry, Monday morning before undergoing a procedure to remove a small cancerous spot from his face. Good information on detecting and preventing skin cancer.

Is the old penitentiary in Jefferson City a secret base for ETs? Gil McDonald, Sr., a former guard at the prison, thinks so, and he told Derek Gilbert why.

Tom Bradley talked with listeners about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. A couple of callers took issue with Tom for asking whether Gonzales' failure to recall the events indicated that he was lying or just not in control of the Justice Department.

Missouri Rep. Jim Guest (R-King City) stopped in on his way home from this week’s session in the General Assembly to tell Derek Gilbert why he’s organizing a national coalition of state legislators to oppose the federal Real ID Act and America’s membership in the Security and Prosperity Partnership.

Kyle Elfrink, host of The Big Show on our sister station ESPN Radio 1580 KTGR, talked with Derek Gilbert about an ugly incident Wednesday night at an exhibition basketball game at Rock Bridge High School. All in all, Wednesday was a lot more exciting at Rock Bridge than it should have been.

Nanette Ward of Columbia’s Human Rights Commission joined Derek Gilbert to talk about an event coming up Monday evening at the Columbia Public Library. The Community Circle will analyze the role of the police and the media as “first responders� to events such as the march of the neo-Nazis through downtown Columbia. Derek will be there to represent talk radio. If you’d like to attend, the event will be Monday evening from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Friends Room at the Columbia Public Library on Broadway.

Morning host Tom Bradley talks with callers about the aftermath of the massacre at Virginia Tech.

Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and syndicated host of the daily Loos Tails program, talked with Derek Gilbert about the safety of our food supply and the challenges faced by the American farmer.

One ridiculous example: A dairyman in California applied for his permit to open a new operation eight years ago and finally milked his first cow yesterday.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, stopped by The Drive to talk about open season on fundraising for Missouri politicians. The changes to Missouri law last year now allow state legislators to take more money from donors than U.S. congressmen.

Tom Bradley talked with Bill Johnson and Steve Sapp about the upcoming Cosmo Club Spaghetti Dinner.

The big topic today, of course, was the horrific sequence of events at Virginia Tech earlier today. 33 are dead, including a gunman, and it still isn’t clear whether the two separate shootings are related.

There are plenty of questions that need to be answered, primarily about why school officials waited 2-1/2 hours to alert students.  Derek Gilbert talked with Virginia Tech alum Eric Landquist about the layout of the school and the city of Blacksburg, and then Capt. Brian Weimer of the U. of Missouri Police Department joined him to talk about preparations on campus here in Columbia.

Tom Bradley takes calls from witnesses to a strange ball of fire that appeared to hit the ground near Columbia early this morning.

Derek's guest for Off-Road Friday (the 13th) was Mike Adams, team leader for the Missouri Paranormal Research Society. Mike and his wife are based in St. Charles County, but their team members are all over the state, including Columbia.

There were some interesting calls, including one from a woman in Columbia who started experiencing paranormal activity in her home after the roof was replaced!

Myron Ebell, director of energy and global warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive Myron has been called an “intellectual terrorist� by radical environmentalists for his views on global warming. Derek wanted to talk with Myron in advance of Saturday’s “National Day of Climate Action�, sponsored by Step It Up 2007. Groups will gather in Columbia and across the nation to rally in support of a plan to reduce our carbon emissions 80% by 2050. As Myron pointed out, 85% of our energy comes from coal, oil, or natural gas. We'd have to replace those hydrocarbons with something, and the only alternatives currently are either worse (nuclear) or a lot more expensive and unreliable (wind, solar).

Mackenzie Rickman talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive this afternoon. She�s the race director for the annual Jay Dix Challenge to Cure, a fundraiser for cancer research at the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on at MU. The 5K walk, 5K run, or 10K run steps off Saturday morning at 9:00 at 6th and Elm in Columbia.

Tom Bradley in the Morning for April 11, 2007.

Tom Bradley in the Morning for April 11, 2007.

Tom Bradley in the Morning for April 11, 2007.

Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Col.) talked with Derek Gilbert about why he's running for president.

Derek Gilbert was joined by Democrat Chris Kelly, former state legislator and now columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, Republican Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, Libertarian John Schulz, chair of the Boone County Libertarian Party, for a Eagle 93.9 Politics Roundtable.

David W. Lowe, author of Earthquake Resurrection and Then His Voice Shook the Earth, joined Derek Gilbert on the Good Friday edition of The Drive.  David believes that the energy released by the literal resurrection of a mortal into an immortal body, such as the burst that caused the earthquake recorded in chapter 27 of Matthew -- and possibly imprinted the image onto the Shroud of Turin.

Today, Derek Gilbert had the honor of meeting a remarkable young lady named McKena Hayden. McKena is a ten year old from Centralia, and she passed up a fancy birthday party on St. Patrick’s Day to produce The Benefit of Style, a fashion show that raised about $1,000 for charity.

McKena is amazing, and it’s no wonder that her mom, Paula, is extremely proud of her.

Tom Bradley, Shelley Tucker, and Drew the Producer talk about a proposal in Missouri to regulate the sale of baking soda because of its potential use in producing crack cocaine.

Drew the Producer reveals an old family recipe for baking crack and hopes his mom isn't listening...

Derek Gilbert talked with William C. Phelps, Missouri’s lieutenant governor from 1973 to 1981 and now the national spokesman for Americans for Fair Taxation (www.fairtax.org). Every time we talk about the Fair Tax, the phones ring non-stop. Give Bill a listen and see if you aren’t intrigued by the potential of the Fair Tax to restore the U.S. economy in one fell swoop.

The Eagle 93.9 geared up for MOREnet’s Internet Safety Night Tuesday by talking with Megan Gill and Randy Raw.

This is a timely event; the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force just arrested a young man from Warrensburg for contacting what he thought was a teen girl for the purpose of soliciting sex, and a woman with the state government has discovered that photos taken by her husband to chronicle her pregnancy were stolen by hackers and have surfaced on Internet porn sites.

Author and agro-terror expert Kate Iola, in Columbia for the Annual Education Conference of the Missouri Milk, Food, and Environmental Health Association, talked with Derek Gilbert about “Using Fiction to Educate the Public Regarding Possible Natural or Bio-terror Related Incidents." Kate's novel, Deadstock, does exactly that, laying out a frightening scenario involving the use of foot and mouth disease to destroy the American cattle industry.

Kate also talked about the proposed National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF), which may bring a lab that researches FMD and other animal diseases to Columbia -- right into the heart of America's agriculture industry.

Glenn Good, associate professor of educational, school and counseling psychology in the MU College of Education talked with Derek Gilbert about his research indicating that traditionally masculine men heal from injuries faster.

Capt. Brad Nelson of Columbia Crimestoppers talked about the crime of the week and bravely faced Tom Bradley's "Nine Questions".

Derek Gilbert's guest on Off-Road Friday was psychic Margie Kay of Quest Paranormal Research in Independence, Mo. She’s the author of Haunted Independence, a place that seems to be a lot more unusual than you’d expect to find in stolid, down-to-Earth Missouri. I mean, an interdimensional portal in her back yard?

Columbia's Mayor Darwin Hindman joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk about his reelection campaign. Mayor Hindman has served since 1995 and is seeking a fifth term in Tuesday's election. The mayor's campaign website is here.

Another chance to Meet the Candidate tonight: Jerry Wade, running for 4th Ward alderman, spent an hour with Derek Gilbert to talk about his vision for Columbia’s future. Jerry’s campaign website is here.

Rep. Steve Hobbs (R-Mexico) of the 21st District took time out from listening to debate in the House Budget Committee to talk with Derek Gilbert this afternoon. The General Assembly is working on a compromise on the Social Security tax bill; as it stands now, it would cost the state about $285 million, or about twice as much as Republicans want to cut from the budget.

It was another “Meet the Candidate� session on The Drive: Gary Kespohl, candidate for alderman in Columbia’s 3rd ward, spent an hour with Derek Gilbert, outlining his positions on the issues.

Gary’s campaign website is here.

John G. Clark, candidate for mayor of Columbia, talked with Derek Gilbert about his platform. Mr. Clark's campaign website is here.

Janese Heavin, education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about changes in the Columbia Public Schools administration, candidates for school board in the upcoming election, and the $60 million bond proposal for new schools.

Stay up to date with school issues at Janese's Class Notes blog.

Don Stamper, co-chair of "Branching Out: Yes to Libraries and Literacy", and Melissa Carr, Director of the Daniel Boone Regional Library, talked with Derek Gilbert about a proposal to increase taxes for new library branches in Ashland and north Columbia.

Find out more about the proposed branches by clicking here.

Karl Skala joined Derek Gilbert to talk about his candidacy for alderman in Columbia's 3rd ward. Karl's campaign website is www.skalaforcouncil.com.

Mike Holden kicked off the "Meet the Candidate" series on The Drive. Mike is running for 4th Ward alderman in Columbia; his campaign website is available here.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about last week's MOHELA filibuster, the "shield" law, and other activity down in Jefferson City.

Nanette Ward of Columbia's Civil Rights Commission stopped in to talk with Derek Gilbert about an open meeting Tuesday night to follow up on the positive things that came out of the response to the neo-Nazi march in Columbia last Saturday.

Dr. Patrick Heron, author of The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive. Dr. Heron's theory is that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built by fallen angels as a replica of their home in heaven.

Patrick cites the description of the “new Jerusalem� given in the book of Revelation as evidence. Traditionally, the belief has been that the city was described as a cube; Patrick believes that the details apply equally well to a pyramid shape. And the city will be coming back after the greatest battle in history, Armageddon.

Derek Gilbert's first guest on Off-Road Friday was Doug Elwell, author of Mysterious World: Ireland. Doug gave us some history on the real Saint Patrick, who actually wasn’t Irish at all. He was a Welshman or a Romanized Briton who was kidnapped by Irish pirates in the middle of the fifth century. He escaped after a few years, but he returned to preach to the Irish and thus created a legend that’s lasted nearly 1,600 years.

Rep. Judy Baker (D-Columbia) of the 25th District joined Derek Gilbert this afternoon to talk about what she’s working on in the General Assembly. Her driver’s ed bill is progressing, and she’s introduced legislation that create a loan program to encourage the use of renewable energy. The agency would be called MORELA — which might be similar enough to MOHELA to give her Democratic colleagues in the state senate the shakes.

David Reed, group editor for the Columbia Business Times, talked with Derek Gilbert about the Times' feature article, "Columbia's Top 10 Power Families".

The Eagle 93.9 hosted another candidate for City Council today, Mike Holden.  He’s running for alderman in the 4th ward against Jerry Wade, who was a guest on The Drive last week. Both men bring some experience in planning and zoning issues to this race.

Mike’s campaign website is here.

John Schultz, chairman of the Boone County Libertarian Party, shared his thoughts with Derek Gilbert on local and state political issues. And now that all three main parties have been in to discuss their views, the next time he’ll get them all in at once.

Derek Gilbert was joined by Debbie Baldwin, Co-artistic Director of PACE Youth Theater, and David Moser, the young man who stars as Attacus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. The play opens Thursday night at the historic Missouri Theater.

Jay Sparks dropped in on The Drive with an update on the Brickwall Film Competition. Seven teams spent 48 hours over the weekend producing a five-minute film. Winners were announced tonight at Deja Vu Comedy Club.

Derek Gilbert's guest for Off-Road Friday on The Drive was Dr. Michael Lynch, director of Paravision, a paranormal research agency in St. Louis. The conversation ranged widely, from basic investigation techniques to remote viewing.

The Eagle 93.9 was honored to host two members of the Patriot Guard Riders, Larry Page — aka Chaplain Larry — and Larry Carmer. Carmer is the ride captain for northern Missouri, and his first mission as captain was the patriot ride for Page’s son, Lance Cpl. Rex Page of Kirksville.

Jay Sparks talked about the Brickwall Film Competition today on The Drive. It sounds like a great way to spend a weekend: Contestants have 48 hours to create a five-minute film that will be judged Monday night at Deja Vu.

Dr. Jerry Wade is running against Mike Holden for Columbia�s City Council in the 4th Ward, and he stopped by to talk with Derek Gilbert about his vision for the city's future. You can find out more about what Jerry stands for at his campaign website.

Todd Burke of Tactical Training Specialties, Inc. was a guest on The Drive to talk about the requirements for getting a concealed carry permit, the types of firearm training available, and answered questions from callers about gun laws in Missouri and surrounding states.

Jerome R. Corsi talked with Derek Gilbert about his forthcoming book, The Late Great United States of America.  Jerry says the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) is being used as a means to merge the United States, Canada, and Mexico into a North American Union along the lines of the European Union.

It explains why neither of the two major parties has much interest in closing the border with Mexico.

Gov. Matt Blunt talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive about his proposal to replace Medicaid, Missouri HealthNet.

Lee Greenwood sings "No One Walks Alone", the theme song for the forthcoming film about the Montgomery GI Bill by Thom Baker of Baker Film & Video in Columbia.

Thom Baker of Baker Film and Video was a guest on The Drive Monday.  He's got a new project in the works for the Veterans Administration that will promote the benefits available to veterans through the Montgomery GI Bill.

The project features a great new song by Lee Greenwood, "No One Walks Alone", which is available for download at The Eagle 93.9 Podcast site.

Ronnie McMullen, author of Sold Out Warning, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive on Off Road Friday to talk about the government and its deal with "aliens".

Ronnie McMullen, author of Sold Out Warning, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive on Off Road Friday to talk about the government and its deal with "aliens".

Vicki Hobbs of the Boone County Democratic Party joined Derek Gilbert to talk about the local party organization and its affiliates. You can find out more about the Boone County Democrats at their website.

Dr. Robert McDavid was Derek Gilbert's first guest today. He’s a trustee of the Boone Hospital Center and now a published author. His novel, Only Daughters, is a thriller with a sub-plot that deals with an important ethical issue: The thin line between prenatal screening and eugenics.

Rep. Steve Hobbs (R-Mexico) of the 21st District joined Derek Gilbert with an update from Jefferson City.  Things are getting interesting again in the ongoing struggle over the governor’s MOHELA plan, although no details are available yet.  Steve is working on an economic stimulus bill and a plan to help Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations control their impact on their neighbors.

Author Jack Cashill joined Derek Gilbert to discuss his two-part article in WorldNetDaily on Terry Nichols (read the article here: Part 1 | Part 2). Nichols is telling tales from his prison cell, but it seems that nobody in the major media is interested -- especially because he connects the Oklahoma City bombing to Islamic terror groups, which raises some big questions about who dropped the ball before 9/11.

Dr. Richard Houseman is an associate professor of entomology at MU, and he shared some thoughts with Derek Gilbert on the mystery of disappearing honeybees. 29 states have reported cases of Colony Collapse Disorder, and the Columbia Missourian ran a story earlier this week on a case here in mid-Missouri.

This is a big deal: No pollination, no crops.

Dr. Michael S. Heiser talked with Derek Gilbert about the claim by filmmaker James Cameron that the tomb and ossuary (bone box) of Jesus of Nazareth has been discovered.

For at least the last sixty years, the American government has claimed to oppose certain groups and nations while at the same time, out of sight, it's quietly offered aid and safe haven to those groups. Consider:

• The Nazis smuggled into the U.S. by the CIA under Operation Paperclip
• Viet Cong bases in Cambodia
• Government refusal to investigate Al Qaeda financiers


LTC Daniel Marvin (USASF Ret.) was a Green Beret captain in Vietnam during most of 1966. His orders were to carry the fight to the Viet Cong in their bases across the Cambodian border, where the U.S. government wouldn't allow the regular military to follow.

Indira Singh was a risk architect at J.P. Morgan Chase in New York. In the spring of 2002, she discovered some disturbing connections between a Boston software company called Ptech and alleged Al Qaeda financiers. What was more disturbing was the government's reluctance to investigate. In spite of the fact that Ptech held millions of dollars in government contracts with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Naval Air Command, Congress, the Department of Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, NATO, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service and even the White House, an investigation by Customs called Operation Greenquest was quashed at the direction of DOJ Criminal Division chief Michael Chertoff -- the man who now serves as the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Further, a reporter for WBZ-TV in Boston was repeatedly contacted by the highest levels of U.S. law enforcement and pressured to sit on his story about Ptech.

Check for yourself; see the following:

• Michael Chertoff and the sabotage of the Ptech investigation
• Boston station loses scoop after agreeing not to air Ptech story
• "Whose War on Terror?" (Newsweek, Dec. 10, 2003)
• "In Bed With the Enemy" by Paul David Collins
• Profile of Ptech, Inc.

All in all, as Yogi Berra would say, it's deja vu all over again: The U.S. government providing safe haven for the enemy.

For at least the last sixty years, the American government has claimed to oppose certain groups and nations while at the same time, out of sight, it's quietly offered aid and safe haven to those groups. Consider:

• The Nazis smuggled into the U.S. by the CIA under Operation Paperclip
• Viet Cong bases in Cambodia
• Government refusal to investigate Al Qaeda financiers


LTC Daniel Marvin (USASF Ret.) was a Green Beret captain in Vietnam during most of 1966. His orders were to carry the fight to the Viet Cong in their bases across the Cambodian border, where the U.S. government wouldn't allow the regular military to follow.

Indira Singh was a risk architect at J.P. Morgan Chase in New York. In the spring of 2002, she discovered some disturbing connections between a Boston software company called Ptech and alleged Al Qaeda financiers. What was more disturbing was the government's reluctance to investigate. In spite of the fact that Ptech held millions of dollars in government contracts with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Naval Air Command, Congress, the Department of Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, NATO, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service and even the White House, an investigation by Customs called Operation Greenquest was quashed at the direction of DOJ Criminal Division chief Michael Chertoff -- the man who now serves as the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Further, a reporter for WBZ-TV in Boston was repeatedly contacted by the highest levels of U.S. law enforcement and pressured to sit on his story about Ptech.

Check for yourself; see the following:

• Michael Chertoff and the sabotage of the Ptech investigation
• Boston station loses scoop after agreeing not to air Ptech story
• "Whose War on Terror?" (Newsweek, Dec. 10, 2003)
• "In Bed With the Enemy" by Paul David Collins
• Profile of Ptech, Inc.

All in all, as Yogi Berra would say, it's deja vu all over again: The U.S. government providing safe haven for the enemy.

Rep. Jeff Harris (D-Columbia), the Missouri House Minority Leader, talked with Derek Gilbert about the ongoing MOHELA soap opera. He’s now opposed to the plan because of an e-mail last week from the consulting group Liscarnan Solutions that advised the state to hold off on the proposed sale of some of MOHELA’s assets.

Janese Heavin, education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, stopped by The Drive to give Derek Gilbert an update on education topics. She talked about new developments in the Columbia Public Schools such as the apparent “restructuring� of Deputy Superintendant Jacque Cowherd right out of his job, and especially the “reformed math� being taught in Columbia schools. Callers didn’t seem very enthused about this new method of teaching math to students. This “reformed math� isn’t as rare as Derek thought; he was reminded by his wife that their daughter wasn’t drilled on multiplication tables in the Parkway School District in St. Louis County either.

Kara Christianson of the Columbia Women's Network joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive along with Pat Hostetler, Co-Chair of the ATHENA Committee, and Sherry Waddill and Joe Newberry, Co-Chairs of the Columbia Chamber’s Business Conference and Showcase presented by Mid America Wireless.

The conference is March 6th at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center; click here for more information.

Also joining the discussion was communications consultant Merrie Spaeth, who’ll deliver the keynote address at the ATHENA luncheon at the conference. Her unique approach to effective communicating has made her business a success for over 20 years. She’s a fascinating person with a diverse background: Actress (she co-starred with Peter Sellers and Angela Lansbury in The World of Henry Orient), speechwriter for William S. Paley (founder of CBS News), a radio and TV talk show host, a reporter for the Philiadelphia Inquirier, and a producer for ABC’s 20/20. Her speech and seminar session sound like they’ll be very educational — and entertaining.

Merrie’s website is here; make sure you sign up for her Bimbo Newsletter, a collection of public comments in which “the speaker causes the listener to believe exactly the opposite of what is said�. The current Bimbo of the Month is new Alabama football coach Nick Saban, who explained his repeated denials that he was even considering leaving the Miami Dolphins for Alabama this way: “In my eyes, when I said that, it wasn’t a lie. The circumstances changed and I made a different decision. That’s not lying.�

Right.

Sundance Banks and Valerie Nicholas of the MU chapter of the Student Hurricane Network talked with Derek Gilbert about their upcoming spring break trip to New Orleans to help with the rebuilding process.

Spokesperson Toni Messina told Derek Gilbert about the next phase of the city of Columbia's Visioning Process.  The meeting is Wednesday night from 6pm to 8pm at West Junior High.

Tim Oliver, police instructor and secretary of the Missouri Sport Shooting Association, talked with Derek Gilbert and took calls from listeners about proposed changes in Missouri law that would remove some restrictions on how one can defend oneself against an intruder into one's home or car.

Spence Jackson of the Missouri Department of Economic Development joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to discuss Governor Blunt's trip to Mexico last weekend on behalf of the Kansas City Smartport.

Kellie Ann Christie, development officer for MU's Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, talked with Derek Gilbert about the "Columbia's Model Citizen" fashion show Saturday night.

Derek Gilbert welcomed two representatives from the Amateur Radio Emergency Service: Section Coordinator Don Moore and District Coordinator Dale Huffington. Derek had no idea that HAM radio operators were so important to emergency communications -- or that HAM radio could transmit e-mail and full-motion video.

Angela Howard, co-artistic director of the PACE Youth Theater, talked about their upcoming production of To Kill A Mockingbird. Heavy stuff for a group aged 9 through 18. The show runs March 15-18 at the historic Missouri Theatre.

Christopher Farrell, the Director of Investigations and Research for Judicial Watch, talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive.  Judicial Watch has obtained documents through the Freedom of Information Act about a meeting that took place in Banff Springs, Alberta in September called the North American Forum.

Very few in the major media besides CNN’s Lou Dobbs have reported this meeting or understand the consequences. In a nutshell, there are powerful men and women in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that appear to be trying to create a North American Union.

The Kansas City Smartport, for which Governor Blunt just spent the weekend in Mexico, is part of the process.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive.  She told us about the latest video from Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri and the new online magazine, Voice of Jihad.

Glenn Nielsen of the Boone Liberty Coalition talked with Derek Gilbert about the petition drive to overturn the ban on smoking in Columbia. Over three dozen Columbia businesses are collecting signatures. If you’re interested in seeing or signing the petition yourself, the PDF document is available by clicking here.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, called Derek Gilbert from Jefferson City with an update on the latest political wrangling over the governor's MOHELA plan, the Republicans' "Lincoln Days" get-together, and other news from the state capitol.

Check out Jason's excellent Politics Blog at the Trib's website.

Monica Bailey of the Voluntary Action Center told us about VAC's annual Hero Awards and how people in need can get a free computer from the City of Columbia.

Meteorologist Josh deBerge of KOMU-TV filled us in on the winter storm bearing down on mid-Missouri.

Researcher and author Peter Levenda joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to discuss his three-volume work Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft. In its quest to counter what it perceived as Communist advances in “Manchurian candidate�-type mind control, the CIA and other agencies within the intelligence communities of the U.S. and U.K. opened a virtual Pandora’s box, tearing down the barriers between the natural world and the supernatural.

The result: Inhuman killers like Charles Manson.

A big announcement on The Drive today from Greg Miller, video game columnist and blogger for the Columbia Daily Tribune: He’s parlayed his work at the Trib over the last couple of years into a job with the preeminent online video game website, IGN.com.

The move, which is a really big deal (IGN.com has about 30 million readers a month, while the combined readership of the New York Times print and web editions is less than 3 million), is helping take away the sting of the Bears’ flop in the Super Bowl.

State Senator Chuck Graham (D-Columbia) of the 19th District talked with Derek Gilbert about the obstacles that threaten to derail the governor’s plan to use proceeds from the sale of MOHELA assets to finance construction projects at state colleges and universities. Sen. Graham puts the blame on pressure from Missouri Right to Life.

Dr. Anthony Lupo, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science from MU, joined Derek Gilbert to talk about the science behind the theory of global warming. The Earth is about a degree Fahrenheit warmer than it was 150 years ago, but the science just isn’t exact enough to say for certain that mankind is responsible.

Today we offered as a public service a creative way to tell your loved one “Happy Valentines Day�.

The Boonslick Chordbusters barbershop chorus is selling singing valentines (includes two songs, a card, and your choice of 1, 2, or 12 roses) delivered to your honey at the place of your choosing, home or work, next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Order soon! There are only so many a cappella singers to go around in mid-Missouri!

Attorney and author Bill Colby and nursing instructor Beth Traudes talked with Derek Gilbert about the Missouri End-of-Life Coalition’s free discussion at the Missouri Theater tomorrow night.  The event begins at 7:00pm and will address issues most of us won’t talk about it until it’s too late.

David Reed, group editor for the Columbia Business Times, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to discuss local politics and the business climate here in mid-Missouri.

We welcomed back Nanette Ward of the City’s Civil Rights Commission to The Drive to discuss “Let’s Talk, Columbia!� The event is the 24th and 25th at the Unity Center in Columbia; deadline for registration is Friday.

Derek Gilbert's guest tonight was Myron Ebell, director of energy and global warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a man who has certainly won no friends among radical environmentalists for his views on global warming. His take is simple: Some warming is taking place, but it’s not happening even as quickly as the last IPCC assessment five years ago and the data can’t prove that humans are responsible.

Myron made an excellent point: Europe, Japan, and Canada, which approved the Kyoto treaty, have actually increased their greenhouse gas emissions since signing on!

Hello, world? Get off our backs.

Dr. Anthony Lupo, associate professor of atmospheric science at MU, stopped by The Drive to talk about the IPCC’s summary report, issued Friday.  It’s pretty vague, which gives people on both sides of the global warming debate ammunition for debate.  It comes down to this:  The Earth is warming, but no one is really sure how much of it can be blamed on human activity.

There were so many calls for Dr. Lupo during his half-hour segment that he's been invited back for a full hour Thursday night at 6:00 so we can take more questions from listeners.

Governor Blunt’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Smith, joined Derek Gilbert by phone from Jeff City to explain the proposed sale of MOHELA assets.

Blair Campmier, director of the Boys & Girls Club of Columbia, stopped in to update us on the Rootin’ Tootin’ Chili Cookoff, which was a big success.  The Insurance Group defended their title as the best chili chefs in Mid-Mo, backed up the judges’ decision with the People’s Choice Award, and they even won the trophy for Best Booth.

Best of all, the Boys & Girls Club picked up about $5,000 to support its after-school programs for at-risk kids.

Jason Offutt, a newspaper humor columnist, journalism professor at Northwest Misouri State, and author of the forthcoming book Haunted Missouri, talked with Derek Gilbert about his interest in the paranormal and the things he learned about our state while researching the book. Jason tracks tales of the unusual here in Missouri at his blog, From The Shadows.

Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files novels, joined Derek Gilbert for "Off-Road Friday" on The Drive.  Jim is from Independence, Mo., and he shared his experiences in the process of shepherding the novels from first draft through finished product on screen.

Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined Derek Gilbert to gloat about the Bears impending Super Bowl victory. We also talked about the new Game Over Blog Guitar Hero tournament. Forget March Madness -- this is the tournament everyone is talking about at the office!

Christopher Moore joined Tim Murphy to talk about his new novel, You Suck: A Love Story.  It's about vampires.

Detective Andy Anderson of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department joined Derek Gilbert in the 5 o’clock hour today to talk about a topic that hits close to home.  Detective Anderson is coordinator of the Mid-Missouri Internet Crime Task Force, a valuable tool for law enforcement in tracking down the scumbags who prey on our children.

Nanette Ward of Columbia’s Civil Rights Commission stopped by The Drive with Joni Bramon and Brad Boyd-Kennedy to discuss “Let’s Talk, Columbia!�, a weekend of dialogue the 24th and 25th at the Unity Center in Columbia designed to bring people of various backgrounds together so we can understand each other better.

But -- can it bridge the divide between Cubs and Cardinals fans?

Capt. Brad Nelson explained to Tim Murphy a new "bait car" program by the Columbia Police Department to catch car thieves.

Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm joined Tim Murphy for his monthly visit and discussion about the issues and challenges facing the CPD.

Derek Gilbert was joined by Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, and Michael Zak, author of Back to Basics for the Republican Party. Michael will be a featured speaker at the 108th annual Missouri Lincoln Days next weekend in St. Louis.  His book chronicles the historic achievements of the GOP, some of which, like championing equal rights for African-Americans, have been claimed in the minds of many — even within the party — by the Democrats.

Michael’s website is www.republicanbasics.com and he writes the Grand Old Partisan blog.

Janese Heavin, the education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined Derek Gilbert to talk about news affecting our kids. Rep. Ed Robb (R-Columbia) has proposed a couple of bills that would make school districts accountable for what kids learn (or don't learn). The Missouri School Boards Assocation isn't happy about either one.

Make Janese's "Class Notes" blog a regular read.

Our weekly exclusive, The Mansfield Report: Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined us for an update on the latest intel from the news groups and chat rooms where jihadists hang out. She gave us a scoop: The Eagle 93.9 was the first to report on a new video release from As Sahab, the video production wing of Al Qaeda.

Here is Laura’s preliminary analysis:

The 17 minute 7 second video features Abu Yahya al Libbi discussing the plight of Libyan children infected with the HIV virus.

Five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian physician have been accused, found guilty, and sentenced to death on charge that they deliberately infecting nearly 400 Libyan children with the HIV virus in 1998.

Al Libbi, AK-47 at his side, implies that the incident is an attack by “Crusader Infidels� against Muslim children, and seems to vacillate between heaping blame for the incident on the US, the UK, and the Libyan regime.

Make sure you check out Laura's full report at her website.

Military analyst Sean Osborne joined Derek Gilbert today with some disturbing analysis based on a new article in Aviation Week: Iran has apparently modified a North Korean missile and given it enough range to drop a nuke on Washington, D.C. You can read Sean’s article at the website of the Northeast Intelligence Network.

Free-lance science writier Mike Martin, who preceded me in the afternoon slot at The Eagle 93.9, joined us to talk about his work to facilitate communication between community groups in the Columbia area.

Here are the links to the Yahoo Groups he mentioned during the show:

- Columbia Citizens Yahoo Group
- North Central Columbia, Missouri Yahoo Group

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt's 2007 State of the State address.

D.H. Parsons, Sue Bingaman, and Sharon Troth of the Bliss-Parsons Institute in Columbia joined Derek Gilbert on Off-Road Friday.  The three conduct paranormal investigations in mid-Missouri, and they shared with us a recent case of exceptional activity at an old house in Boonville.

Tom Ferrario, Assistant State Director for Investigations for Missouri MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network talked with Derek Gilbert.  Tom said the group�s goal is to approach each investigation with the goal of debunking the report.

Interestingly, he said there seems to be an increase in the sightings of �black triangles� in recent years, a type of craft that may be of military rather than extraterrestrial origin.

Greg Miller, video game columnist and blogger for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined The Drive on "Off-Road Friday" to share the joy at Da Bears' victory over the Saints last week.  He also talked about the latest developments in the Wii death case and a disturbing role-playing video game based on the massacre at Columbine High School.

Tracy Della Vecchia of MarineParents.com visited with Derek Gilbert to talk about the need for volunteers this weekend to help pack boxes for Marines serving in Iraq.

Tracy and her crew will be working Saturday from 8:00am to 5:00pm at 2810 Lemone Industrial Boulevard in Columbia, and they can use all the hands they can get!

Marcia Walker, director of Columbia's Meals on Wheels program, stopped by The Drive to talk about the upcoming "Big Wheels" fundraiser.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield talked with Derek Gilbert about the new video from Al Qaeda's #2 man, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, a video that she debuted at her website -- before Al Qaeda officially released it.

Maureen Webb, author of Illusions of Security: Global Surveillance and Democracy in the Post-9/11 World.  Her book gets right to the heart of post-9/11 domestic and foreign policy:  How much freedom do we need to sacrifice for the sake of security?

Blair Campmier, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Columbia, stopped by The Drive to talk about the Rootin' Tootin' Chili Cookoff on February 3 to benefit the Club.

Researcher and author Jerry E. Smith joined Derek Gilbert on "Off-Road Friday" to talk about his new book Weather Warfare: The Military's Plan to Draft Mother Nature.

Greg Miller, video game columnist and blogger for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined The Drive on "Off-Road Friday" to discuss the latest developments in the Wii death case, the use of video games to dispel the despair of rooting for Da Bears, and a political video game that's gained a following among political bloggers--like Greg's colleague at the Trib, Jason Rosenbaum.

Connie McClellan is the mother of Marine Lance Cpl. John McClellan, and she’s setting up a special night for mid-Missourians to meet the remarkable young man.  His recovery from a sniper’s bullet that hit the left side of his head in September is nothing short of miraculous.

Connie told Derek Gilbert about “Celebrate the Miracleâ€?, which will take place Sunday night starting at 6:00pm at the Family Worship Center on Bonne Femme Church Road.  Directions to the church are here.

Gary Kespohl, candidate for alderman in Columbia's Ward 3, stopped by The Drive to discuss his reasons for entering the political arena.

Mike Karl and Dan Best, federal coordinator and operations chief for FEMA in Missouri, talked with Derek Gilbert about how the agency is responding to last weekend's ice storm and last month's major snow event.

Karl Skala, candidate for alderman in Columbia's Ward 3, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk about his campaign.

We followed up on the progress of the winner of last summer’s Eagle 93.9 “Reasons For Stephensâ€? MBA Scholarship, Valerie Henning.  She visited with Derek Gilbert on The Drive, and it was good to hear that things are going well.  She’s very pleased with the help she’s received from the staff and faculty at Stephens College.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield talked with Derek Gilbert about the response of Iraqi insurgents to the president's new plan for the region.

Toni Messina, communications director for the city of Columbia, talked with Derek Gilbert about Wednesday's Visioning meeting at West Junior High.  It's not too late to get involved in shaping the city's future.

Our first guest was Sean Osborne, military analyst for the Northeast Intelligence Network.  He talked about the video released to the Internet last week by the Iraqi Islamic Resistance Front (a.k.a. JAAMI) that claims to show a chemical rocket attack on a U.S. base near Samarra, Iraq.  Sean thinks that if the video is genuine, there is a high probability that FOB McKenzie, the former Samarra East al Bakr Airbase, was the site.

He also talked about his new article on the Quranic concept of war.  It’s hard to believe that this analysis hasn’t been done before.

Dr. Steve Cole, author of The Black Church: The Root of the Problems of the Black Community, talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive.  Dr. Cole's belief is that pastors in black churches have failed the community and are responsible for the failure of black Americans to “regain self-determination as a peopleâ€?.

Katherine Albrecht joined Derek Gilbert on Off-Road Friday to discuss the potential uses and abuses of RFID chips by the government, corporations, and criminals.

Links:

• Katherine's website: Spychips.com
• The Spychips RFID Blog
• CASPIAN: Consumers Against Surveillance, Privacy Invasion, And Numbering
  

Reporter Raymond Castile joined The Drive on Off-Road Friday to talk about his research into Momo, the Missouri Monster.

Links:

• "Momo Stalks the Midwest" by Raymond Castile
• Raymond Castile's State of Horror
  

Janese Heavin, education reporter and writer of the Class Notes Blog for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk about growth in the Columbia School District, integrated math vs. traditional mathematics, and the proposed $60 million bond issue

Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman stopped by The Drive to discuss his 12 years in office and the challenges facing the city, such as the balance between developers and the environment as the community continues to grow.

Author and bioethicist Wesley J. Smith spoke with Derek Gilbert about the ethical issues involved in the case of a disabled girl whose parents have ordered invasive surgery and hormone therapy to keep her "small".

Researcher and author Jerome Corsi talked with Derek Gilbert about the controversy he's stirred up among other conservatives by writing about the North American Union.  See Jerry's new article at Human Events Online.

The Mansfield Report:  Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to discuss the bogus propaganda video put out by the Islamic Army of Iraq featuring a "dead" U.S. soldier who is very much alive and ready to return to Iraq to prove it.

Doug Hagmann, director of the Northeast Intelligence Network and host of the Homeland Security Weekly podcast, joined Derek Gilbert to share information and analysis of the incident with explosives at the port of Miami that isn't being provided by the major media.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, stopped by The Drive with the latest news from Jefferson City: A bill to make English the official language of Missouri, speculation on candidates for Attorney General in 2008, and the coming debates over Medicaid reform.

Capt. Dan Routier of the Central Missouri Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol joined Derek Gilbert to talk about the CAP's open house Tuesday, January 9th at the National Guard Armory in Columbia.

Peter Davenport, director of the National UFO Reporting Center, joined Derek Gilbert on "Off-Road Friday" to talk about the mysterious craft spotted by at least a dozen witnesses at O'Hare Airport in Chicago on the afternoon of November 7, 2006.

Greg Miller, reporter and video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined Derek Gilbert to talk about a new anti-video game movie called Moral Kombat.

William J. Federer, author and host of the daily American Minute radio feature, was Derek Gilbert's guest in the 5 o'clock hour today to share the words of Gerald R. Ford. President Ford was a more intelligent and thoughtful man than most of us thought. He also appears to have been a man of deep religious faith, expressing it publicly in ways politicians fear to do today.

Laura Mansfield joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive for her weekly Mansfield Report segment. She shared news of a new English-language propaganda video from the Islamic Army of Iraq that’s about to hit the media. It’s a 21st century version of the type of psyops we endured from the likes of Tokyo Rose in World War II.

Dr. Phyllis Chase, superintendent of the Columbia Public School District, stopped by The Drive to talk with Derek Gilbert about the need for more classroom space, virtual classrooms, and "No Child Left Behind".

Capt. Brad Nelson of the Columbia Police Department stopped in to talk with Tim Murphy about this week's Crime Stoppers Most Wanted.

William Phelps, Missouri's lieutenant governor from 1972 to 1980 and the national spokesman for Americans for Fair Taxation, spent an hour on The Drive explaining the ins and outs of the FairTax.

Steven Milloy, Fox News contributor and publisher of the website JunkScience.com, joined Derek Gilbert to discuss the Top Ten Junk Science Moments of 2006.

Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined us just hours before the execution of Saddam Hussein to explain why the timing of this sentence is poorly chosen.

Kyle Elfrink, host of The Big Show on ESPN Radio 1580 KTGR, joined Derek Gilbert minutes after the end of the Sun Bowl to analyze Mizzou's heartbreaking 39-38 loss to Oregon State.

Dr. Dan Lavagna shared some timely advice with Tim Murphy:  How to cure a New Year's hangover.

Dr. Elmo, creator of the holiday, um, classic "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", talked with Tim Murphy as part of what he calls one last attempt to make money on the song.

Derek Gilbert talked with Doug Hagmann of the Northeast Intelligence Network about a new article he's written in response to a report on the investigation into the Oklahoma City bombing by the U.S. House International Relations investigative subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.).  Although the committee's report is critical of the FBI and the Justice Department, Doug believes the report is a whitewash:

As a 21-year veteran investigator and based on my extensive review of the evidence secured, authenticated and possessed by [investigative reporter Jayna] Davis in comparison with investigative results of Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, the congressman couldn't investigate his way out of a wet paper bag.

I recommend Jayna Davis' website for further information.

Cartoonist Tom Wilson II joined Tim Murphy to talk about his lovable character Ziggy.

Our guest today was Dr. Peter Kurowski, a 27-year pastor in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the author of The Seduction of Extremes: Swallowing Camels and Straining Gnats.  His book is a well written exploration of the paradoxes that define reality and how easy it is to lose proper perspective — in faith, relationships, and politics.

Capt. Brad Nelson of the Columbia Police Department joined Tim Murphy for his weekly CrimeStoppers segment.

MU Athletic Director talked with Tim Murphy about the Sun Bowl, Mizzou basketball, and the #1-rated Tiger wrestling team.

Actor Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Andromeda) talked with Tim Murphy about his latest projects.

Author and musician Rick Goldschmidt, historian for the Rankin/Bass company, joined us to share memories of the classic animated holiday specials Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Frosty the Snowman, and The Year Without a Santa Claus.

Links:

1. The Enchanted World of Rankin Bass
2. Rankin/Bass
3. Time & Space Toys
4. Rick Goldschmidt's MySpace page
   

Brian Jones, owner of the house used for the exterior shots in the movie A Christmas Story and the museum devoted to the movie, joined us to talk about the film.

Links:

1. A Christmas Story House
2. Red Rider Leg Lamps
   

Dogs Without Leashes, a barbershop quartet from the Boonslick Chordbusters chorus in Columbia, joined us to sing Christmas carols (and "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"!).

Author Robert Hoffman talked with Tim Murphy about his new book Postcards From Santa Claus: Sights and Sentiments from the Last Century, a collection of over one hundred beautifully colored picture postcards that trace the development of Santa throughout the last century.

Author, commentator, and futurist Tom Horn joined us to talk about the transhumanist movement.  It sounds like something from an episode of The X-Files, but some very influential scientists and thinkers believe it's our destiny.

Doug Hagmann of the Northeast Intellligence Network joined us to talk about the threat of holiday terror, the possibility of tampering with our food supply, and the connections between a bomb threat at Tinker AFB outside Oklahoma City and the numerous connections between the Oklahoma City area and the attacks on September 11, 2001.

Missouri state representative Ed Robb (R-24th) joined us to talk about tax reform in the 2007 General Assembly session and answered a number of questions about the Fair Tax.  Neal Boortz would be proud!

Part 10 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, C.P.A.

Part 9 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, C.P.A.

Tim Murphy talked with actress Erika Alexander, co-star with Denzel Washington in the new movie thriller Deja Vu.

Boone County Hospital trustee Dr. Robert McDavid joined Tim Murphy to discuss the future of the hospital regarding its lease with BJC Health Care.

Part 8 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, C.P.A.

Part 6 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, C.P.A.

Part 5 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, CPA.

LTC Daniel Marvin, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.), author of Expendable Elite, joined us for an hour and a half to talk about his experiences as a Green Beret captain in Vietnam.  In part 2 of our interview he told us what happens when you refuse a request from the CIA to assassinate a foreign head of state.

LTC Daniel Marvin, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.), author of Expendable Elite, joined us for an hour and a half to talk about his experiences as a Green Beret captain in Vietnam.  In part 1 of our interview, he talked about his mission:  Taking the fight into neutral territory inside Cambodia to eliminate Viet Cong safe havens created by order of the U.S. government.

Part 4 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, CPA.

Part 3 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, CPA.

Part 2 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, CPA.

Part 1 of the "Eagle Tax Advantage" with Tami R. Benus, CPA.

Doug Hagmann of the Northeast Intelligence Network connects the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko to suitcase nukes and the threat of nuclear terror.  See also Doug's article on the Litvinenko case.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined us to talk about a new phase in the global war on terror:  Free-lance jihadists executing "do it yourself" terror attacks.

She also said the "sheiks on a plane" incident in Minneapolis fits a pattern she wrote about 18 months ago.  See Laura's series Jihad in Small Town America.

Author, attorney, and bioethicist Wesley J. Smith gave us a primer on the transhumanist movement.  Overcoming physical limitatins sounds like a good thing, but not when it's based on the premise that human life has no intrinsic value.

Dr. Herbert Tillema teaches international relations and the politics of war and military intervention in world conflicts at MU.  He talked about the situation in Iraq and what the U.S. can do next.

Dr. Debbie Leach of the My Zoo Animal Hospital joined Tim Murphy with advice for taking care of pets in the cold of winter.

Tim Murphy talked with Diana Ratliff, author of The Insider's Guide to Shopping Online.

Lt. Col. Daniel Marvin, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.) talks about his book, Expendable Elite: One Soldier’s Journey Into Covert Warfare, which documents the use of our most highly trained warriors as assassins for the CIA — and what happened when then-Captain Marvin refused the Company’s “request� to take out a foreign head of state.

You can read a sample chapter and see some of the photos “Dangerous Dan� took during his tour in Vietnam at his website, www.expendableelite.com.

Our first guest today was attorney and author Joan M. Cheever. Her book, Back From the Dead, is a compelling look at the lives of some 322 former death row inmates.  I have to admit that her findings run counter to my preconceptions.

Trent Loos joined us today to discuss food safety. He’s of the opinion that the e coli outbreak that’s affected some 65 people has more to do with the artificially sanitary environment in which most of us live than it does with problems in food production.

We also discussed the new issue of Consumer Reports, which features an article on store-bought chicken. Trent’s view: It reveals Consumers Union’s bias. Chicken properly cooked is no danger, Trent says, and what’s more, Americans could use more animal protein in our diets.

Check out Trent’s work at the Feedstuffs Foodlink website, a great resource on topics related to food safety.

Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined us with some interesting information. Apparently a new website based in the U.S. offers clothing for stylish jihadists — caps, t-shirts and posters with the logos of Hamas and Hezbollah. (Since when do terror groups have logos?)