Michael Atchison, author of True Sons: A Century of Missouri Tigers Basketball, talked about his book and the people he met while researching it.

Dr. Robert Baum, Associate Professor of Religion at MU, joined us to discuss Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Turkey and the protests that surrounded his visit.

Bill Watkins, Columbia's City Manager, talked about road projects in the works and the city's visioning projects.

Whether you call it "civil war" or "sectarian violence", Iraq is a mess.  Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield passed along the latest information she's gathered from jihadist websites and her analysis of what will happen if the U.S. military withdraws.  Sadly, it looks like a lot of people will die regardless of what the Bush administration decides to do.

State Rep. Judy Baker (D-25th) joined us to talk about her proposal to make driver's ed mandatory in Missouri high schools--and to make it illegal for teen drivers to talk on their cell phones.

Dianne Drainer, Executive Director of the Mizzou Flagship Council and Jeffrey Williams, Ph.D, Director of Access and Urban Outreach at MU, joined us to talk about the BIG (Big Idea Gathering) Meetings this week in Columbia.

BIG Meeting #1
Tuesday, Nov. 28 -- 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Kimball Ballroom, Lela Raney Wood Hall
Stephens College -- 6 North College Ave.

BIG Meeting #2
Thursday, Nov. 30 -- 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Auditorium
Rockbridge High School -- 4303 S. Providence

If you need transportation to the meetings, call (573) 874-7214 or send an email to imaginecolumbia@GoColumbiaMo.com.

We had the opportunity today to speak with an authentic American hero:  Lance Cpl. John McClellan, just back in Columbia after suffering a head wound from an Iraqi sniper in Haditha in late September.  Doctors told McClellan that 99% of the victims of similar wounds never walk again, and most don't even survive.

Corporal McClellan not only survived, he intends to return to duty as soon as he completes physical therapy.

Derek Gilbert reads "The Great Thanksgiving Hoax" by Richard J. Maybury.

The hidden lesson of that first Thanksgiving:  Socialism doesn't work.

Wayne Kopping, director of the new movie Obsession: Radical Islam's War With the West, was our guest this afternoon.

Look up the website and view the 12-minute sample of the film.  It's unsettling, but it's better to be informed and upset than blissfully ignorant.

The weekly Mansfield Report:  Author and intelligence analyst Laura
 Mansfield gave us the latest information from jihadist websites and news forums:  Sectarian violence in Iraq is ratcheting up and it's spreading in Lebanon, where things are beginning to look like the days of the civil war in the 1980s.  Laura says it may be time for a "reorg", a change of tactics to get Arab nations like Saudi Arabia fully involved in shaping the new Iraq.

A live broadcast from the Thanks 4 Giving Food Drive with Peggy Kirkpatrick, Executive Director of the Central Missouri Food Bank.  Peggy told us about the food bank's mission and why it's in need of donations this holiday season.

Robert Smale, assistant professor of history at MU and an expert in Latin American politics, talked about the ongoing political unrest in Mexico and the return to power of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.

Kyle Elfrink, host of the Big Show on ESPN Radio 1580 KTGR, analyzed the weekend's games for Mizzou football and basketball.

Greg Miller, video game columnist and blogger for the Columbia Daily Tribune, filled us in on the big weekend:  The Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii hit stores within 48 hours of each other.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune and the author of the paper's Politics Blog, talked about the changing political landscape in the wake of the midterm elections.

Bev Harris of BlackBoxVoting.org talked about some of the security problems built into most of the voting machine systems used in the United States.

Tonya Benton of the Columbia Jaycees stopped in to tell us the Jaycees' service projects and the Columbia holiday parade coming up Sunday the 19th.

Monica Bailey of the Voluntary Action Center talked about the programs they make available to people in need of help in mid-Missouri.

The VAC's office is at 800 N. Providence in Columbia; it's open for walk-ins between 9:00am and Noon, and from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  Call the office at (573) 449-6959.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield passed on the latest information from the jihadist websites--including an unconfirmed report that a close friend of Al Qaeda's #2, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, is now in custody.

Today we talked with Melinda Wrye-Washington, the women�s volleyball coach at Columbia College. The Cougars are ranked 5th in the most recent NAIA Volleyball National Rating and have a good shot at another national championship. The nationals begin November 29 and will be hosted here in Columbia.

We were joined by Keith Johnson of New England Anomalies Research, a paranormal investigator based in Rhode Island.  He talked about what’s involved in a paranormal investigation, shared some of his more harrowing moments, and we listened to a couple of EVPs which you’ll find at the NEAR website.

Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune talked about a LAN party, plugging his blog, and how the Nintendo Wii might ruin his life.

CNN’s Lou Dobbs talked about his new book War on the Middle Class.  Dobbs believes that the American political system has been hijacked by multinational corporations that have bought and paid for both of the major parties, and the big losers are the 95% of us who don't belong to the upper crust.

Dr. Terry Smith, professor of political science at Columbia College, joined us to offer his analysis of the results of Tuesday’s election.  The Democrats were able to capitalize on widespread dissatisfaction--not with Iraq, but with scandals.  It wasn’t the war, but Abramoff and Foley that did in the Republicans.

Our guest was Mary Zanoni, Ph.D., executive director of Farm For Life.  We discussed the National Animal Identification System, an initiative being pushed by the USDA.  Mary feels that this is an unwarranted intrusion into the business of farmers, and if it becomes mandatory, which seems to be the plan, will put small producers at a competitive disadvantage to the corporate ag producers.

Good calls for Mary, including a couple of farmers who raise cattle and don’t see the harm in NAIS.  This is definitely a topic we’ll talk about again real soon.

For more information, see the USDA’s NAIS website and www.NoNAIS.org.

It's the final week of the campaign for the midterm elections, and Dr. Terry Smith, political science professor and dean of academic affairs at Columbia College, joined us to analyze things five days out.

Republican Steve Hobbs of Mexico, representative in the 21st District, talked about his campaign against Democratic challenger
Skip Elkin and the challenges facing the General Assembly in the upcoming session.

Lydia Lewis is the Progressive Party's candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri.  She's not shy about her positions:  Get out of Iraq now, impeach President Bush, repeal the PATRIOT Act, and fund all political races with public funds.

We spoke with Robin Mull about the Houston E. Mull Memorial Cattle Drive coming up this weekend at the Mull farm near Malta Bend.  That's in Saline County, about sixty from Columbia.

Frank Gilmour, Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri, joined us to outline his positions on the issues.

Connor O'Seanery, author of You Won't Get Fooled Again: More Than 101 Brilliant Ways to Bust Any Bald-Faced Liar (Even If the Liar is Lying Beside You!)

With the election one week away, it seemed the perfect time to learn what Mr. O'Seanery knows.

Noah Medling, Columbia's municipal liaison for National Novel Writing Month, told us about the kickoff party tonight at Mizzou's Brady Commons.

Author and bioethicist Wesley J. Smith joined us for an hour to talk about the controversy ignited by Michael J. Fox and Amendment 2--which Michael admits he hasn't read.

Representative Jeff Harris (D-23rd) joined us to talk about MOHELA, job creation, and funding for higher education.

Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked about the popularity of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft and Second Life.  There must be a reason that companies like Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, and Wal-Mart are setting up shop in virtual reality.

Angela Howard and Maggie Hunter of PACE Youth Theater talked about their upcoming production of The Legend of Redwall Abbey.

Dr. Terry Smith, professor of political science at Columbia College, told us why he thinks the Republican Party may hold on to control of Congress on November 7.

Noah Medling, Columbia's municipal liaison for National Novel Writing Month, talked about the challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days.  The fun begins November 1.

Patrick Crabtree, Republican candidate in the 23rd District of the Missouri House of Representatives, joined us to outline his positions on the issues.

Our guest was Anna Baltzer, author of the new book Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.  She offered a perspective on life in the West Bank that most of us don’t get from American media.

The last half hour of today's show was spent with Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, and Kyle Elfrink, host of The Big Show on our sister station ESPN Radio 1580 KTGR.  We talked about the controversial new video game Bully, the Mizzou/K-State homecoming matchup tomorrow, and the Cardinals’ amazing run to the World Series.

Oh, yes -- Derek also discovered that Kyle is a fellow Strat-O-Matic Baseball geek.

Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield, author of the new book The Islamic Republic of America, told us about the declaration of independence by the new Islamic State of Iraq.

Dr. Chris Mazurek, a professor of psychology at Columbia College, talked about his experience as a contestant on Jeopardy!  He'll be on TV next Thursday at 5:00pm CT (GMT -6) on KMIZ-TV, Channel 17 here in Columbia.

Terry Meyer and principal Mike Jeffers of Hickman High School talk about the 4th Annual Hickman Hog Roast.

Dr. Terry Smith, professor of political science at Columbia College, spent an hour with us to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. Is Karl Rove ready to unleash an October surprise to keep control of Congress in Republican hands?

Attorney, author and Eagle legal analyst Stone Grissom explored the implicatons of the recently signed Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Missouri Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Voter Photo ID law.

Steve and Jay Curry of Team Q (and proprietors of Spicewine Ironworks), winners of the Grand Champion trophy at the Brain Injury Association of Missouri Saturday, told us what it takes to to create world class barbecue.  Aimee Olmstead, who coordinated the contest for the Brain Injury Association, talked about the competition and the scholarship that benefited from the event.

Rod Chapel, Director of the Missouri Department of Labor, and Katharine Barondeau, Director of the Division of Employment Security, joined us to talk about some good news for employers in Missouri, and some new programs for employers and employees to make it easier to access to state services.

Links:

• Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations
• Division of Employment Security
• The USTAR program home page
  

Dean Andersen and Tiffany Bowman, representing a coalition of Columbians who backed the recently approved ban on smoking in most public places in the city, explained their reasons for supporting the ban.

Republican state representative Ed Robb (24th District) talked about his reelection campaign and the challenges facing the General Assembly in the upcoming session.

Former presidential candidate, author, and political commentator Pat Buchanan joined us to talk about his latest book State of Emergency.

David Beamer, father of United Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer, talked about his group "United to Defeat Terrorism".

Derek, Justin, and Kyle Elfrink, host of The Big Show on sister station ESPN Radio 1580 KTGR, talked about the weekend sports lineup.

Mike McMillen of the Kansas City Barbecue Society stopped by with Aimee Olmstead, the organizer of the 2006 Brain Injury Association BBQ Contest, to talk about this weekend's contest.  They also gave out some Buck Creek Barbecue Sauces, which Justin Alferman and Derek Gilbert will attest is some of the best they've ever had.

Derek will be one of the judges at the contest Saturday, which benefits the Brain Injury Association of Missouri.

Dr. Terry Smith of Columbia College joined us to analyze the shifting political scene.  Note: A computer glitch cost us the second half of the interview.

Attorney, author, and bioethicist Wesley J. Smith joined us for an hour-long discussion of Missouri's proposed Amendment 2, the stem cell initiative.

Dr. Charles Timberlake, professor emeritus of history at the University of Missouri, discussed the reasons for the current tensions between Russia and the Caucasus mountain republic of Georgia.

John Schultz, chair of the Boone County Libertarian Party, and Greg Rennier, chair of the Boone Liberty Coalition, talked about last night's vote by the Columbia City Council to ban smoking in most public places.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield filled us in on the latest chatter from the Arabic language jihadi websites and message boards.

Jim Williams of the American Red Cross and Caleb Colbert, coordinator of Mizzou's Homecoming Blood Drive, talked about this year's drive and how we can help.

Dr. Tim Lewis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Special Education at MU, talked about how educators can prevent the next Columbine-type event.

Links:

1. University of Missouri's Department of Special Education
2. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (the site recommended by Dr. Lewis during the interview)
   

Jim Ritter, Democratic candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives in the 24th District, outlined his positions on the issues.

Greg Miller, the Game Over columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, fills us in on his first week with his new Xbox 360.

Agribusiness writer and author Kate Iola talked about what she saw and heard at last week's symposium on agricultural terror.  It seems that the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the law enforcement agencies in at least 20 other nations now take the threat of agroterror very seriously.

Dr. Terry Smith, professor of political science and Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs at Columbia College, analyzed the political scene in Missouri and across the U.S.

Author, attorney, and legal analyst Stone Grissom stopped by and generated so many calls on the topic of Columbia's forthcoming red-light camera program that we didn't get to the other five topics on Derek's list.

Chief of Police Randy Boehm joined us to talk about how his officers have trained to respond to incidents such as the school shootings in Bailey, Colorado and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Lynn Barnett, Assistant Superintendant in the Columbia School District, talked about security in the schools in light of the rash of school shootings in recent weeks.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield talked about the latest video release by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri and a call from the Global Islamic Media Front for a "media invasion" of the United States.

Jeffrey Epstein, founder and director of America's Truth Forum, talked about the threat we face from radical Islam and his symposium November 10 and 11 in Las Vegas, Understanding the Threat of Radical Islamist Terrorism.

Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, explained why "Dead Rising" is creating a false sense of security in gamers when they should be preparing for the invevitable zombie onslaught.

We have to apologize for a computer glitch that ate the first half of our interview tonight, but the second half is interesting enough to stand on its own:  Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield told us about a new video from al-Qaeda's #2, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, paintballing for Allah, and a message from a new group in Iraq called the "Conqueror's Cubs".

Heather Baer and Betsy Smith of the Columbia/Boone County Health Department discussed the problem of sexually transmitted diseases in Boone County.

Steven Hedrick, Libertarian Party canadidate for Congress in Missouri's 9th District, talked about his reasons for challenging Republican incumbent Kenny Hulshof.

David Kilpatrick, director of the Columbia Entertainment Company Theatre's production of Sound of Music, and leads Michael Kramer (also chair of the Communications Department at MU) and Meg Phillips, joined us to talk about the show.

Dr. Bill Hastings, the Progressive Party's candidate for Congress in Missouri's 9th District, outlined his position on the issues.

Dr. Gary Parker, president of Local 903 of the American Federation of Government Employees, explained why union members picketed outside the Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital Saturday.  He says management's treatment of nurses at the hospital threatens to affect the care given to vets.

In the wake of the E. coli-contaminated spinach scare, sixth generation farmer and radio broadcaster Trent Loos discussed food production as a matter of national security.

Links:

• Faces of Agriculture
• Feedstuffs Agribusiness Newspaper
  
• Feedstuffs Foodlink
• Loos Tales Podcast
  

Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, explained why this week was his worst ever.  It had to do with a red Lego, RBI Baseball, and the Ohio University Bobcats.

Debbie Baldwin, co-artistic director of the PACE Youth Theater, described the benefits to kids of learning theater skills.

Researcher Elmer Price of the U. of Missouri told us about an advance in stem cell research involving the creation of neurons from stem cells isolated from the blood of pigs.  If this process can be adapted to humans, it could be the first step toward deriving cures for some neurological diseases and spinal cord injuries from adult stem cells.

Jerome Corsi, author of several books, including Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry (along with John O'Neill), Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil (along with Craig R. Smith), Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians, and most recently, Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders, broke a news story that will appear at WorldNetDaily tomorrow morning:  Last week, a group of wealthy and powerful government and business leaders met away from the press at a resort in Alberta to talk about "integration" -- merging Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

Links:

• Jerome Corsi article archive at WorldNetDaily
• Jerome Corsi article archive at Human Events Online
• "Integration Talks in Secret:  North American Forum Meets in Banff"
  

Kate Iola, author of the novel Deadstock and a number of articles on agribusiness for publications such as Successful Farming and Agriculture Online, talked about "agroterror".

Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined us for her weekly report on the jihadist websites and newsgroups.  She downplayed the recent warnings of a nuclear terror event, told us about a new video game called Night of Bush Capturing, and described how some terror groups are using paintball as a training exercise.

Law professor Rodney Uphoff of the University of Missouri analyzed the recent federal court decision that declared portions of the NSA's wiretap program unconstitutional.

Doug Hagmann, director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, talked about information he's received of "OTMs" (Other Than Mexicans) caught crossing the border with potassium iodide pills.

Why is this important?  Because KI tablets are usually used to protect the thyroid gland against exposure to radiation.

Links:

• Northeast Intelligence Network
• Law Enforcement Sources Confirm: Illegals crossing border carrying "KI Tablets"
• The Homeland Security Weekly podcast
  

Duane Burghard, Democratic candidate for Congress in Missouri's 9th District, joined Derek Gilbert to lay out his positions on the issues.  And to show off his totally cool MacBook.

Congressman Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) outlined his position on the issues as he runs for a seventh term as representative of Missouri's 9th Congressional District.

Columbia Daily Tribune reporter and video game columnist Greg Miller joined us with news of the new Nintendo Wii and his scientific forecast of the outcome of the Mizzou/New Mexico game (based on running a sim with NCAA 2007).

He was close:  Greg said Mizzou 23-3, and the final score was 27-17.

Expatriate Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar, now living in the U.S., talked about the violence in Iraq and the diplomatic efforts to bring peace to his home country.


Links:

• Raed in the Middle (his blog)
• "Iraqi Peace Activist Forced to Change T-Shirt Bearing Arabic Script Before Boarding Plane at JFK"
• Iraq's Sectarian Bloodshed 'Made in the USA' by Erik Leaver and Raed Jarrar
  

Jason Rosenbaum, state political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked about the state and local political races for the fall.



Jason Rosenbaum

Links:

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• The Vote 2006 Blog
  

Feedback (secret identity: software engineer Matthew Atherton), the winner of the SciFi Channel's reality series Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, talked about his experiences on the show and what lies ahead.


Links:

• Feedback's page at the SciFi Channel
• Feedback's website
  

The Mansfield Report:  Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield explained the significance of the new videotapes from Al Qaeda. How is it that Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's #2 man, feels so secure that he can produce professional quality video messages?

Link:

• Laura Mansfield's website

We talked with Dr. Glen Cameron of Mizzou's School of Journalism about his recent study showing that the media reports terror threats differently than the Department of Homeland Security.

Link:

• Homeland Security and Media Evaluate Terror Threats Differently

We talked with Chuck Leake of Missouri Task Force 1 about his experience at Ground Zero, and Capt. Brian Weimer of the University of Missouri Police discussed changes in security at Mizzou in the wake of 9/11.

We were joined by the crews of the USS Horizon and the USS Phoenix, the local chapters of Starfleet International, to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek.

Links:

• USS Phoenix MySpace page
  
• USS Horizon website
• The Overseas Coupon Program
  

We were joined by the crews of the USS Horizon and the USS Phoenix, the local chapters of Starfleet International, to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek.

Links:

• USS Phoenix MySpace page
  
• USS Horizon website
• The Overseas Coupon Program
  

Doug Hagmann, director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, talked about an ongoing investigation in London, Ontario.

Tuesday night (Sept. 5), a HAZMAT team there responded to a "Level 3 Emergency", the most serious category of threat.  Police and a chemical disposal company worked through the night to remove hazardous chemicals and the radioactive material from a chemistry lab in a private home in London.

Questions abound:  Who owns the lab, which had been "recently utilized"?  How much radioactive material was found?  Is the location of London--which sits roughly halfway between Detroit on one side and Toronto and Buffalo on the other--significant?

Links:

1. Investigative report by Doug Hagmann and Judi MacLeod, Editor and Founder of CanadaFreePress.com
   
2. Northeast Intelligence Network
3. Canada Free Press
4. HQ Intel Alert
5. Doug Hagmann's Homeland Security Weekly podcast
   

Republican Senator Jim Talent, on his way to Kansas City for a Friday campaign stop with President Bush, took time out to discuss energy policy, illegal immigration, and his views on Amendment 2.

Link:

• Senator Talent's campaign site
  

Missouri State Auditor and Democratic senate candidate Claire McCaskill called in from the campaign trail to discuss her positions on energy, national security, and Amendment 2.

Link:

• Claire McCaskill's campaign site
  

Daniel Ellsberg, who ignited a national firestorm in 1971 with the release of the Pentagon Papers, talked about the parallels between Vietnam and Iraq.

Link:

• Daniel Ellsberg's website
  

Fat Momma (AKA Nell Wilson) of the reality show Who Wants to Be a Superhero? joined Derek Gilbert to talk about her experiences on the show and her message for kids of all ages.

Links:

• Fat Momma's website
• Fat Momma's superhero page at SciFi.com
• Fat Momma's MySpace page
  

Columbia, Missouri Assistant City Manager Paula Hertwig-Hopkins described the Community Visioning Project that the city hopes will encourage residents to brainstorm and come up with ideas for shaping Columbia's future.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield gave us her assessment of the new Al Qaeda videotape featuring "Assam the American" and the news that Pakistan says it won't arrest Osama bin Laden.

Capt. Brian Weimer of the University of Missouri Police talked to us about the new parking regualtions along Providence Road, and also the banning of "bulk quantities" of alcohol.

John Fougere, spokesman for Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, warned us about a new phone scam that's targeting Missourians.

Intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield joined us to talk about jihadi websites hidden on American web servers.

She also had breaking news -- as of just before showtime -- about announcements posted to Islamic websites of a forthcoming video from Al Qaeda's #2 man, Ayman al Zawahiri.  Her analysis of this one:  Ominous.

• Laura Mansfield's website
• Laura Mansfield's blog

Robert Smale, history professor at the University of Missouri and analyst of Latin American politics, filled us in on the continuing protests over the July 2 presidential election in Mexico.

Greg Miller, video game columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, joined Derek Gilbert to speculate on the winner of the new TV reality series Who Wants to Be a Superhero?  (Derek was wrong; Feedback was chosen over Fat Momma.)

Greg also shared his inside info about forthcoming video game consoles from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft.  (And he gets paid to write about this stuff!)

Links:

• Greg Miller's "Game Over" column
• The Game Over Blog

Angela Howard, co-artistic director of PACE Youth Theater in Columbia, told us about the upcoming productions of The Legend of Redwall (Nov. 2-4) and A Christmas Story (Dec. 7-9).

Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith talked about the way last week's alleged advance in embryonic stem cell research was reported by the media.  He also discussed Amendment 2, the ballot initiative that would effectively add human cloning to the constitution of the state of Missouri.

University of Missouri researcher Elmer Price talked about adult stem cells and potential medical treatments.

Astronomy professor Angela Speck told us why she approves of Pluto's demotion from "planet" to "minor body" or "dwarf planet".

Producer Chase Thompson and musician Shannon Diaz (aka 'Shirrelle C. Limes & the Lemons') stopped by The Drive to describe their unique Columbia Access Television program.

Tracy Della Vecchia, founder of MarineParents.com, told us how we can help support Marines who are serving overseas.

Jaci Winship, Executive Director of Missourians Against Human Cloning, talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive about today's news of a new procedure for culturing embryonic stem cells without destroying the source embryos.

Jeff Echelmeier, manager of the Daniel Boone Little League National All-Stars, joined us from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.  It sounds like his team handled its elimination from the tournament pretty well and is enjoying the opportunity to meet other baseball players from all over the world.

Dr. Anna Bardone-Cone of the U. of Missouri talked about the harmful effects of pro-anorexia websites.  She also passed along the titles of several helpful books on the topic for parents, which are listed below:

Links:

• Dr. Anna Bardone-Cone
• Study Confirms Negative Impact of Pro-Anorexia Websites
• Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends by Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman, Margot Weinshel
• Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder by James Lock and Daniel le Grange
• If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder by B. Timothy Walsh, M.D., and V. L. Cameron
  

Charles Euchner, author of the new book Little League, Big Dreams, joined Derek Gilbert to share his observations of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Author and intelligence analyst Laura Mansfield talked about Rakan Bin Williams, a person or persons who may be the key to Al Qaeda's next attack against a target in Europe or the U.S.

Aug. 11, 2006:  Theologian Dr. Michael S. Heiser, author of the book Islam and Armageddon, talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive about the religious roots of the conflicts in the Middle East.

Aug. 17, 2006:  Christian researcher, author, and former pastor Tom Horn told Derek Gilbert on The Drive why he's troubled by the forthcoming PC game Left Behind: Eternal Forces.  Is this game really by and for Christians, or is it sending the opposite message altogether?

Aug 18, 2006:  Columbia City Manager Bill Watkins explained why the city needs more office space.

Author of "Little League, Big Dreams" Charles Euchner

David Ray Griffin, author of Christian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11.

Jeff Stack and Melissa Nigh of the Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation talked about the "Troops Home Fast" being coordinated by the Columbia Peace Coalition.  Some 40 local residents are participating in a "chain fast" through September 21 to protest America's military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Dr. Joe Kornegay, Dean of MU's College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. George Stewart, Chair of Veterinary Pathobiology.  They discussed a proposed Department of Homeland Security biohazard lab, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), that could be built in Columbia by 2013.