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".