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?