No Limits

A look at the recruitment and training of school principals in Indiana with Patrick O'Donnell - the Executive Director of Teach for America and John Somers - Director of the University of Indianapolis iLEAD program. Each will be accompanied by a school leader trained under his system.

No Limits kicks off the 2012 Indy Talks series discussing the topic - Indy at the Crossroads. Our guests will be Brian Payne - President and CEO of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, Tom Morales - CEO and founder of the Morales Group, and Matt Kinghorn - demographer/analyst with the Indiana Business Research Center.

A talk about the Electronic Age of Libraries with guests Jackie Nytes - new CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library, Jessica Siegelin - Library Media Specialist with Ben Davis University High School, and Joel Silver - Curator of Books at the Lilly Library at IU Bloomington.

The holiday movies are out. WFYI film critic Matthew Socey and maybe a friend or two will give their picks and pans on No Limits.

How are Indianapolis non-profits coping during the continued economic slump? We'll talk with United Way of Central Indiana President Ellen Annala, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Executive Director Michael Pettry and Gennesarret Free Clinic Executive Director Rebecca Seifert.

Answers to computer questions and talk about electronic gift ideas for the holidays with the experts - Damon Richards of Port-to-Port Consulting, Regina Miller with Geek In Pink and Chris Flood of WFYI.

HIV/AIDS in Indiana on World AIDS Day. Our guests will include Damien Center Executive Director Tom Bartenbach, a client served by the center and Dr. Danielle Osterholzer, IU School of Medicine faculty member and Medical Director of the Ryan White HIV Clinic at Wishard Hospital.

No Limits looks at some of the help that's available for the homeless in Central Indiana with Dayspring Center Executive Director Lori Casson, Jeri Warner - Executive Director of Trusted Mentors, and 16 year old Carmel High School student Amber Kriech who's been recognized nationally for her work to help the homeless.

Entrepreneur Week and No Limits talks with successful local business owners Scott Jones - ChaCha CEO, Martha Hoover of Cafe Patachou fame and Kelly Pfledderer with Apparatus.

No Limits looks at the challenges facing returning veterans with U.S. Army Colonel Ross Waltemath, 1st Lt. Bart Lomont - Indiana Air National Guard, and Beth Karnes with the Indiana Mental Health Memorial Foundation.

Animal Welfare and Pet Overpopulation - Christine Jeschke - Chief Operations Officer of the Humane Society of Indianapolis, Christina Francis - operator of the "Luv-a-Dog" fostering program, invited - Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Director Teri Kendrick.

The 2011 Indiana Authors Awards - featuring winners Margaret McMullan and Helen Frost, and Emily Berger with the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard joins us for the hour. Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy was on the show September 29, 2011.

A discussion of Alzheimer's treatment and care with Linda Altmeyer of the Alzheimer's Association Indiana chapter, Dr. Vijaya Sirigirireddy of the St. Vincent Center for Healthy Aging and caregiver and Alzheimer's Association board member Art Waccholz.

A preview of the October 8 Celebrate Science Indiana event and discussion of the growing focus on STEM courses - science, technology, engineering and math. Our guests are Dr. Robert Yost of IUPUI, Purdue chemistry professor Peter Kissinger, and Dr. Jennifer Hicks - the Indiana Department of Education's Science Curriculum Specialist.

Democratic Indianapolis mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy joins us for the hour. Incumbent Republican Mayor Greg Ballard is scheduled for October 20.

No Limits discusses election reform in Indiana with Marion County Clerk Beth White (D), Tippecanoe County Assessor and former Clerk Linda Phillips (R) and Julia Vaughn of Common Cause Indiana.

9/11 anniversary show with Indiana Homeland Security Executive Director Joe Wainscott, Indiana Task Force One Commander Bill Brown, and State Representative Ed Soliday who was a United Airlines VP of Safety and Security on September 11, 2001.

Labor Day is coming up and that means travelers are watching gas prices and politicians are getting ready to kick up their campaigns. We'll talk with oil industry expert Tom Bodin from the Indiana Attorney General's Office on the causes of gas price fluctuations, and Eric Bradner with the Evansville Courier and Press on the upcoming election season.