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Matt Fouts, Director, Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 23:58


Steve and Director Fouts discuss Tanganyika's 500 animals for public interaction and breeding for other zoos and parks.

League 42 Founder and Executive Director Bob Lutz

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 23:57


Sportswriter, author, radio host, and founder of the non-profit League 42 Bob Lutz joins Steve to talk baseball, sports, radio, and much more.

Ron McMahon, CEO, Greater Wichita YMCA

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 23:54


Steve and Greater Wichita YMCA CEO Ron McMahon discuss the services and programs at 11 YMCA branches, including Newton, El Dorado, and Hutchinson.

Keith Lawing, Work Force Alliance of South Central Kansas President/CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 23:49


Work Force Alliance of South Central Kansas President/CEO Keith Lawing joins Steve to discuss job training, the tariffs' impact on the work force, and artificial intelligence.

Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 23:35


Steve welcomes Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne back to the Issues show. They discus a measles outbreak, the cold and flu season, tuberculosis' return, and her department's programs and services.

Vanessa Pearce – Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service Wichita

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 23:49


Steve discusses this spring severe weather season with Meteorologist Vanessa Pearce from the National Weather Service Wichita office.

AbilityPoint Wichita Executive Director Kevin Fish

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 22:58


March is Disability Awareness Month. Steve and Director Fish discusses services for developmentally disabled in Wichita.

Sedgwick County Emergency Management Director Julie Stimson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 23:57


It is Severe Weather Awareness Week here in Kansas. Sedgwick County Emergency Management Director Julie Stimson joins us to discuss preparation for all kinds of potential emergencies.

Butler Community College Interim President Dr. Jackie Vietti

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 23:59


Steve and Dr. Jackie Vietti discusses students, faculty, and programs at Butler Community College.

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Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 23:59


District Attorney Marc Bennett discusses with Steve the need for more lawyers, especially in rural parts of Kansas. He also advocates for a satellite law school for Wichita.

Wendell Funk – President, Wichita Independent Business Association

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 22:56


Steve and WIBA President Wendell Funk discuss the networking and training programs of its more than 700-member small businesses.

Wichita school superintendent Kelly Bielefeld

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 23:59


Steve and Wichita school superintendent Kelly Bielefeld discuss a proposed $450 million bond issue, and why it's needed. The election is February 25.

Retired Sedgwick County District Court judge David Dahl

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 23:59


Steve and Judge Dahl comment on his law career, time as a basketball commentator on radio, teaching, and volunteering. Judge Dahl is a longtime colleague and friend of the Steve and Ted Show.

KNSS News story - Wichita City Council workshop

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 0:55


Residents who participated in a city of Wichita survey believe city government performance showed significant improvement from 2023.

Sedgwick County Fire District One Fire Marshal Brad Crisp

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 23:55


Sedgwick County Fire District One Fire Marshal Brad Crisp discusses with Steve fire-fighting operations throughout the county, excluding Wichita and Derby.

Wichita City Manager Robert Layton

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 23:31


Steve and Manager Layton discuss public safety, the unhoused, and future city budget shortfalls.

Sedgwick County Commissioner David Dennis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 23:55


Steve interviews former Commission Chairman and outgoing Commissioner David Dennis. They discuss his eight years on the board, county staffing, taxes, and quality of life issues.

Catholic Charities Inc. Executive Director Traci Kennedy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 24:00


Director Kennedy discusses Catholic Charities Inc. with Steve. The non-profit serves more than 16,000 homeless families and victims of domestic violence across 25 Kansas counties.

Wichita City Council member J. V. Johnston

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 23:57


Steve and Wichita City Council member J. V. Johnston discuss street paving, water, and challenges and opportunities in the City's 5th District.

Botanica Executive Director Dr. Lynette Zimmerman

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 23:56


Steve and Dr. Zimmerman discuss Illuminations and other activities and promotions at Botanica Wichita.

Kansas Food Bank President/CEO Brian Walker

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 24:03


Issues 2024: 11/24/24 Complete Show - Kansas Food Bank President/CEO Brian Walker discusses hunger and Kansas' largest non-profit hunger relief agency.

Retired Wichita State University Dean of Student Affairs Dr. James Rhatigan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 23:59


Originally aired on KNSS in November of 2019, this program features Steve discussing Dr. Rhatigan's 37 years at WSU and the state of education. James J. “Jim” Rhatigan died Sunday October 27, 2024 at the age of 89.

Kansas Humane Society President/CEO Aaron Walker

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 23:57


Steve discusses discusses sheltering, care, and adoption of animals with Kansas Humane Society's President/CEO.

Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Laura Rainwater

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 23:57


Steve and Commissioner Rainwater discuss voter turnout, volunteers, operations, and vote-counting procedure.

Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 23:56


Issues 2024, hosted by Steve McIntosh; the cold & flu season is nigh

Wichita Master Business Coach Dan Creed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 23:59


A conversation with Business Coach Dan Creed discussing his work with entrepreneurs in starting up and operating businesses.

Joan Tammany, Executive Director Comcare Sedgwick County

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 23:58


September is Suicide Prevention Month. Steve and Joan discuss mental health and warning signs to be aware of.

ISSUES 09/29/24 - Joan Tammany of COMCARE discusses suicide

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 23:58


Joan Tammany, executive director, COMCARE of Sedgwick County

Jamie Reed, Director of Communications, Starkey

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 23:55


Jamie Reed discusses programs and services offered to more than 475 people with a variety of disabilities

Don Grant -- financial advisor and actor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 23:56


Financial advisor and actor Don Grant discusses investing, the economy, and his career as in movies, TV, and radio

Bryan Schulz, General Manager Kansas State Fair

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 23:59


Kansas State Fair General Manager Bryan Schulz discusses the 111th State Fair at Hutchinson: the entertainment, rides, attractions, and food

Wichita Public Schools Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 23:52


ISSUES 2024  08/25/24 - Wichita Public Schools Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld discusses the start of the school year, budget., test scores, enrollment, teachers

Adam Smith, President Wichita's Exploration Place

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 23:57


ISSUES 2024 - 08/11/24 -  Adam Smith -- President Wichita's Exploration Place -- discusses the science museum that is Kansas' second-most-attended visitor attraction

Sedgwick County Manager Tom Stolz discusses budget and taxes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 23:59


ISSUES 2024  08/04/24 - Sedgwick County Manager Tom Stolz talks about water, the county budget, and taxes

Robert Layton, Wichita City Manager

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 23:49


ISSUES 2024  07/28/24 - Wichita City Manager Robert Layton discusses water challenges (drought) and budget proposals for 2025

Jaime Nix, Wichita Director of Libraries

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 24:01


ISSUES 2024 - 7/21/24 -- Jaime Nix, Wichita Director of Libraries, discusses the facilities, services, and programs of the library system

Retired television personality Karl Berg

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 23:58


ISSUES 2024 -- 06/30/24 -- Retired Wichita television personality Karl Berg discusses local media over his long career

Rolinda Sample -- CEO Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland -- discusses the scouting experience across 80 Kansas counties

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 24:00


ISSUES 2024 - 06/24/24 - Rolinda Samples, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland

Fe Vorderlandwehr -- Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association, Central & Western Kansas

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 23:58


ISSUES 2024 - Fe Vorderlandwehr discusses dementia and Alzheimer's Disease during Nation Brain Awareness Month

Brian Nastase - Boy Scouts Quivira Council Scout Executive/CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 24:00


ISSUES 2024 - 06/09/24 -- Boy Scouts Quivira Council Scout Executive/CEO Brian Nastase discusses scouting opportunities for young people and families

Nancy Duling, CEO Wichita Festivals Inc.

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 23:52


Nancy Duling - CEO Wichita Festivals Inc. -- discusses this the 52nd annual Wichita River Festival

Terri Moses -- Director of Safety and Environmental Service Wichita Public Schools -- discusses he safety of more than 50,000 USD 259 students, teachers, and administrators

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 23:54


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