Link Ahead with the City of Dublin, Ohio

A military child can move six to nine times before high school graduation, and every move can quietly erase a piece of learning. Lindsay and Bruce wanted to understand what happens after the boxes are unpacked and the new school year starts, when the curriculum doesn’t match, the gaps pile up, and families are expected to “just adjust.”

We’re joined by Dr. Gretchen McIntosh, CEO of Children of Valor, and Jamie Bando, Director of Valor Tutoring, to talk through a simple, powerful idea: in-person tutoring that moves with the student. Children of Valor is a national nonprofit headquartered in Dublin and they support military-connected students across the country with individualized, one-on-one help. We dig into how military moves create missed building blocks and why having an expert in your corner can change the whole tone of a school partnership.

Jamie also breaks down what makes Valor Tutoring different: starting with a formative assessment, targeting specific standards, and embedding executive functioning skills and financial literacy into every session.

It is a new school year after all, so we had to ask some questions, for any family, about the best and most practical ways to start a new year in the right direction.

If you care about military families, this one will stick with you. Subscribe, share this conversation with a parent or educator, and leave a review so more listeners can find it.

Deer are part of what makes Dublin beautiful, peaceful and ultimately connect us to the outdoors in myriad ways.  That is, until the herd gets large enough that issues stop being rare and start feeling routine. We sit down with Barbara Ray, Dublin’s Nature Education Coordinator, and Greg Hitzhusen, an Ohio State University expert in human values and wildlife management.  Both help to explain why so many Ohio communities are now talking about deer population control, deer aggression, and the health of local ecosystems.

First, it's important to understand how we got here with deer becoming more habituated to people: increased property damage, deer vehicle collisions, and a growing risk of defensive encounters during fawning season, especially dog walkers. Barbara shares what residents can do immediately from no feeding the animals to deer-resistant gardening and simple hazing. We also clear up a common myth: feeding deer can actively harm them, because corn and other high-starch foods don’t match their natural diet.

Greg zooms out to the broader story of urban deer overpopulation, including why predators and hunting pressure don’t function the same way in suburbs.   We also walk through the hard questions communities ask next: why relocation and sterilization usually fail in open suburban landscapes, and why targeted removal has become a widely used tool.   A tool, in fact, over the course of hundreds of cumulative years in communities across Ohio, has never led to a single human injury.  Not one.  

If you care about humane wildlife management, public safety, and healthy parks, this conversation will give you clearer language, better facts, and practical next steps. Subscribe for more City of Dublin updates and share this with a neighbor to ensure they're informed on this important issue.

Trying to find the right kind of help can feel harder than the problem you are trying to solve. That's why Lindsay and Bruce brought in Sara Harrison Mills, CEO of Syntero, along with the City of Dublin's Molly Steiner, to talk about how we're making wellness easier to access and simpler to navigate.

We unpack the new Community Wellness Navigator developed through the Dublin Wellness Alliance, including what the navigator can help with: finding doctors and dentists, understanding insurance enrollment, connecting to prescription assistance programs, locating food assistance, and overcoming barriers like transportation. We also share how to reach the navigator, including in-person hours at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, plus phone and email options, so residents have a clear starting point instead of a maze of referrals.

From there, we zoom out to what community wellness really takes: strong partnerships, shared priorities, and support that shows up where people already are. Sara explains how Syntero’s continuum of care spans prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery.  Plus, how an embedded mental health clinician works alongside local police and fire teams to connect individuals and families to services after a call. We also talk candidly about rising stress, anxiety, depression, access to care challenges, and why the shift toward open mental health conversations matters.

We wrap with a rapid-fire round on self-care and the small resets that actually help: from mindful pauses to replacing doomscrolling with learning. If you find this helpful, subscribe, share with a neighbor, and leave a review so more people can find the support they need.

Trying to find the right kind of help can feel harder than the problem you are trying to solve. That's why Lindsay and Bruce brought in Sara Harrison Mills, CEO of Syntero, along with the City of Dublin's Molly Steiner, to talk about how we're making wellness easier to access and simpler to navigate.

We unpack the new Community Wellness Navigator developed through the Dublin Wellness Alliance, including what the navigator can help with: finding doctors and dentists, understanding insurance enrollment, connecting to prescription assistance programs, locating food assistance, and overcoming barriers like transportation. We also share how to reach the navigator, including in-person hours at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, plus phone and email options, so residents have a clear starting point instead of a maze of referrals.

From there, we zoom out to what community wellness really takes: strong partnerships, shared priorities, and support that shows up where people already are. Sara explains how Syntero’s continuum of care spans prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery.  Plus, how an embedded mental health clinician works alongside local police and fire teams to connect individuals and families to services after a call. We also talk candidly about rising stress, anxiety, depression, access to care challenges, and why the shift toward open mental health conversations matters.

We wrap with a rapid-fire round on self-care and the small resets that actually help: from mindful pauses to replacing doomscrolling with learning. If you find this helpful, subscribe, share with a neighbor, and leave a review so more people can find the support they need.

The world-renowned Gardiner Brothers know exactly why people keep showing up to see them: talent, tradition and showmanship. Lindsay and Bruce sit down with Matthew and Michael, five-time world champions in Irish dance and viral creators with more than 10 million followers and over a billion views. We ask them about their much-anticipated return to the Dublin Irish Festival this year! They break it all down: what makes this festival feel so big, so welcoming and so proudly Irish.
We dig into the creative choices that make the Gardiner Brothers stand out, from taking precise, traditional Irish step dance and pairing it with modern music people already love, whether it's the Bee Gees, Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift. They explain how nostalgia pulls in new audiences, how they read the room on stage, and why their sets change throughout the weekend, giving festival-goers a different experience each time.
Then we go behind the curtain to learn how they maintain their health and wellness on the road: from ice baths to the fitness reality that "every day is leg day," and the pivot that happened when live touring paused and social media became the main stage. We also talk about the surprising third pillar of their brand: public speaking. They discuss how they teach innovation through rhythm with the mantra, "Act on beat. Think offbeat."
If you're into Irish culture, dance, live performance or building a creative career, subscribe and share this episode with a friend. Then make plans to see the Gardiner Brothers at the 2026 Dublin Irish Festival.