Deanna’s first guest today was J. Malcolm Garcia, who started as a beat reporter for the Kansas City Star. He has written about the drug war in Mexico, race relations in Jena, Louisiana and the poor of Buenos Aires, among other topics. He is also the author of What Wars Leave Behind: The Faceless and the Forgotten. (MP3)

Sheila Matthews Gallo, co-founder of AbleChild was Deanna’s guest for the third hour. (MP3)