Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr. joins host David Twichell to share his personal experience in 1947 when his father woke him up in the middle of the night to show him the strange debris that was retrieved from a field near Roswell, NM. Was the material found from a downed "weather balloon" or an extraterrestrial craft? And why couldn't the most elite officers of the only nuclear base in the country at the time tell the difference? You be the judge. Dr. Marcel retired as a full bird Colonel in 2005 after serving his country as a flight surgeon for the 189th Attack Helicopter Battalion.

Our two choices for best audio podcasts of the last week: from Philosophy Talk, "What Is Love?" and from the TED series of conferences, "How To Buy Happiness" by Michael Norton. (Could the two topics be related?)

Local news and alternative views for Dearborn and the surrounding area. Today, almost Tax Day, also featuring an interview with Don Dobrosky, of the Michigan Fair Tax initiative, a way to replace the income tax. More info: mifairtax.org

First, on "Planetary Radio," from The Planetary Society, is an interview with the chief astronomer of SETI (and the inspiration for the lead character in Carl Sagan's novel, "Contact"), Jill Tarter. Then, another spirited, vital discussion from the ongoing TED conferences: "Connected, but Alone?" by Sherry Turkle, who is a leading researcher and writer about the social consequences of the Internet.

An episode of "Deconstructing Dinner" form Radio CJLY, featuring three challenging TED conference presentations from food and nutrition experts: Jamie Oliver, Carolyn Steel, and Christien Meindertsma, What could be more important than the food we eat each day?

Our in-studio interview is with Judge Mark Somers, from Dearborn's 19th District court.

Meet Jen Litomisky, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House of Detroit. Learn about upcoming projects and fundraisers, families helped by Ronald McDonald House, and how to become involved with this wonderful organization. for more info goto: www.rmhc-detroit.org

Join host Margaret King Ahmed and special guests who will have another important discussion about issues relating to our children, the parents, and the local schools.

Special guest is Dave Norwood, Dearborn's Sustainablility Coordinator.

Dearborn's elected representative to the Michigan House in Lansing, George Darany, was in our studio FOR THE FULL HOUR to give us a detailed legislative report and to answer lots of questions from co-hosts Jay Korinek and Dennis Rymarz.

A variety of challenging topics from the best of the Internet podcasts: EarthSky 22--Mars 2012!, Philosphy Bites--David Eagleman on Morality and the Brain, Philosophy Bites--Philip Schofield on Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism, and Freakonomics Radio--"It's Not the President, Stupid" [No one is 'commander in chief' of the U.S. economy.]

For the first 35 minutes of the show, we present our digital recording of Dearborn Mayor John B. O'Reilly's annual speech about our city, given on March 5, 2012 (edited without the introductions and the applause).

Roger Marsh joins host David Twichell today. Roger is a UFO writer, author and playwright. As an independent filmmaker, he has written and directed two full length films and three documentaries. He is director of communications for both the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and Pennsylvania MUFON. He writes articles for the National UFO Examiner and is the editor of the MUFON UFO Journal.

Two challenging podcasts are selected for this week: (1) "How Biased Is Your Media?" from Freakonomics Radio (Stephen J. Dubner)--When it comes to politics and media, the left argues that the right is more biased than the left while the right argues that the left is more biased than the right. Who’s right?.