LOUIE TODAY:

Louie, Vindy.com's news radio partner, will welcome Mr Defend Youngstown, Phil Kidd, back to the show. today. Phil will give an update of the progress downtown since he was hired as it's activity director.

Also, Justine A. Lee, assistant clinical professor at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care. will talk about her new book: "It's a Dog's Life...but It's Your Carpet."

And former state Sen. Harry Meshel returns to to jazz it up with Louie, and political analyst Marc Sandalow, who spent 21 years on the staff of the San Francisco Chronicle, the last 10 years as its Washington bureau chief, will dish about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Sandalow is currently working for KPIX-TV and KCBS radio in San Francisco.