Here's what to expect on Talk Back this week.

This is a strange week for the Talk Back family, filled with ups and down. Our good friend Bob Seidenschwartz unexpectedly lost his mother this week. Please keep his family in your prayers as he travels back east for the funeral. Bob was going to be filling in for Jon while Jon is on vacation with his family, but, because of the tragedy, he will not be able to.

Jon's in-laws are visiting from out-of-state (yay!), but his mother-in-law broke her arm on the trip over. Despite all the setback, we will still have some Talk Back, here's what the line-up looks like.

On Monday, we will jump-start the week with Health Talk. This week, International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation Executive Director Timothy Descamps will discuss the upcoming Rocky Mountain Valve Symposium.

After Health Talk, we will have some open phones.

On Tuesday, we will be playing a "best-of" episode, because of the difficulties involved this week. Hopefully this is the only day this will be done.

On Wednesday, we will welcome the University of Montana's Political Science Department back to the show. This time we will be discussing two types of freedom with political science professor Ramona Grey.

On Thursday, we will be Missoula County Public School District 1 Superintendent Mark Thane will join us on the radio to answer your questions about the state of the school district.

On Friday, we will close out the week by speaking with former Sheriff's Chaplain Chuck Lee who recently retired.

Talk to you soon!

More From Newstalk KGVO 1290 AM & 98.3 FM