Kacey Musgaves @ The Schott (9/9) & Gregory Alan Isakov @ Megacorp Pavilion (10/7)
The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical.
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John Glenn International, Rickenbacker International, and Bolton Field are the region’s front doors — a first impression for visitors, a critical link for global businesses, and a major piece of the critical infrastructure needed to support Central Ohio’s next chapter of growth.
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Tech doesn’t create great organizations; leaders do. In this episode of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future, Amazon executives Sandy Gordon and Scott Dresser share how human-centered systems, continuous learning, and thoughtful technology design enable one of the world's largest organizations to scale while keeping people at the center. Discover practical leadership lessons for navigating AI, organizational change, and the future of work.
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Did a Japanese admiral really say America could never be invaded because there would be "a rifle behind every blade of grass?" In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, Michael Kent follows the trail back through wartime records, biographies, and historical research to discover where the quote actually came from, why historians reject it, and how one sentence became more famous than the evidence behind it.
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Central Ohio’s future promises growth, momentum, and opportunity. But as the region adds more people, ages, diversifies, and faces mounting pressure on housing, health care, and human services, a harder question is emerging: will the systems we rely on be able to keep up? Learn more in this CMC forum.
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There might be more public language for mental health than ever before — awareness months, workplace posters, crisis lines, wellness apps, and hashtags. But when someone’s real life falls apart, many of us still don’t know what to say, what to do, or how to show up. This CMC forum looks at mental health not only as a medical issue, but as a community issue.
National
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With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.
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NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: like-minded releases from Erykah Badu and Saul Williams, closure in the 2Pac murder and more.
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Cameras could help alleviate some concerns about ICE transparency and accountability after immigration officers were involved in over two dozen shootings under the Trump administration.
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At a time when both touring costs and concert ticket prices keep climbing, Harry Styles' decision to play a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden has been met with mixed reactions. NPR talked to fans outside the venue about what it took to attend the residency.
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Coltrane would have turned 100 on Sept. 23. We speak to his son Ravi, also a tenor saxophonist, and we revisit a 1998 interview with Elvin Jones, a drummer who performed and recorded with Coltrane.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
Arts & Life
Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.
The WCBE Podcast Experience
John Glenn International, Rickenbacker International, and Bolton Field are the region’s front doors — a first impression for visitors, a critical link for global businesses, and a major piece of the critical infrastructure needed to support Central Ohio’s next chapter of growth.
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