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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 7:46

Ohio voters have twice approved a new way of drawing legislative district maps at the state and federal levels. But nothing has happened yet. A listener wondered why. WKSU's OH Really? helped her find out.

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Shuffle's Favorite Local Music of 2020

Shuffle

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 13:20

While the coronavirus pandemic put live concerts on hold, many Northeast Ohio artists stayed busy creating and releasing music. WKSU's Shuffle podcast team shares some of their favorite local music of 2020.

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Election Questions? Ask Jen Miller of the League of Women Voters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 4:46

WKSU listeners have been sending in questions about voting this fall, from what happens to absentee ballot applications to the security of each county’s dropbox. We’re answering in our first "OH Really?" election-protection conversation. Jen Miller, director of the Ohio League of Women Voters, begins by discussing why some people are getting multiple absentee ballot applications . Miller says it’s not uncommon to get multiple applications from different sources. The key is just to ensure you fill it out correctly and – especially this year – send it back as soon as possible. If a letter or application does arrive from the Board of Elections, it could be a notice that there’s an issue with your application and you need to re-apply. A list of important dates for requesting ballots, changing voter information, and other deadlines is here . Applications must be received at Boards of Election (not merely postmarked) by October 31 at noon. However -- as with the entire process this year --

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As WKSU's Mark Pennell Retires, He Considers His Perspective on History from Behind the Mic

Mark's Almanac

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 5:19

After almost 24 years on the air at WKSU and more than four decades in radio, Mark Pennell is retiring. On the day of his last shift here, we wanted to take a moment to look back at that time in radio and some of the history he’s witnessed during that time.

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Market Leader Live Special Edition: "Beating Corona" Darren M. Palmer Interviews Emilian V. White

Self Publish -N- 30 Days

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 27:51

From humble beginnings, Emilian V. White is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Kent State University in 1975. He was raised by a single mother in one of Cleveland’s roughest housing projects. Emilian is a true success and he credits God, his family and his education from Kent State.Emilian is a self-described ‘problem solver.’ He launched KMAZ in May 2015 to benefit Bread of Life, Inc., a non-profit organization aimed at helping the homeless and disenfranchised. Emilian has a wealth of experience that uniquely prepared him to lead AMAZING 102.5 FM. Prior to launching AMAZING 102.5, he served as the General Sales Manager for KCOH AM Houston for 10 years.He also worked as an Account Executive for various other Houston Stations. KMJQ, MAJIC 102 FM for 22 years, as well as LARaza 98.5 FM, KQUE 1230 AM, KHYS 98.5 FM and KZJJ Channel 61.Emilian started his radio career at WKSU on the campus of Kent State. It was there that he got the bug for radio. Emilian says one of his professors, Norman Wain, suggested he get into radio sales. He told Emilian, “DJs are a dime a dozen, but a good salesperson can make a consistent living in radio.” After graduation, Emilian landed a job at WUSS in Atlantic City, NJ.In 1976, he moved on to WKDD in Akron, Ohio and then WGCL in Cleveland. Emilian went to work for Epic Records as Regional Promotions Manager in 1980. Don't miss this episode..."This Is The Year For Your New Book"www.SelfPublishN30Days.com

Dan Horrigan, Mayor, City of Akron: 2020 State of the City Address

Akron Roundtable Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 62:45

Mayor Horrigan took office in January of 2016 and is now in his second term as Akron's Mayor, winning over 77% of the vote in 2019. With a core focus of growing Akron's population again, he has been laser-focused on key areas of opportunity, including jobs and economic inclusion, improving infrastructure, investing in safety equipment and programming, uplifting neighborhoods and investing in public spaces. Some of Mayor's key accomplishments include tripling Akron's annual repaving budget by passing a vital income tax increase, reducing the City's financial obligation on mandated sewer projects by $158 million, passing the City's first non-discrimination ordinance, convening annual Healthy Equity Summits to address maternal and child health, and partnering with the United Way of Summit County in opening the City's first Financial Empowerment Center to offer free financial counseling to residents. Also, with a focus on reinvigorating business and housing development, Mayor Horrigan has also created northeast Ohio's first open innovation hub called Bounce, commissioned and completed a Downtown Vision and Redevelopment Plan, and instituted a tax abatement program to incentivize housing renovation and construction. As Mayor continues to move Akron forward, he strongly believes the city's future rests on engaged and servant-style leadership. WKSU article on Mayor Horrigan's speech and full text transcript here:

Listeners Ask About Home Remedies, Carry-Out Food and Warm Weather When Dealing with Coronavirus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 7:08

Life as we knew it in Northeast Ohio has been grinding to a halt because of the coronavirus. You’ve been asking WKSU’s OH Really? about everything from risk factors to home remedies. We've been gathering answers to your questions about the virus.

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OH Really? Listener Asks How Climate Change Will Affect Northeast Ohio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 4:53

To paraphrase a quote from the 1990s sitcom "NewsRadio": Winter in Northeast Ohio is the best seven months of the year. But that may not be true in the future. The four warmest winters on record occurred in the past decade. This edition of WKSU’s OH Really ? answers a listener question about how climate change might affect Northeast Ohio in the future.

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Shuffle: Coby and The Prisoners Produce Large-Scale Songs Out of Small-Town Roots

Shuffle

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 5:11

Indie-rockers Coby and The Prisoners latest album is showing off the band’s talent at producing homegrown recordings that are polished and radio ready. WKSU contributor Brittany Nader talked with frontman Coby Hartzler about the band’s sound and his roots in the Dover/New Philadelphia area.

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Researchers Work to Find New Uses for Soybeans. OH Really?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 0:41

A changing trade deal with China has put a strain on Ohio agriculture, but farmers are experimenting with new uses for soybeans to reduce the reliance on Chinese buyers. And a WKSU listener asked us where consumers can find products made with soy. This edition of OH Really? explores where those soybeans go. For consumers, it’s not always apparent where soybeans go since they’re not the most common item at grocery stores, but they end up in more products than you might expect. Dave Dotterer is a Wayne County farmer and member of the United Soybean Board . “Our goal is to just keep striving to come up with new products. So, the soybean is quite a product. You know, there’s printer inks made with it,” he said. Soybean oil is mainly used in cooking oils, and farmers are starting to grow a healthier high-oleic soy with benefits similar to olive oil. Research groups in the Ohio Soybean Council have also found other uses for soybean oil from roofing protectant to a petroleum substitute used

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Exploradio: Putting a New Face on Psychological Research

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 4:59

First impressions can have lasting consequences. New research is delving into how we evaluate a stranger’s face, and pass judgments based on fleeting impressions. A new, worldwide collaborative started at Ashland University is helping explain that process, and tackle other questions. In this week’s Exploradio, WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair looks at how the Psychological Science Accelerator is putting a new face on how science is done.

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OH Really? Dives Into the Question of What Happened to the Blue Hole

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 4:51

This story was originally published on January 22, 2019. Castalia, Ohio, is home to The Blue Hole, which was a tourist attraction for almost a century. WKSU’s “OH Really?” finds out why it’s been off-limits to the public for the last 29 years.

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Exploradio: A Listener Asks Why a Cure For Diabetes Remains Elusive? We Follow the Science.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 4:59

This story was originally published on June 3, 2019. WKSU asked listeners for ideas for what to explore in the next episode of our Exploradio science series. We had some great suggestions. When the ideas were put to a vote, the top choice was – “Is enough being done to find a cure for type-1 diabetes?” In this week’s Exploradio, we try to find the answer.

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Who Are Apex Predators in Ohio? We Are. OH Really?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 4:48

Deer hunting season is winding down in Ohio . As it does, we’re considering a question about Ohio wildlife from a WKSU listener. Nicholas Kavalec asked our OH Really? team about apex predators—those at the top of the food chain. We connected him with a wildlife manager at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in Akron.

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OH Really?: Got Goat Milk?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 4:26

Raw, unpasteurized goat milk can be bought in Ohio for use as pet food. But between the teat and the street, farmers have to do a lot of work to make the milk safe for human consumption. In this installment of WKSU’s “OH Really?,” we try to help a listener who wants to “drink local” and buy fresh, raw goat milk right from the farm.

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How Did Ohio's Most Liberal City End Up With Its Most Conservative Congressman?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 4:59

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on December 20, 2017 Ohio’s 4 th Congressional District isn’t the longest in the state. Nor the most convoluted. Nor does it have the most disenfranchised voters. But it has the distinction of being near the top in all three categories -- and of being home to one of the most liberal communities in the country represented by one of the most conservative members of Congress. In the third part of our series “Gerrymandering: Shading the lines,” WKSU’s M.L. Schultze travels the 4 th – a study of contrasts from south to north. This is the story of Oberlin and Urbana – and the 14-county Congressional District that connects them. "The district is commonly referred to as Ohio’s duck, with its bill shoved into portions of Lorain, Huron and Erie counties ..." In Ohio State professor Ned Hill’s description of Ohio’s 4 th , Oberlin is toward the tip of the bill. Much further north and you’re in Lake Erie. And about the only place further east is

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Episode 85: The Growing Divide Among Baseball Fans, And When Peeing In A Sink Is Okay

Defend Cleveland Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 225:26

DC’s Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss: The Cleveland pinball scene getting some quite deserved attention with a recent feature story on WKSU. (Part 1 of the Podcast only content) The new divide between Cleveland baseball fans and this team that ranges from such extremes as "serious World Series contenders" to "it's time to blow up the entire roster". Over-entitled people are capable or perceiving in the most fucked up of ways. (Part 2 of the Podcast only content, begins at the 1:10:00 mark) Let Me Tell You A Story (Best Of Edition!): Lachlan MacKinnon’s “Hearing Impaired” (begins at the 1:33:00 mark) Baseball is having a real problem with attendance that's continuing to trend in wrong the direction, and what this will invariably mean for the cities with teams like Cleveland over the next decade. Mollie’s Weekly Report: Minor League Baseball's dumbest promotional ideas so far for 2019 (Part 3 of the Podcast only content, begins at the 2:08:00 mark) Loathing the very idea of what the Kentucky Derby represents as a whole, while readily admitting to loving it. Not all video replay decisions are ones that should follow the exact letter of the rule. Mollie gets Mike to admit to something he's never told anyone ever before. (Part 4 of the Podcast only content, begins at the 2:40:00 mark) This round of the NBA playoffs has been as anticipated... The very best thing on television! Weekly Tribe Playoff Probabilities: Week 7 - We might be facing some cold hard realities here. The Tribe might already be attempting a relatively new analytic approach to baseball that ol' school purists of the sport are going to hate, yet it's probably their best option at the moment. All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~ Check out Lachlan MacKinnon’s best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family’! Thank you to KidForce Pinball for sponsoring the podcast, 91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, engineer extraordinaire Mollie Ames, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio. Your recommended listening for the week is the debut album by Protomartyr that was recently reissued, 2012's "No Passion All Technique". The intro and outro to Lachlan’s segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it’s used with permission.

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Husband and Wife Research Team Launch New Neuroscience Institute at Kent State

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 4:58

The brain remains one of the final frontiers of science. Researchers are only beginning to unlock how addiction works, how the brain controls other organs, the causes of brain diseases, among other mysteries. In this week’s Exploradio, WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair meets a pair of researchers who are launching a new collaborative at Kent State University to tap into Northeast Ohio’s ‘brain trust.’

New APA Guidelines Stir Debate Over What It Means To Be a Man in America

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 5:00

The American Psychological Association has issued new guidelines for understanding and treating the unique problems faced by men. The project took more than a decade to complete and was launched by a researcher at the University of Akron. In this week’s Exploradio, WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair examines the evolving definition of what it means to be a man in America.

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How Low-income Ohioans Can Overcome Financial Barriers to Mental Health Treatment

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 6:09

One of the barriers to finding the right mental health care in Ohio can be the cost. However, there are providers who offer services at little or no cost to low-income clients. In this installment of our series "Navigating the Path to Mental Health," WKSU’s Mark Arehart looks at the financial challenges facing both patients and providers.

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Meds, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing: Mental Health Care is Evolving

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 9:34

Nearly 60 years ago, mental-health treatment began its move from massive warehouses like the old Massillon State Hospital to community-based care. But the path to effective treatment continues to face challenges: from old stereotypes to new medications. In the third installment of our series, “Navigating the Path to Mental Health,” WKSU’s M.L. Schultze explores the evolution among providers, advocates and patients. Diane Mang and her mother, Peggy, are preparing the cheesecake brownies for regular bingo crowd at the Knights of Columbus hall in Massillon. “You’re going to put cherries on top?" Diane asks, with a hint of doubt in her voice. "Yeah, that’s what it called for," her mother responds. The relationship is easy and open -- built on the love since the Mangs adopted their baby girl in 1972. But Diane acknowledges it wasn’t always that way. “I thought I was going to die," she recalls. "They put me in five-point straps -- both feet, both wrists and your forehead were strapped to the

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Achieving Acceptance: Overcoming Stigma on the Path to Mental Health

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 6:49

One out of five Americans, this year, will experience a mental health disorder. Yet, for all its prevalence, many people dealing with mental health crises still face stigma and shame. In the first installment of our series “Navigating the Path to Mental Health,” WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair brings us the stories of four people fighting the stigma.

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Low Lily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016

Bands in the world of folk and roots music often find their line-ups to be fluid. Fine players make friends in a variety of combinations " and sometimes this movement can be tricky to follow. The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily started its life as Annalivia. A personnel shift led to a name change, but the core of the group is still tied to a contemporary take on traditional string music and vocal harmony. Low Lily stopped by Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, OH for a performance and interview that explains how they were inspired by the Rick Springfield classic "Jesse's Girl."

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Low Lily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016

The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique brand of acoustic music. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), Corey DiMario (stand-up bass) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and Old Time Appalachian sounds.Bands in the world of folk and roots music often find their line-ups to be fluid. Fine players make friends in a variety of combinations " and sometimes this movement can be tricky to follow. The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily started its life as Annalivia. A personnel shift led to a name change, but the core of the group is still tied to a contemporary take on traditional string music and vocal harmony. Low Lily stopped by Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, OH for a performance and interview that explains how they were inspired by the Rick Springfield classic "Jesse's Girl."

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Low Lily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016

The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique brand of acoustic music. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), Corey DiMario (stand-up bass) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and Old Time Appalachian sounds.Bands in the world of folk and roots music often find their line-ups to be fluid. Fine players make friends in a variety of combinations " and sometimes this movement can be tricky to follow. The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily started its life as Annalivia. A personnel shift led to a name change, but the core of the group is still tied to a contemporary take on traditional string music and vocal harmony. Low Lily stopped by Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, OH for a performance and interview that explains how they were inspired by the Rick Springfield classic "Jesse's Girl."

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Low Lily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016

The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique brand of acoustic music. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), Corey DiMario (stand-up bass) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and Old Time Appalachian sounds.Bands in the world of folk and roots music often find their line-ups to be fluid. Fine players make friends in a variety of combinations " and sometimes this movement can be tricky to follow. The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily started its life as Annalivia. A personnel shift led to a name change, but the core of the group is still tied to a contemporary take on traditional string music and vocal harmony. Low Lily stopped by Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, OH for a performance and interview that explains how they were inspired by the Rick Springfield classic "Jesse's Girl."

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Low Lily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016

The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique brand of acoustic music. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), Corey DiMario (stand-up bass) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and Old Time Appalachian sounds.Bands in the world of folk and roots music often find their line-ups to be fluid. Fine players make friends in a variety of combinations " and sometimes this movement can be tricky to follow. The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily started its life as Annalivia. A personnel shift led to a name change, but the core of the group is still tied to a contemporary take on traditional string music and vocal harmony. Low Lily stopped by Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, OH for a performance and interview that explains how they were inspired by the Rick Springfield classic "Jesse's Girl."

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Low Lily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016

The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration that weaves together a unique brand of acoustic music. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), Corey DiMario (stand-up bass) and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and Old Time Appalachian sounds.Bands in the world of folk and roots music often find their line-ups to be fluid. Fine players make friends in a variety of combinations " and sometimes this movement can be tricky to follow. The string and vocal ensemble Low Lily started its life as Annalivia. A personnel shift led to a name change, but the core of the group is still tied to a contemporary take on traditional string music and vocal harmony. Low Lily stopped by Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, OH for a performance and interview that explains how they were inspired by the Rick Springfield classic "Jesse's Girl."

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Want a Gut Check on a Political Ad? Talk to Your Coworkers

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016 4:48

Note: This story is part of Your Vote Ohio, a political collaboration of WKSU, the Beacon Journal and other media in Ohio focused on reshaping politics and political coverage in Ohio this election year.

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Want a Gut Check on a Political Ad? Talk to Your Coworkers

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016 4:48

Note: This story is part of Your Vote Ohio, a political collaboration of WKSU , the Beacon Journal and other media in Ohio focused on reshaping politics and political coverage in Ohio this election year. Hillary Clinton and her PACs have reserved $91 million in TV ad buys in Ohio and six other swing states. Rob Portman just reserved $15 million worth of TV and on-line advertising for his senatorial battle against Ted Strickland. So Ohioans are pretty much guaranteed to be inundated with political ads from the summer through the fall. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze spoke with a political scientist about ways people can sort out the emotions and factual claims – and challenge their own biases. Peeling back the layers of political ads Travis Ridout – the co-author of the “The Persuasive Power of Campaign Advertising” – says consumers should begin their examination of political ads with a simple question: Who paid for it? “Is it coming from everyday citizens? Is it coming from a couple of

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Tracking The Twisted Paths of Political Spending

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2016 4:58

This election cycle, WKSU is teaming with nearly a dozen newspapers, radio and TV stations across Ohio to help re-engage citizens in the political process. The project YourVoteOhio officially launched on Sunday and included a piece from Toledo Blade political reporter Tom Troy looking at the dynamics of political advertising.

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Tracking The Twisted Paths of Political Spending

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2016 4:58

This election cycle, WKSU is teaming with nearly a dozen newspapers, radio and TV stations across Ohio to help re-engage citizens in the political process.

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Figuring Out the Facts Behind Political Ads, Speeches, Debates -- and Folklore

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2016 5:12

Political ad spending has been growing exponentially in Ohio and nationwide -- especially among the outside groups airing more than 80 percent of the ads in the GOP primaries. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze spoke with the head of one of the groups trying to keep up with the claims made in those ads, as well as those made in speeches, debates and rallies. Factcheck.org is a nonprofit at the University of Pennsylvania that sees itself as a consumer advocate for voters. This campaign cycle, Director Eugene Kiely and the handful of staff at Factcheck have been trying to keep up with claims made by and about many of the two dozen Democrats and Republicans who at least for some period were running for president. I talked with him about the goal and the process. “We’re not going to check opinion. If someone says the stimulus is a disaster or Obamacare is a disaster, that’s fine. But if someone makes a specific claim about unemployment rates, Obamacare, then we can start taking a look at that.” The look

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Figuring Out the Facts Behind Political Ads, Speeches, Debates -- and Folklore

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2016 5:12

Political ad spending has been growing exponentially in Ohio and nationwide -- especially among the outside groups airing more than 80 percent of the ads in the GOP primaries. WKSU's M.L. Schultze spoke with the head of one of the groups trying to keep up with the claims made in those ads, as well as those made in speeches, debates and rallies.

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Folks Like Us - Matt Watroba

Song Of The Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2016 55:00

Matt Watroba has been deeply immersed in folk music since 9th grade, including hosting the Folks Like Us show on WDET in Detroit and Folk Alley on WKSU at Kent State University, for a combined 26 years or so. With more than 3 decades performing, Matt is a master of the folk music genre, both as a performer and as a leader of group singing.

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Drew Holcomb

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015

After promising his dentist father that he work hard as a professional musician, Memphis native Drew Holcomb found a band of agile, competent musicians whose musical library is vast and deep and demanding. Along the way, he married his wife, Ellie. She quit her teaching job and joined the band, and toured for seven years. Drew and his band, the Neighbors, made several records, and spent the majority of the last decade on the road. Their songs have made their way to TV on dozens of shows like "Nashville," "Parenthood," and "How I Met Your Mother." They have toured with artists like the Avett Brothers, John Hiatt, Needtobreathe, and sold out their own shows in places from Chicago to Austin, LA to New York, London to Denver, and selling over 100,000 records in the process, all while staying independentIn his interview, recorded at Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, Ohio, Drew talks about song development and telling his stories of real people and important moments. Songs from his latest CD, 'Medicine,' were inspired by happy times (like a magical night at Bonnaroo) or tough times. He also shares an image-shattering memory about a banana suit. His stop at the Folk Alley studios was solo, creating an intimate portrait of the musician on the road.

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Drew Holcomb

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015

After promising his dentist father that he work hard as a professional musician, Memphis native Drew Holcomb found a band of agile, competent musicians whose musical library is vast and deep and demanding. Along the way, he married his wife, Ellie. She quit her teaching job and joined the band, and toured for seven years. Drew and his band, the Neighbors, made several records, and spent the majority of the last decade on the road. Their songs have made their way to TV on dozens of shows like "Nashville," "Parenthood," and "How I Met Your Mother." They have toured with artists like the Avett Brothers, John Hiatt, Needtobreathe, and sold out their own shows in places from Chicago to Austin, LA to New York, London to Denver, and selling over 100,000 records in the process, all while staying independentIn his interview, recorded at Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, Ohio, Drew talks about song development and telling his stories of real people and important moments. Songs from his latest CD, 'Medicine,' were inspired by happy times (like a magical night at Bonnaroo) or tough times. He also shares an image-shattering memory about a banana suit. His stop at the Folk Alley studios was solo, creating an intimate portrait of the musician on the road.

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Drew Holcomb

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015

Drew Holcomb and his band, the Neighbors, have been touring for a decade - shifting their sound as their lives have developed. There's a lot of life between 20 and 30 and in his interview, recorded at Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, Ohio, Drew talks about song development and telling his stories of real people and important moments. Songs from his latest CD, 'Medicine,' were inspired by happy times (like a magical night at Bonnaroo) or tough times. He also shares an image-shattering memory about a banana suit. His stop at the Folk Alley studios was solo, creating an intimate portrait of the musician on the road.

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Drew Holcomb

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015

After promising his dentist father that he work hard as a professional musician, Memphis native Drew Holcomb found a band of agile, competent musicians whose musical library is vast and deep and demanding. Along the way, he married his wife, Ellie. She quit her teaching job and joined the band, and toured for seven years. Drew and his band, the Neighbors, made several records, and spent the majority of the last decade on the road. Their songs have made their way to TV on dozens of shows like "Nashville," "Parenthood," and "How I Met Your Mother." They have toured with artists like the Avett Brothers, John Hiatt, Needtobreathe, and sold out their own shows in places from Chicago to Austin, LA to New York, London to Denver, and selling over 100,000 records in the process, all while staying independentIn his interview, recorded at Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, Ohio, Drew talks about song development and telling his stories of real people and important moments. Songs from his latest CD, 'Medicine,' were inspired by happy times (like a magical night at Bonnaroo) or tough times. He also shares an image-shattering memory about a banana suit. His stop at the Folk Alley studios was solo, creating an intimate portrait of the musician on the road.

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Drew Holcomb

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015

After promising his dentist father that he work hard as a professional musician, Memphis native Drew Holcomb found a band of agile, competent musicians whose musical library is vast and deep and demanding. Along the way, he married his wife, Ellie. She quit her teaching job and joined the band, and toured for seven years. Drew and his band, the Neighbors, made several records, and spent the majority of the last decade on the road. Their songs have made their way to TV on dozens of shows like "Nashville," "Parenthood," and "How I Met Your Mother." They have toured with artists like the Avett Brothers, John Hiatt, Needtobreathe, and sold out their own shows in places from Chicago to Austin, LA to New York, London to Denver, and selling over 100,000 records in the process, all while staying independentIn his interview, recorded at Folk Alley's studio at WKSU in Kent, Ohio, Drew talks about song development and telling his stories of real people and important moments. Songs from his latest CD, 'Medicine,' were inspired by happy times (like a magical night at Bonnaroo) or tough times. He also shares an image-shattering memory about a banana suit. His stop at the Folk Alley studios was solo, creating an intimate portrait of the musician on the road.

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Drew Holcomb