Spectrum
284 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsSpectrum features conversations with an eclectic group of fascinating people, some are famous and some are not, but they all have captivating stories.
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African American Woman Forged Her Path in Public Broadcasting
October 18, 2021 17:01 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBCarolyn Bailey Lewis is a woman who has been determined to always push herself and to set new standards throughout her career. She has been a pioneer in her field, but it hasn’t been easy. While forging her path, as a black woman, Carolyn has had to fight battles against racism, bigotry, and prejudice as well as sexism. Coming from the small town of Bluefield, West Virginia where she attended segregated schools and lived in a segregated neighborhood, Carolyn became the only black woman in ...
Trump’s Grip on the Republican Party Tightens Even While Out-of-Office
June 02, 2021 15:46 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBThe Republican Party has morphed from one in chaos shortly after President Joseph Biden’s inauguration to one that is now firmly under the thumb of former President Donald J. Trump. Loose ends are being roped in by the former President and the GOP is now firmly in Trump’s hands, says Philip Elliott, Time Washington correspondent and author of TIME’s weekday newsletter “D.C. Brief.” Elliott believes that efforts by Trump devotees to limit voting access in many states, along with redistricti...
Katie Quinn, Author & Media Personality, talks about Food/Life
May 24, 2021 19:23 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBKatie Quinn, sometimes known as qkatie to her millions of follows, has written a new book that was over 3.5 years in the making: “Cheese, Wine and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy and France.” She studied the role of fermentation in the trio of staples of life: cheese, wine and bread as she worked in and studied all three industries in three different countries. The book is a combination of personal stories, personality profiles of people she encountered and r...
“Positively No Outlet” – a Podcast that highlights small town Americans
May 04, 2021 19:11 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBDr. George Wood is an educator, a former school administrator, a writer, and a podcaster. He also is a resident of small town Amesville, Ohio. Just before the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, he retired from a lifetime in education, and he found himself restless and looking for something meaningful to do. After conversations with his wife, he took off on a two-month 7,500 trip through the Midwest. He started his journey as a trout fishing trip but ended up spending much more time talkin...
The Trauma of George Floyd’s Death Still Reverberates
April 19, 2021 12:21 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBAs the trial of Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s death comes to its conclusion this week, against a backdrop of additional police violence, many African Americans still feel the trauma of police violence. While the trial of police officer Chauvin has moved forward, at least, two other people of color have been gunned down by police. Duante Wright in Minnesota and a 13 year-old Latino Adam Toledo in Chicago. The other cases amp up even higher the desires in the Black Community for guilty ve...
Conspiracy Theories Thrive as Journalism is on Life-Support Says Media Expert
March 30, 2021 18:47 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBConspiracy theories have grown and continue to multiply as newsrooms downsize and more people rely on social media to fill the void. This is the belief of Dr. Michael Bugeja, distinguished professor of liberal arts and sciences at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University. “Journalism is not dead but on life support. Social media dominates civic, political and familial debate, offering snap judgments to affinity groups,” Bugeja adds in a recent commentary...
Climate Change Policies Have Seen Great Change in Biden’s First 100 Days
March 23, 2021 20:03 - 44 minutes - 61 MBThe Biden Administration has targeted climate change as a priority in its first 100 days. It is unraveling four years of President Donald Trump’s deregulation and laisse-faire attitude toward the environment. Rarely have we seen so much change so quickly, says Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko, professor and associate dean at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Policy at Ohio University and senior advisor on “climate issues” at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. President Joseph Biden has ...
Black Female Lawyer Eunice Hunton Carter Blazed Trails for Social Justice
February 22, 2021 17:38 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBEunice Hunton Carter and her family were “unsung heroes” in social justice movements in the early 20th Century and now her life is brought into focus by a new biography, “Eunice Hunton Carter: A Lifelong Fight for Social Justice,” published by the Fordham University Press. Co-Author and noted biographer Marilyn Greenwald highlights the many accomplishments of Carter. She was the first black woman prosecutor in the Manhattan Prosecutors Office in the 1930’s. While trying her cases, Carter e...
Dave Thomas Foundation Celebrates Adoption Milestone During COVID-19
February 16, 2021 18:40 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBThe Dave Thomas Foundation recently celebrated its 10,000th adoption of a child from foster care and the milestone was reached during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation was created by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas as an independent non-profit foundation separate from the restaurant chain, says Rita Soronen, CEO of the Foundation. The Foundation focuses on the adoption of children who have been in foster care the longest and those who might soon turn 18 without being adopted by a family. ...
GOP Struggling to Chart the “Right” Course Post Trump Presidency
February 04, 2021 18:45 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBAfter President Joseph Biden’s inauguration and the attack on the Capitol on January 6, the Republican Party has undergone a struggle to chart the future of the party. Will it still be the party of Trump and his zealous base or will more traditionally mainstream Republicans take the party’s helm? Will Trump’s appeal fade? Daily news unfolds showing a chess game for control between groups led by GOP Senate stalwart Mitch McConnell and more radical members of his party in the House and the S...
Rural Health Depts. Face Difficulties Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
January 13, 2021 19:06 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBAs of Jan. 13, the Athens County Ohio Health Department has vaccinated only 438 of its approximately 65,000 population for a frustratingly low .67 percent. Meanwhile, the county remains one of the counties in Ohio that is in greatest danger of COVID-19 spread. Athens County is a rural Appalachian County in Southeast Ohio that also houses a major state university – Ohio University. Athens County is indicative of many rural counties across America. The Spectrum Podcast decided to look deeper...
Black Women and Girls are Too Often the Targets of Violence in America
November 17, 2020 20:33 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBToo often African American women and girls are targets of violence and abuse in America. The abuse is caused by interactions with law enforcement as well as domestic abuse, says Dr. Aretina Hamilton, a human geographer, scholar, and author. She says Black women live in a patriarchal environment where they are, unfortunately, valued less than even Black men. As a result, Dr. Hamilton says that too often Black women and girls are considered “disposable” in society and are not valued in the ...
Racist Language and References Permeate Our Speech and Promote Inequality
November 03, 2020 16:50 - 51 minutes - 70 MBIn our everyday conversations, many of us use words or phrases that have racist meanings or derivations, even if we don’t intend our speech to be racist. Many of these words or phrases have worked their way into our common vernacular in a covert way and by their use promote inequality. Just a few examples are “master bedroom or master bathroom,” “blacklisting” someone, “uppity,” “black mark,” “sold down the river,” or “black sheep of the family” all have their derivations during slavery or...
Early Voting May Change the Impact of Last Week Blitz Campaigning
October 27, 2020 19:53 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBWe are in the last seven days of the 2020 Presidential election, but it is a campaign and a race like no other. Traditional campaigning has been turned on its head. With seven days to go, 66 million people have already voted, eclipsing the total early vote count from 2016. Some experts say that by election day 85 million out of a total of 240 million eligible voters will have already submitted their votes. We have had 48 percent of the total vote in 2016 already vote, thereby, altering the...
American Governmental Propaganda Starts in WWI but Still Thrives Today
October 13, 2020 20:16 - 1 hour - 6.84 MBIn World War I, President Woodrow Wilson started an agency for governmental propaganda. It became the precursor and template of today’s governmental manipulation of information which often creates fictions and promotes those in power. Author, scholar, and journalist Dr. John Maxwell Hamilton delves into the birth of American government propaganda in his new book “Manipulating the Masses: Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of American Propaganda“ and traces its impact on the American Presidency fr...
WARNING: COVID-19 Cases Increasing as Cold Weather Approaches
October 06, 2020 23:40 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBDespite protestations from some politicians, most medical experts and scientists are concerned with the rise of COVID-19 cases across the country, even before colder weather and flu season arrives. Numbers are rising in 33 states plus Puerto Rico with approximately 40,000 new cases daily. This is a major concern, says Dr. Kenneth Johnson, Executive Dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Chief Medical Affairs Director at Ohio University. Overall, we really haven’t made ad...
“A Presidential Election Like No Other” Says Veteran TIME Correspondent
September 29, 2020 17:01 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBWith the COVID-19 pandemic plus racial turmoil across the nation, we are facing a Presidential Campaign and election like no other, says Philip Elliott, veteran Washington reporter and TIME’S Washington correspondent. As Public Health issues, the economy and racial inequities take center stage in this Presidential election year, an onslaught of books and media revelations have further complicated and muddled this election cycle, according to Elliott. Just recently there has been the public...
Election Security and Foreign Power Interference are Still Top Agenda Items
September 22, 2020 15:37 - 37 minutes - 51 MBAlthough it was found that foreign governments meddled with our 2016 Presidential Elections, the 2020 elections are still being plagued by foreign interference. However, more governmental units are working together to combat a repeat of the 2016 insurgence, according to Philip Ewing, veteran Washington reporter and Elections Security Editor for National Public Radio. The FBI as well as numerous intelligence agencies have targeted interference from Russia, China, Iran and other countries. ...
How to Overcome Racism in Newsrooms from a Journalist with Experience
September 15, 2020 17:46 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBThere are too few African Americans in the country’s newsrooms and especially in news management positions. In 2020 racism still exists in America’s media companies from the smallest to the largest. Sometimes it is evident in hiring practices, promotions, or just in daily professional life. Traversing this media landscape is often difficult for Black journalists, says Allison Hunter, journalist, educator, activist and mother of two college age sons. Hunter has fought the racial battles wi...
Racism Permeates Our Entertainment and Music Industries Says Expert
September 08, 2020 14:35 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBHistorically, racism has permeated the American entertainment and music industries including movies, radio, television, and the recording industries. Blacks and black life have not been portrayed accurately and African Americans have been kept out of prime roles. However, there is some hope that the industries are taking seriously the recent claims of systemic racism and are trying, to some degree, to improve. So says Dr. Akil Houston, associate professor of Cultural and Media Studies at ...
Voter Suppression Targets the Black Vote and Other Non-White People
August 25, 2020 15:55 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBThere are major concerns about attempts being made around the country to suppress the black vote along with other non-white populations. This is especially true in urban areas and in the South. Polling places have been closed in some areas and voting machines have been limited thereby creating long lines of potential voters. These suppression attempts are teamed with President Donald Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting to raise doubts about the sanctity and security of our Presidential Elec...
Courts Must Recognize and Correct Systemic Racism says Judicial Educator
August 11, 2020 15:47 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBCourts must speak out “clearly” against systemic racism in our criminal justice system and make much needed corrections, says Judge Benes Aldana, president of the National Judicial College. The National Judicial College has been in existence since 1963 and has educated thousands of judges from all 50 states and 150 different foreign countries. It is the premier national institution for continuing judicial education. In July, the Judicial College, under the leadership of Judge Aldana issued...
Multiple Factors Must be Considered before Opening a K-12 School
August 04, 2020 15:38 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBIt’s not easy for policy makers to determine how to open K-12 schools in the fall. Each school district must weigh multiple variables in determining whether face-to-face instruction is worth the risks or whether some form of remote learning is better. Each school must assess its situation and develop a comprehensive plan if re-opening face-to-face, says Dr. Kenneth Johnson, executive dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. He says local school authorities...
Code-Switching is a Form of Systemic Racism Against Blacks
July 28, 2020 23:34 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBCode-switching is the ability of a person to switch between languages or dialects to meet communication needs. It also is the alteration of clothes, hairstyles and music from one environment to another to be accepted. Code-switching is something that white culture demands of blacks. In short, to be acceptable and not “other”, the white establishment demands that African Americans shed some of their racial being to navigate a white world. Inclusion means becoming like whites in speech and m...
Black Female Office Holders Perceive They are Racially Targeted by Local Media
July 21, 2020 18:06 - 1 hour - 110 MBAre African American female public office holders treated differently than their white counterparts by local media? Two black female judges answer that questions with a resounding: YES. In our continuing in-depth conversations about race and racism, WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast talks with two first-time African American female judges from Northeastern Ohio, who bring to the bench a wealth of legal experience. Both were asked if they perceived any different treatment from local news media than ...
Racism is a Public Health Crisis Says Doctor Who Helps African Americans
July 14, 2020 18:36 - 54 minutes - 74 MBDr. Greg Hall is a primary care physician in Cleveland, Ohio who tailors his practice to specifically helping African Americans who have been short-changed by the traditional medical establishment. He says that racism is a public health crisis that manifests itself in many disparities between treatment of black patients and white patients. He cites the current COVID-19 pandemic as one example. But, Dr. Hall notes that 400 years of bad relationships between the white power structure and bl...
Black Children in 2020 are Still Disadvantage in Educational Opportunities
July 07, 2020 18:02 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBAfrican American children are often told by the white establishment that “education” is the way to obtain equality yet, at the same time, black children are not given equal educational opportunities. They are told to get a quality education at the same time their schools are underfunded, have old textbooks, and have overly stretched teachers, says Ray Freeman, vice-president of the Warrensville Heights School Board in Northeastern Ohio. The “achievement gap” is evident, according to Freema...
“The Talk”-- Parents of Black Children Explain Special Parenting Issues They Face
June 30, 2020 19:06 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBAn African-American father and a black mother explain how they need to warn children about possible violence against them by police or others. This starts at a very young age and continues through young adulthood in a repetitive manner. It’s called “The Talk” and it happens in every black family with children, says Isaiah Simmons, a father, a minister, and a court bailiff. Simmons has a son and a daughter and also has mentored his teenage nephew and niece. “The Talk” gives practical tips ...
“The Talk”-- Parents of Black Children Explain Special Parenting Issues They Face
June 30, 2020 19:06 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBAn African-American father and a black mother explain how they need to warn children about possible violence against them by police or others. This starts at a very young age and continues through young adulthood in a repetitive manner. It’s called “The Talk” and it happens in every black family with children, says Isaiah Simmons, a father, a minister, and a court bailiff. Simmons has a son and a daughter and also has mentored his teenage nephew and niece. “The Talk” gives practical tips ...
Systemic Racism in Criminal Justice System Explained by Black Female Judge
June 23, 2020 22:06 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBToo often we, as a country, focus only on the incidents of violence perpetrated on African Americans by police officers instead of looking at the total picture of racism that perpetuates the criminal justice system from the streets to the courtrooms, says Judge Gayle Williams Byers, of the South Euclid Ohio Municipal Court. Racism goes well beyond what happens in the streets, she says. It truly is systemic. Judge Byers complains of over-policing in minority neighborhoods. “Overall, the ...
A Black Judge is Subjected to Continual Acts of Racism Despite Her Position
June 16, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBIn 2012, Gayle Williams Byers was elected to become the first black judge for the South Euclid Municipal Court in Northeastern Ohio. She came to the job with a wealth of experience after being a Congressional staffer on Capitol Hill and after spending nearly a decade as an Assistant Prosecutor in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland-area). However, despite her election win, her experience and the honor of being the first female black judge in her court, she confronted forms of overt and covert racism...
Some Police Attack Journalists During Demonstrations: Why are They Targets?
June 09, 2020 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBSince the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police, demonstrations against police violence have traversed the nation. Yet, during these demonstrations, there have been 383 press freedom incidents including some 173 assaults on journalists 78 physical attacks (50 by police) —49 tear gassings —27 pepper sprayings —89 rubber bullet / projectiles injuries and 48 equipment/newsroom damage cases, according to U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. There also have been 56 arrests of credent...
Local Health Official Describes Fighting COVID-19 from the Grassroots
June 02, 2020 21:01 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBDr. James R. Gaskell has been a physician for over 50 years specializing in pediatrics. He also is the Health Commission of Athens City and County in Southeastern Ohio. When he took that job 20 years ago, he certainly didn’t expect to be fighting a major pandemic from the bottom up—from the grassroots front lines. He normally does his job in a small Appalachian community and rural county. His major fights concern populations who are impoverished, unemployed, and often opiate addicted. At ...
Many Americans have Mixed Views on Re-opening or Still Isolating
May 26, 2020 21:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBSome Memorial Day crowds seemed large and people were not self-distancing. They were jammed in swimming pools, on crowded boardwalks and watching auto racing. Most without masks. It seems that many want to reopen the economy and break out of isolation regardless of the risks. They are tired of lockdowns and restrictions. However, recent polling still shows the large majority of Americans are fearful of re-entering into normal daily activities such as work, shopping, hair care, and being ...
Economist Depicts Pandemic’s Pinch on Higher Education & the Average Family
May 19, 2020 21:00 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBColleges and universities and average families are all feeling the financial pinch from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts are dramatic. Dr. Richard Vedder, emeritus distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University, outlines, for the Spectrum Podcast, how these loses will really be felt. He notes that higher education was already under financial distress before the pandemic arrived. Many universities were facing declining enrollments and rising expenses. Cutbacks were already in...
Washington Coping with Fear on Multiple Fronts says TIME Correspondent
May 12, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBAlmost every aspect of government and certainly the legislative and executive branches are addressing multiple aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic from medical protocols and providing medical supplies to economic devastation. Some view the partisan pull about this issue in Washington as a battle between science/medicine and ideologies. However, TIME Washington Correspondent Philip Elliott says that characterization is not quite accurate. Instead, he claims it is more nuanced. He says that...
Will Colleges and Universities Have Students on Campus This Fall? – Criteria
May 05, 2020 21:24 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBColleges and universities across the country are trying to anticipate how to handle their students this fall. Will they teach remotely or have students back on campus for in-person instruction? Will there be hybrids of partly remote instruction and partly regular classroom teaching? Several institutions have already made decisions to have students back while others have chosen to teach primarily remotely. Many other universities are waiting until later in June to make their decisions. Be...
Opening the Country Safely Without Politics Is Wish of Frontline Doctor
April 28, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBThere are valid arguments for opening the country after the COVID-19 shutdowns. But those actions must be tempered by good medical data and with the safety of people being foremost, says Dr. Todd Fredrick, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. These decisions to open our businesses and society should be based on good science that minimizes the risk of a resurgence of the virus, Dr. Fredrick adds. He cautions against hav...
The Survival of Local News Media is a ‘Race Against Time’
April 22, 2020 01:24 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBLocal news outlets are being used more than ever by people during the Coronavirus pandemic. However, these local outlets are struggling for financial survival and many are losing the battle. For the past month, major news outlets such as The New York Times, Atlantic, The Hill, Fortune and others have been ringing the death knell of local news media. On April 10, the New York Times reported that 33,000 journalists have either lost their jobs, been furloughed or had their pay cut since the ...
Public Health Doctors Play a Major Role in Coronavirus Battle at Grassroots
April 15, 2020 00:57 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBWhile most of the focus, during this time of crisis, has been on our major metropolitan areas and big-city hospitals, state public health officials and local county health commissioners have been working overtime to make sure we are as safe as possible. State Public Health doctors, like Dr. Amy Acton in Ohio and others have led the way in advising governors and assuring the public of up-to-date information and warnings, says Dr. Kenneth Johnson, executive dean of the Heritage College of Ost...
Trust is the Most Important Element in Good Crisis Communication
April 07, 2020 22:41 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIn any type of crisis, disaster or peril, trust is the most important element in successful crisis communications to the public. This is according to John Born, who has had more than 30 years of experience in crisis communication. Born served as the director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety for Gov. John Kasich and was on board during the Ebola crisis. He also previously served as colonel and superintendent of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, capping a 26-year career in law enforceme...
Primary Care Physicians are on the Frontline of Battle against COVID-19
March 24, 2020 19:39 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBWhile we concentrate on medical pandemic experts and public health officials for prognostications about the Coronavirus pandemic, primary care physicians are often on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19. They frequently go unnoticed by the pundits and the policymakers. They are the “unsung heroes” of this fight, says Dr. Kenneth H. Johnson, the Executive Dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the chief medical affairs officer at Ohio University. Often, the pri...
Honesty and Transparency are the Basics We Expect from Leaders: Expert Says
March 17, 2020 17:29 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBWhen we are in times of crisis, we look to our leaders nationally, statewide and locally to provide us with guidance on how we will make it through the crisis and arrive safely on the other side. At the foundation of what we expect from leadership is honesty and transparency, says Beverly Jones, an author, career consultant and executive coach. Jones has been an attorney, lobbyist, corporate executive, trainer and career specialist as well as authoring the book, “Think Like an Entrepreneur...
Health Care & Health Costs Expected to Dominate 2020 Presidential Election
March 04, 2020 15:28 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBHealth care will be one of the main issues facing Presidential candidates in the 2020 Election, according to Dr. Daniel Skinner, a political scientist and health policy professor at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. People are concerned about issues of health costs, access and health care quality, says Dr. Skinner. They also are extremely concerned that health insurance proposals cover pre-existing conditions. He states that there is some confusion among the...
Black Pioneers Helped Settle the Northwest Territory Long Before Civil War
February 26, 2020 08:00 - 56.3 MBLong before the Civil War and the Underground Railroad, “free people of color” were instrumental in settling the Northwest Territory as Americans pushed West after the Revolutionary War. Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox, an award-winning historian on the history of racism and race relations in 19th Century America, has discovered hundreds of Black families who came West, owned land, and were instrumental in taming the frontier. “When Detroit was still a Fort, African American pioneers were succeeding an...
White House Adviser for Rural Affairs Outlines Drug Crisis in Rural America
February 12, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBAnne Hazlett is the Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. In the year she has been in that post, she has traveled rural America to assess the drug crisis. After meeting with grassroots elements across the country, she is encouraged that progress is being made in the opioid battle. Overdose deaths are down breaking a long-time upward trend. Hazlett says she is heartened with the efforts generated by small rural communities across the cou...
NYT Reporter Explains Covering Climate Change in the Age of Trump
February 05, 2020 16:36 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBLisa Friedman, a veteran reporter about climate change and environmental policy, says that covering climate change issues during the Trump administration has been a real challenge. “I often feel like I’m just writing the obituaries for environmental and climate change policies,” she added. Friedman notes that the Trump Administration has spent the bulk of the first three years in office ‘’undoing” the climate change policies and agreements of previous administrations. She says, although...
LGBT Employment Rights Cases before U.S. Supreme Court Explained
January 29, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBThree cases are pending before the Supreme Court of the United States that could have significant impacts on the employment rights of LGBT workers. Decisions will be issued before the Court recesses at the end of June. These cases will determine if the 1964 Civil Rights Act prevents employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation and transgender status. Lydia Lavelle, politician and law professor, breaks down these cases in plain English and gives us some context for these monument...
LGBT Employment Rights Cases before U.S. Supreme Court Explained
January 29, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBThree cases are pending before the Supreme Court of the United States that could have significant impacts on the employment rights of LGBT workers. Decisions will be issued before the Court recesses at the end of June. These cases will determine if the 1964 Civil Rights Act prevents employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation and transgender status. Lydia Lavelle, politician and law professor, breaks down these cases in plain English and gives us some context for these monument...
“Not Far from Me” Tells Stories of Addiction from Those Directly Impacted
January 15, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBWe often hear stories about drug addiction and the opioid crisis from physicians, policy makers or people involved with the legal system. However, we rarely hear from people directly impacted by the epidemic. That’s not the case in the book “Not Far from Me: Stories of Opioids and Ohio” co-edited by Dr. Daniel Skinner and Dr. Berkeley Franz from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. They collected some 50 personal stories from people living in 20 Ohio counties. T...