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WCBE Presents Jon Lampley Live From Studio A Mon. Aug. 11, 2025 @ 1PM!
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Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health and safety risks to students and staff: crumbling rural schools.
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In this episode of Protecting What Matters, we discuss changes to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) homebuyers' programs to ensure the long-term availability of help for Ohioans to achieve their dreams of purchasing a home. -
What does sound really do to plants, and what does not happen, despite decades of wishful thinking? We’ll separate the pseudoscience from the peer-reviewed facts in this episode of The Internet Says it's True. -
This CMC forum features leaders from across sectors for a candid, forward-looking conversation about how Columbus can grow with intention, avoid common pitfalls, and set a new national example for smart, inclusive regional development. -
In an age before AI and software optimization, Henry and Holly Stephenson built each MLB season by hand—one pencil mark at a time. This episode of The Internet Says it's True tells their story. -
This CMC forum features a conversation about visionary thinking, creative place-making, and why dreaming big might be the first step to transforming Columbus’ fashion future.
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World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations — and get better deals too. -
When someone says something nice about us, it can make us feel awkward and uncomfortable. Researchers explain the science behind those emotions — and make the case for accepting genuine praise. -
A federal appeals court ruled Friday to uphold a lower court's temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. -
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems with altimeters, chopper routes and the busy Washington, D.C., airspace. -
A coalition of 16 states and D.C. argue in the lawsuit that the Trump administration is trying to effectuate a national ban on gender-affirming care for youth by intimidating hospitals and doctors.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
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A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.
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Arts & Life
Christopher Furlong
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Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.
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The WCBE Podcast Experience
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With a panel of leaders, this CMC forum explores the origin, impact, and future of the Columbus Promise. The program’s key partners – the City of Columbus, Columbus City Schools, I Know I Can, and Columbus State – and an array of private backers – have all recently recommitted to launching a new phase of the program, with more than half of a new $25 million goal already raised.
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WCBE Presents Ryan Humbert Live From Studio A Fri. July 25th @ 2PM!
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