WCBE Presents The Wood Brothers Live From Studio A Fri. Nov. 7, 2025 @ 1PM!
For the second month in a row, a government report on employment and unemployment has been delayed by the federal shutdown. That leaves analysts looking for other signs to gauge the job market.
Local
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In this episode of Protecting What Matters, learn why Ohio businesses need to report these funds, how the state processes them, and how you can search for money that might belong to you.
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In this timely and provocative episode of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future, Maureen Metcalf interviews Ira Chaleff, author of To Stop a Tyrant and The Courageous Follower, to explore how power is exercised, and challenged, inside both governments and organizations.
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Long before YouTube, before Twitch, before livestreams were everywhere, the first webcam pointed at something we'd consider boring by today's standards: a coffee pot. In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, Michael Kent tells the story of how a small convenience in a Cambridge lab changed the internet forever.
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This CMC forum features a candid and uplifting conversation about power, protest, pride—and the joy of being seen, safe, and fully free.
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These six candidates have run commercials, faced public forums, and been interviewed by reporters. Now it's the students' turn to ask their questions of the people who will help shape their education ahead of the election on Nov. 4th, 2025.
National
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America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Sununu, president of the Airlines for America trade organization, about how airlines are responding to the FAA's flight reduction order.
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The Federal Aviation Administration's order to reduce flights nationwide is set to take effect Friday. The agency says the cuts are needed to keep the skies safe during the government shutdown.
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The FAA plans to reduce air traffic by 10% at busy airports. And, a federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully restore SNAP food benefits by today, which it plans to appeal.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an unprecedented review of routine shots given to kids, alarming public health experts.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service.
Arts & Life
There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.
The WCBE Podcast Experience
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.
Listen to Protecting What Matters on Saturdays at 8:30am on 90.5 WCBE, or online on WCBE's Podcast Experience
WCBE Presents TOLEDO Live From Studio A Thurs. Nov. 5, 2025 @ 2PM!
On July 18th, Congress approved President Trump's rescission request to strip away federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. WCBE will lose 10% of our operating budget as a result. Begin giving today to help us plan for the future of our station.
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