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.
Local
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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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On their self-titled debut, the Womack Sisters' crisp harmonies speak to the world we're living right now. Meanwhile, Glaspy acts as a chronicler of doubt, hesitation and misgiving on I am Both.
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Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.
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He said he wrote his retirement letter after the World Cup final in July, but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life.
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Country music fans from Kenya to Nigeria say they relate to Dolly Parton’s stories of hardship and resilience.
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Western intelligence officials call it Russia’s most ambitious destabilization campaign outside of Ukraine.
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
Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.
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.
Listen to Protecting What Matters on Saturdays at 8:30am on 90.5 WCBE, or online on WCBE's Podcast Experience
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