WCBE Presents Michaela Anne Live From Studio A Thurs. Oct. 22, 2026 @ 3PM!
A new analysis finds that the average renter household now needs 16 years to save for a down payment and closing costs. Rising rents and other costs have consumed a growing share of household budgets.
Local
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WCBE Presents Laura Veirs Live From Studio A Wed. Oct. 14, 2026 @ 3:30PM!
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WCBE Presents Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet Live From Studio A Mon. Oct. 12, 2026 @ 1PM!
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Sarah Biddick joins the show to chat about her love of music and latest material. She performs a song live and takes part in Foley's Fast Five.
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Centering Ohio and Columbus as testing grounds, this CMC forum explores how American communities can move from reflection to renewal—and what responsibility today’s leaders and citizens have to future generations of Americans.
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Anthony Hopkins needed a copy of The Girl from Petrovka to prepare for a movie role, but none of the major London bookstores he tried had one. Then, while waiting for a train at Leicester Square Underground station, he spotted the exact novel sitting abandoned on a seat. Months earlier, author George Feifer had lost one very particular copy of that book somewhere else in London, and when the two men finally compared notes, an already improbable coincidence became almost impossible. We tell the full story in this episode of The Internet Says it's True.
National
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Could the U.S. and Israel be on the verge of launching a new attack on Iran? President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been suggesting that's on the table.
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A WWII-era globe – one that once belonged to President Dwight Eisenhower – was damaged after an attempted relocation to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lindsay Jones of The Ringer about Jalen Hurts, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. After his blood clot diagnosis, there are questions about how he's being treated.
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Dirt bike riding has been a part of Baltimore's Black culture for decades. But it creates tensions between riders, residents and the police. In Baltimore, one group is looking for common ground.
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The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering physically moving the White House press corps out of the White House.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
The warnings surfaced in a trove of unreported court records. "I have been fighting about fixing this for months with people who didn't think the harms are severe enough," wrote one executive.
Arts & Life
Sitting at a desk all day hurts. And it isn't good for us. Strategies to make it a little more comfortable, from eye muscle exercises to alleviate eye strain to a back pain-fighting body movement.
The WCBE Podcast Experience
Centering Ohio and Columbus as testing grounds, this CMC forum explores how American communities can move from reflection to renewal—and what responsibility today’s leaders and citizens have to future generations of Americans.
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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