WCBE Presents Joanne Shaw Taylor Live From Studio A Fri. April 18, 2025 @ 2PM!
A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction that bars DOGE staffers from accessing non-anonymized personal data at the Social Security Administration.
Local
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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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In the scorching summer of 1916, terror lurked beneath the waves as a mysterious sea predator turned the Jersey Shore into a hunting ground. What followed was a nationwide shark hysteria—an event so chilling, it would later inspire one of the greatest horror stories ever told. In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, we tell the story.
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Jeroen Van der Veer became CEO of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell in the midst of a major scandal. He shares what he learned about navigating through crisis in this episode of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future.
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Our very first cheerleading episode features South High School Team Captains Nevaeh Feggins (Fort Hayes) and Makya McMutary.
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This CMC forum explores where big ideas come from, and the partnerships and workforce that’s essential to turn big dreams into tomorrow’s Central Ohio reality.
National
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In declarations to federal court, CFPB employees describe a hasty process to eliminate most of the agency's staff. "[A]ll that matters is the numbers," one employee said they were told by leaders.
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Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says her state's not backing down against possible cuts in school and other funding threatened by the Trump administration over the state's policy on transgender athletes in sports.
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NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD -- without the trip.
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Christian leaders gathered outside the U.S. Capitol building this week to call for more solidarity with LGBTQ people. We look at the conversations Black churches are having.
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Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney entered politics as trade relations with the U.S. hit a low point. The former central banker's economic chops may propel him to victory in the next election.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease.
Arts & Life
The YouTube star PlaqueBoyMax built his following the usual way, livestreaming opinions on music and news. What's unusual is his latest move, which tests the modern meaning of the word "creator."
The WCBE Podcast Experience
This episode of Protecting What Matters explains the Ohio Department of Commerce's new system for its Division of Unclaimed Funds.
Listen to Protecting What Matters on Saturdays at 8:30am on 90.5 WCBE, or online on WCBE's Podcast Experience
WCBE Presents Steve Forbert Live From Studio A Fri. April 18, 2025 @ 1PM!
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