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Lifespan: Stories of Illness, Accident, and Recovery
On Lifespan, you’ll hear stories about encounters with the health care system. Each show contains stories bound by a common theme – a person’s personal journey through a particular type of medical trauma. The stories are deeply personal. Some stories reflect a person’s response to treatment and other stories simply reflect on the aftermath of an illness. Even when multiple people are describing their experiences with the same disease, condition or treatment, each account is unique.
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Live from Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch
Host Jorma Kaukonen introduces each program's featured artist in a series of concerts recorded at the Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp in Meigs County, Ohio. An eclectic blend of performances including blues, folk, Americana, rock, bluegrass, and jazz.
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- John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen at the Fur Peace Ranch
- Jonathan Edwards at the Fur Peace Ranch
- The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at the Fur Peace Ranch
Heart Of It All
Hosted by Liz Pahl, "Heart Of It All" is a show that explores the connections between Ohio and Hollywood.
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Spectrum
Spectrum features conversations with an eclectic group of fascinating people, some are famous and some are not, but they all have captivating stories. Spectrum, hosted by veteran journalist Tom Hodson, addresses a wide range of relevant topics through gripping stories of individuals.
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- Chris Witherspoon is an entertainment journalist and entrepreneur
- TIME Washington Correspondent previews the upcoming mid-term elections
- Bringing respect and dignity to the forgotten: “Who Lies Beneath: The Asylum”
Teaching Matters
Hosted by Scott Titsworth, Dean of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University, “Teaching Matters” is an audio series exploring learning and teaching a new generation of students in a technological age. It is aimed at teachers, parents and students.
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- Ardis Kadiu Discusses Artificial Intelligence
- Dr. Julia Olayanju on Teaching Science and Nutrition
- Using Data Science in PK-12 Education
Jazzed About Work
Jazzed About Work features lively, informal conversations about everything it takes to create a resilient and rewarding career. In each segment, host Beverly Jones interviews professionals who can share their expertise related to the workplace. Her guests go beyond the research and get personal, as they talk about their interesting and often surprising professionals paths.
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- An aging population means big changes, says futurist Brad Schurman
- Unconscious bias runs deep in employers’ language, says Linguist Kieran Snyder
- Apprenticeships can help solve the tech talent crisis, says work force expert Jenn Carlson
WHO Lies Beneath: The Asylum
Welcome to WHO Lies Beneath: The Asylum. This podcast is about restoring dignity and respect by giving a voice to the voiceless. On the old Athens Lunatic Asylum grounds in southeast Ohio, you’ll find tremendous beauty. There are regal buildings overlooking town, and the sprawling grounds originally had a park-like setting, with gorgeous ponds, gardens, and fountains - the beauty in stark contrast to the history of what happened to some of those who were taken to the now closed facility. The grounds contain three cemeteries where approximately 1900 patients who weren’t claimed by their families when they died - were buried. Those who were unclaimed were buried under numbered tombstones, with no names or dates on them. This was common practice with many state and national mental health and medical institutions at the time. Each week, you’ll hear the life stories of people who were buried under those numbered tombstones in Athens. Each person will tell their own story - using a first-person style account and voice actors. We’ll also talk with Doug McCabe, a retired library archivist who spent many years digging through old documents linking names and life stories with the numbers on the grave markers, along with other researchers and mental health experts
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Defining Moments : Conversations about Health and Healing
Humans tell stories to make sense of birthing and dying and everything in between. Defining Moments Podcast showcases stories about living well in the midst of inescapable illness, suffering, and hardship. Episodes feature an eclectic group of guests who share moments of uncertainty, innovation, and resilience. Co-hosts Dr. Lynn Harter and Dr. Joe Bianco draw on twenty years of experience in health contexts to spark conversations that move between personal anecdotes and societal health challenges. Each segment is accompanied by articles published in Health Communication and other online resources. Defining Moments Podcast disrupts the silence that too often surrounds vulnerability, and allows narrators and audiences to imagine new normals.
Episodes:
- Milk Banking: On Family, Fieldwork, and Liquid Gold
- Stroke, Recovery, and the Moments in Between
- Cottage Industry Employment and the Healing Potentials of Collaborative Art
River of Words - Hosted by Wendy McVicker, Athens' Poet Laureate
"At The Moment" with BSCC
At The Moment is a podcast about the challenges Black students at Ohio University face in classes, with professors and in their day to day lives.
Join host, Nia Dumas, and guests discuss the Black experience at a PWI (Predominantly White Institution).
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Ecoustic Alchemy
Whether it be families gathering together to listen to our audio books, teachers sharing the stories with their students, or joining community actors together with WOUB and Ohio University students to produce these stories, “Ecoustic Alchemy” is all about bringing people together.
Memories of "Growing Up In Athens"
WOUB Public Media, in collaboration with the creators of the new book, “Growing Up In Athens”, bring you four unique interviews focusing on life in Athens, OH and how it used to be.
