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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.
Episodes:
- Kerry Hannon talks about her new book, "In Control at 50+"
- Mark Dyson says “job search is a lifestyle” and connecting with others matters
- DEI expert Lukeisha Paul tackles the underemployment of college grads
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.
Episodes:
- Dan Tyminski at the Fur Peace Ranch
- Del Rey, Roy Book Binder, and Jorma Kaukonen at the Fur Peace Ranch
- Hot Tuna at the Fur Peace Ranch
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.
Episodes:
- Comic Storytelling in journalism: a new trend for new consumers
- Lewis Black discusses his comedy of rage and the importance of education
- Black perspectives examined over Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars
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.
Episodes:
- Bringing the Smithsonian to your Classroom
- Using TikTok to teach Math
- Narrating Student Wellbeing through Animation
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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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
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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.
