Sound of Ideas

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Sound of Ideas

The "Sound of Ideas" is Ideastream Public Media's weekday morning news and information program focusing on Northeast Ohio.

  1. 20 HR. AGO

    How are Trump’s cuts impacting NE Ohio federal workers? | Reporters Roundtable

    Workers and union leaders rallied in Cleveland yesterday to protest federal job cuts. President Donald Trump’s administration has slashed jobs across a wide array of government agencies with a stated goal of cutting the federal workforce by as much as 10%. The number of federal workers in Cleveland is more than 17,000 employed by agencies such as Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration, NASA and the National Park Service among others. The story begins our discussion of the week’s news on the “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable.”

    52 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Cleveland likely to see the return of WNBA Cleveland Rockers team in 2028

    Sports Business Journal reported Sunday that Cleveland is expected to be the next city to be chosen for the league’s expansion. What would a new women's sports franchise mean for the region?

    52 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Ohio lawmakers off to a fast start in new Statehouse session

    We're just a few weeks into the new session at the Ohio Statehouse and already lawmakers are signaling that this term bills will move quickly. In the last session, several bills, including some high-profile ones, failed to get across the finish line. The slow pace last term was driven by in-fighting within the Republican caucus. Now it’s a new term with new leadership and a much faster pace. Later in the hour, we will talk about efforts to help young people kick the vaping habit

    51 min

  4. FEB 14

    Despite protests, higher education reform bill passes Ohio Senate | Reporters Roundtable

    Senate Bill 1, touted by supporters as a way to fight back against liberal indoctrination on college campuses, passed the senate 21-11 this week and is on its way to the Ohio House. It drew loads of opposition before the senate affirmed it. Among other things, it bans Diversity Equity and Inclusion efforts and forbids labor strikes by professors. Jim Tressel, the former football coach of Ohio State University and president of Youngstown State University is now the lieutenant governor of Ohio. Is it a temporary foray into state government, or will he seek to move up to governor next year? Lee Fisher, the former Ohio attorney general and lieutenant govenor, now serving as dean of the Cleveland State University College of Law, will become president of Baldwin Wallace University on July 1. And Jo-Ann, the craft-retailer based in Hudson, is shuttering most of its Ohio stores as it closes 500 locations across the country amid bankruptcy We will discuss the bill these stories and more on the Friday “Reporters Roundtable.”

    51 min

  5. FEB 13

    First appointees with developmental disabilities elected to Cuyahoga, Stark boards

    Two Northeast Ohio organizations that support residents with developmental disabilities made groundbreaking appointments to their boards last month.

    52 min

  6. FEB 12

    New season of Ideastream's 'Living for We' podcast focuses on gun violence in Cleveland

    In Season 2, co-hosts Marlene Harris-Taylor and Myesha Watkins talk to people who live in neighborhoods where gun violence is normalized, and discuss solutions to end the cycle of violence.

    52 min

  7. FEB 11

    Cleveland Guardians' Stephen Vogt shares new leadership style that has led to success

    Spring training officially starts Tuesday, meaning there is less than two months until baseball's return. In a recent City Club of Cleveland conversation, Vogt discussed how a change in culture is helping drive success for the team. Later, we'll hear how for decades, community leaders have been trying to develop Cleveland's lakefront, including improving connectivity from Downtown to the lake shore. In a recent City Club conversation, Ideastream reporter Abbey Marshall moderated a discussion on the Lakefront Master plan with a panel of city leaders.

    50 min

  8. FEB 10

    New Ideastream series examines gun violence in Northeast Ohio

    Ideastream Public Media reporters are asking what is being done, and what could be done to stop unnecessary firearm deaths in Northeast Ohio.

    51 min
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About

The "Sound of Ideas" is Ideastream Public Media's weekday morning news and information program focusing on Northeast Ohio.

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  • Creator
    Ideastream Public Media
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    220
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ideastream
  • Show Website
    Sound of Ideas

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