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Chen Huang is a leadership coach & co-founder of The Omaha Mahjong Club . To listen to Chen’s first appearance on OMAPOD , click here for part one and here for part two. Joe Toscano is focused on Answer Engine Optimization as co-founder & CEO of Service Stories . He’s also a contributor to Forbes , the author of Automating Humanity & a featured expert in Netflix’s The Social Dilemma . To listen to...

“ ‘Nobody told me no’: Executive chef debuts 2026 CWS menu ,” reports KETV ALSO… * Advocates end Nebraska property tax, winner-take-all, hand-count ballot petitions efforts - from Nebraska Examiner * Omaha trucking couple wins judgment for unpaid loans - from WOWT * Family of girl swept away by Platte River collects life jackets to prevent future tragedies - from KMTV Get full access to OMAPOD at...

“ Elkhorn’s 120-year-old city hall gets new life with historic restoration ,” reports KMTV ALSO… * With Omaha City Council’s OK, plans for $103 million Saddle Creek marketplace - from Omaha World-Herald * One year after high-profile ICE raid, Omaha immigrant advocates say community not safer - from Nebraska Examiner * Redevelopment area designation sought for Omaha’s Center Mall, but tenants objec...

“ Omaha vendor adjusting to new CWS merchandise rules ,” reports WOWT ALSO… * Nebraska lawmakers chosen for nonpartisan fellowship for Midwest political leaders - from Nebraska Examiner * ‘Show what we can do’: Omaha Police Mounted Patrol Unit gets called up to help in 2026 FIFA World Cup - from KETV * Omaha businesses host pampering day for women experiencing homelessness - from KMTV Get full acc...

Tyler Irvine is Executive Director of Fontenelle Forest . To listen to the first part of this episode, click here ; to listen to the second part, click here . ALSO… * Ralston Kwik Shop homicide suspect arrested in Council Bluffs, authorities say - from WOWT * Omaha City Council considers minimum wage ordinance to ‘correct’ state law change - from KETV * Nebraska Medicine gets big delivery: a 35-to...

Am’Agyn Spencer is an award-winning student, artist, entrepreneur and community leader. To listen to the first part of this episode, click here ; to listen to the second part, click here . ALSO… * Visitors get their first glimpse at Omaha’s new $11.3 million garden in the Old Market - from Omaha World-Herald * Denise Powell’s NE-02 race against Brinker Harding joins DCCC’s ‘Red-to-Blue’ program fo...

Tyler Irvine is Executive Director of Fontenelle Forest . To listen to the first part of this episode, click here . ALSO… * Omaha leaders to decide on taxpayer funding for Dundee housing project - from WOWT * Google launches water conservation commitments for data centers in Nebraska, Iowa - from Omaha World-Herald * Planning Board recommends blighted designation near The Center Mall; some neighbo...

Tyler Irvine is Executive Director of Fontenelle Forest . ALSO… * Council Bluffs Police arrest five in connection to string of robberies - from WOWT * Union Pacific, Set Me Free Project team up to prevent human trafficking during CWS in Omaha - from KETV * Omaha Mayor revamps Youth Council to give young residents a voice in city decisions - from KMTV Get full access to OMAPOD at www.omapod.com/sub...

Am’Agyn Spencer is an award-winning student, artist, entrepreneur and community leader. To listen to the first part of this episode, click here . ALSO… * ‘So out of control’: Elkhorn youth coach reflects on opponent’s shocking pitch into dugout - from Omaha World-Herald * Former Atlantic Community School District staff member arrested for grooming, sexual exploitation - from KETV * Omaha judge ord...

Am’Agyn Spencer is an award-winning student, artist, entrepreneur and community leader. ALSO… * Streetcar construction to close downtown, midtown streets before College World Series - from Omaha World-Herald * Nebraska Dems ask DOJ to investigate Harding over missing personal financial disclosures - from Nebraska Examiner * Omaha community rallies around tattoo artist paralyzed by rare infection -...

Eddie Brill is a comedian, writer and actor who for seventeen years was the audience warm-up comic - and for eleven years was Stand-Up Comedy Talent Coordinator - for the Late Show with David Letterman . To listen to the first part of this episode, click here . *** OMAPOD will return with new episodes on Monday morning, June 1st, 2026 *** ALSO… * DCSO briefing on South Omaha deputy-involved shooti...

Eddie Brill is a comedian, writer and actor who for seventeen years was the audience warm-up comic - and for eleven years was Stand-Up Comedy Talent Coordinator - for the Late Show with David Letterman . ALSO… * Omaha’s Memorial Park display honors thousands who died serving our country - from WOWT * Omaha Tenants United forms first new union in over a year at Dewey Apartments in Central Omaha - f...

“ American Passenger Blocked From Leaving Federal Hantavirus Quarantine ,” reports The New York Times ALSO… * Omaha leaders see $120M transformation of Malcolm X Omaha birthsite as global destination - from Nebraska Examiner * Jennie Edmundson, Acadia to open 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Council Bluffs - from Omaha World-Herald * Affidavit: Omaha woman allowed home to be used in sex-for-mo...

“ Omaha could host next year’s Women’s Volleyball Championships ,” reports Nebraska Public Media ALSO… * Omaha cyclist hit by truck joins Ride of Silence to advocate for bike safety - from KMTV * New Joslyn Castle cafe will provide training for Munroe-Meyer Institute students - from Omaha World-Herald * Phony landlord targets potential renters in Omaha rental scam - from WOWT Get full access to OM...

“ Generation Diamond Celebrates 10 Years of Impact in South Omaha, Expands Tattoo Removal Service For Those Re-Entering Society ,” reports KCSR ALSO… * One hospitalized after crash on Hwy 75 in Omaha - from WOWT * Water usage, quality reviewed as Lower Platte South NRD updates groundwater plan for the first time since 1995 - from KMTV * DLR Group co-founder Roubal left lasting engineering legacy -...

Nebraska Supreme Court suspends Omaha attorney over AI use , reports WOWT ‘Barber Shop’ bar changes name to Censored Shop , reports Nebraska Examiner Nebraska, Iowa’s top baby names for 2025 , reports KETV To listen to the OMAPOD episode ‘Hallucinations at the NE Supreme Court’ that’s referenced, click here . To listen to ‘Blackstone’s Bar(-Bar) vs. Barbers Board Battle,’ click here . ALSO… * Doug...

“ Doctor in Omaha isolation says he’s being monitored after testing positive for hantavirus ,” reports KETV ALSO… * Nebraska primaries indicate which Omaha-area legislative races may be closest in November - from Omaha World-Herald * North Omaha diagnostic lab wins $52,000 prize to expand access to testing - from KMTV * Two Creighton coaches to be honored as Face on the Barroom Floor - from WOWT G...

2026 Nebraska Primary Election Results: Senate, governor’s race, congressional seats, and more - from KETV ALSO… * Evnen out as secretary of state - from Nebraska Public Media * Omaha City Council considers new ticket scalping, noise rules ahead of College World Series - from WOWT * Florence Mill owner sees possibilities as OJ’s demolition clears the way for growth - from KMTV Get full access to O...

Ryan Wilkins is a litigation and employment attorney and the co-founder and administrator of the popular Blue Dot Energy Facebook group. To listen to the first part of this episode, click here . To find your polling place, sample ballot and other voter information for Douglas County, click here . ALSO… * Nebraska secretary of state announces election security task force - from WOWT * Douglas Count...

Ryan Wilkins is a litigation and employment attorney and the co-founder and administrator of the popular Blue Dot Energy Facebook group. To find your polling place, sample ballot and other voter information for Douglas County, click here . ALSO… * Will NE-02 Democratic field come together after heated primary? - from Nebraska Examiner * One injured in cutting near Fontenelle Park in North Omaha -...

To experience - online or in person - the ‘ We Make Omaha ’ Future Lab, click here . To listen to the OMAPOD episode referenced on the Growth & Development survey, click here . ALSO… * Kyle Loftis, Omaha-area founder of street racing media company 1320Video, dies at 43 - from Omaha World-Herald * Safety, property loss concerns at odds over Nebraska Highway 92 expansion - from KETV * Nebraska appro...

Kishla Askins is a candidate for the second district Congressional seat in Nebraska. For more information on her campaign, click here . To find your polling place, sample ballot and other voter information for Douglas County, click here . To listen to the first part of this episode, click here . To listen to Kishla’s first OMAPOD appearance: click here for part one, here for part two and here for...

Kishla Askins is a candidate for the second district Congressional seat in Nebraska. For more information on her campaign, click here . To find your polling place, sample ballot and other voter information for Douglas County, click here . To listen to Kishla’s first OMAPOD appearance: click here for part one, here for part two and here for part three. To listen to her second appearance: click here...

Dr. Joseph Gruber is Executive Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City . To listen to the first part of this episode, click here . To read ‘ Can Healthcare Labor Supply Keep Up with Aging-Driven Demand? ’ by Dr. Elior Cohen that’s discussed, click here . ALSO… * 3 teens arrested after gunpoint robbery on ORBT bus along its route in Central Omaha - from K...

Dr. Joseph Gruber is Executive Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City . ALSO… * Woman critically injured after allegedly leaping from boyfriend’s vehicle - from Omaha World-Herald * NFM picnic during Berkshire Weekend with food, music and local giveback - from KETV * Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting sees smaller Omaha crowd under new CEO - from WO...