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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 li...

“ ‘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 www...

“ Elkhorn’s 120-year-old city hall gets new life with historic restoration ,” reports KMTVALSO…* 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 object -...

“ Omaha vendor adjusting to new CWS merchandise rules ,” reports WOWTALSO…* 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 access...

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-ton pr...

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 for H...

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 neighbors a...

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/subscri...

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 orders...

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 - fr...

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 shooting -...

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 - from...

“ 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-money...

“ Omaha could host next year’s Women’s Volleyball Championships ,” reports Nebraska Public MediaALSO…* 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 OMAPOD...

“ Generation Diamond Celebrates 10 Years of Impact in South Omaha, Expands Tattoo Removal Service For Those Re-Entering Society ,” reports KCSRALSO…* 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 - fro...

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 KETVTo 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…* Dougla...

“ Doctor in Omaha isolation says he’s being monitored after testing positive for hantavirus ,” reports KETVALSO…* 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 Get f...

2026 Nebraska Primary Election Results: Senate, governor’s race, congressional seats, and more - from KETVALSO…* 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 OMAPO...

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 County S...

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 - fro...

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 approv...

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 pa...

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 f...

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 KMTV...

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 WOWT G...