Brett and Brad

Brett & Brad

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Every Wednesday Brett and Brad discuss the latest in science, tech, politics, sports, and Cleveland. Edited from the air signal of WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland which broadcasts from their studios on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Trump's First Days, Wildfire Prevention, and the College Football Playoffs 22.01.2025

Brett and Brad complain about how cold it is across the country before discussing Trump's Inauguration and first few Executive Orders, including a deep dive on his attempt to re-frame the 14th Amendment. After the break Brad follows up on wildfire prevention laws in California and Brett walks us through his thoughts on the modern College Football Playoff structure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

California Wildfires, TikTok Ban, and Quark Crash-Course 15.01.2025

Brett and Brad discuss what's been going on in LA County with the wildfires, break down the imminent TikTok ban and why it's happening, then Brad gives a crash course in quarks and the nuclear strong force in a follow-up to last week's segment on antimatter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NYC Congestion Pricing, Antimatter Discovery, and Colon Cancer Screening 08.01.2025

Brett and Brad discuss the new congestion tolling that recently went into effect in Manhattan, the fact that graduates of Cleveland Metropolitan schools now get guaranteed admittance to Tri-C Cuyahoga Community College, and review some movies and Broadway shows. After the jump Brad talks through the latest discovery in antimatter particles from CERN and NVIDIA news from CES, and Brett talks throug...

A Christmas Carol: Part 3 01.01.2025

Brett and Brad celebrate the end of the year by cold reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol completely, spread across 3 episodes or listen to the complete version as a bonus podcast episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Christmas Carol: Part 2 25.12.2024

Brett and Brad celebrate the end of the year by cold reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol completely, spread across 3 episodes or listen to the complete version as a bonus podcast episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Christmas Carol Complete 18.12.2024

This is the bonus podcast episode being the complete recording of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol without any interruptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Christmas Carol: Part 1 18.12.2024

Brett and Brad celebrate the end of the year by cold reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol completely, spread across 3 episodes or listen to the complete version as a bonus podcast episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Syria, Ohio Liquor, and Extra-Galactic Photography 11.12.2024

Brett and Brad discuss give an update on South Korea, dive into what's happened in Syria over the last week, and discuss a proposed new law on liquor in Ohio that would require bottles to be opened and resealed. After the break Brad reviews a scientific first: a picture of a solar system in another galaxy, and we end, as we often do, with Sports. This week covering a somewhat shocking Guardians tr...

Post-Thanksgiving, Attempted South Korean Coup, and Aleppo 04.12.2024

Brett and Brad cover their Thanksgiving holidays, including reviews of Wicked and Gladiator 2. After the break we break down the (seemingly) attempted coup in South Korea and the rebel takeover of Aleppo in Syria We finish with a sports update, focused on college football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanksgiving Special feat. CLE Women's Sports & Robert Frost 27.11.2024

Brett and Brad celebrate Thanksgiving the way all families do: by talking about movies, sharing the latest news, and... reading Robert Frost? Okay well maybe some people do that. Plus Brett rants about sports, that's gotta be typical? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flats Development, The Brook Park Browns, and Advances in Kidney Stone Treatment 20.11.2024

Brett and Brad discuss the future of Shooters on the Water in the Cleveland Flats west bank and how it relates to hometown artist MGK. We then talk about a study commissioned by the city of Cleveland to look at the economic impact of the Browns moving from downtown to Brook Park. After the break, Brett reviews a new technique for treating kidney stones that recently passed human trials and we cove...

Planets, Leaded Water Lines, and Election Results 13.11.2024

Brett and Brad lead off by talking about the planets you can see right now and some new research about Uranus, we move on to discuss specifically a program by Cleveland Water looking to collect information on leaded pipes but broadly about new rules from the EPA and federal funding aimed at replacing lead water lines. After the break we break down the Cuyahoga County election results in comparison...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, plus some news 06.11.2024

Brett and Brad cold read "A Cold, Creepy Reading of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" compiled and arranged by Eric Schmiedl. Brad also updates everyone on the new rules from the FTC expanding the requirements for airfare refunds in the case of delays, etc. Plus, did you know? the Cleveland RTA is getting new trains! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halloween & Election Special 30.10.2024

Brett and Brad discuss their Halloween plans including an update on Brett's wine, and read The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe. We also talk through Election details for those here in Ohio, bring you up to speed on the new largest prime number, and touch on the FTC's new Click-to-Cancel rule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remote from the Automotive Test Expo 23.10.2024

This week Brad conducts a series of short interviews on-site at the Automotive Test Expo in Novi, Michigan outside Detroit. Thank you to all our interview guests and companies: Grid Connect, Moog, Vibration Research, LTG Air Tech Systems, Ingun, IMC, Taiyo, and Global Lighting Technologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Guardians, A-Rod Minute of Hate, The Europa Clipper, and Wine Making 16.10.2024

Brett and Brad discuss Brad's recent visit to Detroit, walk through how the Guardians have been doing, and, in response to A-Rod's comments about the Yankees and Guardian's, start a new segment called the A-Rod Minute of Hate. We then cover some rocketry news including the catching of the SpaceX Starship Booster, and the launch of the Europa Clipper mission. And, not to be missed, Brett talks abou...

Hurricane Helene, Comet A3, Ohio Gerrymandering Update, and P Diddy 02.10.2024

Brett and Brad talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a comet passing through the solar system right now, and talk about an update on Issue 1 related to Gerrymandering in Ohio. Along the way Brad talk about attending Tom Segura's show last week and Cordelia in downtown Cleveland, and Brett updates us on P Diddy and the MLB Playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Philadelphia, The Amtrak Floridian, Diabetes Detection, and the Middle East 25.09.2024

Brett and Brad discuss Brett's trip to Philadelphia, the Cleveland Guardians headed to the playoffs, and Amtrak's new Floridian service straight to FL from the CLE. We also talk through a potential new way to detect pre-diabetes through AI analysis of speech, and we elaborate more on Israel's recent escalation with Lebanon. Also Brad recommends Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and The Substance. Hosted on...

Conductive Polymers, Burke Lakefront Airport, and Exploding Pagers 18.09.2024

Brad and just Brad this week (Brett is mysteriously absent?) talks about a cool conductive polymer called PEDOT:PSS that has some really neat research going on around it right now. He also talks about the latest studies released by the city of Cleveland that explore closing Burke Lakefront Airport, and talks about the Israeli (seemingly) operation that led to ~3,000 pagers owned by Hezbollah explo...

Ireland, Starliner, Metroparks, and Football 11.09.2024

Brett and Brad talk about Brad's trip to Ireland now that he's back. We also cover the Boeing Starliner's return to the surface from space, developments underway in the Cleveland Metroparks, and quite a few updates in College Football and the NFL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ohio Gerrymandering, Federal Rent-fixing lawsuit, and Football rule changes 04.09.2024

Brett and Brad discuss a complaint filed to the Ohio Supreme Court about the ballot language approved for a Ohio constitutional amendment to prevent gerrymandering, a lawsuit filed by the Federal Department of Justice against RealPage that accuses the company of conspiring to raise rent prices across the country, AND changes in college and professional football rules! Plus we talk about changes co...

Interview with Brian Lachman of The CLE Flag Project 28.08.2024

Brett and Brad talk with Brian Lachman about the effort he and others have undertaken to get community backing from the people of NE Ohio for a new flag for the City of Cleveland. Visit www.cleflag.org to participate! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Student Drug Testing and Ultra Marathon Running feat. Eric, and Disney's Lawsuit 21.08.2024

Brett and Brad discuss the movies Alien: Romulus and Sing Sing they saw recently, and talk through the wild attempt by Disney to force arbitration in a lawsuit. We don't have enough nice things to say about Iron & Wine's concert featuring Manual Cinema. In the second half we're joined by our friend Eric, an alum of Strongsville City Schools, to discuss a new policy there of randomly drug testi...

The Perseids, Cleveland's City Flag, and Martian Water 14.08.2024

Brett and Brad discuss the changing seasons, what's happening with Bobby George, the new proposals for a new flag for the city of Cleveland, the vast amount of water found under the surface of Mars, new funding in the county, and the upcoming Feast of the Assumption! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Browns Stadium, Ohio Marijuana, and Olympic Gender Verification 07.08.2024

Brett and Brad managed through the tornadoes this week in Cleveland, hopefully you did without too without much damage! This week we talk about the latest news on the Browns Stadium that is almost certainly moving to Brook Park. We discuss the brand new ability to buy recreational marijuana in Ohio, and talk about the history of gender verification in the Olympics after Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-tin...

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