Sound of Ideas

We'll discuss the controversy over the State Teachers Retirement System with billions of educators' retirement dollars on the line. 

A Franklin County judge recently ruled that the reproductive rights amendment makes the waiting period unconstitutional.

The School of Peace and Conflict program takes a proactive approach to difficult topics, through open dialogue that they hope fosters understanding among their students.

Ideastream's Matt Richmond discusses how efforts to enact lasting police reform are being impacted by the recent lawsuits and internal conflict. 

The Cuyahoga County medical director and a Cleveland Clinic physician discuss the new COVID-19 vaccine and how to prepare for other fall viruses.

A panel of foreign policy experts discuss how international relations could differ between a Trump/Vance and Harris/Walz administration.

Two Trumbull County hospitals will begin shutting down following an announcement by Steward Health Care this week. The Texas-based for-profit owner of the hospitals, which has filed for bankruptcy, set the closure date for September. Steward said in a statement to WKBN-TV it had to close the hospitals due to cash constraints and after a search for a buyer failed, though a local group of health car...

The messaging at the DNC could preview the Democratic strategy for the rest of the presidential election. 

00:00 Students in the Akron Public Schools are getting ready for a new school year. It is the second year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Michael Robinson. To begin Wednesday’s “Sound of Ideas,” we will sit down with Robinson to talk about his first year leading Akron Public Schools and the year ahead as students return to class. 39:10 Then, the coalition that worked to put an anti-gerr...

We'll talk with parents and experts about the gaps in the child care system in Ohio.

A recent United Way Community Conversation detailed the need for these helplines in the region and more about how they assist residents with food, housing and other issues.

FirstEnergy will avoid state prosecution for paying off public officials in the biggest bribery scheme in Ohio history by paying even more money to the state -- $20 million.

This year, Strongsville City School District is joining other Ohio districts who drug test students participating in sports and other activities, or drive to school.

00:00 For the second time in two years, the MetroHealth board has taken action to fire its CEO and president. Last Friday, the board terminated its employment contract with Dr. Airica Steed citing "poor performance" in doing so. We will begin Wednesday’s “Sound of Ideas” with Ideastream’s health reporters discussing the latest on Steed’s removal and what comes next for MetroHealth. 18:48 Later in...

Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and council President Pernell Jones Jr. spoke against moving the stadium to Brook Park in a press conference Monday.

A new podcast series from WYSO in Yellow Springs aims to right the historical record of Ohio's numerous native tribes.

The latest Community Tour stop was in Akron, where the city and its residents are reimagining what to do with a vacant stretch of highway.

Many people across Northeast Ohio remain without power after tornadoes and violent thunderstorms earlier this week. FirstEnergy says it is bringing in extra help but says it could the middle of next week before the power is back.

We'll hear about any impact Walz makes on the race for the White House, especially as he goes up against Ohio's JD Vance, who is Donald Trump’s running mate.

00:00 Months after voters approved recreational marijuana use in the state for adults 21 and older, legal sales have now started. 16:54 Intellectual diversity centers are being developed on five Ohio public university campuses. What are the ideas behind them and the pushback? 39:35 Art Saves series on ideastream.org explores how the arts have helped save lives.

The owners of the Cleveland Browns, Jimmy and Dee Haslam, announced in March that they were exploring moving the team to the neighboring suburb, Brook Park.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb has gone public with the city's offer of $461 million, about half the cost of a proposed renovation of the existing lakefront Cleveland Browns stadium.

Following the turbulent last few weeks of the presidential election, we'll check in with voters who aren't drawn to either major party.

Voters approved legalized recreational marijuana in Ohio last November. But recreational marijuana sales have not yet started.

The settlement money from pharmaceutical companies will go to communities greatly impacted by the opioid epidemic.