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The OUtlet

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The OUtlet is a weekly news and culture podcast featuring narrative stories produced by students working in the WOUB Public Media newsroom. Our stories focus on the people and events going on within the Ohio University and Athens, OH communities.

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WOUB News

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

The OUtlet - September 27, 2024 27.09.2024

This week on The OUtlet, a local organization needs more help to build homes for people in need, and Athens faces new legal trouble, which could lead the city to owing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The OUtlet - April 26, 2024 26.04.2024

This week on The OUtlet, our 2024 senior class says goodbye to Ohio University and WOUB Public Media.

The OUtlet - April 19, 2024 19.04.2024

This week on The OUtlet, Athens faces a budget crunch and, a local science cafe figures out new ways to educate Ohio University students and locals.

The OUtlet - April 11, 2024 11.04.2024

This week on The OUtlet, a special report about our environment and sustainability. Local organizations emphasize the importance of recycling and what happens to those materials when they leave your home, and Athens emergency services create new tactics to deal with emergencies.

The OUtlet - March 7, 2024 07.03.2024

This week on The OUtlet, a southeast Ohio resident brings their perspective to the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Commission, and Athens comes together in solidarity with a non-binary student killed in Oklahoma.

The OUtlet - March 1, 2024 01.03.2024

This week on The OUtlet, the Athens Municipal Court is asking city council for money for the court’s diversion programs, and Nelsonville tries to solve several governmental issues within their city.

The OUtlet - February 23, 2024 23.02.2024

This week on The OUtlet, Athens adjusts to its plastic bag ban in grocery stores, and Free Fare Day highlights Ohio Loves Transit week.

The OUtlet - February 16, 2024 16.02.2024

This week on The OUtlet, some Athens residents want city leaders to call for a cease fire in the conflict between Hamas and Israel, and an Ohio University basketball player shares his journey and growth as a leader.

The OUtlet - February 9, 2024 09.02.2024

This week on The OUtlet, people in Athens county can get free tax assistance, and Athens adds a new sustainability project.

The OUtlet - February 2, 2024 03.02.2024

This week on The OUtlet, the governor visits Athens to see policy at work in the classroom, and Amesville debates the future of local trash and recycling services.

The OUtlet - January 26, 2024 26.01.2024

This week on The OUtlet, Athens could experience city changes due to discussions in city council, and Ohio University Mens and Womens Basketball look for success away from home.

The OUtlet - December 8, 2023 08.12.2023

This week on The OUtlet, finding empathy for people experiencing homelessness locally, and possible licenses for stores selling tobacco in Athens.

The OUtlet - December 1, 2023 01.12.2023

This week on The OUtlet, the Appalachian Community Grant Program sends millions of dollars to communities around the region, and Ohio University’s basketball teams prepare for out-of-conference matchups.

The OUtlet - November 17, 2023 17.11.2023

This week on The OUtlet, an Ohio University professor takes part in an important project for the future of spaceflight, and an Athens’ local locates their side hustle on Court Street.

The OUtlet - November 10, 2023 10.11.2023

This week on The OUtlet, this year’s Athena Award recipient has been announced, and Ohio University celebrates fathers coming to campus.

The OUtlet - November 6, 2023 06.11.2023

This week on The OUtlet, our look at the 2023 General Election. An Athens high school rebuild is on the ballot, and Ohio voters have the opportunity to decide if the right to an abortion should be in the state constitution.

The OUtlet - October 20, 2023 20.10.2023

An Athens landmark gets a new lease on life, and Ohio University football deals with adversity in the heart of its Mid American Conference schedule.

The OUtlet - October 13, 2023 13.10.2023

This week on The OUtlet, it's starting to feel like autumn in Southeast Ohio, and fall sports at Ohio University hit the halfway mark of Mid-American Conference play.

The OUtlet - October 6, 2023 06.10.2023

This week on The OUtlet, a historic moment in Nelsonville as the city celebrates its first pride, and a student athlete at Ohio University gets a once in a lifetime deal.

The OUtlet - September 29, 2023 29.09.2023

This week on The OUtlet, big changes could be coming to uptown Athens to make it easier for everyone to get around, and fall sports at Ohio University are showing out earlier in Mid American Conference competition.

The OUtlet - July 21, 2023 21.07.2023

This week on The OUtlet, students around Athens county are getting ready to hit the books after the annual Back to School Bash, and officials in Ohio say the need for the 9-8-8 hotline continues to grow one year after its launch.

The OUtlet - July 14, 2023 14.07.2023

This week on The OUtlet, Athens' longtime police chief hands in his badge and looks forward to his next chapter, and we talk with a local group putting its own spin on a modern classic musical.

The OUtlet - July 7, 2023 07.07.2023

This week on The OUtlet, building community at the Athens mall through table tennis, and an archaeologist from Athens make a once in a lifetime discovery that challenges the way we think about our ancestors.

The OUtlet - June 30, 2023 30.06.2023

This week on The OUtlet, elementary school students get hands on experience with the future of STEM technology, and a self defense camp aims to teach people gun safety.

The OUtlet - June 23, 2023 23.06.2023

This week on The OUtlet, a stroll through the pasture teaches farmers new ways to get results and earn more profits from their land, and we talk to the theater group putting on a live reading of The Lion in Winter.

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