The way music has been stored and listened to has changed so much in the past few decades. But many people keep coming back to one of the original mediums of storing musical data: vinyl records.

Used Kids Records is a staple of the music scene in Columbus. We’ll talk with the owner.

We'll meet an artist who was born in Taiwan, raised in Belize and attended college in Canada. Now living in Columbus, she puts the rhythm of her worldly movement into her art.

One entrepreneur has single-handedly brought the tastes of the world to the Midwest. We will meet the franchise owner of multiple restaurants and cafes that are bringing different international-inspired menus from Palestinian bread and Yemeni coffee to shawarma and desserts to central Ohio.

It's all part of this week's Fascinating Ohio.

Guests:

• Greg Hall, owner, Used Kids Records - (00:00)
• Yani Sheng, artist - (17:57)
• Ibrahim Al Mahaireh, owner, Juice Time, Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co., Al Manakeesh, Farooj Abo Al Abed Ohio - (35:18)

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The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Haitian families living in Ohio has been temporarily extended. Previously, a federal judge stepped in at the last minute and blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the TPS agreement.

With their protected status still in effect, many Haitians in Ohio can breathe a sigh of relief– for now.But a court battle over the issue will continue. And the temporary stay does not take away the worries about immigration enforcement activity.

We’re talking about the status of the Haitian community in Ohio and the impact they have on the Buckeye state.

Guests:

• Emily Brown, director, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's Immigration Clinic - (00:00)
• Sophia Pierrelus, entrepreneur/former secretary of the Mouvement Patriotique des Haïtiens Conscients - (17:01)
• Viles Dorsainvil, executive director, Haitian Community Help and Support Center - (36:17)

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Phone ban legislation in schools have been enacted in many states to keep incidents of poor behavior low and test scores up.

We’ll discuss why these bans had to be enacted and what it looks like to enforce the bans in schools.

And then AI chatbots have a variety of personal uses. We will be talking about whether AI can be trusted to dish out relationship advice and the risks that come with confiding in AI chatbots.

Then, we will be talking about a foldable phone to enrich your 2026 Winter Olympic viewing experience and second generation air tags.

Guests:

• Julie Jargon, family and tech columnist, The Wall Street Journal
• Ellen Hengesbach, researcher and advocate, Public Interest Research Group
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET
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