All Sides with Amy Juravich

This past November, Ohio inducted their first Muslim judge for the Franklin County Municipal Court.

She has been practicing as a prosecutor in Lancaster and defense attorney with her own practice in Columbus for years.

We’ll learn more about her journey pursuing law as a Bangladeshi Muslim woman.

Founded in 2006, Wild Goose Creative is a nonprofit arts organization that serves as a community space for artists.

They recently announced a new executive director, a curator with years of experience in nonprofit programming and arts education.

Research suggests that urban African American girls are significantly exposed to more traumatic stressors than children of other racial groups.

That’s the statistic that inspires Black Girl Rising, a research project exploring urban adolescent African American girls’ experiences.

Guests:

• Ajmeri Hoque, Franklin County Municipal Court Judge
• Janelle Bonfour-Mikes, executive director, Wild Goose Creative
• Fran Frazier, founder, Black Girl Rising

Fertility rates are declining around the world, and it's leading to dramatic generational and economic shifts.

Plus, from babies to boomers. As the number of babies being born continues to fall, boomers are aging more gracefully than ever.

This year, the post-World War II babies are turning 80 and they’re changing old age for themselves and future generations.

We're looking at why the U.S. has hit a record low fertility rate on this hour of All Sides.

Guests:

• Wendy Manning, co-director, Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family & Marriage Research
• Michael Kuhn, Vienna Institute of Demography at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
• Luke Yoquinto, science writer and research associate, MIT Age Lab

Memorial Day is coming up and America’s summer movie season is starting to pick up.

With major releases like Marvel’s "Spiderman: Brand New Day," Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey," and Steven Spielberg’s "Disclosure Day," there’s a lot to look forward to.

What are some of the movies that might not see the reception studios expected and what are some of the biggest trends in the film industry this year?

We're getting a preview of the summer movie season on this hour of All Sides.

Guests:

• Scott Mantz, film critic, entertainment journalist and producer
• Mel Starker, film critic, writer of Screen Addiction
• Hope Madden, author and film critic with Madd Wolf

(photo: Adobe stock)

School may be out soon, but the challenge for parents is how to keep kids reading over the summer.

We check in on how the switch to the science of reading is going and how it’s reshaping literacy education.

Gov. Mike DeWine pushed for the change, citing persistent lagging reading scores.

How have colleges and universities changed how they teach reading teachers? And will it keep kids from falling behind?

Guests:

• Megan Henry, reporter, Ohio Capital Journal
• Moira Konrad, associate professor of special education, Ohio State University
• Margo Shipp, literacy specialist, Riverside Local Schools

Click on any social media platform, and you will be flooded with advertisements.

Amongst the regular ads, there are also scams, including get-rich-quick schemes and fraudulent ads. These scams may not be a simple glitch in the system. It is rather an organized effort for Meta to get richer.

Two journalists from Reuters uncovered the truth about Meta with their series “Meta’s Secrets of Success.”

Quantum computing is one of the leading developments that applies knowledge of quantum physics to solve problems in cybersecurity, medicine and finance. We will learn more about this emerging tech field.

During many universities' finals week, Canvas was hacked, causing disruptions for many universities, including Ohio State, while the system was shut down for several hours.

We're talking about all of these topics during this week's Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Jeff Horwitz, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Reuters
• Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, co-director, Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

(photo: Noah Berger / AP)

According to Zillow, the U.S. housing market is expected to plummet along geographic lines with most of the decline happening in the sun belt.

East of the Mississippi River, the Midwest is becoming one of the country’s hottest markets.

We’re looking at the central Ohio real estate market during this hour of All Sides.

Guests:

• Qiana Jones, secretary, Columbus Realtors
• Nate Kinkopf, producing branch manager, Neighborhood Loans

From AI to skills-based jobs, to a growing immigrant population, we're looking at what’s redefining central Ohio’s workforce and economy.

We’ll share powerful stories, elevate the voices most affected, and examine what’s working and what’s not.

The discussion happened as part of WOSU's Inside: Reshaping Work Townhall.

Host:

• Amy Juravich, host of All Sides with Amy Juravich, WOSU Public Media

Panel:

• Lisa Patt-McDaniel, CEO, Aspyr
• Chris Berry, CEO, Ohio X
• Nadia Kasvin, director, US Together

Gov. Mike DeWine moves to tighten Medicaid measures amid concerns about possible fraud.

Ohio Republicans say, "What took so long"? Democrats say, "Where’s the proof to back up these allegations"?

Meanwhile, the Trump administration tells states to combat fraud or lose Medicaid funding.

School vouchers are back in the news as an appeals court weighs their constitutionality.

It’s an issue that’s awash in politics and conflicting ideas about the future of public education, raising questions about the concept of choice and who should get billions in taxpayer money.

Mark your calendars for Aug. 7: that's when the back-to-school sales tax weekend begins. Gone is the extended holiday, and we’ll tell you why.

It's all part of this week's Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• Haley BeMiller, state government reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
• Andrew Tobias, state government and politics reporter, Signal Ohio
• Noah Blundo, executive editor, Hannah News Service

(photo: Allison Robbert / AP)

Classical 101 Morning Host Christopher Purdy and his guests are back to hold their monthly book discussion.

They will share their recommendations on good titles you might want to add to your stack of must-reads.

It's coming up on this edition of All Sides Weekend.

Host:

Christopher Purdy, Classical 101 Morning Host

Guests:

• Kassie Rose, WOSU Book Critic
• Kris Hickey, youth services coordinator, Columbus Metropolitan Library
• Michelle Herman, professor emerita creative writing, Ohio State University

Every person deserves to have a place to call home.

An overlooked aspect of homelessness is homeless youth.

Youth that grow up on the streets often have no safe places to turn to and they depend on charitable organizations. We’ll learn more about the only youth homeless center in the Dayton area.

Food banks might provide whole foods, but what about those who don't have the resources to cook their own healthy meals.

An organization at Hocking College takes food from food banks, grocery stores, restaurants and more, and turns it into warm and healthy meals for those in need.

Have you ever wondered who plans the trivia nights at your local bars? Here in Columbus it’s one guy who’s just really into trivia. We’ll hear more about his small business, Mixed Ologies Trivia.

It's all coming up on this week's Fascinating Ohio.

Guests:

• Courtney Patel, CEO, Daybreak
• Dr. Jarrod Tudor, executive vice president, Hocking College
• Jason Stafford, host/founder, Mixed Ologies Trivia