All Sides with Amy Juravich

A movement is afoot in Ohio, advanced by school choice advocates, to mandate open enrollment statewide. Districts with closed or limited outside enrollment say that’s misguided. We consider the pros and cons of open school enrollment.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has cleared final checks and is slated for launch later this year. We discuss what astronomers hope to discover about the infant universe, signs of life on other planets and more.

The tale of Bishop Sycamore has all the makings of an ESPN documentary, but is also a cautionary tale about the world of prep school sports. We look at the culture of sports prep schools, where they come from and how they fit into a football-obsessed nation.

In the 1980s and 90s, Benetton emphasized the ethnic diversity of the models in their ads to sell their clothing. Those ads would not be unique today. We take a look at what’s behind the growth in multi-ethnicity in marketing and advertising.

We talk with Ohio State President Kristina Johnson about COVID challenges, campus crime and what’s ahead this academic year.

The number of prescriptions for ivermectin, a drug typically used to treat parasitic worms that have repeatedly failed in clinical trials to treat COVID-19 has soared. We look at what’s driving the demand for the drug and the associated risks.

Unemployment compensation has served as a lifeline for many who were out of work or lost jobs. We’ll look at the impact unemployment benefits have had on the economy and with so many jobs available will we see open positions being filled?

Eunice Hunton Carter, a Black attorney, established the critical link that secured a conviction against mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1936.. We talk with the co-author of a new book that chronicles Carter’s life and legal career.

At a recent hearing on an anti-vaccination bill before the Ohio House Health Committee, a priest denied the papacy of Pope Francis. We look at this and other rifts within American Catholicism under Francis and what such divisions mean for society writ large.

The more contagious delta variant of COVID is working its way through the population, and some state lawmakers last week heard hours of testimony on a bill that would outlaw all vaccine mandates in Ohio. On our Weekly Reporter Roundtable, we take a look at the latest on House Bill 248 and the proposed ban on vaccine mandates.