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Prevention is a powerful form of civic action: that's according to a new book that explores the “prevention gap” in society.

Find out why adopting a true prevention mindset is essential to protecting public health and building a more resilient future.

The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries that Changed Our World by Dr. Barry R. Davis chronicles the work of people who recognized the warning signs of disaster and intervened.

Hear from Dr. Davis about what we can learn from these prevention pioneers or “preventioneers” to make the world a better place in the future.

Guest:

• Dr. Barry Davis, author, The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World

If you haven’t yet bought anything on TikTok Shop, odds are you will eventually.

Through videos and clever user appeals it is moving merchandise. Both shoppers and retailers are taking notice.

TikTok Shop is expected to make up a quarter of all U.S. social commerce sales by 2027.

How are they doing it?

More central Ohio police departments are scanning our license plates and our car’s make and model.

We’re talking about why and the technology behind it.

And how is YouTube protecting people from AI deepfakes and with rising costs is the delivery meal kit boom finally starting to fall?

Discussions on these topics and more is all part of this week's Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Peter Adams, senior reporter, Marketing Dive
• Katie Geniusz, reporter, WOSU Public Media
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

Columbus is the only major U.S. city without a train station, but that could change.

Interest in passenger rail connecting Ohio’s major cities and the bordering states is growing.

On the heels of the recent Ohio Rail Summit, we’re talking about the latest updates on the push for passenger rail in Ohio.

Guests:

• Marc Magliari, senior public relations manager, Amtrak
• Paraq Agrawal, chief mobility and development officer, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
• John Esterly, executive director, All Aboard Ohio

A new report from the American Immigration Council shows that immigrants play a crucial role in Ohio’s economy.

In 2023, immigrants earned $27.3 billion in income and paid $7.3 billion in local, state and federal taxes.

Immigrants help fill Ohio’s workplace shortages.

Hear from the City of Columbus about how they are connecting immigrants to in-demand jobs in central Ohio.

And learn about the key role H-2A Visa workers play in Ohio’s food system.

Guests:

• Micaela McConnell, policy manager on the State and Local Initiatives team, American Immigration Council
• Kym Douglas, director of the City of Columbus' Department of Neighborhoods
• Anisa Kline, human geographer and researcher with expertise in immigration, guest worker programs and farmworker health

The U.S. Supreme Court last week took on two issues that will directly affect Ohioans.

One involves the future of Haitians in Ohio with temporary protected status.

The other weakens the decades-old Voting Rights Act, a law intended to ensure more racially-balanced voting districts.

The Ohio Supreme Court says AEP Ohio customers won’t get any money back after paying millions to support two aging coal plants.

Have you voted yet? Tomorrow is Election Day and it's your chance to select the candidates who will face off in November. Polls open at 6:30 a.m.

Controversial Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. comes to Cleveland on Thursday.

We're discussing all of it on this week's Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• Kathryn Mobley, education and politics reporter, WYSO
• Jeremy Pelzer, chief politics reporter, Cleveland.com
• Marty Schladen, reporter, Ohio Capital Journal
• Shane Stegmiller, reporter, Hannah News Service

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Humtown, a family-owned producer of 3D sand cores and molds, was founded in Columbiana, Ohio.

Since its founding in 1959 as a small pattern shop, they have now become a global leader in 3D printing.

The owner was recently awarded the honor of Ohio Small Businessperson of the Year.

It is the Chamber Music Connection’s 35th anniversary. The nonprofit music academy has been teaching children and adults chamber music here in Columbus.

We will learn more about the expert behind the programs and all they have to offer.

The award-winning documentary "No Sleep Til Kyiv" was released in January. A volunteer representing Ohio's 8thand 10th districts as a delegate for the American Coalition for Ukraine was featured in the film.

We will hear more about his advocacy and efforts.

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

Guests:

• Mark Lamoncha, CEO/president, Humtown/Ohio’s 2026 Small Businessperson of the Year
• Deborah Barrett Price, artistic director, Chamber Music Connection, Inc.
• Jon Gudorf, realtor/truck driver for Ukraine humanitarian aid

Pop-tarts, Cheerios, Eggo waffles, and Starbucks lattes. What do they have in common? They all now have protein versions of the original product.

Walking through a grocery store and ordering at restaurants you can't help but notice protein this and protein that.

But by the time you had the option to order off Chipotle’s high-protein menu, fiber came along.

The risk of colon cancer is increasing in younger ages, and fiber is a key factor. About 95% of American adults and children do not consume the recommended amounts. This has gained attention on social media.

Social media has surfaced terms like protein and fiber “maxxing,” focused on consuming high amounts of these nutrients.

It's true, protein and fiber are both very important. But how much is too much? And how do we know which social media diet trends to trust and which ones are just junk?

Guests:

• Ari Bond, lab operations analyst and human nutrition instructor, Ohio State University
• Candace Pumper, registered dietitian, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Daiva E. Nielsen, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Ingestive Behavior/associate professor, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University

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More than 200 data centers are located across Ohio.

The rapid rate of data center expansion brings to the forefront a host of issues, from land use to power and water consumption to economic benefits.

Today, we’re talking about the pros and cons and how Ohio is addressing them, as rural residents and others mobilize in hopes of bringing the issue to voters.

Guests:

• Austin Baurichter, Brown County attorney leading anti-data center amendment effort
• Jeffrey Bielicki, associate professor/research lead on sustainable energy, Ohio State Sustainability Institute
• Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy, Data Center Coalition

For years, computer science was the hottest college major, outpacing all others and was considered the golden ticket to a lucrative job.

Then why has enrollment dropped significantly? Because computers aren’t going away.

Dublin, Marysville and Union County have teamed up to create an innovation hub known as The Beta District.

As the name suggests, it’s a place where new tech ideas get tested, tweaked and launched involving smarter and safer mobility.

We’ll learn more about this initiative.

Parents can now see what topics teens are exploring with AI.

Guests:

• Shira Ovide, technology reporter, The Washington Post
• Doug McCollough, executive director, The Beta District
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

While they weren’t designed with automobiles in mind, cities have been overtaken by cars.

The dominance of cars on our streets and highways changed America. But can we get along without cars?

We’ll speak with Life After Cars co-authors and “The War on Cars" podcast co-hosts Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon.

They look at the damage cars have had on our society and better modes of transportation. But is a life without cars possible in Columbus?

Guests:

• Sarah Goodyear, co-host, "War on Cars" podcast/co-author, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
• Doug Gordon, co-host, "War on Cars" podcast/co-author, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

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