Punctuation matters! It’s National Punctuation Day and we are taking the opportunity to look at the role punctuation plays in language. The pandemic has changed everything, including our language. Words that we never used before have become commonplace, and in some cases, new words have been created to describe new experiences.

The pandemic has upset the usual protocol for voting in Ohio, setting the stage for largely politically driven conflicts over a variety of topics. With six weeks to go before the November 3 election, four lawsuits have been filed challenging the process of voting in Ohio.

More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from urinary incontinence, and the shame and depression that often accompany it. More than twice as many women as men experience the loss of bladder control. And it’s hardly ever talked about.

This episode originally aired on May 20, 2020. In April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a first, unemployment numbers for women hit double digits. Women make up two-thirds of part-time workers and the majority of the low-wage workforce. For women of color, the news is even grimmer.

Technology experts are working to build a better voting machine, one that would modernize how Americans vote. That would be welcome news in a presidential election year fraught with worries over absentee ballots, hackers and unfounded allegations of voter fraud.

Calls for police reform sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have echoed in cities and statehouses across the country. Attorneys representing a growing number of plaintiffs in a federal civil rights lawsuit against Columbus police question the validity of the city-funded investigation into alleged misconduct during the late May and early June protests downtown.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death on Friday has sparked a political showdown ahead of the November 3 election. President Trump said he plans to nominate a woman this week to fill the vacant seat on the bench.

The battle continues between voting rights advocates and Ohio Republicans, who oppose spending on postage for absentee ballots and have resisted a court ruling that counties may install more than one absentee ballot drop box.

This episode originally aired on September 10, 2020. Roughly one in six Americans is without a job. For many, it marks the first time without a steady paycheck. The new financial reality has scores of Americans reassessing their finances, rethinking retirement, and wondering how to build , or rebuild, savings accounts.

This episode originally aired on September 11, 2020. The pandemic has upended the tourism industry and canceled vacation plans for millions of would-be world travelers. With roughly 6.4 million cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., the European Union and most of the rest of the world’s nations have banned travel from America.