Not every living creature is hunkered down some place warm. Learn how our local feathered friends still take to the sky in freezing temperatures and hear more about birds that are easy to spot during the colder months.

We take a look at the life and legacy of one of the most accomplished physicists of the 20 th century, Enrico Fermi. The 1938 Nobel Prize winner’s résumé includes building the world’s first nuclear reactor, and a lead scientist on the Manhattan Project, the top-secret U.S. military program that developed the atom bomb.

A government shutdown could be imminent as Democrats and Republicans hammer out budgeting details for national defense, border protection, and legal guarantees for children protected by the DACA program. We also discuss the results of President Trump’s physical exam and the backlash following his comments on Haiti and other foreign countries. This and more as we talk national politics with political junkie Ken Rudin.

The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, or ECOT, has lost its sponsor and could be set to close as early as this week, impacting nearly 12,000 students across the state. Today, we discuss the uncertain future of Ohio's largest online charter school.

This year's flu season has been especially bad across the country including. In Ohio, at least two children have died and thousands have been hospitalized as a result of influenza. Coming up, we'll talk about the effectiveness of the flu vaccine and how this year's strain compares to previous flu seasons.

Congress allowed funding for the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to lapse in 2017, leaving an estimated 220,000 Ohio children at risk of losing their health coverage as soon as January 19. We'll discuss what is causing the unusual delay in appropriating funds for the program and how CHIP families may be impacted in 2018.

As the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise, so does the interest in mining for these digital "coins." We look at the mining process and how some college students have created their own operations in their dorm rooms, using personal computers and free electricity. Also, a look at the latest gadgets and other technology featured at the big 2018 consumer electronics show, CES.

An Indiana developer breaks ground this year on 1,700 apartments, 150 hotel rooms and nearly a million square feet of office and retail space in Franklinton. Today we examine housing affordability in Columbus and the pros and cons of gentrification.

A look at the state of the economy in Central Ohio and what to expect in 2018. Find out what opportunities for growth exist and what areas needed development.

Join us today with guest host Christopher Purdy as we discuss the best reads of 2017 with a panel of guests. Guests: Kassie Rose , book critic, WOSU Robin Nesbitt , manager, Hilliard branch, Columbus Library Mark Maxwell , assistant district manager, Half Priced Books Books Mentioned Include: The Grass is Singing - by Doris Lessing The Last Place You Look - by Kristen Lepionka My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Vol. 1 - by Emil Ferris Lincoln in the Bardo - by George Saunders Fire and Fury - by