All Sides with Amy Juravich

What happens when new technologies are sold to public schools as indispensable learning tools?

Today’s tech titans didn’t invent the sales pitch with their Chromebooks, iPhones, and laptops.

Back in the day, Thomas Edison hailed his moving pictures as superior to books in helping students learn.

A new book explores just what happens when technology and education collide.

Guest:

• Natasha Singer, New York Times journalist/author, Coding Kids: Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools

Pike County is located in southern Ohio.

Known for its beautiful landscape and industrial history, the county was struck with tragedy in 2016 when eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered.

The investigation into the murders took more than two years, spanning across counties and states, eventually leading to the arrest of four members of the Wagner family.

When Laura Paglin, a documentary filmmaker, went to Pike County, she found much more than just the murders that shook the community. She found a place that had been ignored for decades.

In her documentary, "This is Pike County," Paglin displays the hardships Pike County is enduring, ranging from the national drug epidemic to atomic waste at a nuclear site to the upcoming construction of an energy plant and possibly the nation's largest data center.

Paglin uncovers a community that has been overlooked, but fights every day to keep their friends and loved ones safe in the county where they grew up.

Guests:

• Laura Paglin, documentary filmmaker/producer and director of "This is Pike County"
• Katie Millard, digital reporter, NBC4
• Gary Arnett, development director, Pike County Office of Community and Economic Development

photo: scene from the film "This is Pike County"/Laura Paglin

How often do opinion polls get it right and zero in on what Americans are actually thinking and feeling when it comes to elections?

We've all seen political polls get it wrong, miss the mark and be an inaccurate barometer of public sentiment.

With an election looming, polling is in overdrive.

Could AI make polling more accurate? That's what a group at Ohio State is working to find out.

Without question, work has changed post-pandemic. Workers and managers have had to navigate many obstacles, including working from home, Zoom, and more recently, the addition of AI.

But just because work looks different, it doesn’t mean the work isn’t working.

Smart lights are new ways of creating unique atmospheres in homes. Some of the lights are now using generative AI.

Dry cat food dispensers have existed for a while now, but what about cats who prefer wet food?

Dishwashers are beginning to include cameras. How do they help get your dishes cleaner?

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

Guests:

• Ryan Kennedy, political science professor and the Timashev Chair of Data Analytics, Ohio State University
• Gleb Tsipursky, author and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced late last week that the city is suspending its use of Flock automatic license plate readers while investigating an officer’s potential misuse of the cameras.

A USA Today investigation found that an officer searched for a single vehicle’s location more than 200 times using the city’s cameras.

Will we get to see Ohio's governor candidates Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy debate? The short answer is no. We will discuss why.

After the death of a 20-year-old Springfield resident and Haitian migrant, many people are once again questioning ICE tactics. Pierre Damas Bel died last week by apparent suicide.

All of these topics and more are coming up on a special Tuesday edition of the Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• George Shillcock, WOSU news reporter
• Marty Schladen, reporter, Ohio Capital Journal
• Andrew Tobias, state government and politics reporter, Signal Ohio
• Laura Hancock, politics and policy reporter, Cleveland.com

Sometimes, it’s the people we least expect who will change the direction of our lives. For many, our parents teach us about the world and how to exist within it. But for others, family is found.

Family can be found in many ways, for Richard Durate Brown, it was through his passion for art.

Sports are a platform for athletes to speak out against racial injustice. The Civil Rights Movement was greatly advanced by athletes like Muhammed Ali and Jesse Owens.

We’ll meet an author who highlights Jim Brown, the former football player for the Cleveland Browns, who is more than an athlete.

Prior to being a pop culture professor, we will meet someone who was also a flying trapeze artist, cliff diver, stunt driver, and also became a life saver.

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

Guests:

• Richard Durate Brown, artist and art educator
• Robert A. Bennett III, associate professor, Denison University/author, More than an Athlete: Jim Brown, Black Capitalism and the Black Economic Union
• Montana Miller, associate professor of popular culture, Bowling Green State University

Higher education is costing more and some say it's delivering less.

In a world of fast-paced technology and micro-credentials, are public universities becoming relics of the past?

A group of experts in higher education, including former Ohio State President Gordon Gee, will gather at Ohio State to discuss ways to modernize universities.

From expanding AI to strengthening transparency. From rebuilding trust to aligning education with real-world needs.

How can academic leaders position higher education for the future?

Guests:

• Gordon Gee, president emeritus, The Ohio State University
• Steve Gavazzi, professor of human development and family science/director of CHRR, The Ohio State University
• David Rosowsky, senior advisor to the president, Arizona State University

photo: Mark Duncan / AP

Driverless trucks may seem to be a thing of the future, but it's coming faster than we think, and it's being tested right in our backyard.

What does it mean for a truck to have no driver? How does it work? Is it safe?

Meta will soon be signing a very large check: a $16.7 billion check to be exact with money flowing to dozens of states, including $319 million to Ohio.

The tech giant also pledged to make substantial changes to the platform to protect kids. So what exactly will be different?

Are you looking to upgrade your old iPhone? It might be best to wait to save on deals. Apple typically releases its new models in September. This year it might include a foldable iPhone.

And what if earbuds could listen and hear?

We're discussing all of these topics on this week's edition of Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Abbi Failla, chief administrative officer, EASE
• Paresh Dave, senior writer, WIRED
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP

In many U.S. cities, you'll find a partnership between civic leaders, local businesses, and nonprofits working to better the community.

Here in Ohio's capital city, it's known as the "Columbus Way."

However, economic challenges and social forces have some feeling that local nonprofits are losing their way.

We're talking about why it may be time to reimagine nonprofit leadership.

Guests:

• Mark Barbash, lecturer, Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs
• Karen Mozenter, CEO, Jewish Family Services/vice chair, Human Service Chamber

The Cinema Columbus Film Festival has moved from May to September and it's an annual showcase for Ohio filmmakers.

This year's topics are timely and topical, including a Columbus native of Haitian descent exploring the Haitian experience in America.

Another filmmaker tells the story of Columbus through interwoven stories. An Ohio State University professor-turned filmmaker explores modern marriage and traditions in China. And that's just a sampling of what's in store.

Guests:

• Brett Reiter, festival director of the Cinema Columbus Film Festival
• Logan St. Hilaire, filmmaker
• Claudia Owusu, filmmaker

From political attack ads to unexpected policy positions, we look at how the two candidates, Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, for Ohio's next governor are trying to woo voters.

Stark differences emerge in the U.S. Senate race between Senator Jon Husted and former Senator Sherrod Brown and a grief-stricken family asks Husted's campaign to remove a political ad.

We'll also look at Flock cameras and how misusing the technology would be a felony under a proposed Ohio bill. Plus, an Ohio judge kicked off the bench and suspended is on the November ballot.

Finally, did you know, Ohio children received more free books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library than any other state. We'll discuss all this and more on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• Jeremy Pelzer, chief politics reporter for Cleveland.com
• Haley BeMiller, state government and politics reporter for the Columbus Dispatch
• Jake Zuckerman, reporter for Signal Ohio