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Amanda Kephart is Strategic Director, Programs & Experience, for Film Streams.For more information on upcoming Relaxed Screenings showtimes, click here.For more information on the Common Senses organization that’s referenced, click here. To listen to Amanda’s episode on the Dundee Marquee series: click here for part one, and here for part two. For more information, schedule and tickets for the upcoming Dundee Marquee showings, click here.ALSO…* Omaha City Council approves settlement to demolish long-vacant hotel - from KETV* Omaha nonprofit says permitting delays slow affordable housing construction - from WOWT* Council Bluffs high school engineering students inspired by A.L. graduate working on Artemis mission - from KMTV

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Chris Backemeyer is a former U.S. State Department diplomat who has served on the White House National Security Council and as an advisor in the Executive Office of the Vice President with a focus on counterterrorism, economic policy and the Middle East - particularly Iran - and is running for the 1st District Congressional seat in Nebraska.To listen to the first part of this episode, click here. For more information on his campaign, click here.ALSO…* Mother demands answers after son dies following medical emergency in Omaha jail - from WOWT* Inside Nebraska’s budget: How policy proposals impacted state budget bills past and present - from Nebraska Examiner* Voting still accessible for some inmates, mail-in or by agent options available - from KETV

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Chris Backemeyer is a former U.S. State Department diplomat who has served on the White House National Security Council and as an advisor in the Executive Office of the Vice President with a focus on counterterrorism, economic policy and the Middle East - particularly Iran - and is running for the 1st District Congressional seat in Nebraska.For more information on his campaign, click here.ALSO…* Refuge at risk: In Trump’s second term, Nebraska’s once-thriving refugee resettlement landscape has come undone - from Flatwater Free Press* Catholic educators honored for service in Northeast Nebraska - from Nebraska Examiner* Drought conditions bringing immediate impacts to Omaha lawns - from WOWT

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Brian Gennardo is an abstract impressionist artist. For more information on - and to purchase - his work, click here. To check out Brian’s Facebook posts that are referenced, with video and pictures about this incident: click here and here and here and here and here and here and here.ALSO…* Second of one-two punch by Nebraska lawmaker to boosting youth reentry sees no pushback - from Nebraska Examiner* ‘It’s just heartbreaking’: Omaha non-profit No More Empty Pots announces layoffs - from KETV* Make-A-Wish grants Gretna boy therapeutic gift to help manage rare form of muscular dystrophy - from WOWT

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Matt Geiler is an animator, storyteller, musician, Screen Actors Guild member, Second City - Chicago Conservatory Program graduate and is co-owner and Principal Creative at Sick Picnic Media.To listen to the first part of Matt’s episode, click here.To listen to the OMAPOD episode introducing Bunny and Bear with co-creators Jeffrey Koterba & Christine Burright, click here.To keep updated on Bunny and Bear, click here to follow on Facebook, and here for the Instagram. For more information on Crispy Pickle Films, click here.ALSO…* Omaha police arrest 19-year-old man on terroristic threats charge after rifle incident - from KETV* Months before street collapsed, Omaha crews saw something was wrong on Pacific Street - from Omaha World-Herald* Trump’s mail voting order won’t effect Nebraska primary election, Evnen says - from Nebraska Examiner

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Amanda Kephart is Strategic Director, Programs & Experience, for Film Streams.For more information, schedule and tickets for the upcoming Dundee Marquee showings, click here.To listen to the the first part of this episode, click here. ALSO…* Family plans legal action after 12-year-old girl suffers fractured nose in Omaha school bus attack - from KMTV* Streetcar construction drives rental deals in downtown Omaha - from WOWT* Nebraska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in voter data case - from Nebraska Examiner

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Midlands African Chamber CEO Karine Sokpoh & 2026 Pitch Black Finalists Rachel Gai, Destiny Williams & Shinnice Preston tell us about this year’s pitch competition and the upcoming finals - coming to the MCC Institute for the Culinary Arts on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026.Rachel Gai & Destiny Williams are the founders of UpStitch’d - for more information, click here.Shinnice Preston is the founder of Zuri and Me - for more information, click here. To listen to yesterday’s OMAPOD episode with the other finalists, click here. For more information on the Pitch Black conference, click here.For tickets to the event, click here.ALSO…* Omaha woman accused of squatting arrested again for alleged car purchase fraud - from WOWT* Registered sex offender banned from multiple Omaha metro school districts after approaching students - from KMTV* Bill to bolster benefits for Nebraska firefighters fails on floor as clock ticks down on session - from KETV

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Midlands African Chamber CEO Karine Sokpoh & 2026 Pitch Black Finalists Shatice Jones & Sharnelle Shelton tell us about this year’s pitch competition and the upcoming finals - coming to the MCC Institute for the Culinary Arts on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026.Shatice Jones is the founder of Nava Living Co. - for more information, click here. Sharnelle Shelton is the founder of CoreScience BioDiagnostics - for more information, click here. For more information on the Pitch Black conference, click here. For tickets to the event, click here.ALSO…* Eppley Airfield terminal expansion project over 50% complete, officials say - from WOWT* Patron voices, high-tech storage help shape Omaha Public Library’s collection - from Omaha World-Herald* ‘The amazing memory business’: Kites take over River’s Edge for Springfest - from KETV

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Matt Mason is the next Artist in Residence at Joslyn Castle & Gardens, a former Nebraska State Poet and a Pushcart Prize-winning poet, with his work appearing in the New York Times, Rattle, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner and hundreds of other publications.To contact Matt, or commission a poem or book him for a show or workshop, click here.Check out Matt’s Patreon here.Check out Poetry Forward here.To listen to the first part of this episode - on Matt’s plans for his Joslyn Castle residency: click here. ALSO…* Nebraska inmates eligible for medical, geriatric parole dying in prison due to lack of housing - from WOWT* Omaha firefighters join striking workers at Premier Midwest Beer and Beverage to demand fair contracts - from KMTV* 16-year-old boxer out of Omaha wins 2 national boxing titles in 2 weeks - from KETV

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Amanda Kephart is Strategic Director, Programs & Experience, for Film Streams. For more information, schedule and tickets for the upcoming Dundee Marquee showings, click here.To listen to the OMAPOD episodes on the founding and evolution of Film Streams with Rachel Jacobson that are referenced: click here for part one and here for part two. ALSO…* Bellevue announces procession route for Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens after Saturday’s funeral services - from KETV* Judge rules a jury can hear the ongoing eviction case against the owner of Jackson’s Fair Deal Cafe - from KMTV* Work continues at old Civic Auditorium site despite lawsuit between developer, City of Omaha - from WOWT

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