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Jasmine Harris is a mayoral candidate and the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at RISE.The Omaha mayoral primary election is tomorrow - Tuesday, April 1st.To listen to the first part of Jasmine’s OMAPOD appearance, click here. ALSO…* La Vista man to be sentenced for sexual assault, possession of child pornography - from Omaha World-Herald* Nebraska lawmakers explore ways to stop red light runners and reduce highway harm - from Nebraska Examiner* Omaha woman donates 41 gallons of blood - from KETV

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Samantha Nieman is a Sustainability Strategist at Hillside Solutions & Founder of The Good Green Life.For more information on The Good Green Life and the ‘Something Borrowed, Something Green’ wedding vendor event discussed in this episode, click here. To listen to Samantha’s revealing first OMAPOD appearance, Part One: here, Part Two: here.ALSO…* Omaha man arrested 30-plus times for indecent exposure arrested again - from KETV* Make-a-Wish Nebraska gives Omaha boy dream trip after heart transplant - from WOWT* Habitat for Humanity rallies for affordable housing, homeownership in Nebraska - from KMTV

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Lauren Bates is host of the Sustainably LB podcast & co-founder of Swap Omaha.For more information about Conscious Collections Fest 2025, click here. To follow the Conscious Collections Fest Instagram, click here. To listen to Lauren’s previous OMAPOD appearance, Part One: here, Part Two: here, Part Three, here.ALSO…* 15-year-old boy killed in Omaha shooting was Burke High School student - from Omaha World-Herald* U.S. News & World Report puts Omaha atop its hot U.S. housing market list - from Nebraska Examiner* Progress at Crossroads: Wrap on fence going up, no date set for groundbreaking - from KMTV

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David M. Weiss is a filmmaker and owner of D.M. Weiss Productions. He directed and executive produced The RoseMan of Omaha. Dean Battiato is the owner of ‘The Rose Man’ and the subject of The RoseMan of Omaha, which world premiered at this year’s Omaha Film Festival.ALSO…* U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, in tele-town hall, says House GOP, DOGE not threats to social programs - from Nebraska Examiner* La Vista elementary school psychologist arrested on suspicion of child sex assault - from WOWT* A breakthrough cancer therapy treatment is coming to Nebraska Medicine - from KMTV

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Jasmine Harris is a mayoral candidate and the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at RISE. The Omaha mayoral primary election is next Tuesday, April 1st.ALSO…* ‘It’s important to keep the conversation going’: State senator holds police reform town hall - from KETV* National Weather Service halts launches of data-collecting balloons in Omaha - from WOWT* Could AI gun detection keep schools safe? Omaha Westside is banking on it - from Omaha World-Herald

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Darrick Silkman is a stage and screen actor and teacher. He starred in the title role of the feature film The Headliner and as Bobby Haden Church in the short film Bobby Haden Church: Brother Number Two, which just premiered at the Omaha Film Festival.For more information on Bobby Haden Church: Brother Number Two, click here.ALSO…* Omaha police investigating a crash involving two cars that left one person dead - from KETV* Omaha letter carriers protest Post Office privatization - from WOWT* Populist right favorite Mary Jane Truemper elected to lead Nebraska GOP - from Nebraska Examiner

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Dr. Jane Liu is Assistant Professor of Economics at The University of Nebraska-Omaha, Associate Editor of Open Economies Review and a pioneering and world-renowned expert on the study of Cryptocurrency markets, financial stability and macroeconomics.To listen to the Part One of Jane’s OMAPOD appearance, click here.To listen to Part Two of Jane’s OMAPOD appearance, click here.To follow Jane on Instagram, click here.To follow Jane on X, click here. To read about Jane’s journey from the UNO College of Business Administration magazine, click here, and a blog post about her from UNO, here.ALSO…* Nebraska senators advance transgender bathroom, sports restrictions bill - from Omaha World-Herald* Bellevue water park start marks first new major tourism build in a Nebraska ‘Good Life’ district - from Nebraska Examiner* Nebraska Attorney General issues cease and desist letters to Omaha stores selling illegal THC-containing products - from KETV

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Dr. Jane Liu is Assistant Professor of Economics at The University of Nebraska-Omaha, Associate Editor of Open Economies Review and a pioneering and world-renowned expert on the study of Cryptocurrency markets, financial stability and macroeconomics.To listen to the Part One of Jane’s OMAPOD appearance, click here.To follow Jane on Instagram, click here.To read Jane’s published scholarly research work, click here.To read about Jane’s journey from the UNO College of Business Administration magazine, click here, and a blog post about her from UNO, here.ALSO…* Democratic groups continue focus on U.S. Rep. Don Bacon with ad buys - from Nebraska Examiner* Neighbors frustrated and concerned with vacant North Omaha apartment complex - from KMTV* Pixies to headline 2025 Maha Festival - from WOWT

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Dr. Jane Liu is Assistant Professor of Economics at The University of Nebraska-Omaha, Associate Editor of Open Economies Review and a pioneering and world-renowned expert on the study of Cryptocurrency markets, financial stability and macroeconomics.To follow Jane on Instagram, click here. To watch the KETV story discussed in this episode, click here.To read Jane’s published scholarly research work, click here.To read about Jane’s journey from the UNO College of Business Administration magazine, click here, and a blog post about her from UNO, here.ALSO…* OPPD says they’ll work to ‘mitigate’ possible federal policy changes, fearing increased electric bills - from KETV* $17.5M OneWorld building marks milestone in $235M South and North Omaha state grant program - from Nebraska Examiner* Neighbors and the DCSO collaborate with MAPA on improving 30th Street safety - from KMTV

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Evan Matthews is director and Nicole Swinford is the screenwriter of Motherland.To listen to Part One of Evan & Nicole’s OMAPOD appearance, click here. ALSO…* Downtown Omaha business owner says homeless population is jeopardizing public safety - from WOWT* Omaha council weighs extending yard waste pick-up contract, expands sludge-to-farm program - from Omaha World-Herald* Nebraska GOP lawmaker wants to reshape higher ed with DEI, tenure bans - from Nebraska Examiner

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