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On this episode of SportsBeat, the table dives into a crazy eventful week in the Ohio sports world. Host Jake Collins, Jack Zwiesinzki, Kasey Hill, and Luke Schmitt breakdown the mystery surrounding OU football after they end their regular season. Then they dabble into Men’s and Women’s basketball where they have struggled. Finally, of course, the group ends with upset watch and weekly awards.

The Anna Jinja Show confronts questions of identity, belonging, and historical erasure in this episode. Host Anna Jinja speaks with two guests whose work is rooted in preserving and honoring Black heritage in America.

David Butcher, Executive Director of the Tablertown People of Color Museum, traces his family’s journey from enslavement to freedom in Ohio and reflects on raising two adopted children across racial lines. His perspective illuminates the emotional, cultural, and systemic challenges that emerge when white parents raise Black children — and why community and cultural connection are crucial.

Artist and activist Paisha Thomas joins the conversation to discuss her music and her nonprofit organization, Land of the Freed, which spotlights the descendants of freed people who were violently stripped of 3,200 acres of inherited land in 1846. Her work underscores how Black contributions to American culture are too often appropriated while their origins are erased.

Together, the episode examines how adoption agencies perpetuate colonial thinking, the role of museums and art in safeguarding history, and practical ways families and educators can commit to antiracism. With deeply personal stories, this conversation speaks to anyone who believes that understanding our full history — the beautiful and the painful — is essential to building a more just future.

This week on The OUtlet, a new mascot helps the community learn to recycle, and a kitchen fire temporarily shuts down Jackie O’s Public House.

On this episode of SportsBeat, host Jack Zwiezinski, Simon Lupfer, Reece Merkel, Kasey Hill, and Ben Axelrod start with OU Volleyball’s series split with Western Michigan and their conference tournament preview. Then they bounce to football where Ohio secured a perfect at-home record

Next, they check in on men's and women’s basketball. Following that up with our read and react segment. Finally, the table looks at some other collegiate and professional sports.

Ever feel like life is eating you alive? You're not alone. Tune into "The Anna Jinja Show" and listen to a young adoptee and singer Elle Pyle receive a special gift from the Athens alternative rock band Basket Case—a song and message about surviving life's toughest transitions. Hear Izze Kaukonen and Cass Willhelm share raw, honest advice about owning your differences, accepting love during the difficult years, and finding your community.

This week on The OUtlet, Amesville packs the community center for a night of swing dancing, and Donkey Coffee introduces its new four-legged team member.

On this episode of SportsBeat, host Connor Mallon, Jack Zwiezinski, Craig Neal, Kasey Hill, Luke Schmitt dive into a week of OU fall sports, from the Football team's crushing loss at Western Michigan to Men's basketball hard fought effort vs. Saint Mary's. For professional sports, the table mourns the Browns and Bengals, and highlights the Cavaliers hot start to the 2025-26 season. Finally, they wrap up with a controversial Upset Watch segment.

This week on The OUtlet, a 50-year firefighting career comes to a close. How a first responder’s impact reaches far beyond the station, and the ongoing government shutdown brings new concerns about America's standing in international agriculture.

Poets Wendy McVicker and Albert Rouzie read and discuss poetry.

On this episode of SportsBeat, host Simon Lupfer, Andrew Levites, Reece Merkel, Kasey Hill, and Luke Schmitt cover a busy week of Ohio sports from the Men's and Women's basketball season starting, to the Bobcats thrilling victory over Miami in the Battle of the Bricks. For Professional sports, the table breaks down one of the greatest World Series' of all time, Browns and Bengals headlines, and the first 7 games of the Cavaliers season.