The Weekly

In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Walter Thomas-Paterson '24, a senior staff writer from The Oberlin Review, about his interview with Rabbi Megan Doherty, the director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life. The segment is followed by an extended cut of Walter's Off the Cuff interview with Rabbi Doherty on the Heartbeat Bill. Walter's article was originally published in The Oberlin Review on February 24, 2021. This episode originally aired on WOBC Oberlin, 91.5 FM, Oberlin College and Community radio at 1:00 pm EST on March 15th, 2021.

In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with Ella Moxley '22, one of the News Editors from The Oberlin Review, about the vaccination plan for the Oberlin City School District (OCS). Ella's article was originally published on The Oberlin Review on February 26, 2021. This episode originally aired on WOBC Oberlin, 91.5 FM, Oberlin College and Community radio at 1:00 pm EST on March 8th, 2021.

In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with The Oberlin Review production editor, Alexa Stevens '22, about food insecurity and volunteerism by local organizations in and around Oberlin. After Alexa's segment, the hosts interview Editor-in-Chief of The Oberlin Review, Anisa Curry Vietze, about her article on the ongoing One Oberlin initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both articles were originally published on The Oberlin Review on February 19, 2021. This episode originally aired on WOBC Oberlin, 91.5 FM, Oberlin College and Community radio at 1:00 pm EST on March 1st, 2021.

In this episode, "The Weekly"'s co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 speak with The Oberlin Review writer, Zach Bayfield '22, about his review of Steel Magnolia, a new restaurant in downtown Oberlin. Zach discusses his dining experience at the restaurant, his connection to international cuisine as a Toronto native, and the importance of supporting small businesses during COVID-19. After the conversation is an audio clip of Zach's Interview with Shontae Jackson, the owner of Steel Magnolia. Finally, there are two audio journalism projects produced in the fall 2020 semester by Finn Miller and Zach Gershon, both in the Class of 2024 and the WOBC News Workgroup. This episode originally aired on WOBC Oberlin, 91.5 FM, Oberlin College and Community radio at 1:00 pm EST on February 22nd, 2021.

To begin Season 4, The Weekly's new co-hosts Jaimie Yue '22 and Owen Anderson '23 talk with The Oberlin Review's senior staff writer, Casey Troost '22, about her On The Record article interviewing Samuel George OC '07, a documentary filmmaker for the non-profit Bertelsmann Foundation in Washington, DC on his film “Go-Go City: Displacement & Protest in Washington, DC.” After the discussion is the extended cut of Casey's OTR Interview with Samuel. This episode was originally aired on WOBC Oberlin, 91.5 FM, Oberlin College and Community radio at 1:00 pm EST on February 15th, 2021.

We're excited to announce that the Weekly will return for Season 4 this spring with co-hosts Owen Anderson and Jaimie Yue! To kick of the new season, we're airing a bonus episode featuring an interview Anisa and Sarah did with Jad Abumrad back before the pandemic. 

Anisa, Johan, and Sarah are joined by Molly Bryson, Editor and Chief of the Grape, to talk to Alex Blumberg '89 about his his time at Oberlin, his evolution as a journalist, and the future of podcasting. Alex worked on This American Life and created Planet Money before co-founding the podcast network Gimlet Media.

Catch up on Oberlin's news with this week's Week in Review. Tune in at 9pm on March 9th to wobc.org for our full program!

Johan talks with Aaron Zitner '84, news editor at the Wall Street Journal's Washington Bureau, about his time at Oberlin and the role of data journalism.

Listen as Anisa Curry Vietze and Katie Lucey discuss Oberlin's latest news stories. Get a sneak peek into our upcoming episode about UAW as college negotiations continue.