View From The Pugh

View From The Pugh

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  • Columbus rabbi talks about conversion from Baptist to Judaism

    Chris Pugh talks with Columbus Dispatch reporter Danae King about the story of Columbus Rabbi Stephen Slater was raised by Baptist missionaries in Africa and found Judaism first through an intellectual, philosophical interest in the beginnings of Christianity.

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    8 min
  • Gahanna special needs program making dog treats

    Megan Henry talks about Gahanna Barkery, a micro business started this year by the school's special education program to make and sell dog treats.

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    9 min
  • All hail the Detroit Lions

    Craig Shoup and I talk about the Detroit Lions finally winning a game, fast-food worker shortages and a wedding ring lost in the 1960s which was finally found. 

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    35 min
  • Homeowner burned down house to fight snakes

    Paul and I talk about a Maryland homeowner who burned down a house trying to fight snakes, Joey Chestnut eats 17 pounds of St. Elmo’s shrimp cocktail and a man who hid Britain's largest model train set from his girlfriend.

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    39 min
  • Lasting effects from Rep. Boebert's anti-Muslim comments about Ilhan Omar linger

    Lasting effects from Rep. Boebert's anti-Muslim comments about Ilhan Omar linger, the National Institutes of Health comments on the severity and longevity of Omicron, and tensions rise at the Russia-Ukraine border.

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    4 min
  • A closer look at "West Side Story"

    George Thomas joins Craig Shoup to take a closer look at "West Side Story."

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    27 min
  • Laws advocates say restricting reproductive rights in Montana await decisions by the state Supreme Court

    Laws advocates say restricting reproductive rights in Montana await decisions by the state Supreme Court, and the ongoing pandemic raises concerns for high blood pressure risks for Americans.

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    7 min
  • 'Foods, funds and friends:' Wisconsin food pantries seek holiday support

    Wisconsin's food charities are preparing for a possible spike in demand heading into the holiday season.


    From the end of federal pandemic aid measures to ongoing supply chain disruptions, Stephanie Dorfman, executive director of Feeding Wisconsin, said organizations like hers are balancing several factors this year.

    Feeding Wisconsin coordinates six regional food banks across the state, and distributed 86 million pounds of food during the 2021 fiscal year, up 75% from 2019.

    "Our food banks across the state are always in need of food, funds and friends," said Dorfman.

    A March 2021 report from Feeding America, Feeding Wisconsin's parent organization, predicted more than 10% of Wisconsinites, or about 606,000 people, would experience food insecurity this year. That's slightly better than the national average of nearly 13%.

    As local food pantries work to address food insecurity, Nancy Renkes - executive director of the Feed my People Food Bank in Eau Claire - said these organizations typically prefer cash donations, which allow them more flexibility when stocking their shelves.

    "So, it absolutely is much more beneficial to hungry people if we can have people make a financial donation versus a food donation," said Renkes, "unless it's food that would otherwise end up in the landfill."

    According to its website, Feed my People distributes more than 8.3 million pounds of food annually to 14 counties in western Wisconsin.

    While it isn't a major concern yet, Renkes added, supply chain disruptions have made getting food to pantries more difficult in recent weeks.

    "We're feeling the impact in really just a couple of different ways," said Renkes, "and we're cautiously optimistic that it won't become a huge issue. But definitely, it's a concern."

    She noted food-aid charities need continued support even past the holidays, as they predict demand will likely remain high well into the new year.

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    3 min
  • $65 billion in infrastructure bill to tackle rural broadband

    (Nevada News Connection) - There's a light at the end of the tunnel for rural Nevadans struggling with slow, spotty internet service as the Biden administration's infrastructure bill has allocated $65 billion for broadband improvements.


    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program just started taking applications for grants and loans to companies willing to build out networks to underserved areas.

    Lynn Manning John, vice-principal of Owyhee Combined School on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, said her community desperately needs better coverage and more bandwidth.

    "In the building, we struggle with the internet going out regularly because the kids are on Chromebooks," Manning John explained. "And because of our location, which is a hundred miles from Elko, it sometimes takes us a day or two to get our internet back up."

    She pointed out the area has only a single cell tower, and pre-pandemic 90% of families had no home-based internet service. Rural areas often lack communication infrastructure, because the customer base is too small to provide a return on a telecom company's investment.

    Manning John said the future of her community, part of the Shoshone Paiute Tribe, depends on better broadband.

    "It cannot be left up to the market," Manning John contended. "These kids have a need. Internet is just as essential as indoor plumbing and electricity. It needs to be provided on the scale that we do any type of public service."

    Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, saying it favors urban over rural and suburban areas and creates red tape.

    Jenny Miller, vice president of states and industry relations with the nonprofit advocacy group Connected Nation, said the country needs to make distance learning and telemedicine available to all, and to close the digital divide.

    "It's really a once-in-a-generation amount of money that is coming down the pipe," Miller emphasized. "There is a ton of political pressure to get this moving quickly. We needed this yesterday."

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    3 min
  • Paul Yanchek speaks on "The Thrill of Hope"

    Paul Yanchek speaks about "The Thrill of Hope"

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    21 min

About View From The Pugh

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Podcast from Chris Pugh, Craig Shoup, Joe Frost and Paul Yanchek with regular guest appearances from Robert McCune, George Thomas and Bob Garver that discusses pop culture and sports.