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On this week's Fascinating Ohio, we're meeting a breakfast influencer, women's advocate and math educator.

Fascinating Ohio: A breakfast influencer, a women’s advocate and a math educator We're talking to a breakfast influencer, a women's advocate and a math educator on this week's Fascinating Ohio.

Columbus Blue Jackets fans are nothing if not loyal. They've rolled with many punches over the years, but it's been a summer of discontent for local hockey lovers. Firings, team shakeups and trade rumors have rattled, well, pretty much everyone who cares about the team.

What can Columbus Blue Jackets fans expect in the upcoming season? We are talking all things Columbus Blue Jackets on this hour of All Sides.

The Black Lives Matter movement was monumental in calling out police brutality in our nation. It brought to light countless gruesome stories of victims and officers who dodged accountability. But the police force has had a long history of brutality against the Black community, even Black police officers.

Book highlights the history of Black police officers in America Journalist Wilbert L. Cooper uncovers the story of being a Black cop in America in his recent book The Black Shield.

The phrase, "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there," sums up some people's feelings about the “downtown” of a city. According to a national study, city leaders' efforts to bring people back downtown have a long way to go.

Does Columbus' lack of identity impact people's view of the city? A nationwide City Pulse survey found that nearly 75% of city residents say their central business districts offer a great experience but less than half visit weekly.

Ohio State University researchers want your baby teeth and toenail clippings, but the reason why is not what you may think.

Tech Tuesday: Ohio State researchers want your baby teeth and toenail clippings Ohio State University researchers want your baby teeth and toenail clippings to learn more about the health effects of the oilfield brine, which is used for melting ice and dust control on roadways.

There are many types of surveillance technology, but Flock Safety license plate cameras is one making news as people in Columbus and across the country react to their use. Listen at 10 a.m. on 89.7 NPR News or listen online.

Flock camera automated license plate recognition technology raises privacy concerns There are many types of surveillance technology, but Flock Safety license plate cameras is one making news as people in Columbus and across the country react to their use

An upcoming musical event on September 1, “Southern Oracles,” will celebrate the South Side, an area of Columbus that is historically and artistically rich, vibrant and diverse.

Through music and poetry, artists will pay tribute to beloved spots – from Boyd's Barbershop to Golden Donuts to Mae's Market.

Guests:

Scott Woods, poet, writer, author

J Rawls, Jason Rawls, musician, DJ, and assistant professor of hip hop at Ohio State University

Trek Manifest, musical artist and rapper

Funding from:
Johnstone Fund for New Music

Listen here:

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-08-24/celebrating-the-music-of-columbus-south-side

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