The Civic Commons Podcast show

The Civic Commons Podcast

Summary: The Civic Commons podcast is a dynamic half-hour public affairs program airing Saturday mornings on WJCU (88.7 FM, University Heights), and Tuesday evenings on WYSU (88.5 FM, Youngstown). It features citizen voices more than talking heads, citizen commentaries instead of expert drones, and hosts who are always looking for different ways to set the stage for discussion. Hosted by award-winning public radio host Dan Moulthrop, produced by Luke Frazier of NOW Productions with assistance from WJCU and edited by Daniel Steinberg of Dim Sum Thinking and Erica Brenner of Brenner Productions. The podcast is part of The Civic Commons, a regional effort to bring more citizens into the conversations that matter.

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Podcasts:

 Crisis in the courts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

There may be one thing Republicans and Democrats agree on right now: that there is a crisis in the federal court system. Not surprisingly, they totally disagree on whose fault it is. But here's the big surprise: there might be a solution that all sides can like. The crisis, in short, is the more than 70 vacancies on the federal bench. It's a bigger problem than it sounds: it can take over eighteen months to fill a vacancy; and civil cases can take more than four years to resolve. And now that we've entered the presidential election season, the Senate has stopped tending to current nominations. On this hour, Dan Moulthrop sits down with two federal court watchers to dissect a recent panel in which we hear from a sitting federal judge, a top aide to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and voices from all sides of the issue. It's heady, complex stuff, simply explained.

 Development Baklava, the special | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The post-recession economy has changed the world of development deals. In the past, a major project might involve a handful of investors. Today, projects require so many "layers" of financing, there's now a new metaphor to describe it: baklava financing. Here's the full size radio special.

 Hacking the Economy, a one hour special | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The post-recession economy doesn’t work for everyone, and sometimes, you need a little creativity in order to survive. Many Northeast Ohioans have taken to figuring out ingenious work-arounds to traditional economic forces. In other words, they’re hacking the economy.

 The Fracking Economy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

New methods of drilling for natural gas and oil have opened up previously unreachable resources deep below the Earth’s surface in Ohio. Depending on your perspective, drilling with hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Marcellus shale is either the Ohio’s greatest economic opportunity or greatest environmental threat. Turns out, it’s a little of both. Join Civic Commons hosts Dan Moulthrop and Noelle Celeste as they travel the region looking answers from a variety of geographic and geologic perspectives.

 Read (listen) all about it--books that changed lives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Summer books, some are life changers.

 Another Listen: Make Lemons into Lemonade | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Another listen to a show broadcast in late winter, since we're coming into lemonade season. When life gives you sludge, old medical equipment and poop...make nature preserves, life saving supplies and energy.

 Development Baklava | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Complicated commercial development can have as many layers of financing as Turkish pastry has layers of phyllo.  

 Hacking the Economy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Alternative economic strategies are growing--go Kickstart your Cash Mob into the TimeBank.

 Roll Call for Reform | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Yes we need quality teachers...but do we really know what that means?

 Deep in the heart of fracking | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Texas has been fracking for years...so what does Ohio's gas exploration future look like?

 Mayor Jackson: I'm calling the roll | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson sat down with The Civic Commons on Friday, April 20, to talk about his education reform plan. This is the raw tape of the interview, and we'll be using it in an upcoming program.

 A good teacher a day keeps ignorance away | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Good teachers are akin to saints, so do they need a union contract to protect them?

 Bullies be Gone | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Bullies are everywhere, but we have ways to make them stop.

 When we talk about race | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

How do YOU talk about race? And why can it be so touchy?

 Another Listen: A Spiritual Feast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Local chefs make food that's out of this world.

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