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02/03/2026

Phone ban legislation in schools have been enacted in many states to keep incidents of poor behavior low and test scores up. We’ll discuss why these bans had to be enacted.

What does it look like to enforce a ban on phones in schools?

02/03/2026

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, has significantly increased their activity during the second Trump administration. After recent events in Minnesota, people in Ohio are on high alert about ICE activity.

The temporary protected status of Haitians in Ohio and beyond is set to expire on Feb. 3 unless a judge intervenes. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has warned of a possible increase in ICE activity.

02/02/2026

Grammar Girl stops by to talk about 2025’s word of the year and eggcorns, which is a word or phrase that results from mishearing a word or phrase. We'll talk about all this and take your grammar questions starting at 11 a.m. on 89.7 NPR News.

Fogarty joins us for this hour of "All Sides" to explain the grammatical phenomena that are eggcorns and familects.

02/02/2026

Thousands of Haitians in Ohio and nationwide are expected to lose their legal status to live and work in the U.S. Governor DeWine says to prepare for a possible ICE surge in Springfield. Listen at 10 a.m. on 89.7 NPR News.

In Springfield, home to a sizable Haitian population, officials are urging federal ICE agents to forgo masks and carry ID.

01/30/2026

I’m back with another tiny microphone preview. Next week we will talk with author Jennifer B. Wallace about her new book “Mattering.” Tell us what makes you feel like you matter.

01/30/2026

Author Sam Quinones, who chronicled the drug epidemic in Ohio and elsewhere in his books Dreamland and The Least of Us decided to take a detour in his latest book, and he found it in the tuba section and in marching band.

Journalist/author Sam Quinones joins us this hour to talk about The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work.

01/30/2026

The United States once saw part of its mission as a nation builder, peacekeeper and defender of democracy. The actions of the Trump administration in Venezuela, dissolution of USAID and withdrawal from international organizations has changed the United States' standing.

On this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about how the U.S. exiting several international organizations is changing its place in the world.

01/29/2026

Oh, the places you’ll go. Sometimes they’re far away like Alaska. And sometimes they’re much closer to home. We'll tell you exactly what we mean on this week's edition of Fascinating Ohio.

We're meeting a doctor who travels far from Ohio to treat patients and two people who are putting a major Ohio city on the map...literally.

01/29/2026

Value City Furniture is experiencing the same fate as another Columbus-based retailer Big Lots; the discount closeout store. After failing to attract a buyer, liquidation of the discount furniture retailers’ stores has begun.

Coming up on this hour of All Sides, we're discussing the bankruptcy of Value City Furniture, Saks Fifth Avenue and other big name stores and what it means about the future of retail.

01/28/2026

Ohio State President Emeritus Gordon Gee joined All Sides on WOSU Public Media today. We talked about the future of higher education, his consulting role with OSU, and more.

Listen here:

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-01-28/ohio-state-president-emeritus-e-gordon-gee-discusses-the-future-of-higher-education

01/28/2026

After a 15-year wait, Ohio is limiting the use of controversial gestational crates for pregnant sows. The effort took a constitutional amendment in 2009, the threat of a second one by the Humane Society, and the then-governor bringing both sides together to hash out an agreement.

On this hour of All Sides, we're discussing why all farmers are not on board, and why more food companies, from McDonald’s to Costco, are adopting ethical animals.

01/28/2026

E. Gordon Gee describes himself as a leader at five great universities, a proud father and grandfather and a bow tie enthusiast. For those who have been around Columbus long enough to remember, E. Gordon Gee has a prominent legacy.

Gee was president of Ohio State University twice, and now he’s back for a third time in a consulting role.