Lauren McCay
The Sound of Ideas
A daily live public policy & community issues Radio & TV show on 90.3 WCPN/NPR and on The Ohio Channel
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Highlighted Shows:
Piper Kerman-Author-Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman's memoir, "Orange is the New Black," became a bestseller and a hit television series on Netflix. Kerman will speak at Cleveland State University Sunday about her personal experiences and about the causes for which she is passionate: Prison reform and support for women when they emerge from incarceration. She joins on this edition of the Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/piper-kerman-author-orange-new-black
Smartphone Health Apps: Are They Really Effective?
Smart phones have all kinds of apps that make them smart. They can map your commute, order dinner, even tune into informative public radio shows . They can also keep you healthy, tracking calories or steps, for example. But some apps promise far more, and medical professionals worry they might promise more than they can deliver. On this edition of The Sound of Ideas we discuss the promise, and limits, of health care apps.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/smartphone-health-apps-are-they-really-effective
Should Parenting Make You Happy?
Anyone who has stayed up all night with a colicky newborn, or dealt with the aftermath of a diaper that just explodes, knows that parenthood is no fairy tale. Especially the first year. But worse than unemployment, divorce, even the death of a partner? That's what a German study contends. We'll use that a a starting point for a discussion on parenthood, from year one through the teen years on this edition of The Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/should-parenting-make-you-happy
Leaping To Another Career
Many of you would recognize Tess Vigeland's voice from her time on public radio. She quit her job in 2012 due to frustrations she doesn't fully reveal in her book, Leap. What she does reveal, though, is the difficulty in coming to grips with the need to move on, even with no plan b, and the reality that for so many, our jobs and ambition define us. She joins us and others who have taken a career leap on this edition of The Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/leaping-another-career
Defining Community Policing
As a community police commission begins its work in Cleveland, we'd like to hear from you about the relationship between police and the community and what needs to change. What do the people in Cleveland’s neighborhoods say about the relationship between police and the people they are sworn to protect and serve. What do you have to say about the way policing is done and the way it needs to be done? What would an ideal police department look like and how far are from it? Have YOUR say on this edition of The Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/defining-community-policing
Drug Testing In Schools
More high schools, and not just private ones, want to drug test students as the scourge of heroin and pain killer addiction continues. On this edition of the Sound of Ideas, we'll find out how the first year of testing went at a local Catholic high school, and we'll talk with the principal of a suburban public school looking to test students who participate in extracurriculars . Plus, a parent who doesn't like the idea at all.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/updated-drug-testing-schools
Mindless Eating
You can resolve to eat healthy foods and get in shape. You can pump iron, pound pavement, tire out the treadmill. You can take advantage of our world-class health care institutions for counsel and motivation. And still it can all be sabotaged with a bag of chips that's suddenly empty in your hands. On this edition of the Sound of Ideas: Mindless eating. How snacks attack our best intentions and what you can do to keep a lid on the cookie jar.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/mindless-eating
Breaking News-Pot on the Ballot
Ohio voters will decide in November whether to change the state constitution to allow the sale of marijuana, with commercial growing limited to 10 predetermined sites. At the same time, they'll decide on another amendment that would outlaw such monopolies. On this edition of the Sound of Ideas, we'll have proponents of both measures, analysis of the issues and a look at what impact legal pot has had elsewhere.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/pot-ballot
No Vacation Nation
It's true that workers in European countries get more paid vacation time than U.S. workers. But did you know that many here don't even use the time they have? Studies show U.S. workers are leaving billions of dollars in vacation time unused. It's not good for workers and it's really not good for companies, either. What's causing people to give up their time off? And what are some local firms doing to encourage vacations?
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/no-vacation-nation
Declining Religion Affiliation In America
Christianity is on the decline in the United States, while the number of people who identify with no organized religion is growing. Those are some key findings of the Pew Research Center's recently released U.S. Religious Landscape Study. Younger people aren't affiliating with churches the way their parents and grandparents did. We'll dig into the numbers, offer some conclusions and invite analysis including nationally recognized controversial Pastor and Public Speaker, Rob Bell, on this edition of Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/declining-religion-affliation-america
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Wasn't that a great Fourth of July weather weekend? Here's hoping for many more nice days ahead. It will take many more to wring the wet memory of June from our psyches, not to mention from our basements and back yards. On this edition of the Sound of Ideas, we'll look back at the third wettest month in history here and get some advice on drying out.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/rain-rain-go-away
History & Challenges of HBCUs
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have seen enrollment declines, leadership controversies and government funding cuts . Given those difficulties, some wonder why we need the nation's 105 historically black institutions, two of which are in Ohio. Defenders point to their historic cultural significance and their role in educating the underserved and underrepresented. That discussion on this edition of The Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/history-challenges-hbcus-face
Breaking News-Supreme Court Rulings: ACA & Same-Sex Marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the affordable care act, ruling that federal subsidies can remain in all states, not only those that chose to participate in federally-run health care exchanges. What does that mean for Ohio and for those who buy insurance through the state's exchange? Discussion and analysis of that case and the court's ruling on same sex marriage, on this edition of the Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/supreme-court-rulings-aca-same-sex-marriage
Defining Race: Who Gets to Decide?
Rachel Dolezal says she identifies as a black woman, but the former NAACP leader in Spokane resigned after her parents, who both are white, said she is, too. That's touched off a discussion about race in this country. For some, it's pretty black and white: She lied and posed as black. For others, deeper issues arise regarding how we define race and identity. Join us for this edition of The Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/defining-race-who-gets-decide
Women In Military: Ashley's War
In 2010, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command created Cultural Support Teams, a pilot program to put women on the battlefield alongside Green Berets and Army Rangers on sensitive missions in Afghanistan. Ashley White, from Alliance, Ohio, was the first CST member killed in action. Join us on this edition of The Sound of Ideas as we talk with her family and comrades as well as author Gayle Lemmon about her recent book, “Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield.”
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/women-military-ashleys-war
Breaking News-Officer Brelo Verdict
May 25, 2015
A judge has found Officer Michael Brelo not guilty for his role in the 137-bullet Cleveland Police fusillade that left two unarmed citizens dead in 2012. Monday morning at 9 on the Sound of Ideas, WCPN reporters provide detail on the verdict and the reaction. Also, legal experts, civic leaders and you. Call us to weigh in not only on this verdict, but on protests and on police/community relations going forward. Join us Memorial Day morning at 9:00.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/police-officer-not-guilty-137-shot-barrage
Implicit Bias
We're all said to have implicit bias. It doesn't necessarily mean you're a racist or a sexist, but you may have biases about people or issues you didn't even know you had. So how do you discover those biases and what do you do about them once you know? The issue is especially timely as officials here and across the nation work to improve the relationship between police and the black community. We'll talk about it on this edition of The Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/implicit-bias
Credit Invisibility
One in ten Americans is credit invisible. That means they have no credit history because they've never used credit. Another 19 million have such thin credit reports that arriving at a credit score is impossible. In some ways, it can be worse to have no credit history than a bad one. The Plain Dealer's Sheryl Harris is with us on this edition of The Sound of Ideas to talk about the drawbacks of credit invisibility, and what can be done about it.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/credit-invisibility
More Than Just A Game
It seems like every child, regardless of prowess, plays on an athletic team at some point. Soccer, t-ball, hoops or, increasingly, lacrosse. And that means coaches are a big influence on their lives. On this edition of the Sound of Ideas, we'll discuss the role of coaches and their impact beyond the game. What IS good coaching? Are parents a help or hindrance? A number of coaches join us, including LeBron's high school coach, Dru Joyce.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/role-coach
Kent State: The Day The 60s Died
On May 4, 1970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic. The event triggered a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of colleges and universities to close.
KENT STATE: THE DAY THE 60’s DIED is a PBS special that chronicles the nation’s upheaval during May 1970. The film marks the 45th anniversary of the tragedy.
On this edition of The Sound of Ideas, we’ll talk with the producers of the film as well as some guests who can recall the chaos and unrest of that time.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/kent-state-day-60s-died
Dredging Controversy
The Cuyahoga River needs to be dredged regularly to keep it deep enough for freighters to carry ore and steel. And the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dutifully dredges. But where should the sediment go? The Corps says the river bottom in the river's industrial section is clean enough to dump directly into lake erie. The Ohio EPA says it's still too contaminated for that. On this edition of the Sound of Ideas, we'll take a look inside the fight over where to dump, and who pays for it.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/dredging-controversy
Overcomers
Judge Michael J. Ryan was the son of a 14-year old mother who would develop a drug addiction that killed her when he was just 13. His father was in prison and his stepfather was known to frequently beat his mother and abuse drugs. Somehow, he overcame. School -- 11 of them before high school graduation -- was his refuge. He often shares his story with others, especially young people, seeking to inspire. We'll also hear from Stephanie Tolar of Medina, who shielded her drug and alcohol addiction, and underlying problems, from friends and family. She's sober now and tells her cautionary tale to middle schoolers. Latasha Watts is with us, too, to talk about the difficulties of her foster-care upbringing, aging out of the system and her resolve to make life better for foster children.
And ideastream's Brian Bull talks about his latest project, "Cleveland Tough: Tales of Survival and Perseverance." All of that on the next Sound of Ideas.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/overcomers
Breaking News-Ariel Castro
May 8, 2014
Three longtime missing Cleveland women, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, were found alive Monday. Ariel Castro and his two brothers: Pedro Castro, and Onil Castro were arrested in connection with the missing women. Wednesday we will bring you the latest developments and speak with experts about how this could have happened and the impact it will have on the community. Join host Mike McIntyre Wednesday at 9 on 90.3.
Click here to listen or watch the show: http://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/miracle-cleveland
