http://www.wcpn.org The Sound of Ideas is WCPN's weekday morning call-in program. (c) Copyright 2013 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53760 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53760#When:18:30:00Z Seymour Avenue tries to regain its status as just another street, while the world continues asking 'what happened there?' More than a dozen Cleveland firefighters are indicted for taking the cash, without doing the work….Local Tea Partiers ponder a lawsuit against the IRS…And Cleveland’s Horseshoe Casino closes out year one as a success, and as a work in progress. Join host Rick Jackson for the Reporter’s Roundtable--Friday at 9 am on 90.3. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53742 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53742#When:18:30:00Z People in northeast Ohio are wheezing, sneezing and honking their way through one of the worst spring allergy seasons in recent memory. Thursday on The Sound of Ideas we'll dig into what makes it such a troubling season, what we can do to minimize the misery and whether the worst is yet to come. Join host Mike McIntyre with your questions. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53691 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53691#When:13:00:00Z As three Cleveland women held captive for a decade begin to heal and to reconnect with their families a week after their rescue, a community is left to ponder questions beyond the initial shock of "how did this happen?" The question now is: How many other missing people might be in captivity like they were? On the next Sound of Ideas, we'll talk about how authorities search for missing people, the role of neighbors and the media, and how it might be done better. Join us Wednesday at 9 with host Mike McIntyre. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53677 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53677#When:18:40:00Z Ohioans have made it clear in opinion polls and at the polls that they want the chance to elect the judges who serve in various courts in the Buckeye State. But Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor says reforms can be made to improve judicial elections without taking the choice out of voter's hands. One idea: Removing partisanship from primary elections. The case for judicial election reform and, of course, the rebuttal with Mike McIntyre Tuesday at 9:00 on The Sound of Ideas. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:40:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53653 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53653#When:13:00:00Z Join host Mike McIntyre Monday at 9 to discuss sex, drugs and pleasure. Or, more specifically, the chemical in our brains associated with those things: Dopamine. It's also associated with addiction and certain diseases. In a special science café edition of the program, we'll get the straight dope on dopamine. If you join us, it will be an even more pleasurable discussion. Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53643 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53643#When:13:00:00Z The Cleveland man who turned his home into a prison is the prisoner today. Arial Castro entered no plea as he stood in court - hands cuffed head and eyes down. Two of the kiddnappping and rape victims went home after a decade of isolation - one remains in the hospital. The mayor has a message for police - and the media. The bitter and the sweet on the reporters roundtable - join host David Molpus Friday at nine on 90.3. Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53573 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53573#When:17:52:00Z It stands to reason that the best way to deal with school violence is to avoid the violence. To nip problems in the bud. Easier said than done, right? But schools and safety officials say they're making progress at deterring trouble by having teachers spot trouble as it begins to develop. Early and intensive intervention also are keys. We'll discuss strategies to keep schools safe and see how they're working, Thursday morning at 9:00 on The Sound of Ideas. Thu, 09 May 2013 17:52:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53595 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53595#When:13:00:00Z 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. Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53590 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53590#When:13:00:00Z Three Cleveland women who have been missing for a decade were identified Monday afternoon after one of the missing placed a 911 call. Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said he thinks Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were tied up at a house on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland owned by Ariel Castro. Tuesday on "The Sound of Ideas" we hear the latest developments from law enforcement. Plus, Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett, talks about her interviews with the families over the years. Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53557 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/53557#When:13:00:00Z Courageous patients who volunteer to be first in line to take experimental cancer drugs seek to restore their own health while benefiting all of humankind. Monday on the Sound of Ideas, on the heels of The Plain Dealer's week-long series on Phase I clinical trials at University Hospitals, we'll learn about how treatments are tested and eventually approved and how medical science owes a debt of gratitude to a small group of pioneer patients. Join host Mike McIntyre Monday at 9 on 90.3. Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400