http://www.wcpn.org The Sound of Ideas is WCPN's weekday morning call-in program. (c) Copyright 2012 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45108 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45108#When:13:00:01Z The U.S. Supreme Court says the state can no longer be trusted, and pulls the needle from the arms of Ohio's death row inmates... putting a hold on some scheduled executions. We'll look at the ruling's impact. We'll also hear about some charities, veterans groups and taverns, worried about the impact of the new casinos. And we'll decipher Mayor Jackson's reformation package for Cleveland's Schools. That's Friday morning at 9, on the Sound of Ideas. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45080 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45080#When:19:50:01Z There's still plenty of time to save up for college, provided your college-bound child is not yet even a twinkle in your eye. The cost of a higher education is higher than it's ever been, an average of $21, 600 last year for four-year colleges nationwide. That's two-and-a-half times more than these students' parents paid. On the next Sound of Ideas, our experts will discuss the soaring costs and share strategies for affording a degree, Thursay morning at 9:00. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:50:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45057 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45057#When:13:00:00Z Governor John Kasich delivers his state of the state speech from a top ranked elementary school in Steubenville. What kind of marks does his message merit on your grading scale? Did he leave any major questions unanswered? Wednesday on the Sound of Ideas as we take a close look at the governor's message on jobs, education and beyond. We'd love you to join us. Extra credit if you ask a question or share your thoughts. Wednesday morning at 9. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45036 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45036#When:13:00:00Z The Republican primaries are in full swing as the GOP seeks a candidate to unseat President Barack Obama in November. Ohio's Republicans will vote in a month. How will the various camps maneuver to make sure it's still a race, and not a coronation, by then? We'll take a look behind the scenes of the Ohio political battleground and look ahead to the general election for both major parties, Tuesday at 9 on the Sound of Ideas. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45013 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/45013#When:13:00:00Z Larry Elder, who'll address American exceptionalism at the Town Hall lecture series here, paints president Obama as a big government liberal protected by an anti-Republican media. Elder is a former Clevelander who says that white racism is no longer a major problem in America and blacks would do better by voting Republican. And the housing meltdown wasn't caused by greedy Wall Street bankers, he says, but by the government. Agree? Disagree? Join our conversation, Monday 9:00 on The Sound of Ideas. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44988 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44988#When:13:00:00Z It's another week of "can-you-believe-its?" in the county corruption trial. Plus Jim Tressel moves to Akron, taking a job created just for him. And ODOT'S Transportation Review Advisory Council slams shut the door on Cleveland's innerbelt appeal - but the fights' not over yet. That and much more... Friday morning - on the Sound of Ideas. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44955 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44955#When:18:47:01Z The Tax Foundation ranks says Ohio's tax climate is poor, ranking 39th among all states, worse than any of its neighbors. We'll compare the tax burden here, for individuals and corporations, with other states. High taxes contribute to the poor ranking, but a recent USA Today analysis claims taxes as a percentage of our gross domestic product in America is the lowest it's been in more than fifty years. Are we paying too much or not enough? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:47:01 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44856 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44856#When:13:00:00Z Most of the human cargo ferried from Africa across the Atlantic for the slave trade wound up not in the United States, but in sugar producing nations to the south. That's one of the surprising statistics in the exhaustive "Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade." The authors join us Thursday, along with Isabel Wilkerson, whose book "The Warmth of Other Suns" chronicles another great black migration, this one voluntary. Join us, Wednesday at 9:00 on The Sound of Ideas. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44912 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44912#When:19:18:00Z U.S. Navy Seals last week performed a daring rescue of two hostages, one an American woman, captured by Somali pirates. The international response to piracy in that part of the world has been uneven. On the next Sound of Ideas, we'll meet two Northeast Ohio lawyers working with authorities in the Seychelle Islands to seek justice. Why does piracy flourish and what is the recourse? And we'll look back to a time to when piracy was a problem on the Great Lakes, too. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:18:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44879 http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/44879#When:13:00:00Z When does a person become a person? Abortion opponents who say personhood begins with the fertilization of a human egg are pushing to force a Novermber vote to amend the state constitution. Fertilized human eggs would get legal status. What effect would that have on abortion, contraception and in-vitro fertilization? And what are its chances of passage given that similar measures failed in Mississippi and Colorado? Join the discussion Monday at 9 on the Sound of Ideas. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500