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The "Sound of Ideas" is Ideastream Public Media's daily flagship public affairs program focusing on Northeast Ohio. Listen on WKSU. Watch live or on-demand on the Ohio Channel. Or subscribe on the podcast app of your choice.
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The average American will abandon their New Year's resolutions by the second Friday in January. Our panel of goal-driven individuals will explore the effectiveness of long-term goal planning and why some may be getting it wrong.
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We'll discuss the situation in Venezuela and competitive races for two statewide positions in Ohio with local political experts. We'll also discuss how the economy, tariffs and health care costs will impact the 2026 midterms. -
The "Sound of Ideas" assembles another panel of area readers to recommend books from across the spectrum that they think folks should read in 2026. -
We’re looking back at the top stories from the Statehouse in 2025, as well as some of the stories covered by The Ohio Newsroom in parts of the state that don't often make it into the headlines. -
Free speech rights for minors may factor into proposed social media access laws. We revisit this conversation, and review changes to sports betting rules in a doubleheader encore presentation of our "Law of the Land" series on the "Sound of Ideas." -
We look back at the local news stories of 2025, starting with the Browns plan to move to Brook Park, and what that means for Cleveland's lakefront.
