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The arts series Sound Action is currently underway at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, curated by Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Arts Catalina Jordan Alvarez. Tonight in the college's Herndon Gallery, Sound Action presents Dead Metaphors, featuring composer/sound artist/instrument builder Daniel Fishkin, alongside an ensemble of SOUND students from Antioch.

In this edition of WYSO Weekend:

The African American infant mortality rate has been consistently high for decades both, in Ohio and throughout the United States. But one nearby county got that rate down significantly. For Ohio Public Radio, WCPN’s Anna Huntsman tells us how they did it.

Here’s a truth about coming home from war. The soldier is finally home, but not fully. The National Center for PTSD says trauma survivors often experience problems in intimate and family relationships; because PTSD interferes with trust, communication, and emotional closeness. Today on Veterans’ Voices, Army veteran Andrew Klein of Kettering talks with his wife, Anna and daughter, Elyse about their gradual healing process.

WYSO is partnering with Stats and Stories, a podcast produced at Miami University.

For the last several years the US Census Bureau has been gearing up for its count of the American population. Researchers have been working out sampling strategies as well as what types of questions Americans will be asked. One of the concerns going into the 2020 Census is the possibility of miscounts, which could impact everything from representation in Congress, to federal funding for a variety of projects. Assessing the miscount risk is the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories. Rosemary Pennington is joined by regular panelist John Bailer, Chair of Miami’s Statistics Department. Their guest is Rob Santos, the Vice President and Chief Methodologist at the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization focused on issues of public policy. Recently released is a report assessing possible miscounts in the 2020 Census, and Santos is one of the report’s authors. 

Trotwood-Madison City Schools is searching for a new district superintendent. Yesterday, officials held sessions with administrators, high school students, teachers, and community members as part of the district’s search. 

Frank DePalma with the Montgomery County Educational Service Center is assisting in the search. He said the school board is interested in hearing from a variety of community stakeholders.

As the years fly by I like to pause at the end of each one to reflect upon the things that have happened during each year. I'll compile lists. For the past 15 years I have been writing book reviews for the Cox Ohio newspapers and each December I will share lists of my favorite books divided by whether they were fiction or non-fiction titles. During the decade that I was the music director at WYSO I would compile an annual list of my 100 favorite albums from each year. I do love making lists and sharing them.

Here’s a truth about coming home from war. The soldier is finally home, but not fully. The National Center for PTSD says trauma survivors often experience problems in their intimate and family relationships; because PTSD involves interferes with trust, communication, and emotional closeness. Today on Veterans’ Voices, Army veteran Andrew Klein of Kettering talks with his wife, Anna and daughter, Elyse about their gradual healing process.

Transcript:

Anna Klein (Anna): What do you remember about when you enlisted, and why?