Cincinnati

The Thrive Empowerment Center near Cincinnati, Ohio, uses a trauma-informed approach to teach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. They are trying to make the sport accessible to women, queer folks and survivors of violence.

This episode has interviews with filmmaker Nelson George, YSFF director Eric Mahoney, and Yemi Oyediran, who just released a documentary about Cincinnati's King Records.

WYSO Community Voices Producer Susan Byrnes explores ideas from her new show, "Lightness and Weight," now on display at the Contemporary Dayton Gallery in this episode.

University of Cincinnati Professor Jennifer Wright-Berryman and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science graduate Kat Vancil-Coleman created the Equal Deathcare database for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to find inclusive and affirming end of life and death care.

MacArthur "genius grant" winner Shahzia Sikander is showcasing an exhibition across two museums this spring: the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Prior to working with House of Bread, Sherry Gale worked with Dayton Public Schools for three and a half years.

Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.

A third of U.S. pharmacies have closed since 2010. Among them, both independent and chain pharmacies struggling to make money in the industry.

A production facility of PepsiCo in Cincinnati area will close at the end of the year.

Is video a drug?

Artists Molly Jo Burke and Nate Gorgen have two kids, a dog, and a collaborative art practice they call "Byproduct Studios."

The grant, provided through the EPA's Brownfields Job Training Program, will go toward the recruiting and training of 40 local students to enter environmental jobs.