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Wright State Theater presents “Sweat”, a provocative play that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2017. The play helps us understand what events led to our deepening divisions of class and race. Culture Couch producer David Seitz visited rehearsals, talked to two actors, and recorded some of the play.
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This month professional basketball player and ESPN host Jay Williams launched a podcast with NPR. It’s called The Limits, and he’s already interviewed guests like Gabrielle Union and Charlamagne tha God. Back in 2002, the Chicago Bulls drafted Williams second overall in the NBA. But he suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident about a year after he signed with the team. That derailed his athletic career. But he rebounded. And that’s what he says his new podcast is all about. Williams spoke with WYSO’s Desmond Winton-Finklea, just after he got off First Take on ESPN.
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The Cleveland Orchestra canceled two concerts over the weekend after a performer tested positive for COVID-19. The concert Saturday night was canceled hours before the "Pictures at an Exhibition" performance due to a "possible COVID case in the Orchestra," according to a message the orchestra posted on its web site and on Twitter. At the time, the orchestra intended to go on with its Sunday afternoon performance.
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Many movie theaters are still closed, but drive-in movie theaters are open and business is booming. WYSO’s Jason Reynolds reports.Al Bell at the Dixie…
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A World A’Fair is celebrating its 44th year in 2017. The annual event is a celebration of "the different cultures that have made the Dayton area what it…