Each episode, we’ll talk to the activists, organizers, visionaries and good-trouble makers coming together to make our state better for everyone—no exceptions.Too often, Ohio makes the national news for all the wrong reasons. We’re out here talking with real Ohioans about what’s good, and how we can make things even better.Whether you’re organizing for a People’s Budget, standing up to militarized police, or fighting for environmental equity, we want to hear about it.In big cities, in farm country, in Appalachia, small towns and suburbs, Ohioans know how to support each other, and we know what keeps us safe.So let’s talk about it. It’s time to tell the world about what’s good, here in Ohio.

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On the final episode of season 3 of What’s Good Ohio?!, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg take some time to process the 2024 election results and think about what comes next. ﻿The views expressed in this episode are those of the hosts and do not reflect the positions of Ohio Voice and Policy Matters Ohio.

What's Good with What's Next

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This week, host James Hayes speaks with Lynn Tramonte and Sophia Pierrelus about New Americans in Ohio and coming together to support our migrant communities and neighbors.

What's Good with New Americans

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This episode, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg speak with Kayla Griffin, Rev. Joan Van Becelaere, and Melissa Portala about what’s good with Election Protection, the nonpartisan effort to assist voters in making sure their voices are heard.

What's Good with Election Protection

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg speak with Amos Project faith organizers Jacqui Moore, Joscelyn Clarke, and CEO Project Director Tami Lunan about their lived experiences and they discuss the results of the Black Women’s Health Survey.

What's Good with the Black Women's Health Survey

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This week, hosts Sarah Rodenberg and Ben Stein speak with Danielle Firsich from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio about what’s good with the Ohio Supreme Court.

What's Good with the Ohio Supreme Court

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg speak with Sam Gresham and Deidra Reese to keep talking about what’s good with redistricting now that the Citizens Not Politicians amendment has officially made the November ballot.

What's Good with Redistricting: Part 2

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What&#39;s Good Ohio?! is back! To kick off Season 3, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg are joined by Desiree Tims, President and CEO of Innovation Ohio, to talk about what’s BAD with Project 2025. Ohio Voice and Policy Matters Ohio do not endorse or oppose the election of any candidates for any office.

What's Bad with Project 2025

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To wrap up Season 2, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg talk about What’s Good with the Movement in Palestine in this special two-part conversation. In Part 2: Student Edition, we talk with Jineen Musa, Laila Shaikh, and Ahmed Amrou about their experiences with the growing student protest movement for a free Palestine.

What's Good with the Movement for Palestine: Part 2

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To wrap up Season 2, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg talk about What’s Good with the Movement in Palestine in this special two-part conversation. In Part 1, we talk with Shereen Naser and Noelle Naser about the organizing they’ve been doing in the Cleveland area.

What's Good with the Movement for Palestine: Part 1

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg are joined by Tarrezz Thompson, who runs <a href="https://tthompson331.wixsite.com/liniquechildcare" rel="nofollow">Linique Childcare</a> in Columbus, and Tami Lunan, Care Economy Organizing Project Director from the <a href="https://ceoprojectohio.org/" rel="nofollow">Care Economy Organizing Project</a>, part of the <a href="https://www.ohorganizing.org/" rel="nofollow">Ohio Organizing Collaborative.</a>

What's Good with Childcare

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This week, hosts Sarah Rodenberg and Ben Stein are joined by Kirby Broadnax and Teralawanda Aaron to talk about What’s Good with Cleveland VOTES’ Democracy Collective!

What's Good with The Democracy Collective

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In this episode, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg speak with Keisha Krumm, Executive Director and Lead Organizer at Greater Cleveland Congregations, about What’s Good with Prosecutor Races.

What's Good with Prosecutor Races

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg are joined by Isbel Alvarado and Claudia Cortez from the Central Ohio Workers Center (CWOC) to talk about What’s Good with Workers Rights.

What's Good with Workers Rights

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In this episode, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg talk about what’s good in East Palestine with Timothea Deeter, a resident of East Palestine and an environmental organizer since the Norfolk Southern train derailment in February 2023.

What's Good with East Palestine

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In this episode, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg are talking about what’s good with trans right and activism with Mallory Golski, <a href="https://www.kycohio.org/" rel="nofollow">Kaleidoscope Youth Center’s</a> Civic Engagement &amp; Advocacy Manager, and Cam Ogden, who is the Policy Fellow at <a href="https://equalityohio.org/" rel="nofollow">Equality Ohio</a> and part of the leadership team at <a href="https://transalliesohio.org/" rel="nofollow">Trans Allies of Ohio</a>.

What's Good with Trans Activism

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Welcome to Season 2 of the What’s Good Ohio?! podcast! Hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg are back and talking about gerrymandering and redistricting reform, specifically the Citizens Not Politicians Amendment, with Mia Lewis. Mia Lewis is the Associate Director at <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/ohio/" rel="nofollow">Common Cause Ohio</a> and is part of the <a href="https://www.fairdistrictsohio.org/" rel="nofollow">Fair Districts coalition</a> and the <a href="https://citizensnotpoliticians.org/" rel="nofollow">Citizens Not Politicians campaign</a>.

What's Good with Redistricting

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Ohio has made history, and this week, we dive in to debrief the November 2023 election. Hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg talk about what’s good with Issue 1, welcoming back our very first guest on the What’s Good Ohio podcast, Jordyn Close, as well as Lena Collins, Manager of Social Impact of Ohio Women’s Alliance, to discuss this historic win. We also debrief Issue 38 with Molly Martin from PB CLE.

What's Good with the November 2023 Election

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg speak with Stephen David, an organizer with the Columbus Safety Collective, and Bree Easterling, the Social Justice Outreach and Organizing Specialist at Policy Matters Ohio, about alternative care response programs in Columbus and Cleveland.

What's Good with Alternative Care Response

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Ben Stein speak with Arianna Kelawala, the Educating for Ohio’s Future campaign organizer with <a href="https://www.opawl.org/" rel="nofollow">OPAWL — Building AAPI Feminist Leadership</a>.<a href="https://www.educatingforohiosfuture.org/" rel="nofollow">Educating for Ohio’s Future</a> is a campaign advocating for an updated K-12 social studies model curriculum that fully reflects Ohioans&#39; backgrounds and histories.

What's Good with Ohio Education

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This week, hosts James Hayes and Sarah Rodenberg speak with Gabriel Mann, Communications Director with Pro-Choice Ohio and Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights. In our first episode, we heard from Jordyn Close about the signature gathering process to get abortion on the ballot, and now reproductive rights is officially on the ballot on November 7 as Issue 1!

What's Good with Repro Part 2

Each episode, we’ll talk to the activists, organizers, visionaries and good-trouble makers coming together to make our state better for everyone—no exceptions.

Too often, Ohio makes the national news for all the wrong reasons. We’re out here talking with real Ohioans about what’s good, and how we can make things even better.

Whether you’re organizing for a People’s Budget, standing up to militarized police, or fighting for environmental equity, we want to hear about it.

In big cities, in farm country, in Appalachia, small towns and suburbs, Ohioans know how to support each other, and we know what keeps us safe.

So let’s talk about it. It’s time to tell the world about what’s good, here in Ohio.