68. Health Care on the Ballot: Rep. Kristin Boggs (18th House District)

68. Health Care on the Ballot: Rep. Kristin Boggs (18th House District)

Dan wraps up our 2020 candidate series in a discussion with Representative Kirstin Boggs of the House District 18—Dan’s district. They talk about Boggs’s campaign, the importance of local state elections, and the state of Ohio health and healthcare politics.

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Ep. 63 — Pizza and Pandemic: Mikey Sorboro of Late Night Slice and the 10 pm Curfew
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Ep. 63 — Pizza and Pandemic: Mikey Sorboro of Late Night Slice and the 10 pm Curfew

On this week’s episode Dan Skinner and his Co-Producer Mark Frantz talk with Mikey Sorboro—owner of Mikey’s Late Night Slice—about the legal battle over the 10pm restaurant curfew that Mikey and other local restaurant owners fought at the end of July. Currently, Gov. DeWine has called for alcohol sales to stop after the same 10pm marker.

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Ep. 49 — Ohio Students for Gun Legislation: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us
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Ep. 49 — Ohio Students for Gun Legislation: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us

Dan Skinner talks with Ethan Nichols & Gillian Murray from Ohio Students for Gun Legislation about gun safety and legislation amidst the current pandemic. With suicide and domestic violence on the rise during stay-at-home orders, the group offers new perspectives on these issues and more, and offers some general thoughts on student advocacy.

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Ep. 48 — Humor, Health, and Survival: Ohio Comedians Kelly Horan and Blake Hammond
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Ep. 48 — Humor, Health, and Survival: Ohio Comedians Kelly Horan and Blake Hammond

In this episode, Dan Skinner talks with two Cincinnati-based comedians, Kelly Horan and Blake Hammond, about mental health, masks, sobriety, and more. Throughout, they share reflections on how these topics present themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially while so many Ohioans are social distancing, working from home, or out of work.

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A Few Minutes Moore #1: Rob Moore on Reopening Restaurants
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A Few Minutes Moore #1: Rob Moore on Reopening Restaurants

The first installment of a new segment we call "A Few Minutes Moore." Rob Moore of Scioto Analysis reflects on the recent Prognosis Ohio episode featuring John Barker of the Ohio Restaurant Association. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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Ep. 46 — Rep. Thomas West on Health Access, Equity, and the Politics of Reopening Ohio
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Ep. 46 — Rep. Thomas West on Health Access, Equity, and the Politics of Reopening Ohio

Dan Skinner talks with Rep. Thomas West of Ohio's 49th House District (Canton, Massillon, much of Stark County) about the Medicaid waiver he and others urged Governor Mike DeWine to request from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and which would expand access to health care services for Ohioans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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