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"What makes you happy makes me happy." 💙

After three years apart, Danny Wade sees his transgender son Lee for the first time since his transition.

"You see how you smile? That makes me smile."

From WYSO's Translucent podcast.

🎧 www.wyso.org/podcast/tran...

#TransAcceptance #WYSO
Lee Wade in graduation cap and gown embraces his father Danny in a school hallway, both smiling warmly. Text overlay shows Danny's quote: 'What makes you happy makes me happy,' Danny Wade said to his son, Lee, in an episode of WYSO's 'Translucent' podcast. 'You see how you smile? That makes me smile.' WYSO Translucent podcast logo appears in upper right corner.
July 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Haitian poet Jacques Adler Jean Pierre performed in Creole at Springfield, Ohio's "Journeys" storytelling event last month.

"Connection—cultural connection—is the thread of life," said community organizer Jon Upshaw, who was in attendance.

Full story: www.wyso.org/arts-culture...

#Ohio #Haitian
Haitian families with children sitting together in bright room during Springfield's Journeys cultural storytelling event, featuring WYSO 91.3 branding and event title overlay. Two Springfield residents sitting together and having a conversation at the Journeys cultural event, with Jon Upshaw quote overlay about cultural connection being the thread of life, featuring Culture Couch branding WYSO 91.3 Haitians in the Heartland podcast logo with red and blue heart design on orange background, directing viewers to full story at wyso.org.
July 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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"I'm proud, boy. I'm proud to be Appalachian. If you call me a hillbilly, doesn't bother me. I am proud of it."

June Smith Tyler's words come from an oral history project in the 1980s of women who left eastern Kentucky for Cincinnati after WWII.

Full podcast here: www.wyso.org/history/2025...
WYSO Culture Couch logo over scenic bridge spanning forested valley with text 'Appalachian women's stories: Urban migration & cultural pride in Ohio Black and white vintage photo of Appalachian women working in kitchen with orange quote overlay from June Smith Tyler about pride and resilience Sepia-toned historical photo of coal miners at mine entrance with June Smith Tyler's quote 'I'm proud to be an Appalachian' overlaid
July 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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🛩️ BETA Technologies says they are revolutionizing aviation at the Springfield, Ohio, Airport.

Electric aircraft have a 300+ mile range, 70% fewer moving parts, and charging stations.

From the Wright brothers to electric flight, Ohio leads aviation's future.

Listen: www.wyso.org/military-avi...
BETA Technologies flight simulator training session showing woman receiving instruction in company's 'Microdome' simulator with wraparound screen displaying runway environment, demonstrating pilot training capabilities for electric aircraft. BETA Technologies electric aircraft on airport tarmac with sleek white and blue design, showcasing the company's innovative electric aviation technology that represents the next generation of sustainable flight BETA Technologies modular facility at Springfield Airport showing shipping container-based offices and charging stations under large hangar structure, with cars parked outside demonstrating the company's electric aviation infrastructure expansion.
July 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"My neighbors want to be safe. Is that so wrong? I love my neighbors. So should you."

Springfield, Ohio sisters Olympia & Penelope Derr created PSAs for WYSO Youth Radio, standing up for their Haitian classmates and neighbors.

🎧 www.wyso.org/podcast/wyso...

#SpringfieldOhio #YouthVoices #Ohio
Two teen sisters pose together outdoors after graduation ceremony. Olympia, the younger sister in a purple dress, stands next to Penelope, the older sister wearing white graduation cap and gown with colorful honor cords while holding a diploma. They're smiling in front of a landscaped area with pink flowers and green trees in the background.
July 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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🌿 "Keep walking until you forget why you started walking in the first place, and I guarantee you're gonna feel better."

New WYSO podcast "We Outside" explores how Black communities find healing through nature. Listen: www.wyso.org/environment-...

#MentalHealth #NatureTherapy #WYSO
Close-up portrait of Matthew Adams, a Black man wearing a dark knit winter hat and navy jacket, smiling slightly while outdoors with blurred natural background. Quote overlay reads: "Every now and then I go for a walk. I get started and I think, you know, it's just my headspace is too bad. I don't think this is really going to help, but I need something to do so I'm just going to walk. I always think that this is going to be the time that it doesn't work. And the trick for that is: keep walking until you forget why you started walking in the first place, and I guarantee you're going to feel better." Quote attributed to Matthew Adams from Trotwood.
July 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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From Army vet to tech president: Nick Ripplinger said his Dayton, OH, company transforms Air Force research into tools for first responders.

"The military's number one skill set they taught us is problem solving when people's lives are on the line," Ripplinger said.

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Nick Ripplinger, Army veteran and president of Battle Site Technologies, sits cross-legged on a concrete curb wearing a black "Battle Sight Technologies" t-shirt with green logo and jeans, smiling at the camera with green foliage in the background
June 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Ten years ago, John Crawford III was killed at Walmart for holding a BB gun from the shelf. His father still fights for answers.

Our documentary "A Matter of Impact" just won a national award for examining how this tragedy shaped a decade of activism.

🎧 www.wyso.org/podcast/thin...
John Crawford Jr. speaks at a memorial gathering, holding a 'Justice for John Crawford' sign while advocating for his son
June 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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After serving in the Army, Jeremy Turner built not one, but two, thriving businesses in Dayton, Ohio.

In a new episode of Veterans' Voices from WYSO, Turner shares how discipline, strategy, and service guide his entrepreneurial path.

#VeteransVoices #DaytonOhio

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Army veteran and Dayton entrepreneur Jeremy Turner stands atop a residential roof, showcasing his holiday lighting and pressure washing business in Ohio.
June 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM