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The Heights

Heights Now: John Carroll evaluating legal options in zoning battle with Shaker Heights

April 11, 2024

John Carroll University and the City of Shaker Heights continue to go back and forth regarding the zoning of apartment buildings in Fairmount Circle that are owned by John Carroll. …

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Heights Now: NE Ohio to receive new area code

February 19, 2024

The beloved 440 area code is set to run out of phone numbers in the second half of 2024. In response, Northeast Ohio has been granted a new area code, …

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Heights Now: Ohio leaves ERIC voter data sharing agreement

November 29, 2023

In September, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose pulled Ohio out of the ERIC voter data-sharing agreement, and signed new a-la-carte agreements with Florida, Virginia, and West Virginia. You can …

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Heights Now: JCU responds to Cleveland Diocese’s controversial statement on sexual identity and gender

October 20, 2023

WJCU News Director Laken Kincaid dives into the recent statement from the Cleveland Diocese and the impacts on LGBTQ+ students. You can listen to this edition of Heights Now below. …

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Heights Now: Cleveland says goodbye to Tito

October 13, 2023

WJCU’s Tate Farinacci dives into the storied career and impact of the Cleveland Guardians’ longtime former manager Terry Francona. You can listen to this edition of Heights Now below. Heights …

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Heights Now: SCOTUS strikes down race-based admissions at Harvard, North Carolina

September 21, 2023

WJCU’s Tate Farinacci dives into the recent Supreme Court decision regarding race-based admissions at some of the nation’s top colleges and universities. You can listen to this edition of Heights …

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Matt Noveskey of Blue October Stops By The Heights

March 10, 2023

Matt Noveskey, bass player for Blue October, stopped by The Heights ahead of the band’s show Friday night at The Agora. He talked with Zachary Sinutko and Emily Davala about …

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Biblio Radio – August 11, 2022

August 16, 2022

The 2022 Pekar Park Comic Book Fest will take place on Saturday, August 20 at the Coventry library, PEACE Park, and Pekar Park. Suzanne DeGaetano of Mac’s Backs Books on …

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Biblio Radio – June 9, 2022

June 9, 2022

Continuing Education Manager Heather Howiler and Technology Trainer Nia Turner introduce listeners to Heights Libraries’ new STEAM Lab.

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Biblio Radio – March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

Adult services librarian John Piche introduces listeners to Heights Libraries’ new art lecture series: Impressionism.

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Wordplay

Wordplay is an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay's opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man's struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America. The show also features guest appearances by local poets and nationally known writers. But the real strength of Wordplay is the interaction between co-hosts George Bilgere and John Donoghue. The two poets read short, interesting poems by important writers. They banter about poetry, argue about it, and generally give each other a hard time. A Plain Dealer article about Wordplay called the show "the Click and Clack of poetry." Not a bad description.
w/George Bilgere and John Donoghue - Poetry
Recent plays
Chappell Roan Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl @6:56
Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer @6:54
Shemekia Copeland Under My Thumb @6:49
Lisa Jeanette Our Face @6:47
Whitney Shay Love's Creeping up on You @6:42
Emily Miller & Val Mindel My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You @6:39
Strange Creek Singers Today Has Been A Lonesome Day @6:35
The Horse Flies Cluck Old Hen @6:31
Rachel Eddy Valley Forge @6:27
Fiona Boyes Hokum Rag @6:24
Tracy Nelson Ramblin' Man @6:22
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home @6:16
Coon Creek Girls Little Birdie @6:07
Frank & Allie Lee White Top Mountain @6:05
Bonnie Raitt Women Be Wise (2001 Remaster) @6:01
Rachel Eddy Sarah Armstrong @5:58
Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer (Live) [Remastered] @5:57
Bishop Allen Middle Management @5:51
Tokyo Police Club Centennial @5:50
The New Pornographers Arms Of Mary/Looking At A Baby @5:46
Arctic Monkeys Riot Van @5:43
LCD Soundsystem Daft Punk Is Playing at My House @5:43
Lilieae Down @5:42
Yacobucci OVERRATED @5:42
Jens Lekman I Saw Her In The Anti-War Demonstration @5:38
Andrew Bird Fake Palindromes @5:35
Dr. Dog The Ark @5:32
Hot Water Music No Division @5:30
Jonathan Richman No One Was Like Vermeer @5:27
Okkervil River Plus Ones @5:23
Screeching Weasel Cindy's On Methadone @5:21
Weezer Say It Ain't So @5:16
Incubus Anna Molly @5:13
Styrofoam My Next Mistake @5:08
The Hold Steady Stuck Between Stations @5:08
Frightened Rabbit Old Old Fashioned @4:58
Throw Me The Statue Lolita @4:54
Sufjan Stevens Dear Mr. Supercomputer @4:49
Sonic Youth Disappearer @4:44
The Faint Take Me To The Hospital @4:40
Them Crooked Vultures Dead End Friends @4:40
High Tolerance Stare Into the Sun @4:40
Yacobucci OVERRATED @4:39
Annuals Springtime (Album Version) @4:35
Chris Walla Sing Again @4:32
Elliott Smith Waltz #2 (XO) @4:27
Dismemberment Plan Pay for the Piano @4:25
Paper Rival Bluebird @4:21
Cold War Kids Hair Down @4:17
Born Ruffians Barnacle Goose @4:14

Wordplay

Wordplay is an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay's opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man's struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America. The show also features guest appearances by local poets and nationally known writers. But the real strength of Wordplay is the interaction between co-hosts George Bilgere and John Donoghue. The two poets read short, interesting poems by important writers. They banter about poetry, argue about it, and generally give each other a hard time. A Plain Dealer article about Wordplay called the show "the Click and Clack of poetry." Not a bad description.
@7:30 am w/George Bilgere and John Donoghue - Poetry

The Ray King One-Hit Wonders Show

One-hit wonders from the '50s thru the '80s
@8 am w/Ray King - '50s - '80s One-Hit Wonders

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