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Heath Mello on streetcar skepticism, Omaha in 2025...& 2030

Noe Ramirez on A Mexican Immigrant Jehovah's Witness Christmas

PART II: Bree Kalhorn on Caitlin Clark, new show concepts & vibes-based roasts

Bree Kalhorn on Taylor Swift, 'Wicked' & breaking up in/with 2024

CODA: Dan Osborn on propaganda, pride & 'Paycheck Populism'

PART II: Dan Osborn eyes Ricketts, Pillen & 2026

Dan Osborn on a cold concession call, election aftermath & his new PAC

CODA: Watie White on the new Joslyn, jokes, panoramic space & perceptual spectrum

Rebootin' Guitars & Cadillacs

Receiving more Happiness from The Giving Machine

PART II: Watie White on telling the story of his residency & what's next

Watie White on his 'One Degree of Separation' Art Show & Reception

Google's NotebookLM AI on ChatGPT's "Omaha IRL Wrapped 2024" list

Make MAHA Great Again: Interactively

Game Over? -> Portal Party

SHARE Pairs: A Reel Guide to Giving Tuesday

Thanksgiving Disrupted/Solved/Improved

The Omaha Rat-Hunting Dog Society

10 Memorial Park sculpture concepts to memorialize Kali Baker

OPPD's Post-Election Power Play

The NE Secretary of State's Water-gate

PART II: Brian Joseph on pimps, prostitutes, threats & Diddy

Author Brian Joseph on investigating domestic sex trafficking, his Omaha roots & 'Vegas Concierge'

Eilishmania hits Omaha

Winter Preview: Weak La Niña...NDOT's Name-a-Snowplow contest

Take 5: Five ideas to lure film production to Nebraska

Sinfluencer? NE Pageant World Rocked by Dropshipping Deception Allegations

How Street Legal Dragways Could Lower Property Taxes

Souped-Up Drag Racing Viral Punishment Ideas

Reality Check: Mills County's Controversial New Supervisor

Matt Wynn, Shonna Dorsey & Scott Henderson on SPSW's 10-Hour Challenge

Poll The Vote's Heather Nelson on Election 2024: outlier Omaha, ideological Nebraska

Last Call for Dan Osborn's Existential Election Day

2024 Election Wellness Guide

Monopoly Omaha Edition Review

Beggars' (Night) Your Pardon?

The Coolest Thing Made In Nebraska Championship Celebration

9 Huge Ideas In Lieu Of 1 Huge Lake

OMAPOD's Saturday with Maya Harris & Dan Osborn

CODA: Poll The Vote's Heather Nelson on people's choice polling & entrepreneurship

10 Omaha-themed DIY Halloween Costume Ideas

PART II: Kristopher Berry on what you want to change vs. what you want to be?

Kristopher Berry on developing a new journal brand, anxiety & A.I.

PART II: Heather Nelson of Poll The Vote reveals results

Heather Nelson of Poll The Vote on the creation of a new polling platform

A Pitch: Luring The Rays to The Chuck

Tackling the Fall of Benson's Football Season

Blue Dot vs. Red Dot: Sign Stealin'

PART II: Mike Piernicky of Building Omaha's Future on the politics behind bond issues

Mike Piernicky of Building Omaha's Future on 2024 ballot bond issues

Does a Dundee Airbnb make room for riches?

Additional 'Blue Dot' Merchandise Concepts

The Top Ten Horror Films Set in Nebraska

Kelli Bello & John Dechant on how Eugene Kingman transformed & elevated The Joslyn

Your Invitation to the Eugene Kingman Retrospective + Art Sale (with Kelli Bello & John Dechant)

ACT II: Opera star Craig Verm on his 'Don Giovanni' noir anti-hero take & first impressions of Omaha

Craig Verm - star of 'Don Giovanni' - on the fun of playing a scoundrel & the cultural stigma against Opera

CODA: Stefanie Monge on startup stereotypes & launching the SPN Ecosystem Project

Amanda Failla of Albany and Avers on Fall fashion trends, witchy women & calculated risks

Your Invitation to the Chappell Roan Preparty (with Amanda Failla of Albany and Avers)

Bracket - or Scandal - Busted? The Uncool 'Coolest Thing' "Contest"

Kimberly Kolakowski of Firefly on their 2024 Fall Flannel Fling

Stefanie Monge on the future of online news & her interesting journey from the World-Herald to SPN

PART II: Stefanie Monge of SPN on Silicon Prairie Startup Week events

Stefanie Monge of SPN on the Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition

CODA: Lauren Bates on plant medicine therapy, staying centered & Ayahuasca in Omaha?

Eppley's New Dining Options Guide...Upgraded

PART II: Erin Hartley breaks 'Daybreak' news & recounts her unexpected Omaha journey

Erin Hartley of WOWT on her 'Daybreak' breakout, emotional stories & Chappell Roan

PART II: Lauren Bates on Benson's burgeoning fashion scene

Lauren Bates on modeling internationally, sustainable fashion & 'Conscious Collections'

Art (Museum) Critique: The Joslyn

PART II: Penelope Flowers on lonely NYU, cliquish UNO & bad public transportation

10 Inspired Ways to Artistically Reopen The Joslyn

'Coolest Thing Made In Nebraska' Bracketology

PART II: Xavier Jackson on breaking into the competitive Omaha art gallery scene & overcoming adversity

Penelope Flowers on 'Lucky 23: A Stand-Up Comedy Party'

Xavier Jackson puts the 'art' in 'partnerships'

PART II: Kristyna Engdahl on the Supernovas, Berkshire & the future of The RiverFront

CODA: Paul Jarrett on Ultimate Fighting, The Art of Business & Syllabus Babies

Rachel Drietz of Do Space on sustainability, 3D printing & DIY Cricut merch

PART II: Paul Jarrett on what happened to Bulu, rock bottom & the future

MECA VP Kristyna Engdahl on upcoming Fall shows & convention center upgrades

Paul Jarrett on Bulu's renaissance, LinkedIn content anxiety & Hulk Hogan

PART II: Julia Hebenstreit of The Kim Foundation on LOSS Team call-outs, suicide grief & effective expansion

Angie Lauritsen of Nebraska For Us on passionately making policy personal

Pam Beall-Hill & Bryan Hill on PACE Interactive

WALZ meets OMAPOD (with Angie Lauritsen of Nebraska For Us)

PART II: Shannon & Emiliano Lerda on expanding Elevator into new markets

Julia Hebenstreit of The Kim Foundation on 'A Time for Hope & Healing'

Emiliano & Shannon Lerda on creating community & co-warehousing at Elevator

Goin' Nuclear: BIG Ideas for a Fremont Small Modular Reactor

Omaha's Road to Drone Rage

PART II: Samantha Nieman & Kaleb Duncan on spiritually combatting our pandemic of loneliness

PART II: Susi Amendola on what's wrong with mindfulness apps & how seasons impact stress

Kaleb Duncan & Samantha Nieman on manifesting Manifest Omaha + what's on the horizon

Erica Lohman on choreographing & directing her first show: 'Of Darkness and Dreams'

Yoga Now founder Susi Amendola on storm stress & her new book 'The Centered Heart'

An Omaha Weekend Event Guide / Olympic Event Match Game Adventure

A Storm. -> Chaser.

A Special Session Political Poem inspired by Sen. Ernie Chambers leaving the race

Conagra VP Craig Weiss on opening their R&D kitchen for Open Omaha

We Don't Boast: A proposal to leverage our pivotal electoral vote

The OMA-lympic Games

PART II: Kelli Bello on Sarah Joslyn's will & the Castle's past, present & future

Kelli Bello of Joslyn Castle on Summer Fete 2024

A Legislative Special Session Special

PART II: Nick Allen on being a sports Dad, people being weirder than ever & COVID

PART II: Clinic Escort Shelley Mann on the "strange frontline of the culture war"

Shelley Mann of NE Abortion Resources on the Protect Our Rights ballot initiative

PART II: Brianna Parsons on persevering in Omaha's unique coffee shop culture

Brianna Parsons on her near-death experience & visiting coffee shop #81

Omaha ASMR

When Omaha hosted a national political convention

PART II: Heath Mello on the Omaha of the future & our biggest challenges

Heath Mello on making the Greater Omaha Chamber great again

PART II: Dillon De Rozairo on developing founders & building companies

PART II: Josh Sabey on his Boys Town doc's festival win & his Sue Klebold film

Astrologer Els di Maria Sofia reads Omaha's birth chart

PART II: Andrew Prystai on improving Omaha's tech scene, Techstars & A.I.

Andrew Prystai on the advantages of launching Event Vesta in Omaha

Nina Austin & Dr. Eddy Airiohuodion on the 2024 MAC Pitch Black Finals

Josh Sabey on the Amazon/Apple TV+ premiere of The Basement Talks

PART II: Danielle Herzog on how to write a children's book

Dillon De Rozairo workshops the Streetcar 'frequent rider miles' app idea

Did Trev go...for (Dr.) Gold?/Burials at...Memorial Stadium?

Todd-n-Tyler's Nick Allen on dirty jokes, oversharing regrets & his Mom's gaydar

Danielle Herzog on battling a breast cancer recurrence amid her book release

The one BIG thing missing from the Streetcar plan

Hecklin' Aggies *won't* get lifetime ban for bat boy bullying?!

Jeffrey Koterba on his cartoons going to space & meeting Neil Armstrong

CWS 2024 Insider's Guide

CODA: Mayor Stothert on persevering through public & private tragedy

PART II: Mayor Stothert on North O, eminent domain & teasing The Tower District

Mayor Jean Stothert sounds off on St. Louis rumors & Sen. Mike McDonnell

PART II: Dave Webber on Matt Rhule & legendary encounters

Brent Bradley says goodbye to Omaha

10 Hollywood Candy sweet-themed boozy drink menu ideas

You Only Die Twice - with Robert Davies

An Elegy for John Heaston of The Reader - with MarQ Manner

PART II: Dylan Oakes Rohde on roast battles & comedy challenges

PART II: Lauren Martin on Amplify Arts & Alternate Currents

'Summer of Sinkhole' Tourism Proposal

Watie White on triggering a transformative art process for Boys Town

PART II: Author John Dechant on 'Little Poison' & 'Scoreless'

Cpl. Daegan Page's Gold Star Mom Wendy Adelson on service & sacrifice

Nebraska Examiner's Paul Hammel on John Neihardt's mystery monument

Shawna Forsberg on Warren Buffett, tornado relief & a new strategic vision

PART II: Mark Wong & Breonna Kellogg on the MAC 2024 Pitch Black Finals

MAC CEO Karine Sokpoh & Rodney Bennett on 2024's Pitch Black Finals

Lauren Martin on the Omaha Central Public Library's call for local artists

Todd Brooks on directing 'A Chorus Line'

The Ballad of Joel Semler: Prop Comic

Zedeka Poindexter & Gina Tranisi on the Nebraska Writers Collective

Author John Dechant digs into the process of capturing a Legacy

NE Game & Parks' Greg Wagner's morel mushroom trip picks

Dr. Mary Bolin on our family's autopsy nightmare

WOWT's Dave Webber on being an MP, a folkie, a DJ, a pitchman & a Hall of Famer

Dylan Oakes Rohde on his Himalayan improv adventure

PART II: Lauren Medici connects the Barbie movie & La Traviata

Opera Omaha's Lauren Medici on El último sueño de Frida y Diego

Rashod Vaughn dropped his mixtape the same day some mixed-up tornadoes dropped

PART II: Aaron Rigsby on the horrors & heroism of 15 years of storm chasing

Storm chaser Aaron Rigsby on his viral footage from Friday's tornadoes

United Way's Carmen Steele on the NE & IA Tornado Relief Fund

PART II: Developing Monopoly - Omaha Edition with Sarah Bowman & Bree Kalhorn

Brooke Barsell on the Nebraska Writers Collective Finals

MONOPOLY RESPONDS(!) with Sarah Bowman & Bree Kalhorn

PART II: Lavetti Vegas on his 'Dangerously Diabetic Tour' & starting comedy after coming out of a coma

PART II: Watie White on his Benson murals & mixing the absurd with the sublime

Heather Jones on The Art of the Reveal

Joslyn Castle's Meg Welch on The Art of...the Art Walk

Teresa Mardesen on The Art of Doing Good

Scott Henderson on The Art of the Pitch

Watie White on The Art of Portraiture

Janelle Duray & Antonio Lucero-Orea on his journey from JAG to NFM

JAG CEO Janelle Duray with a BIG announcement on a BIG expansion

The Battle for Omaha's Electoral College Vote

Lavetti Vegas on O-clipse mania, crowd work & comedic barbecue tour guide gigs

Omaha Eclipse Viewing Guide / Do's & Don'ts

Jeffrey Koterba on the future of editorial cartoons & comic strips

PART II: Tyler Walsh on stage persona, stereotypes & the element of surprise

PART II: Erin Clough on her 'Clash' Crown & how her funny family elevates her act

Bree Kalhorn with Monopoly - Omaha Edition suggestions

Erin Clough on April Fools' Day, NPR 'pranks' & Warren E. Buffett

Stewart Giddings on a day in the life of street violence interventionists & conflict mediators

Joslyn Castle's John Paul on developing the new Castle & Cathedral Creative District

PART II: Jeffrey Koterba opens his notepad & opens up about developing ideas, his process & handling tragedy

Tyler Walsh on TikTok stardom, rodeo clowning, touring &...donkey basketball?!

Jeffrey Koterba on how his near-death experience brought an artistic powerhouse to life

PART II: Christine Burright on Omaha's weird mindset, & setting a modern comedy in 1300's England

Daisy Curtis of The Funny Bone on 'Clash of the Comics'

PART II: MarQ Manner on Maha's future, Blue Moon Ghetto, Prince & seeing James Brown in an Iowa cornfield

PART II: Marc Longbrake on the life-changing power of cinema, judging art & OFF at 20

Hal Daub on Trev Alberts, Governor Pillen & The Board of Regents

Marc Longbrake on creativity & a magical six days at the Omaha Film Festival

You say you want a Trevolution?

MarQ Manner on Omaha's hot hip-hop scene, Homer's, The Reader & the reemergence of...cassette tapes?!

Christine Burright on screenwriting, scripting The Headliner & striving for rewatchability

PART II: Stewart Giddings on going from the streets to Apple...to helping start YouTurn

PART II: Matt Fujan on how we can better celebrate Omaha after Maha's cancellation

Stewart Giddings on joining the Bloods at 14, dealing, murder & Divine intervention

Matt Fujan on OCon Expo 2024 & the unique challenges of planning an Omaha festival

PART II: Josh Sabey on Public Enemies, Private Friends & The Basement Talks

Josh Sabey on Blue Baby & bringing Boys Town back to the big screen

PART II: Jeremy Plumb on the Panel Picks pod & imposter syndrome

Lisa Downs on first impressions of Omaha as a UK documentarian & her 'Life After' series

Omaha Film Festival Guide

PART II: Dr. Carole Patrick on the social determinants of health

Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough & Erricka Bridgeford on the energy of violence & THE BODY POLITIC

PART II: Richard Norton Smith on the JFK assassination theory Ford took to his grave

Dr. Carole Patrick on VNA's Art & Soup & her mission to meet people where they are

Jeremy Plumb on Big Canvas, The Blackstone Theater, The Wiz & sloppy shock comedy

PART II: Krystal Rider on how Do Space impacts lives in the community

Richard Norton Smith on Gerald Ford's violent, tumultuous, history-altering 16 days in Omaha

PART II: Tony Bonacci on Omaha's film scene, cinematography & working with bands

PART II: Robert Yaffe on the turmoil, guilt & catharsis in discovering his birth family

Krystal Rider on pivoting the Do Space programs model to reach every corner of Omaha

Robert Yaffe on Relinquished, his new book about the 30 year journey to find his birth family

Tony Bonacci on The Headliner's Omaha Film Festival World Premiere

Gambling & The Soup-er Bowl

How Old Market Gardens can complement Gene Leahy Mall

What should we name an Omaha NHL hockey franchise?

An Obit for the 'Nebraska, honestly it's not for everyone' slogan

PART II: Taylor Johnson on her biggest story & overcoming stage fright

My lunch with the Mayor...

PART II: Zach Peterson on providing a product that's worth going out and seeing

WOWT's Taylor Johnson on anchoring, reporting & networking

Road Range: Are 'funny' caution signs effective precautionary measures?

New Union Omaha Stadium Concepts

Charles Wurtele on studying Oncology & Comedy

Zach Peterson on 'A List of Wet Celebrities' debuting at #1 & the YouTube release

Zach Peterson & Charles Wurtele on The Deal with the Devil

PART II: Kristopher Berry on aspiring to be a mental health entrepreneur

Kristopher Berry on North O's mental health & starting The Wellness Narrative

*VERY* SERIOUS ideas to improve the Eppley improvement plan

PART II: Cole Sichta on Millard, Benson, North Platte & almost dying in the Sand Hills

A review of "@fter midnight" from a comedian & former late night/game show vet

DeSantis aide Dylan Fisher on a cold caucus & the '24 campaign

Stephen Bock on plowing snow for 30+ hours straight

PART II: Yanqi Xu & Destiny Herbers on Bill Gates, big tech & out-of-state investment group trends

Yanqi Xu & Destiny Herbers of Flatwater Free Press on 'Who's Buying Nebraska?'

Cole Sichta on the therapeutic benefit of taking a stand and just doing it

Can the Legislature regulate A.I.?

Wait - *what* are they doing to Fred Astaire's childhood home?