Bandied Basics

Bandied Basics

Every Wednesday Brett and Brad discuss the latest in science, tech, politics, sports, and Cleveland. Edited from the air signal of WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland which broadcasts from their studios on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Interview with Emily Herner, Cleveland Public Schools Educator

September 3, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad are joined by Emily Herner for a pre-recorded interview on her work as an intervention specialist for Cleveland Metro Schools, specifically at The Garrett Morgan School of Engineering and Innovation on Detroit Ave. We discuss her work to start up a new club called Project STIR where students learn and spread awareness about advocating for themselves and others, for students with and without disabilities.

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Tips for Healthy Marraige, Garfield & Murakami, Fed Board "Firing"

August 27, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad have changed the show name over to Bandied Basics, which you hopefully shouldn't notice any problems with. We talk tips for a healthy marriage everyone can get behind before Brad shares stories of visiting the newly renovated Garfield Monument in Lake View Cemetery and a talk at the Cleveland Museum of Art with Takashi Murakami. After the break, we talk the (so far attempted) firing of Lisa Cook from the Federal Rese...

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Back to School, Trump Accounts, Redistricting

August 20, 2025 • 59 mins
Brett and Brad discuss back to school traditions as the freshman return to Case Western's Campus. We talk through the so-called, little detailed Trump accounts and how they might work. After the break, we talk the situation in Texas and how the gerrymandering situation in the United States is worsening.

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Jim Lovell and the Moon, ShipGoo001, and the Feast of the Assumption

August 13, 2025 • 57 mins

Brett and Brad discuss the recent passing of Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell and his visits to the moon and seamlessly segue into the new, ongoing moon missions: Artemis. We talk the new forms of life discovered onboard a ship at Cleveland with the enticing name ShipGoo001. Brett discusses the history of the Feast of the Assumption, happening this weekend in Little Italy and wherever tradition-loving Italians exist. We end with a quick...

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Interview with Rising Star Workers Union Effort, Texas Redistricting

August 6, 2025 • 55 mins
Brett and Brad are joined live for the second half of the show by Allie Jeswald and Reece Mercer, two people involved in the effort to unionize the Lakewood Rising Star coffee shop. We discuss the events driving their effort, the response from ownership and the community, and the "Sip In" event that drew a crowd and police this past Sunday. In the first half of the show, we talk the new Superman statue unveiled downtown, the ongoin...

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EPA Endangerment Finding, The Guardians, and Interstellar Objects

July 30, 2025 • 53 mins
Brett and Brad discuss a proposed rule just announced by the EPA that would roll back their "endangerment finding" on greenhouse gasses, what does that all mean? We then talk the Guardians and the players suspended for ongoing gambling investigations. We end talking about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar objects.

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The National Debt Cont., Ozzy Osbourne, Superman, and The Guardians

July 23, 2025 • 52 mins
Brett and Brad pick up the national debt discussion from last week with more information. We discuss the death of Ozzy Osbourne and remissness on the origin of Heavy Metal. After the break we talk the new Superman film, The Guardians post all-star break, and end with a reminder on the power of MRI machines.

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Jeffery Epstein, The National Debt, and Cleveland Developments

July 16, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad discuss how we got to where we are now with Jeffery Epstein and his "files" and speculate on the sudden reversal in Trump's behavior. The Brett leads us through how the national debt works and some myths and truths associated with it. Finally, we talk the MLB All-Star game and some development news in Cleveland: a new water taxi starting on the Cuyahoga River and Cosm, a "shared reality" space coming to downtown.

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Federalist 78, Domestic Policy Bill

July 9, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad pick up from last week with another annotated reading from The Federalist Papers, this time it's the 78th essay examining the Judiciary in more detail. After, we discuss the big domestic policy bill passed last week through the reconciliation process, and how it used the reconciliation process to pass.

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Turkey, Federalist 51, and Dinosaurs!

July 2, 2025 • 53 mins
Brett and Brad discuss Brad's trip to Istanbul before launching into an annotated reading of Federalist 51, one of the most-cited essays from The Federalist Papers and a foundational thesis of American Constitutional philosophy, read in honor of the 4th of July. Afterwards, Brett unloads some Dinosaur knowledge on us in honor of the release of Jurassic World Rebirth.

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Interview with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District

June 25, 2025 • 52 mins

Brett and Brad are joined in the studio by Jen Brancho (Planner and Biologist) and Matthew Shanks (Project Manager) both from the US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, to talk about their ongoing study for a recommendation on how to manage the material that gets dredged from Cleveland Harbor and the Cuyahoga River. This is an in depth follow-up to S3E23, our June 4th show where we first talked about the Dredged Material Man...

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Interview with DJ Brent Schmidt

June 18, 2025 • 51 mins
Brett and Brad sit down for a talk with Brent Schmidt, professional DJ, lighting designer, and owner of B Productions. We talk about his career as a DJ and lighting designer, what it's like to a friend of Ketchup the Cleveland Guardians hotdog mascot, and Brent offers some advice for aspiring DJs. Sorry, there's no set at the end of the podcast, check it out soon via the archive at wruw.org!

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What's Happening in LA? Upcoming Cleveland Events, and New NCAA Rules

June 11, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad spend some time going through the timeline of the protests/riots happening in Los Angeles and elsewhere around the country while examining the unique nature and legality of the response. After the break, we talk upcoming events in Cleveland including Cleveland History Days June 19-29th, and Parade the Circle, this Saturday, June 14th. Then Brett leads us through recent developments that are set to overhaul the way th...

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Dredging Cleveland Harbor, New Drugs that Build Muscle? and Lies in the Oval Office?

June 4, 2025 • 55 mins

Brett and Brad give a quick update on the Cleveland Clinic Co-Pay policy and wildfires before diving into a project by the US Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division, Buffalo District planning the future of dredging Cleveland Harbor. Learn more about that at www.lrd.usace.army.mil.

After the break, Brett reviews some recent news from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on a study aimed at preserving muscle mass while on...

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Takashi Murakami, UV Light Treatments, Midges, Cleveland Moves, and College Football Playoffs

May 28, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad discuss the Takashi Murakami exhibit open now at the Cleveland Museum of Art before talking about recent studies on using UV Light to treat auto-immune diseases. Brad provides a brief update on our Alien Life (?) story from S3E17. After the break, we talk the midges currently invading Cleveland and the just-announced plans to redo the Huron & Prospect downtown between Ontario and East 9th as one-way streets with ...

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Hamvention, "Forever Chemicals", Habeas Corpus

May 21, 2025 • 55 mins
Brett and Brad discuss Brad's trip to Dayton & Cincinnati for Hamvention and a game at the Great American Ballpark before moving on to Forever Chemical's and PFAS (recommended from Brad: Veritasium's video on YouTube). After the break, we talk the writ of habeas corpus before wrapping up with a Brett rant on The Last of Us and a touch on Andor. Thanks to our caller!

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The Cavs, Prescription Prices, Co-Pays, Emoluments, & NYC Congestion Pricing

May 14, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad discuss the collective disappointment felt by all Clevelanders today. We discuss Trump's Executive Order targeting prescription drug prices as well as a recently announced change for the Cleveland Clinic in how it handles Co-Pays. After the break, we discuss Emoluments and how they relate to a Qatari Jet as well as an update on what's happening with New York City's congestion pricing.

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Amateur Radio, CLE Airport Re-build, Real ID, and Perkins Coie EO Ruling

May 7, 2025 • 55 mins
Brett and Brad discuss Brad's new Amateur radio license before going over the just-announced $1B plans to build a new terminal building at Cleveland Hopkins airport. Speaking of airports, we talk Real ID and its "deadline" the day of broadcast. After the break, we talk a ruling by the D.C. District Court reversing Trump's Executive Order targeting the Perkins Coie law firm and finish with some sports.

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Construction Season, Browns Stadium, and Iberian Power Outage

April 30, 2025 • 54 mins
Brett and Brad talk ODOT construction around Cuyahoga County, and spend a while discussing the Browns stadium proposal for Brook Park focused around 2 memos recently released by the State of Ohio. Thanks to our Browns season ticket holder caller! After the break, we talk the mysterious power outage on the Iberian peninsula, one of the largest in recent memory.

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Signs of Expolanet Life, Media Roundup, US Citizens in Foreign Prisons, and The Pope

April 23, 2025 • 53 mins
Brett and Brad discuss the latest findings from the far away planet K2-18b, where a sign of life has been spotted for the first time, giving us our best indicator yet for life beyond our solar system. We also recommend The Pitt on HBO and The Studio on Apple TV+. After the break, we talk Trump's talk on sending US Citizens to prison in El Salvador, the recent death of Pope Francis, and go through a Cleveland sports roundup of the C...

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