Each year, the examines a topic from a wide variety of angles. Past topics have dug into nature, immigration, and truth. This year, the concept is wellness.
Events at the festival this year include lectures about intermittent fasting, sleep, and waste reduction, but organizers have also included events focusing on financial wellness, the mental health of teenagers, essential oils, and even poetry workshops.
To begin Thursday's "Sound of Ideas," we鈥檒l discuss some of the events featured at this year鈥檚 festival, which is organized by the Baker Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University.
Later in this hour, we鈥檒l preview a free film screening and panel conversation hosted by MetroHealth and Creating Healthier Communities about the maternal and infant mortality crisis happening in Cuyahoga County and across the country.
And, did you know Akron once had a neighborhood called 鈥淥ld Dublin?鈥� We'll learn about the history of Akron鈥檚 Irish enclave, ahead of St. Patrick鈥檚 Day.
GUESTS:
- Michele Tracy Berger, Director, Case Western Reserve University's Baker-Nord Center
- David Olawuyi Fakunle, Assistant Professor of Public Health at the Morgan State University School; 鈥淭he Lion鈥檚 Side鈥�
- Rachel Durci, Financial Wellness Coach; 鈥淗ow to Build a Healthy Financial Life"
- Shawnee Benton-Gibson, Co-founder and CEO, Spirit of a Woman
- Dr. Heather Rice, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Cleveland State University
- Kabir Bhatia, Senior Arts Reporter, 海角破解版
