#457seo by WOUB Public Media

Last Updated: March 18, 2026
457SEO: Where stories, information, and observations about our Southeast Ohio communities are shared and explored.
Episode 027: Can Marijuana Grow the #457SEO’s Economy?
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Ohio’s medical marijuana program is still in its infancy as dispensaries continue to open their doors.

Episode 026: Midterm Election Preview | The 457 Is Pretty Haunted
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WOUB Arts and Culture reporter Emily Votaw stops by to tell us about all the supposed hauntings in southeast Ohio. Also, Atish has his own ghost story.

Episode 025: 2018 May Primary Election Preview
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Topics include: the interesting race for governor, the statewide issue regarding voting maps, campaign finance, and the importance of a single vote.

Episode 024: SURJing in the #457SEO
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Chris Riddle is back to talk about his recent “Amazing Adventure” overseas. He learned about historic vehicles, good chocolate and how much people hate a man named John Terry.

Episode 023: Fighting the Stigma of HIV in the SEO
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Episode 022: The Man By The Man...
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A politician in his own right, Kellems has represented a rural area in his home state of Indiana. He talks about what rural America needs and how he thinks they can get it.

Episode 021: Spreadsheets and Holiday Treats
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WOUB Culture Reporter Emily Votaw is on the show to let you in on events with a holiday theme coming up around the area. We also talk about our favorite traditions for this time of year.

Episode 020: Meet Dr. Duane Nellis
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WOUB’s Susan Tebben and Atish Baidya sat down with him to learn more about the man, how he plans to handle the university’s immediate needs, and what he would like to see down the road.

Episode 019: What’s Going On With Ohio’s Issue 2?
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The WOUB News Team welcomes in OU Professor, Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board member and student of Ohio politics Tom Suddes to help sort through the issue.

Episode 018: Drugs and Tattoos
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Chris Riddle is back in the booth to talk to the team about tattoos. We learn a lot about each other.

Episode 017: Roads To Progress
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Episode 016: Rep. Jay Edwards
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Plus, we have a discussion about the best ways for Southeast Ohio to make the best of their piece of the state budget.

Episode 015: Brewing Success in Southeast Ohio
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Episode 014: Community Hooks for the Net
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And to paraphrase Mrs. Shaw: If you plan to catch fish with your fishing pole but never put your hook in the water, well… 👀

Episode 013: Everything Old is Nuclear
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Episode 012: The Vinton County Food Fight
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Tyler Buchanan has been covering the years-long story of Vinton County’s attempt to get a single grocery store within its borders. He sits down with the WOUB news team for this episode of #457SEO to talk about how this is a quintessential story of southeast Ohio. (You can read his reporting on the saga in the Vinton County Courier.)

Episode 011: The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music…and Economic Development
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WOUB Culture reporter Emily Votaw is back to help you get ready for this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival, which runs June 1-4. She introduces us to Margaret Glaspy and Parquet Courts, two of the acts that will be taking the stage this year.

Episode 010: (+Jobs) (-Hunger) = #457SEO
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The WOUB news team talks with John Molinaro, President, CEO of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth in this episode.

Episode 009 : Rural Life Matters
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This podcast is the longest one we’ve ever produced… It’s also the first one to include our Public Opinion segment. The whole point of our work is to introduce listeners to information and viewpoints that are distinctly about improving the quality of life for southeast Ohioans. <— So, yeah, we’re trying a few things, and letting people express their grievances and present their solutions. We'll see how it goes…

Episode 008 : Meigs Against The World
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In this episode of #457SEO: Facing the reality that opiate addiction treatment centers need for some measures of the Affordable Care Act to stay as is — if they’re going to continue to save lives.

Episode 007 : Helping Smallest Victims of the Addiction Crisis
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With the opioid epidemic affecting newborns and pregnant women at an increasing rate, Aaron looks at how healthcare providers in the #457SEO and beyond are addressing what’s known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

Episode 006 : The Woman Who has Been First Lady
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In this episode of #457SEO, we take a break from politics and spend time with woman who is about to leave Southeast Ohio. Admittedly, the WOUB News team was (clearly) excited to talk with Mrs. Deborah McDavis, Ohio University’s first official First Lady, but when you listen to this interview you might understand why.

Episode 005 : The What and How To Help
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Our ongoing look at how opioid abuse is draining our communities reveals what’s happening to the children impacted by the epidemic and an organization that believes, “Parents don’t always deserve their kids, but kids always deserve their parent. ”

Episode 004 : Uncomfortable Truths : Poverty, OD'ing & Broken Bones
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According to the Ohio Poverty Report (released Feb. 2016), the counties with the highest poverty rates were Athens, Adams, Scioto, Pike, Jackson, and Meigs, ranging from 31.6 (Athens) to 23%. This episode's guest explains how Appalachian Ohio has always relied on the "kindness of others" to survive.

Episode 003 : Now We're Here: Post Election Day
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Election Day has come and gone but what about the RESULTS? With input from supporters, protestors, and political analyst Thomas Suddes, this episode of #457SEO explores what Trump's win might REALLY mean for the people who live and work in Ohio.
Episode 002 : The 94th District & A Hunt For Squirrel Recipes
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In this episode the journalists of the WOUB News team... sort out the key differences between the candidates of the Ohio House's 94th District and talk guns and squirrels with Chris Riddle.
Episode 001 : Trump, Drug Tests, and Riddle's Cat Rescue
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