The Sweet Spot

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.

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Episodes

The May 2024 Auroras & Commencement Season

The world was treated to a fantastic showing of Auroras over the weekend, we talk the science behind them in the second half of the show, after first covering the imminent cicada emergences, the Dublin-NYC portal, and university commencements. Stay tuned for a review of King Charles' portrait... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 20

Rescheduling Marijuana and Low Freqency Radio Mapping

Brett and Brad spend the first half covering the odds and ends this time, before covering the upcoming rescheduling of marijuana from schedule I to III and talking about a breakthrough in low frequency radio astronomy out of the Netherlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 08, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 19

Seeds of Literacy Interview

We interview Bonnie Entler, President & CEO, and Kara Krawiec, Director of Student Success, from Seeds of Literacy: a Cleveland non-profit focused on GED prep and basic education. 66% of Cleveland adults have a literacy level at or below a 4th grade level, Seeds is working to change that and just had a record year, working with over 1,500 students in their 1-on-1 method of tutoring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 01, 2024•52 min•Season 2Ep. 18

Endosymbiosis & David

Our friend David from out of town joins us in the studio to provide his spin on things. We talk a new discovery in the field of biology, the Senate passed-now-bill providing aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and a few other odds and ends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 17

The Masters, The Olympics, and Lockheed Martin

We talk updates on the Ohtani situation, the Olympic torch situation, and the Israel situation with quite a few other odds and ends mixed in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2024•58 min•Season 2Ep. 16

Post Eclipse

We talk about the death of Peter Higgs, how eclipses are predicted, the major exploit of xz utils, and Tax day! Oh joy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 15

Interview with the team from Infamous The Musical

Brett and Brad interview Russell Weisenbacher and David Michaels, the producer and creator respectively of Infamous The Musical, an original musical about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Brett is also appearing in a staged reading of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 14, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 7

Post-Election Special

We talk through the November 2023 election results around Cuyahoga County, some of the live shows we've been to recents, rumors on the Raiders head coach, the Michigan "cheating" scandal, and a new type of camera coming from Sony, and a few others odds and ends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Interview with Tom Burke

We know nothing how Hollywood works, but our friend Tom Burke does! He joins us to talk about the Hollywood writers strike and more recent happenings in Hollywood. Tom is the producer of movies like Call Jane, The Endless, Synchronic, and more. His work can be found on major streaming platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 18, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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