Podcast: Athens Happens - The electability question

Athens Happens is a weekly news podcast brought to you by reporters at The New Political who are dedicated to explaining the nuances of Athens and state politics.

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This week we discussed Democratic congressional candidates Joel Newby and Daniel Kilgore participated in a forum where they talked about electability, jobs, the environment, and Athens. We also discussed the Board of Elections' decision to disqualify Rep. Jay Edwards’ Democratic opponent for the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Universities recently announced Esports plans, and the academic opportunities they might present.

Credits:

Host, Manager and Writer: Ben Peters, @BenPeters2

Second Host: Abby Neff, @_abbyneffProducer

Engineer and Writer: Bo Kuhn, @bo_kuhn_

Guests: Delaney Murray, @delpaulinem; Eric Boll, @Eric_Boll_

Intro and outro track: “Wholesome” by Kevin MacLeod