Miscellaneous
Athens Happens is a weekly news podcast brought to you by reporters at TNP who are dedicated to explaining the nuances of Athens and state politics. You can find new episodes every Friday at thenewpolitical.com, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, SoundCloud, or wherever else podcasts can be downloaded. 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. Stories/columns included in this episode: Kilgore and Newby emphasize electability, job creation at forum: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/02/12/kilgore-and-newby-put-emphasis-on-jobs-climate-change-at-forum/ Board of Elections disqualifies Rep. Jay Edwards’ Democratic challenger: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/02/04/board-of-elections-disqualifies-rep-jay-edwards-democratic-challenger/ Esports to offer new academic opportunities at Ohio U: https://thenewpolitical.com/2020/02/04/board-of-elections-disqualifies-rep-jay-edwards-democratic-challenger/ Credits: Host, Manager and Writer: Ben Peters, @BenPeters2 Second Host: Abby Neff, @_abbyneff Producer, Engineer and Writer: Bo Kuhn, @bo_kuhn_ Guests: Delaney Murray, @delpaulinem Eric Boll, @Eric_Boll_ Intro and outro track: “Wholesome” by Kevin MacLeod