Podcast “150 Days” will be distributed from March 18th
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The eight-episode limited series podcast is an extension of WOUB's 150 Day Report Project.
ATHENS, Ohio – If the state of Ohio takes your children based on false allegations and you can't afford a lawyer, when will everyone realize the mistake and send them home? Is it? That's the question explored and answered in a new limited series podcast released by WOWB. 150 days. The eight-episode podcast is 150 days An online report project released by WOUB in May 2023.
“After I published the article online, I heard from several people that it was difficult for them to finish reading it because of the length. In addition, there was a lot of engaging audio that they had not had the chance to share with people before. There were a lot of them,” said WOUB News Reporter/Report for American Legion Members Theo Peck Suzuki. “We felt that a podcast would allow us to reach a wider audience and dig deeper into the story for those who have already read it. It has changed in some important ways.”
150 days Explore Teresa Vogel's story. Ms. Vogel moved with her four children to a small town in rural Ohio, hoping for a fresh start for her. Instead, the local child welfare agency ended up taking her children due to unsubstantiated allegations of abuse. In his fight to regain custody of her, Vogel discovered what critics call the dark secrets of child welfare. That means children can be removed for reasons the state will never have to prove, and getting them back is never guaranteed.
Peck Suzuki and fellow WOUB News reporter David Foster said: 150 days The original goal was to create online stories and podcasts at the same time. However, the two soon realized that the complex nature of the report required him to focus on one platform at a time.podcast version 150 days It brings information and perspectives that were not included in the original online project.
“Podcasts are a very different medium than traditional long-form writing. First, they are more personal. It varies by podcast, but reporters tend to be more 'in' with the story, and to what extent is this appropriate?” There are different philosophies about it,” Peck-Suzuki said. “Our idea was that it might be beneficial for listeners to hear how David and I thought of this story. They might be confused or dumbfounded. I We don't focus too much on all of this, but our thought process becomes more apparent on the podcast.”
Podcasts make reporting projects available to a diverse audience.
“Podcasts are also, in some ways, more accessible than written material. You can listen to them while driving or doing housework. With written work, you can't really do either of those things. You just can't do either of those things. Sit down and read,” Peck Suzuki said. “We wanted people to read our story, but we also wanted people to be able to hear it if it's something they like or are interested in.”
It's been quite a while since the original work, so 150 days has been published and the final section of the story has been updated.
“Teresa's story ends in a different place than when we parted ways with her in May 2023,” Peck Suzuki said. “People who listen to this podcast are going to learn how the child welfare system works and doesn't work. They're going to learn how high the stakes are. And they're going to learn how the child welfare system works and doesn't work. You'll be able to better understand how people from different backgrounds try to solve problems.”
If you are interested in the subject matter of this podcast, please subscribe 150 days. The WOUB podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, the NPR app, and Spotify. WOUB podcasts can also be found on the NPR Podcast Directory: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/organizations/s567 or woub.org/listen
