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The Power Grab

WOSU Public Media

The Power Grab will take a tour of Ohio's back rooms and listen in on clandestine FBI recordings of schemes to wrangle power for corporate and personal profits that were at the nuc...

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Episode list

8

  • April 11, 2024

    15 min

    Update: Sam Randazzo found dead amid bribery indictments

    This week, former Ohio Public Utilities chairman Sam Randazzo died of an apparent suicide. Power Grab host Renee Fox joins WOSU's Mike Thompson to discuss the latest news in the on...

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  • December 11, 2023

    41 min

    The Aftermath

    On the finale of The Power Grab we take a look at the cost of corruption and if it has led to any meaningful changes in the state.

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  • December 4, 2023

    33 min

    Market Manipulation

    FirstEnergy figured they could get their customers to subsidize their poorly performing nuclear power plants. To do so, they paid a $4 million bribe to Sam Randazzo just before Ohi...

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  • November 27, 2023

    34 min

    Dark Money

    Dark money for political campaigns helped make the Ohio nuclear bailout bribery scandal possible. But that $60 million FirstEnergy doled out to elect Ohio House Speaker Larry House...

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  • November 20, 2023

    36 min

    It’s A Setup

    Lobbyist Neil Clark was paranoid that he was on the FBI’s radar and he was right for the nuclear bailout bribery scheme.The Columbus lobbyist from humble beginnings had made it far...

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  • November 13, 2023

    38 min

    An Unholy Alliance

    In this episode, we’ll explore how Larry Householder rounded up votes to become Ohio House Speaker. And, how he strong-armed opponents of the bill he promised to FirstEnergy, known...

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