<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jewelrodgers.com/about">Jewel Rodgers</a> is the Nebraska State Poet, a 2025 Academy of American Poets Fellowship recipient and a 2025 AIRIES Fellow.</p><p>To listen to the <strong><em>‘Twas the Night Before Closures</em></strong> episode referenced, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.omapod.com/p/twas-the-night-before-closures">click here</a>.</p><p>To check out <strong>OMAPOD</strong> featured on NPR/Nebraska Public Media, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52U7VFLqDHw&#38;t=1502s">click here</a>.</p><p><strong>ALSO…</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-medical-cannabis-commission-approves-news-emergency-regulations-cultivator-license/69921710">Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission approves new emergency regulations, cultivator license</a> - from KETV</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/05/nebraska-report-examines-state-impacts-if-u-s-enters-armed-conflict/">Nebraska report examines state impacts if U.S. enters ‘armed conflict’</a> - from <em>Nebraska Examiner</em></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.3newsnow.com/papillion-lavista-ralston-bellevue/papillion-city-council-to-revisit-backyard-chicken-ordinance">Papillion City Council to revisit backyard chicken ordinance</a> - from KMTV</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to OMAPOD at <a href="https://www.omapod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.omapod.com/subscribe</a>