Columbus Metropolitan Club
Saturday mornings at 10, Podcast
With a mission to connect people and ideas through community conversation, the Columbus Metropolitan Club presents weekly town hall-style forums where engaged citizens hear from speakers and panelists on a variety of newsworthy, current, and relevant topics of community interest. CMC has almost 1,400 members of various ages, professions, races, and beliefs. WCBE is proud to partner with CMC to deliver audio of the forums on-air and through this podcast.
Latest Episodes
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In this CMC fourm, we stagedive into what it would take to build that missing music ecosystem. Join artists, industry insiders, and civic leaders as they explore how strategic investment, coordinated efforts, and community support could help Columbus hit the high notes and claim its place on the national stage as a true music city. -
This CMC forum explores what it means to lead with courage, build organizational independence, and maintain a steadfast commitment to dignity and equity — even in uncertain times. -
Whether you’re a business leader, policymaker, educator, or engaged citizen, this CMC forum will challenge you to consider how we protect and invest in local news as a civic lifeline for Central Ohio. -
This CMC forum features Dontavius Jarrells, Representative, 1st District, Ohio House of Representatives, Paula Powell, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company; Adam Sharp, Executive Vice President, The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Bill Stanley, State Director, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio, with moderator Carol Kauffman, CEO, Ohio Environmental Council. -
This CMC forum features a candid and uplifting conversation about power, protest, pride—and the joy of being seen, safe, and fully free. -
This CMC forum features a conversation with civic leaders, advocates, and experts as we unpack what’s at stake in the November vote—and what it means for the future of Columbus. -
This CMC forum features a forward-looking conversation with regional banking leaders about how Central Ohio’s banks are navigating change and helping the region grow. -
With partner MORPC, this CMC forum unpacks the latest resident feedback and spotlights three key leaders whose innovative approaches to housing, childcare, and job creation are confronting Central Ohio’s regional challenges head-on with real-world solutions. -
With an expert panel of passionate leaders, this CMC forum digs into our region’s radical rethinking of crisis response and looks at the newest resources designed to bring citizens and their families safely through crisis. -
This CMC forum features President Ted Carter reflecting on his first year and a half on the job, and a look forward at what’s on the horizon for Ohio’s flagship university.
