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Columbus Metropolitan Club
Saturday mornings at 10, Podcast
Hosted by WCBE Podcast Experience

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
  • Outdated Funding, Lost Lives: Why Ohio’s Babies and Birthing Parents Deserve Better
    With a panel of passionate leaders, this CMC forum explores how participatory grantmaking, trust-based philanthropy, and low-barrier funding for grassroots organizations promise to deliver better and faster results for nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of Central Ohio’s mothers and babies, and how this fresh thinking could transform the way human services are funded in Columbus.
  • Housing, Health, and Hope: Opening The Gates To Opportunity In Central Ohio
    Learn about the barriers to solving our region’s challenges from a national health-and-housing expert and a panel of passionate Central Ohio leaders as this CMC forum examines the links connecting housing, health and opportunity, and the will to act that could open the gates to healthier outcomes for all.
  • Open Every Door: Transforming Workforce Development in Central Ohio
    With a panel of employment advocates and regional leaders, this CMC forum unpacks the latest effort to keep Central Ohio’s talent pool filled to the brim.
  • What Would It Take to End Hunger in Central Ohio?
    To help answer this question and recognize Hunger Action Month, CMC brings together a lineup of passionate experts to spotlight hunger in our midst and the actionable steps we can take together.
  • Advocacy Without Animosity: Restoring Civility to Public Institutions
    This CMC forum features a panel of public servants who believe bipartisan dialogue in a democratic society is both possible and indispensable.
  • The Invisible Problem Everywhere: Confronting the Gender Data Gap
    With a panel of passionate leaders, this CMC forum explores the need for a comprehensive data-driven strategy involving public, private, and nonprofit sectors to create effective solutions to help Central Ohio’s women accelerate their wealth creation.
  • Real News, Fake News, and How Journalism Can Save Democracy
    In this CMC forum, our panel discusses the importance of a free press, the key tools to use to evaluate information sources and discern credible news, and the role journalism plays in keeping our democracy vigorous.
  • Is Central Ohio Ready for Retirement?
    With a panel of regional experts, this CMC forum examines what’s driving the surge in Franklin County’s graying population, the profound implications for regional leaders, and how Central Ohioans – of every age – need to prepare now.
  • Regional Gem to National Spotlight: Crafting the New Columbus Brand
    This CMC forum features Yohannan Terrell, CEO, Warhol & WALL ST., and Director, Columbus Fashion Initiative; Sarah Townes, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Experience Columbus; Stephanie Spicer, President, Luquire; Steve Susi, Senior Director, Brand Strategy, Northwestern Mutual; with Moderator Jennifer Walton, Chief Brand Officer, Sky Nile Consulting.
  • Ohio Mayors Address Challenges Together
    This CMC forum features the current mayors of Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland discussing their strategies for economic growth, urban development, transit, community engagement, and much more.
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