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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
  • When Safety Nets Shrink
    This CMC features Michael Corey, Executive Director, Human Service Chamber of Franklin County; Dr. Seleshi Ayalew Asfaw, President & CEO, Tewahedo Social Services; Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin; Elizabeth Brown, President & CEO, YWCA Columbus, and with moderator Lisa Courtice, President and CEO, The United Way of Central Ohio.
  • The Caregiver Crisis
    This CMC forum features a panel of leaders and advocates to explore how we’ll care for the caregivers that older Central Ohioans will depend on.
  • Ohio Higher Education Innovates for a New Era
    With a panel of experts, this CMC forum explores how Central Ohio’s colleges and universities are preparing for a climate where every dollar counts, where potential students are scarcer than a generation ago, and where partnerships and innovation are the keys to keep Ohio campuses thriving.
  • Central Ohio Hospital CEO Roundtable
    This CMC forum features the CEOs of all four of our region’s major hospital systems for an in-depth exploration of the present and future of healthcare.
  • The Annual Blue Chip Economic Forecast
    Hear what the year ahead looks like for Central Ohio’s economy from a panel of leading experts in CMC’s first program of 2025 and one of the year’s most popular forums.
  • From Vacant to Vibrant: The Future of Retail in Downtown Columbus
    With a panel of downtown leaders and advocates, this CMC forum unpacks the Ground Floor Growth initiative and other new efforts to re-energize downtown as we explore what’s coming next for retail in the heart of Columbus.
  • Belonging Is Redefining the Modern Workplace
    With a panel of passionate leaders, this CMC forum explores the meaning and value of creating a culture of belonging in the contemporary workplace, and how it’s helping key Central Ohio employees and employers to stay at the top of their games.
  • Columbus Eviction Rates Are Headed in the Wrong Direction
    With a panel of regional leaders, CMC unpacks why evictions are climbing, the impact on communities when families lose their homes, and the strategies that advocates are leveraging to ensure more Central Ohio families stay housed.
  • Benchmarking Central Ohio - Part 2: Personal Prosperity, Lifelong Learning, & Community Wellbeing
  • Benchmarking Central Ohio - Part 1: Population Vitality & Economic Strength
    In this first of two CMC forums, we’ll reflect on the results of the last benchmarking study in 2019 before diving deep into the findings of the first two categories: Population Vitality & Economic Strength – to see how Central Ohio measures up to its peers.