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

Gravitational Pull: How Creative Culture Makes Neighborhoods Great

In this CMC forum, Columbus Business First’s Bonnie Meibers sits down with Brett Kaufman for an-in-depth conversation on his vision for Columbus and the city’s unrealized potential as a modern, sustainable, and equitable city.
Red, Blue, or Purple? The State Treasurer On Ohio's Political Future

With Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague as our special guest, this CMC forum dives into the present and future of Ohio’s political climate with veteran Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler.
Affirmative Action At The Crossroads

With an expert panel, this CMC forum unpacks what the Supreme Court’s recent decision means for the future of equity in the U.S.
Black Mothers Matter: Combatting the Maternal Mortality Epidemic

As highlighted in the award-winning 2022 documentary film Aftershock, Black birthing mothers face three-to-four times the mortality risk compared to their white counterparts. Join CMC and a panel of passionate experts as we uncover this hidden epidemic in maternal health and highlight a way forward toward better and more equitable outcomes for all mothers.
Ghost Kitchens, Virtual Restaurants, & Delivery Apps: How Tech is Disrupting Dining

This CMC forum features John Barker, President & CEO, The Ohio Restaurant Association, Bennett Goldberg, Partner, Maker Kitchens, Chris Baggott, Co-Founder and CEO, ClusterTruck, and Lisa A. Gutierrez, Founder and CEO, Dos Hermanos Taco Truck, Founder and Food-Based Business Coach, Food Truck Millionaire, with host Susan Post, Associate Editor, Columbus Underground.
More Wetlands, Less Runoff, and Clean Water for All

For the first time ever, CMC welcomes three current members of Governor Mike DeWine’s cabinet on a single panel with moderator Natalie Fahmy for a frank examination of Ohio’s efforts to keep the state’s water supply clean, accessible, and safe.
Reimagining Education in Ohio

This CMC forum features Susan Tave Zelman, Ph.D., Former Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Co-Author of “The Buying and Selling of American Education: Reimagining a System of Schools”, Angela Chapman, Ed.D., Superintendent/CEO, Columbus City Schools, and Scott DiMauro, President, Ohio Education Association, with host Jackie Walker, Executive Director of SkillsUSA Ohio.
Preserving Intellectual Freedom in Public Libraries

With an expert panel, this CMC forum explores the critical role libraries play in a free and open democracy and how libraries are working to preserve intellectual freedom in an uncertain era.
Made in Ohio: The Coming Manufacturing Supercycle

With Intel, Honda, and many other firms expanding or relocating to Ohio, join CMC for an in-depth discussion of what the state can do to return to its role as a global manufacturing leader.
Exploring the Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence

Do you like the title of this CMC forum? If so, thank ChatGPT. That’s the artificial intelligence “chatbot” we asked to title this CMC forum on the subject of itself. With both human and electronic panelists, we’ll explore the mind-boggling world of artificial intelligence and the profound changes to society that easy access to AI is bringing daily.