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The Community's Conversation — 100 episodes

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Ohio's Future: A Conversation with Vivek Ramaswamy

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Can Columbus Become a City of Service?

3

A Conversation with "Atomic Habits" Author James Clear

4

More Than a Meal: The Future of Fighting Hunger in Central Ohio

5

Building the Workforce Behind the American Dream

6

A 50th Anniversary Conversation: The Future of Civic Dialogue

7

Raising the Curtain on Columbus' Cultural Future

8

Who's Watching? The Fight Over Flock Cameras

9

From Long Lines to Logins: What Happens When Government Works Better for Everyone?

10

Designing a Democracy for the Next 250 Years

11

Written in Stone: Ohio Women, Public Memory, and the New Statehouse Monument

12

Racing to Build a New Midwest

13

The Power of Showing Up: A New Case for Engagement

14

The Airport Advantage: Building Central Ohio's Next Economy

15

A Bigger Central Ohio Will Need a Bigger Safety Net

16

There's No Casserole for That: Mental Health, Loneliness, and the Courage to Show Up

17

Annual State of Nonprofits: The Future of Funding Good Work

18

What Women's Pro Soccer Means for Columbus

19

How Ohio's Medicaid Squeeze Could Impact Families

20

A Conversation with Governor Mike DeWine

21

Turning AI Success into Columbus' Next Advantage

22

Who Holds the Keys to Economic Mobility?

23

Life After Cars: Redesigning Cities for People

24

Ohio's Data Center Debate

25

Older Adults Are Aging Right Into Homelessness

26

The Race for Ohio's Economic Future

27

Primal Intelligence: The Human Edge in an AI World

28

The War Within a War: Wil Haygood on Race, Vietnam, and America's Reckoning

29

The Power of the Arts in a Changing City: A Conversation with GCAC's Mitch Menchaca

30

When Staying in School Takes More Than School

31

The Ambition Gap: Why Women Are Advancing Less—And What Leaders Can Do About It

32

Braids, Business, and Belonging: Black Hair and Identity in Columbus

33

What We Get Right - and Wrong - About Women's Health

34

The State of Child Care

35

Cybersecurity in the Age of AI

36

Haitian Refugees and the Future of Immigration in Central Ohio

37

Black Men in Central Ohio: Realities, Resilience, and the Road Ahead

38

Annual Blue Chip Economic Forecast

39

Annual State of Downtown: Building a Safer, Stronger Downtown

40

Urban Power: How Cities Are Driving Ohio's Growth

41

Creative Capital: How the Arts Power Community Infrastructure

42

Why Children's Mental Health Is a Workforce Issue

43

The State of Small Business

44

Amped Up: Columbus Wants Its Music Moment

45

Will Nonprofits Lead or Be Led?

46

Who Owns the News? Rebuilding Trust and Local Voices in a Fractured Media Landscape

47

Downstream Decisions: Is Ohio's Water Future at Risk?

48

Joy Is Resistance: Queer Power in an Unequal World

49

How a Billion-Dollar Ballot Will Reshape Columbus

50

Money Movers: The Bankers Fueling Columbus' Future

51

Strengthening Partnerships That Power Civic Engagement

52

From Survey to Shovel: Let's Get Real About Regional Priorities

53

Transforming Crisis Care in Central Ohio

54

A Conversation with Ohio State University President Ted Carter

55

The Next Wave: The New Leaders Shaping Ohio Politics

56

Central Ohio's AI Revolution

57

Navigating the New Era of College Sports: A Conversation with OSU's Ross Bjork

58

A Downtown That Works and Lives

59

Three Million People, One City's Future

60

Bold Threads, Big Dreams: The Fashion Innovation Shaping Columbus's Style Scene

61

Annual State of Nonprofits

62

The New Franklin County Health Map

63

High-Tech Careers Mean High-Stakes Education

64

Unraveling Recovery: How Cutting Medicaid Threatens Ohioans in Crisis

65

Tariff Tightrope: Ohio's Balancing Act with Canada

66

Taxed & Confused: Making Sense of Rising Property Taxes in Ohio

67

Who Gets to Move Up? Rethinking Economic Mobility in Central Ohio

68

Bioscience Breakthroughs Are Saving Lives in Central Ohio

69

Advancing Together: Meet the Columbus Partnership's New Leader

70

Why the Federal Reserve Matters to You

71

Keeping the Columbus Promise

72

Central Ohio Builds BIG!

73

A Conversation with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

74

All Amped Up: Can Ohio Meet Its Future Energy Needs?

75

State of the Performing Arts

76

Women's Wealth is Central Ohio's Growth

77

The Power of Two Chambers

78

Insights From Congresswoman Joyce Beatty

79

When Safety Nets Shrink

80

The Caregiver Crisis

81

Ohio Higher Education Innovates for a New Era

82

Central Ohio Hospital CEO Roundtable

83

The New Columbus Real Estate Scene

84

Annual Blue Chip Economic Forecast

85

From Vacant to Vibrant: The Future of Retail in Downtown Columbus

86

Belonging Is Redefining the Modern Workplace

87

Columbus Eviction Rates Are Headed in the Wrong Direction

88

Benchmarking Central Ohio - Part 2

89

Benchmarking Central Ohio - Part 1

90

After the Election: Listening, Healing, and Moving Forward with The Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu

91

Rx for Equity: Creating Access to Healthcare in Central Ohio

92

Does Ohio Need Gerrymandering Reform?

93

Are LGBTQ+ Rights Losing Ground?

94

Outdated Funding, Lost Lives: Why Ohio's Babies and Birthing Parents Deserve Better

95

Housing, Health, and Hope: Opening The Gates To Opportunity In Central Ohio

96

Open Every Door: Transforming Workforce Development in Central Ohio

97

What Would It Take To End Hunger in Central Ohio?

98

Advocacy Without Animosity: Restoring Civility to Public Institutions

99

The Invisible Problem Everywhere: Confronting the Gender Data Gap

100

Real News, Fake News, and How Journalism Can Save Democracy