All Sides with Amy Juravich is WOSU Public Media’s daily news program that dives deep into issues important to Central Ohio. Hosted by Amy Juravich, All Sides explains how the most complicated issues affect our lives. Amy and her guests explore all sides of an issue and reflect all sides of life in Ohio.All Sides connects with listeners on air, on-line or on-demand via the All Sides podcast.
Classical 101 Morning Host Christopher Purdy and his guests are previewing upcoming arts and cultural events around the Columbus area.
This edition of All Sides Weekend: Arts & Culture includes a preview of the Opera Columbus production "Pirates: the Penzance Musical," Short North Stage's production of "Sweeney Todd," and the Columbus Symphony's return to the world-famous Carnegie Hall.
Host:
Christopher Purdy, All Sides Weekend and Classical 101 morning host Guests:
Maureen O’Brien, CEO, Columbus Symphony Julia Noulin-Merat, Artistic Director, Opera Columbus Edward Carnigan, Producing Artistic Director, Short North Stage
We'll meet a Columbus woman who's helping people with disabilities overcome barriers and find meaningful employment.
We'll hear from an architect who's working to create more opportunities for Black women in a profession where they remain underrepresented.
We'll talk with a master beekeeper who's spent more than two decades caring for honey bees across Columbus, and has even invented her own way to protect them from Ohio's harsh winters.
It's all coming up on this week's edition of Fascinating Ohio.
Guests:
Kristin Schaub, CEO, Greenleaf Job Training Services Christian Joosse, architect, Moody Nolan Nina Bagley, Ohio Queen Bee
Columbus voters have a big choice to make this November, with two measures on the ballot looking to overhaul City Council.
The current system, approved by voters in 2018, has faced a lot of disapproval, with critics and even some council members calling it "stupid," "wacky," and "confusing."
Both Issue 8 and Issue 9 want to change who gets to vote for which council member and one of the proposals could even add new seats to the mix.
Issue 8 is a simple, one-page amendment started by a grassroots citizen group. It would change the rules, so you only vote for the council member representing your specific district.
Issue 9 was put on the ballot by the city council itself. It is a longer, six-page measure that does the exact same thing as Issue 8, but adds more elements:
Issue 9 would expand the council by adding four new at-large members that everyone in the city votes for. Issue 9 would also trigger a redrawing of the city's district map in 2028 and change how many signatures candidates need to get on the ballot. We're having an in-depth conversation about Issues 8 and 9 on this hour of All Sides.
Guests:
George Shillcock, reporter, WOSU Public Media Will Petrik, campaign manager, Our City Our Say Rob Dorans, president pro tempore/District 3 Representative, Columbus City Council
Many people say it takes a village to raise a child. But really, it takes a village to do a lot of things.
No one can truly get through life on their own, but if you expect a village to help you and be at your side when you need them, you must also be a villager.
You must be at your village's side when they need you . But what does it mean to be a villager? What does it require from us?
Guests:
Katie Eu, lifestyle creator Korie Little, sociology professor, Ohio State University Kate Oliphint, director, Center for HumanKindness, The Columbus Foundation
The Ohio governor’s race this November features two major-party candidates with no prior experience in elected office.
Whoever wins will be one for the history books: Dr. Amy Acton would be the first woman elected to the position. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy would be the first Indian American.
In this pre-recorded interview, Acton talks about the issues, political ads and why she won't debate Ramaswamy.
Acton also discusses an attack ad featuring her estranged mother.
All Sides interviewed Ramaswamy on Oct. 5. Click here to listen to that interview.
All Sides will also be airing an interview with Libertarian governor candidate Don Kissick soon.
Editor's Note: During this interview with Amy Acton, which was recorded in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 20, All Sides Host Amy Juravich said the attack ad was created by an outside party, a conservative political blogger named Walter Curt. This is not correct. The ad was posted by Curt and has been widely circulated. Late Tuesday evening, Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed to reporters that the ad was from his campaign and that Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, was not paid to participate.
Guests:
Dr. Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Robert Alexander, political science professor /founding director, Democracy and Public Policy Network, Bowling Green State University Brianna Mack, associate professor of politics and government, Ohio Wesleyan University
The United States wants to bring manufacturing jobs back home. But who’s going to fill them?
We’ll discuss a new program at Ohio State aimed at preparing the next generation of manufacturing workers.
A Nobel Prize-winning discovery is shedding new light on some of the smallest particles in the universe. We’ll talk with an Ohio State professor who helped make that research possible.
Apple is making a bigger push into smart homes, Meta is taking the cameras out of its smart glasses and Ninja has a blender that doubles as a travel cup.
We’ll break down the latest gadgets with CNET’s Russell Holly.
It's all coming up on this week's Tech Tuesday.
Guests:
Ryan Petitti, director of manufacturing and engineering leadership development, Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, Ohio State University Michael Stamatikos, associate professor, physics and astronomy, Ohio State-Newark Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET
There are 62 health and human services levies on Ohio ballots this November, according to The Center for Community Solutions.
These levies support issues ranging from aging to mental health to developmental disabilities.
We will learn more about the county boards that run these programs and distribute levy money.
We will hear from an organization in Delaware and Morrow counties that has a levy on the ballot this year.
Plus, we will hear from a board that did have their levy pass last year – a year in which nearly half the levies on the ballot failed.
Guests:
Deanna Brant, executive director, Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board Sue Villilo, vice president of clinical services & provider relations, ADAMH of Franklin County Kyle Thompson, policy associate, The Center for Community Solutions
Two U.S. senators – one current and one former -- are asking Ohio voters this November to return them to Washington.
For Republican Jon Husted, winning would allow him to retain a seat he was appointed to when JD Vance became vice president.
For Democrat Sherrod Brown, winning would mean reclaiming a seat in the chamber he first joined in 2006, when he defeated then-two-term Republican incumbent Mike DeWine.
To begin this week's Reporter Roundtable, All Sides Host Amy Juravich is talking with Sherrod Brown on why he’s running again, all those political ads and why he wouldn’t support efforts to impeach President Donald Trump again.
We’ve also reached out to the Husted campaign in hopes of rescheduling an earlier interview he had to cancel.
We're also discussing the latest news ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Guests:
Sherrod Brown, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and former three-term senator Sabrina Eaton, Washington correspondent for The Cleveland Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com Jessie Balmert, state government reporter, Columbus Dispatch Jake Zuckerman, reporter, Signal Ohio
Why are women so reluctant to advocate for what they want in the workplace?
Is it genetic? Are women born to be the more passive sex? Is it cultural: girls are supposed to be nice? Or is it societal: the male hierarchy rules?
It's true that promotions, pay boosts and a place at the table have historically gone to male co-workers – and in many cases still do even with all the advancements of the last few decades.
What if instead of waiting for what they want, women just go for it?
That's the message in a new book that provides the road map. It's titled UP! The Playbook For Every Woman on the Rise .
The book was written by two sisters, originally from Ohio, who are living the advice they dispense on the book's pages. They're also running a company to help other women.
Were talking with Kelly and Katy Mooney on this hour of All Sides.
Guests:
Kelly Mooney, co-founder and CEO, Equipt Women /co-author, Up! The Playbook for Every Woman on the Rise Katy Mooney, co-founder and chief learning officer, Equipt Women /co-author, Up! The Playbook for Every Woman on the Rise Related Link:
Event: Nov. 4 — Kelly Mooney and Katy Mooney Share Playbook for Women on the Rise!
President Trump was in Youngstown this week trying to energize Republican voters. Sen. Jon Husted was there to keep his seat and defeat Sherrod Brown. Husted needs Trump’s supporters; he needs Trump to shower him with praise. I am not sure this is what Jon Husted had in mind.
“I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body because I didn't know he was a great athlete. And I looked, and I watched up and down. I looked at his ass, and I looked at the whole thing," Trump said. "And then I looked at his hands. Look at his hands. He's got these like claws. And I got it. You are a great athlete. I didn't know that because he doesn't talk about that. Congratulations. Now they finally know.”
Believe it or not, that was the most newsworthy thing to come out of that rally. Whether it helps Jon Husted or not, we shall see.
What is hurting Jon Husted is President Trump’s approval rating in Ohio. A recent New York Times/Sienna poll had 60% of Ohioans disapproving of President Trump’s performance. In the Youngstown area, the northeast industrial corner of Ohio that really has helped Trump win Ohio three times, the president’s disapproval rating also stands at 60%.
The reasons why he is unpopular are the war in Iran and rising gas and diesel prices, something the president tried to downplay in Youngstown.
“And then we did a little stopover in Iran, and their whole country is, let's put it this way, they're never going to have a nuclear weapon. And it's going to end very soon, and as soon as it ends, your gasoline comes down," he said. "But remember, your prices, your gas prices are lower than when Biden was president, and he didn't do anything about Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran didn't do anything.”
The stopover in Iran is now in its eighth month.
That is perhaps why, according to the RealClear Polling average, Sherrod Brown has a 3-point lead, and Amy Acton has a 4-point lead over Vivek Ramaswamy.
The races are still toss-ups in a state that has been very solidly red for 10 years.
To help us get a grasp on where things stand, we welcome a man who studies Ohio politics very closely, University of Cincinnati political science professor David Niven.
Snollygoster of the week
A mystery group has spent a couple hundred thousand dollars promoting socialist candidate for U.S. Senate Greg Levy. As Cleveland.com and The Columbus Dispatch reported, the mystery group is sending out mailers that urge people to join the revolution and send a worker to the Senate.
But Levy did not send the mailers, and he condemned them on social media.
According to Federal Election Commission records, the group Enough Promises Ohio, out of Reynoldsburg, has sent the mailers. The same group reports it has sent out $17,000 in mailers supporting or opposing Sherrod Brown.
The group is using a printing firm linked to conservative candidates and President Trump's PAC.
So either this group and printing firm think socialism is the way to solve America's problems, or they are trying to bolster the socialist candidate to take votes away from Sherrod Brown in what shapes up to be a close race.
It is likely the latter. For that, Enough Promises Ohio, whoever you are, you get our Snollygoster of the Week award.
Now, Democrats have played this game too, with Libertarian candidates in an effort to take votes away from Republicans.
We're less than a month away from the midterm elections.
With Democrats surging in the polls and the possibility of reliably red areas voting blue, could the Democrats take both the House and the Senate?
Some races, like the Ohio governor's race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, could see historic results and reliably red areas could turn blue for the first time in decades.
We're talking about national politics with Ken Rudin, host of the Political Junkie podcast.
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Ken Rudin, political journalist/host of the "Political Junkie" podcast WOSU is currently in the middle of our fall drive. When you donate, you can receive a gift for your contribution. Available gifts include a WOSU Railroad logo hoodie or a pair of WOSU Railroad logo crew athletic socks.
It’s cookie-baking time! As part of our fall membership drive, Alex Copeland is back by popular demand with more creative cookie advice.
If there's one dessert that comes to mind to represent fall and winter, it's cookies! And for the holidays, decorated cookies are a staple.
From holiday parties to cookie exchanges to making memories with your kids, cookies are front and center for the next couple of months.
On this hour of All Sides, we’re talking all about cookies, baking and the cookie business with Alex Copeland, the cookie artist behind Columbus' Plenty O’Cookies.
Guest:
Alex Copeland, owner, Plenty O'Cookies WOSU is currently in the middle of our fall drive. When you donate, you can receive a pair of tickets to attend a holiday cookie decorating workshop at WOSU on Nov. 18 as a thank you gift.
The Palace Theatre in downtown Columbus turns 100 this November.
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) has lots of events planned to celebrate including a big concert.
The Palace was built in 1926 as a live performance venue that anchored Columbus' grand LaVeque Tower.
It drew large crowds for vaudeville and music shows. The theatre was nearly lost about 50 years ago.
On this hour of All Sides, we will discuss the efforts to save and restore the Palace Theatre, the events planned for the 100-year celebration, and the past, present and future of the arts in central Ohio.
Guest:
Chad Whittington, president/CEO, CAPA WOSU is currently in the middle of our fall drive. When you donate, you can receive a pair of tickets to attend "Palace 100: The Genius of Ray Charles" on Nov. 14.
photo: Brad Feinknopf
For most Ohio State fans, Brutus Buckeye is simply the mascot on the sidelines.
But behind that giant Buckeye head are students who are balancing classes, early-morning workouts, practices and hundreds of appearances.
For an entire year, Columbus Dispatch journalists Sheridan Hendrix and Adam Cairns followed the Brutus team behind the scenes, from tryouts and mascot camp to football games, community events and a run at a national championship.
Their reporting became the new book Being Brutus , which explores the history, work and people behind one of Ohio State’s most recognizable traditions.
Guests:
Sheridan Hendrix, higher education reporter, The Columbus Dispatch Adam Cairns, photojournalist, The Columbus Dispatch WOSU is currently in the middle of our fall drive. When you donate, you can receive a copy of Being Brutus.
photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP
Paula Poundstone is no stranger to NPR listeners, especially fans of the weekly quiz show, “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” She's been a regular on the hit NPR show for years.
Poundstone is also a comedian, author, podcaster, former presidential correspondent for late night television and so much more.
She joins All Sides this hour to talk about her comedy tour and her upcoming visit to Columbus.
Guest:
Paula Poundstone, comedian/podcast host/panelist on "NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" WOSU is currently in the middle of our fall drive. When you donate, you can receive a pair of tickets to see Paula Poundstone live on Oct. 30 at the Lincoln Theatre.
Photo: Chris Pizzello / Invision-AP
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story?
The kind of tale that sends shivers down your spine. Why do we love ghost stories? They connect us to the past, spark our imaginations, and remind us that the supernatural is always just a shadow away.
If you love spooky stories, you’re going to love this hour of All Sides. We’re talking about all things haunted in central Ohio.
WOSU is currently in the middle of our fall drive. When you donate, you can receive a pair of tickets to the OSU Hallowed Halls of Horror Walking Tour on Nov. 2 .
Guest:
Bucky Cutright, founder/co-owner, Columbus Ghost Tours
For more than a decade, WOSU’s magazine program "Broad & High" has introduced viewers to artists and musicians in the Columbus and central Ohio region.
The program has gone behind the scenes and explored the creative process of visual and performing arts.
This coming season will mark 14 years on the air.
Over the next hour, we’ll meet the creative team behind and in front of the camera for a preview of the upcoming season.
We’ll also meet some of the local artists who will be profiled in the coming weeks on "Broad & High."
Join us for a preview of the season premiere on this hour of All Sides.
Guests:
Kate Quickel, host, Broad & High Carrie Beyer, producer, Broad & High Fred Fochtman, painter/art restorer Renee Dion, musician/educator
The Levy for Developmental Disabilities in Delaware County has regularly appeared on the election ballot for years.
However, last May was the first time the ballot failed to pass by a narrow margin.
But the levy will be back on November’s ballot. This time it must pass for the DCBDD to continue providing services and programs for developmentally disabled individuals.
Along with Delaware County, 11 other Ohio counties are facing the same predicament.
Coming up on this hour of All Sides, we’re discussing the impact the failure of this levy could have on families and what's needed to keep these programs operational.
Guests:
Adam Herman, CEO, Ohio Association of County Boards Patricia Hollingsworth & Howard Heffelfinger, co-chairs, Focus on Abilities Kristine Hodge, superintendent, Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities Chase Waits, director of communications and community engagement, Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities
What skills will matter most in a workplace are increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence?
A new Battelle study finds employers are putting more value on critical thinking, communication and adaptability.
How do you stay vigilant against scammers now that they have ever-more sophisticated ways of getting your money?
Scammers are using AI deep-fakes and cryptocurrency to trick people. We will learn how to protect ourselves.
Welcome to "Opt Out" October, a time to retake control of your data and devices.
It's all coming up on this week's Tech Tuesday.
Guests:
Lou Von Thaer, president/CEO, Battelle Kenyetta Bagby, manager, Office of Consumer Affairs, Ohio Department of Commerce Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET
The Ohio governor’s race this November features two major-party candidates with no prior elected experience.
Whoever wins will be one for the history books: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy would be the first Indian American elected as Ohio governor or Democrat Amy Acton would be the first woman elected to the position.
Add to that huge stakes politically as the midterms indicate how Americans truly feel about the trajectory of the country.
Today, we’ll hear from Vivek Ramaswamy, the self-made biotech billionaire, on why he’s running and his priorities if voters elect him on Nov. 3.
Note: All Sides also has an interview scheduled with Acton. We will bring you that interview soon. Be sure to keep listening to All Sides with Amy Juravich so you don't miss it.
Guests:
Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican candidate for Ohio governor Christopher Devine, political science professor/author, University of Dayton J. Cherie Strachan, director, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics/political science professor, University of Akron
