Listen "September 29, 2024"
Episode Synopsis
00:00 Show open/ Columbus Metropolitan Library Media Specialist Ben Zenitsky on resources available for voters at the library, a new program providing after-school snacks for kids at some library locations, and the library's new CEO.
9:17 Christian Johnson, Program Manager in Leadership and Social Justice Department at the YWCA Columbus on the Kathy Duffy Espy Leadership for Social Change Program which engages young women at the beginning of their careers, helping them understand how discriminatory practices, policies, and beliefs produce various forms of inequity.
18:37 Face the State: Safety in Springfield with Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson.
32:49 Face the State: Issue One ballot language controversy with State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D- Toledo), State Sen. Theresa Gavarone (R- Bowling Green), Chris Davey of Citizens Not Politicians, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank Larose (R). Explosive growth in Columbus due to the investment of companies like Intel and Amazon. A comparison with the city of Autin, TX in a similar situation with Jason Reece- a Vice Provost at Ohio State University, Don Deperro- President of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and Leslie Pool- Mayor Pro Tem of Austin, TX.
9:17 Christian Johnson, Program Manager in Leadership and Social Justice Department at the YWCA Columbus on the Kathy Duffy Espy Leadership for Social Change Program which engages young women at the beginning of their careers, helping them understand how discriminatory practices, policies, and beliefs produce various forms of inequity.
18:37 Face the State: Safety in Springfield with Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson.
32:49 Face the State: Issue One ballot language controversy with State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D- Toledo), State Sen. Theresa Gavarone (R- Bowling Green), Chris Davey of Citizens Not Politicians, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank Larose (R). Explosive growth in Columbus due to the investment of companies like Intel and Amazon. A comparison with the city of Autin, TX in a similar situation with Jason Reece- a Vice Provost at Ohio State University, Don Deperro- President of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and Leslie Pool- Mayor Pro Tem of Austin, TX.
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