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The Columbus Metropolitan Club

Each week, the Columbus Metropolitan Club hosts a forum discussion on topics that range that gamut, from business to policy to social services and more. The discussions might feature a diverse panel of experts, or it could be an interview with a high-level community or business leader, with our customary audience Q&A at the end. Whether it's something that impacts the local community or has global implications, listeners walk away educated, informed, and engaged. (All forums are recorded live in Columbus, Ohio.)

Sep 25, 2019

The National Democratic Institute's Chair Madeleine Albright says that women in power "can be counted on to raise issues that others overlook, to support ideas that others oppose, and to seek an end to abuses that others accept."

Yet, while 50.8% of the US population is female, only 23.7% of Congress is female. At the...


Sep 18, 2019

Many children in Franklin County are born into complex circumstances and work hard to navigate life absent of consistent and thoughtful guidance from a community of caring and engaged adults. The result is "Opportunity Youth", 18-24-year-olds who are unstably housed, not on track to graduate high school or...


Sep 11, 2019

Discussions and arguments on gun policy have become a part of every day political discourse. Unfortunately, so have mass shootings. A hot-button topic for many of Ohio's elected officials, the recent mass murder in Dayton has propelled it to the forefront.

On August 6, Governor Mike DeWine released his 17-point...


Sep 4, 2019

A lot has changed since Honda's early days in Ohio when they were producing motorcycles with just 64 workers. As trends and technologies have advanced, so have the models being produced at their Marysville plant and the types of workers producing them.

With the rise of artificial intelligence, how have skills and jobs...