Columbus Perspective

Join host Kate Burdett for discussions about the important issues and concerns that face Central Ohioans.

Columbus Perspective

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January 11, 2026

00:00 Show open/ Dan Clare of the group Disabled American Veterans on efforts to help Central Ohio vets get jobs. 10:12 Maddie Twomey, Communications Director at Project Our Care, on healthcare concerns in the Columbus area. 19:09

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January 4, 2026

00:00 Show open/ Tom Bullock, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Ohio on energy costs. 12:53 Dr. Angela Fitch, past president of the Obesity Medicine Association, on the dangers of knockoff weight loss drugs. 22:39

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December 28, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Gbenga Ajilore, Chief Economist at The Center on Budget and Policy, on rising healthcare costs. 8:53 Lamont Jones, US News and World Report’s Managing Editor for Education, on the best colleges and universities in

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December 21, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Ursel J. McElroy, Director of the Ohio Department of Aging, on the arrival of the PACE program in Columbus. 11:12 Devin Andrews, VP of Admissions for the University of Phoenix, on college life experience

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December 14, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Salvation Army National Commissioner Merle Heatwole on this year’s red kettle campaign. 6:19 Toy expert Elizabeth Werner shares what’s on the must-have list for kids this Christmas. 13:02 CVS Pharmacy District Pharmacist Leader Amy

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December 7, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Karla Long and Alex Roahrig from Dawes Arboretum in Newark Preview December’s Winter Wonders Walk. 8:23 Chef David Rose on holiday cooking. 16:10 The importance of inter-generational storytelling during the holiday season with genealogist

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November 30, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Cam Walker from Experience Columbus discusses holiday events in Central Ohio. 9:05 The Rev. Dr. TLC on how to handle holiday stress. 17:56 Doug Collins, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on

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November 23, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Former Arlington Texas Mayor W. Jeff Williams, author of “The Unity Blueprint,” on how to achieve consensus and find common ground in divisive times. 14:08 Dr. Gary Katz on how the Ohio State Medical

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November 16, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Mary Mertz, Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, on the new film “Ohio: Wild at Heart.” 6:10 Tyler Drewes of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association and Eric Tipton, corn/wheat farmer

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November 9, 2025

00:00 Show open/ Victoria Eperjesi, District Pharmacy Leader for CVS, on flu season. 8:14 Dr. Eizabeth Lowden, Endocrinologist, on menopause. 14:27 Storm Chaser Josh Morgerman on how hurricanes can have a specific and dramatic impact on land-locked