The City Club of Cleveland Podcast

Gerrymandering, the process of manipulating district boundaries to provide an advantage to one political party over another, is facing increased scrutiny. On May 8, Ohioans will vote on Issue 1, the Bipartisan Congressional Redistricting Reform Amendment. The amendment needs a simple majority of votes on May 8 to become part of the Ohio Constitution. A panel explains.

As the regional economy evolves, a significant portion is still driven by manufacturing and trades. Increasingly, those jobs are changing - depending more and more on computers, technology, and automation. Hospitality and healthcare also contribute to the mix in meaningful ways. A panel explains.

In the wake of school shootings, bag searches, metal detectors, and even arming teachers are options that have been either implemented or considered to assure the safety of the students and staff. Some are advocating for preventative measures in tackling the mental health issues that often pervade school shooters

What are the largest threats to the safety of students and school employees? And what is being done in the Mahoning Valley to ensure our schools remain sanctuaries for teaching and learning

The Most Reverend Bishop Nelson J. Perez was appointed the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland by Pope Francis on September 5, 2017. Join us at the City Club with Bishop Perez as he shares his first impressions of the diocese and what he's learned about some of the issues facing our local Church and community as a whole such as the opioid epidemic and the need for immigration reform.

Over the last several months, the #MeToo has shaken the entertainment industry. Actors and film executives resigned or were dismissed as allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination mounted, yet somehow, leaders in the music industry seemed unscathed. It has been argued that the entertainment industry as a whole is built on perpetuated structural inequality. A panel explains.

\"The State of the County is strong, but we\'ve still got work to do. We can\'t rest until all residents are on a path to achieve potential.\" - 2017 State of the County address\r\n\r\nJoin us as Armond Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive, delivers his fourth annual State of the County address.

On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy stood at The City Club of Cleveland\'s podium and delivered what is considered one of the most important speeches of the 20th century. Fifty years later, the words still resonate. Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Senator Kennedy and President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, reflects on her father\'s speech and discusses its lingering power and ongoing relevance in our society with Antioch Baptist Church Senior Pastor Rev. Todd C. Davidson and WKYC Channel 3 News Anchor Russ Mitchell.

WCPN reporter/producer Tony Ganzer talks with Yascha Mounk, Ph.D., Lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University and author of \"The People vs. Democracy: Why our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It,\" on the future of liberal democracy worldwide.

Scientists worldwide largely agree that global warming is occurring. Seventy percent of Americans agree, according to a 2016 poll from Yale University. Still, the U.S. is the only country to reject the Paris Agreement, the government proposed to scrap the Clean Power Plan and the EPA eliminated the climate change section of their website. Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., discusses the realities of climate change.