All Sides with Amy Juravich

Accessory Dwelling Units, better known as ADU's, are small, self-contained residential units that can be attached to a home or built as a separate structure, often as a small apartment or in-law suite.

Columbus has released a new handbook for residents in building one on their property, though under current city code, building one could be very expensive.

We’re looking at the role ADU's could play in the need for housing here in Columbus.

Guests:

• Brent Warren, reporter, Columbus Underground
• Alison Goebel, executive director, Greater Ohio Policy Center
• Otto Beatty, former Columbus City Councilmember
• Jenny Carlson, executive director, Ohio AARP

What happens if we manipulate the weather?

That was a question that scientists addressed in a recent study about cloud brightening and its possible effects on the El Niño storms.

The benefits could save entire towns from the storms, but the consequences could greatly outweigh the benefits.

Stroke and spinal cord injuries affect millions of people. But breakthroughs in recovery have been singular.

Battelle and Ohio State’s NeuroTech Institute have partnered to create non-invasive rehabilitative, wearable technology.

Two of OpenAI’s most capable models hacked into Hugging Face, an AI startup. The AI did this unprompted with limited guardrails, raising concerns about the technology’s capabilities.

Guests:

• Dr. Jessica Wan, climate scientist and postdoctoral researcher, University of Chicago
• Justin Sanchez, Battelle Tech fellow
• Jon Snyder, CEO, NeuroLife
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

photo: Tony Gutierrez / AP

The health of American Democracy is in decline.

According to the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, only 27% of Gen Z strongly agree that democracy is the best form of government.

Democracy can be found in many forms and political ideologies. Most recently, we’re witnessing the rise of Democratic Socialism. Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are just some of the politicians who identify as socialists.

Combined with the public’s growing anti-capitalist sentiments, these new political ideologies are stirring quite the controversy. President Trump and JD Vance have spent the past year comparing them to communism.

But are these new approaches to government really a threat to our democracy, or arethey tryingto revive the health of our democracy?

We’ll learn more about how Americans are rethinking democracy.

Guests:

• Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University
• Brianna Mack, associate professor of politics and government at Ohio Wesleyan University
• Tanmay Shah, Cleveland City Council Member, Ward 12

First came fracking under Salt Fork State Park. Now the federal government moves to open up thousands of acres in Ohio's only national forest.

The plan involves 2,800 acres in Wayne National Forest.

Ohioans complain about rising property taxes – but what do efforts to cut or eliminate them look like?

Two proposed bills would require K-12 students to learn about food literacy.

And it turns out the controversial Flock automated license plate cameras are used by several state agencies.

We'll discuss all this and more on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable show.

Guests:

• Jo Ingles, senior reporter with the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
• Jake Zuckerman, reporter with Signal Ohio (Studio)
• Laura Hancock, politics and policy reporter with Cleveland.com

Join host Christopher Purdy and his guests for a discussion and preview of arts and cultural events happening in and around the Columbus metropolitan area.

We'll preview violinist Joshua Bell's upcoming performance with the Springfield Symphony on July 30. We'll also discuss the latest at the Columbus Museum of Art and talk with Ohio State emeritus professor Arved Ashby about his new book The 1980s Gayboy Playlist.

Host:

• Christopher Purdy, Classical 101 Morning Host

Guests:

• Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor of the Springfield Symphony and Westerville Symphony
• Brooke A. Minto, executive director of the Columbus Museum of Art
• Arved Ashby, author and professor emeritus of musicology at Ohio State University

It wasn’t long ago when segregation still existed in our public school system. Columbus City Schools officially desegregated on September 6, 1979.

Desegregation didn’t make the inequalities suddenly disappear. Ohio State Professor Simone C. Drake recently wrote a book about her experience as a young black woman in the 1980s going through the recently desegregated Columbus school system.

Then, since 2010, when the Noor Community Clinic opened its doors, Dr. Malika Haque and her group of volunteers have been providing primary care services to hundreds of underserved patients.

Finally, we discuss how the work behind running a theater requires more than just a leader. Award-winning artistic director for the Contemporary Theatre of Ohio, Leda Hoffmann, is building community connection through theater.

Guests:

• Simone Drake, author and English professor at Ohio State University
• Dr. Malika Haque, medical director for the Noor Community Clinic
• Leda Hoffmann, producing artistic director for The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio

The dog days of summer are upon us. But it seems this year that summer heat has more of a bite. Extreme temperatures are changing everything from work, sleep, sports, and summer camps.

There are ways communities can deal with extreme heat, but it takes a systemic approach. In this hour of All Sides, learn about heat resilience and what it takes to build heat-resilient communities.

Plus, what does heat do to the body – how it affects the young, the old, and the in between. And what about those who work under the hot summer sun or in sweltering factories, are there legal workplace protections?

Guests:

• Ladd Keith, director of the Heat Resilience Initiative at the University of Arizona
• Dr. Stephen Auciello, program director at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
• Richard Bales, professor of law at Ohio Northern University

photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

Misconceptions abound, pushed by the Trump administration with controversial views on what causes it.

Today, one woman’s personal crusade to educate and enlighten, as well as a doctor who specializes in treating children, and a national advocacy group on the state of autism funding and research.

Guests:

• Gabrie’le Eato, neurodiversity advocate and founder, Eleable
• Dr. Eric Butter, chief of psychology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Dr. Andy Shih, chief science officer at Autism Speaks

Senate Bill 273, or the “Keep Them Safe Act,” has been one of the few gun policies that received unanimous support from both the Ohio House and Senate.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed it into law on June 18. The bill allows a person struggling with suicidal thoughts or other mental health emergencies to temporarily store their firearms with federally registered gun dealers or law enforcement officers. The hope is that by separating a struggling person with their weapon, suicide will decrease.

Guests:

• Whitney Austin, executive director and co-founder of Whitney/Strong
• State Sen, Bill DeMora (D-Columbus, Ohio State Senator District 25
• Jim Samuel, legislative affairs director for the Buckeye Firearms Association

photo: Terry Chea / AP

Many people are concerned with robots replacing human jobs, but what about robots enhancing existing jobs?

The Cleveland Clinic recently completed a robotic surgery in a single-lung transplant—the first to take place in the U.S.

Surgical robots are allowing surgeons to accomplish non-invasive surgeries that otherwise would have called for giant incisions, delaying recovery time.

Phone usage is changing how parents and their kids interact. Kids are learning behaviors from their first role models. This includes screen time.

But how exactly does a parent’s relationship with their phone change their relationship to their kid?

Apple has sued Open AI, claiming that the company was illegally accessing information about unannounced products.

We're talking about all of these topics on this week's edition of Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Dr. Gregory Jones, staff thoracic surgeon, Cleveland Clinic
• Dr. Don Grant, media psychologist/national advisor of healthy device management for Newport Healthcare
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET