Election Day 2021 is a week out, and county boards of election are still working to recruit poll workers, particularly in Ohio’s big cities. We'll discuss the need for poll workers and take a quick look at what is on the ballot in central Ohio.

The pandemic saw an increase in animal adoptions to the point that some animal shelters emptied. We’ll look at how the pet explosion is changing our homes, culture and economy.

Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp said earlier this month that the Republican-controlled legislature will move on from efforts to ban or limit COVID vaccine mandates. But a fellow Republican lawmaker has other ideas. We catch up with the latest news from the Statehouse on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

The Chef’s Garden, now a world-famous center for innovation in northeast Ohio, is home to the Culinary Vegetable Institute that attracts chefs from around the world. We talk with Farmer Lee Jones about the history of the farm and recipes for unusual and common vegetables.

The advent of autumn offers even casual night-sky observers spectacular astronomical sights: Stars, moons, planets, water constellations. We talk about the night-time wonders with Tom Burns, former director of Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan.

There’s no shortage of haunting tales of ghosts culminating in the celebration of Halloween at the end of October. We’ll find out what spectral spirits are causing things to go bump in the night at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Columbus was crowned the pizza capital of the USA in the 1990’s. We'll take a look at Columbus' pizza history and take a gastronomic tour with pizza tour founder and author Jim Ellison.

Election day 2021 is just over two weeks away and the Virginia gubernatorial contest is the race to watch in this off-year election. We'll look ahead to the November election and discuss national politics with Ken Rudin host of Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie podcast.

Most of the world’s countries are open to travelers from the U.S., but the ongoing surge in COVID cases makes some harder to enter than others. Longtime travel expert Rick Steves talks about the future of travel post-pandemic.

The Chef’s Garden, now a world-famous center for innovation in northeast Ohio, is home to the Culinary Vegetable Institute that attracts chefs from around the world. We talk with Farmer Lee Jones about the history of the farm and recipes for unusual and common vegetables.