All Sides with Amy Juravich

Ohio and Ohioans star in Season 10 of “Love is Blind."

We’ll talk with Ohio State professor and reality TV star Victor St. John, who made a splash and gained a wife during his time in the limelight.

This hour, we’re exploring the enduring and growing popularity of reality TV.

Guests:

• Victor St. John, Ohio State professor/star of season 10 of "Love is Blind" reality TV series
• Kim Akass, professor of television studies/independent scholar
• Bobbi Miller, pop culture critic and host, Culture Kitsch

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The jury is still out in the corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy executives. The utility company's former CEO Chuck Jones and former lobbyist Michael Dowling are accused of bribing a top utility regulator.

How many taxes can we propose getting rid of? Turns out, quite a few.

Joining proposals to ditch property taxes and income taxes comes this one from an Ohio Republican: capital gains taxes.

Reverse an abortion? A new bill would require providers to tell patients about an experimental process to “give your baby a second chance at life.” Two previous attempts to pass similar legislation failed.

Drag shows aren’t entertaining; they’re obscene. That's according to a new House bill.

One of the few monuments in the country honoring women is dedicated at the Ohio Statehouse.

We're talking about all of it on this week's Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• Jo Ingles, senior reporter, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
• Jessie Balmert, state government and politics reporter, Columbus Dispatch
• Jeremy Pelzer, chief politics reporter, Cleveland.com

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(Photo: Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal/NABJ)

Central Ohio is slowly warming up as spring is starting to take hold. Like so many spring flowers, the central Ohio arts community is blossoming.

All Sides Weekend and Classical 101 Morning Host Christopher Purdy is talking with some leaders of the local arts community about what's to come during this spring season.

Host:

• Christopher Purdy, Classical 101 Morning Host

Guests:

• Melissa Starker, film critic
• Antoine Clark, founder/conductor/music director, Worthington Chamber Orchestra
• Julia Noulin-Merat, general director/CEO, Opera Columbus

Have you ever gotten confused while trying to measure something very precise with a ruler?

If you have struggled with those tiny black lines on a ruler, you’re not alone. We will meet a local man who reinvented the standard ruler by adding colors.

And then we’ll meet a landscaper who believes that good designs with native plantings can cure most of our environmental and emotional woes.

And finally we will meet a local Air Force veteran who channeled his grief into a means of helping others via an entrepreneurial effort that launched at this year’s Arnold Sports Festival.

We're talking with two innovative entrepreneurs and a landscaper on this week's edition of Fascinating Ohio.

Guests:

• Keith Scanlon, artist/art educator/founder of ColoRule
• Amy Dutt, co-owner, Scioto Gardens Native Plant Nursery
• Zach Caudill, founder, Battle Flow Nootropics

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We're a few weeks away from Ohio’s May 5 primary, and the noise surrounding voting in America can be deafening.

To hear President Trump tell it, our elections are corrupt and the federal government should get involved, but our Constitution gave that power to the states for a reason.

Election officials across the U.S., including Ohio, say fraud is rare and non-citizen voting is rare, yet Republicans are putting forth bills to make changes.

Democrats say any measure to make voting harder serves to disenfranchise the very people whose interests are most at stake. Then there’s the question of who to vote for. What should voters do?

Confusion helps no one, in fact, it may make potential voters throw up their hands in frustration.

We’re spending the next hour walking you through when to register, new rules on voting absentee and what’s on the ballot. It’s our Voting 101 show.

Guests:

• David Becker, executive director/founder, The Center for Election Innovation and Research
• Jen Miller, executive director, League of Women Voters of Ohio
• Aaron Ockerman, executive director, Ohio Association of Election Officials

Related:

• Primary Election 2026: Everything Ohio voters need to know before heading to the polls
• League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus webinar registration: Local Election Integrity: Are We Secure Enough?

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(Photo: Joe Shlabotnik / Flickr)

The TSA staffing at U.S. airports is currently operating without pay, understaffing and with overwhelmingly long lines. In addition, TSA staffers are quitting or calling out sick.

President Trump is calling on ICE to come to the aid of the TSA, but will it be enough?

We’re talking about ICE coming to the aid of the TSA at the nation’s airports.

Guests:

• Andrea Sachs, Washington Post Travel reporter
• William McGee, Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel at American Economic Liberties Project

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(Photo: Ygal Kaufman / Ideastream Public Media)

The race to become AI’s No. 1 AI model continues.

Competitors include Grok, ChatGPT and Claude. One less famous company is Anthropic and their controversial idea of “constitutional AI.”

COVID taught us the complexities of the supply chain, and what happens when there are disruptions. We will discuss technology and its role in shaping the supply chain with one of its leading companies, DHL.

Known for its massive deals, Amazon’s annual spring sale is coming up.

Guests:

• Maxwell Zeff, senior writer, WIRED
• Mark Kunar, CEO, DHL Supply Chain, North America
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

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At any given time, 400,000 children in the United States are in foster care.

Their reasons for being in the system can include abuse, neglect or abandonment.

Children typically age out of the system at age 18, though some states allow them to remain until 21, or in some cases 26.

We’re talking about the foster care system and the challenges young people face when they age out of the system.

Ohio offers a Bridges program to help young adults with the transition from foster care to being an independent adult.

Guests:

• Maggie Stevens, president & CEO, Foster Success
• Kara Wente, director, Ohio Department of Children and Youth

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What’s next for intoxicating hemp products and THC drinks in Ohio?

A new law took effect Friday that makes significant changes to marijuana use and bans low-level THC hemp products.

The question has been raised after a last-minute ballot measure attempt failed.

An Ohio House committee advances legislation to restore the state’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion even though the restriction is currently blocked in court.

Ohio has become the 19thstate to ban ranked choice voting.

We're digging into all of these topics on this week's Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• Sarah Donaldson, reporter, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
• Andrew Tobias, reporter, Signal Ohio
• Morgan Trau, reporter, News 5 Cleveland

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Spring has officially sprung. With a new season, the time is perfect to turn over a new leaf, or a new page, and begin a new book.

Join All Sides Weekend host Christopher Purdy and his guests for some worthwhile suggestions on what you should read next.

Host:

• Christopher Purdy, Classical 101 Morning Host

Guests:

• Kassie Rose, WOSU Book Critic
• Kris Hickey, youth services coordinator, Columbus Metropolitan Library
• Michelle Herman, professor emerita creative writing, Ohio State University