The City Club of Cleveland Podcast

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Podcast of The City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum and other City Club events.

  1. 2D AGO

    America 250: Ohio's Legacy and Future in Aviation, Space Exploration, and Scientific Discovery

    Home to the Wright Brothers and the birthplace of aviation, Ohio boasts a proud legacy in scientific discovery and innovation. Included in this legacy is NASA's Glenn Research Center-which was established by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1941 to study all aspects of aircraft propulsion. It was incorporated into NASA in October 1958 and has been making the nation's most successful and notable aerospace missions possible for 85 years. As one of the leading research and innovation sites in the nation, NASA Glenn\'s highly skilled workforce and unique test facilities transform aviation, revolutionize space exploration, and inspire new discoveries for the benefit of all. NASA Glenn also serves as a regional economic engine, attracting scientific innovation and opportunities from around the world.\r\n\r\nDr. James A. Kenyon is director of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He oversees a staff of more than 2,580 civil servants and support service contractors and an annual budget of approximately $900 million. Prior to becoming Glenn's director, Kenyon served as director of the Advanced Air Vehicles Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He also worked at Pratt & Whitney, where he held leadership roles in business development, program management, and engineering. Dr. Kenyon joined Pratt & Whitney after 17 years as a civilian in the Department of Defense, including six years in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

    1 hr

  2. 3D AGO

    Environmental Justice in Our Backyard

    This is a youth-led forum, powered by student voices.\r\n\r\nEnvironmental issues affect everyone, shaping the health of our communities, the spaces we live in, and the resources we rely on each day. Access to clean air and water, green spaces, and healthy food plays a major role in quality of life and long-term well-being.\r\n\r\nThis forum will explore environmental justice as a local issue, with a focus on how communities respond to environmental challenges and work toward more equitable outcomes. The conversation will highlight the role of local organizations and programs that are acting as change agents across Northeast Ohio.\r\n\r\nThe forum will also introduce ways young people can learn more about these efforts and find opportunities to get involved, helping them better understand how local action connects to broader environmental issues.

    1 hr

  3. FEB 20

    On Morrison: A Conversation About Toni Morrison with Author Namwali Serpell

    Toni Morrison\'s work undeniably reshaped American literature, and her influence extended well beyond her novels like Beloved or The Bluest Eye. Morrison confronted slavery, identity, trauma - as well as beauty - as she centered Black experiences. Morrison changed not only what stories were told, but how they were told.\r\n\r\nHarvard professor and award-winning author Namwali Serpell\'s latest book On Morrison, argues that Morrison\'s literary skill often gets overshadowed by her public image as a Black female writer. On Morrison takes readers through her canon of literature, and focuses on the artistry and technique, demonstrating "how to read Morrison with the seriousness that she deserves."\r\n\r\nNamwali Serpell was born in Lusaka and lives in New York. She is the author of multiple award-winning books, and her debut novel, The Old Drift, won an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction, and the Los Angeles Times's Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction.\r\n\r\nFor an entire year, starting on Toni Morrison's birthday, the influential Nobel Prize-winning Ohioan will be the focus of literary and historic events in the Buckeye State. Join us - in partnership with Literary Cleveland - as Kourtney Morrow with the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards sits down in conversation with On Morrison author Namwali Serpell.

    1 hr

  4. FEB 19

    Exit Interview: The Chief of Staff Speaks

    Few have as clear a view to what\'s actually going on in our city than the leaders in City Hall tasked with improving conditions for the residents who live, work, and recreate in our region\'s urban core. Brad Davy served as Chief of Staff to Mayor Justin M. Bibb for the four years of his first term. Davy led a cabinet of young leaders who hoped to remake City Hall, renovating everything from policies, procedures, and practices to customer service and relationships with city council.\r\n\r\nThe work was never easy, and the progress never enough to match the aspirations of the cabinet and the mayor. Nevertheless, there were successes along with the inevitable challenges. As he steps out of his City Hall office, former chief of staff Davy steps onto the City Club stage to share some reflections and learnings from cabinet service, along with some challenges for the community to take up.\r\n\r\nBrad Whitehead, whose civic resume includes the Site Readiness Fund and the Fund for Our Economic Future, will moderate a wide ranging conversation.

    1 hr

  5. FEB 18

    His Excellency Amb. Samuel Žbogar, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations

    In December 2025, Slovenia completed its two-year term on the United Nations Security Council-participating in 558 formal meetings and 238 consultations of the Security Council, and so much more. Throughout its term, Slovenia addressed the most pressing issues, upheld its values, and shared its expertise globally to maintain international peace and security.\r\n\r\nMore recently, in its final month as a member of the UN Security Council, Slovenia held the Presidency for the second time. A visit to Syria and Lebanon was on the agenda, as well as topics related to Bosnia, Sudan, Palestine, Afghanistan, and others. At the helm is Ambassador Samuel ?bogar, who brings a wealth of policy knowledge and experience to the table. There may be few others with such timely insights on global affairs that have recently dominated the headlines.\r\n\r\nIn addition to his term in the Security Council, Ambassador ?bogar has had an impressive diplomatic career. He has served as Slovenia\'s Foreign Minister, Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador to the US, and Head of the EU Delegation to Kosovo and North Macedonia.

    1 hr

  6. FEB 13

    Daughters of Birmingham: Reflections on the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombings

    On September 15, 1963, a bombing carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, instantly killed Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Carole Rosamond Robinson, and Cynthia Dionne Morris Wesley. Also in the room was Addie Mae\'s younger sister, 12-year-old Sarah Collins, who survived the blast and valiantly tried to rescue her sister, but was blinded by shattered glass. For decades, Sarah slipped into anonymity-but her story lives on in her latest memoir The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (The Sarah Collins Rudolph Story).\r\n\r\nLisa McNair was born one year after her older sister, Denise, was murdered in the bombings. Her book Dear Denise is a collection of forty letters from Lisa addressed to the sister she never knew, but in whose shadow of sacrifice and lost youth she was raised. Both accounts offer an intimate look into the lives of two women who carry the weight of history, and two families touched by one of the most heinous tragedies of the Civil Rights Movement.

    1 hr

  7. FEB 13

    Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment

    Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, The Talent Code, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race, Lance Armstrong's War, and Hardball: A Season in the Projects. Coyle, who works as an advisor to the Cleveland Guardians, lives in Cleveland, Ohio, during the school year and in Homer, Alaska, during the summer with his wife, Jen, and their four children.\r\n\r\nIn Flourish, bestselling author and leading culture expert Daniel Coyle trains his eye on the groups and people who demonstrate exceptional connectivity, presence, and dynamism. He draws on research and original reporting-taking us inside an unlikely brotherhood of thirty-three men who were trapped in a Chilean mine, a tiny Michigan deli that blossomed into a $90 million ecosystem of businesses, an inventive Dutch soccer team that revolutionized the sport as we know it, and a disconnected Paris district that remade itself into a tight-knit neighborhood-to reveal the principles and practices that ignite and sustain thriving. He finds that flourishing groups do two things: They make meaning (creating deep connections) and build community (forging a common good).

    1 hr

  8. FEB 11

    Healthcare Inequality and Access to Care

    This is a youth-led forum, powered by student voices.\r\n\r\nAccess to quality healthcare is not experienced equally across communities. Differences in policy, insurance coverage, education, and systemic barriers can shape who receives care, when they receive it, and the outcomes they experience.\r\n\r\nThis forum will examine disparities in healthcare access and outcomes, highlighting how policy decisions, advocacy efforts, and community-based organizations influence care for marginalized communities. Through discussion and shared perspectives, the conversation will explore how inequities show up in real-world healthcare experiences and what is being done to address them at local and national levels.\r\n\r\nThe forum aims to provide students, educators, and community members with greater insight into the systems that shape healthcare access, while encouraging thoughtful dialogue around equity, accountability, and change.\r\nPanelists\r\nCathe Caraway\r\nCoordinator for Region 1, Healthcare for All Ohioans / Single Payer Action Network Ohio (SPAN Ohio)\r\n\r\nKatie Davis Bellamy\r\nChief Operating Officer, MetroHealth Community Health Centers\r\n\r\nModerator\r\nNakshatra Mohan\r\nStudent, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School

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