All Sides

04/25/2026

Today is Indie Bookstore Day! If you need a book recommendation listen to All Sides Weekend: Books. And then buy a new book from a shop on the Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl.

Listen here:

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-04-24/all-sides-weekend-books

Host:

Christopher Purdy, Classical 101 Morning Host WOSU Public Media

Guests:

Kassie Rose, WOSU Book Critic

Kris Hickey, youth services coordinator, Columbus Metropolitan Library

Bryan Loar, owner, Cover to Cover Books for Young Readers

04/24/2026

The options are plentiful when it comes to choosing which literary adventure you want to embark upon next.

On this edition of All Sides Weekend, host Christopher Purdy and his guests share their suggestions on what titles you should add to your book pile.

04/24/2026

In the words of one prison official, keeping narcotics out of Ohio prisons is "like playing a game of Whac-A-Mole." You close off one route and another one pops up.

Coming up on this hour of All Sides, reporters from the Columbus Dispatch and The Marshall Project discuss their year-long project: Smuggled. The report looks at how drugs are being snuck into Ohio prisons.

04/23/2026

Fascinating Ohio: local explorer, hobby shop owner and bookshop founder

Plus! Today was “Take Your Child to Work Day” so All Sides had a co-host. Amy’s son Ari joined the show!

Guests:

Julie Miller, founder, What Should We Do Today Columbus?

Rob Rosati, founder, Robbies Hobbies

Dan Brewster, founder, Prologue Bookshop

Listen here:

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-04-23/fascinating-ohio-local-explorer-hobby-shop-owner-and-bookshop-founder

04/23/2026

For this week's edition of Fascinating Ohio, we're meeting a local explorer, a hobby shop owner and the founder of a popular Columbus bookstore.

For this week's edition of Fascinating Ohio, we're talking with a local explorer, a hobby shop owner and the founder of a popular Columbus bookstore.

04/23/2026

In addition to slashing the budget of National Parks, the Trump administration now plans to restructure the U.S. Forest Service by moving its headquarters, closing regional offices and reducing staff and research.

On this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about the Trump administration's rearranging of the U.S. Forest Service, which critics are calling a “gutting,” and the impact it will have on America’s public lands.

04/22/2026

We discussed the state of local breweries in Ohio and craft beer nationally.

Guests:

Bob Vitale, dining reporter, The Columbus Dispatch

Joshua M. Bernstein, author, journalist and consultant specializing in beer

Jen Burton, co-founder, Seventh Son Brewing
Collin Castore, co-founder, Seventh Son Brewing

Listen here:

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-04-22/what-is-the-state-of-local-breweries-both-in-ohio-and-nationally

04/22/2026

What does the path to parenthood look like when infertility is an obstacle?

Guests:

Usha Ranji, associate director, KFF Women’s Health Policy Program, KFF Health News

Dr. Brooke Rossi, board-certified in reproductive endocrinology & infertility and obstetrics & gynecology, Ohio Reproductive Medicine

Dr. Rachel Warwar, reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist, Pinnacle Fertility

Bekah Gassin, registered nurse, founder/owner, Luna Fertility and Wellness

Listen here:

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2026-04-22/what-does-the-path-to-parenthood-look-like-when-infertility-is-an-obstacle

04/22/2026

In 2025, Columbus was ranked as the fifth best beer city in the country. One of the contributors to that was BrewDog, which had opened breweries around Columbus and its surrounding neighborhoods. Just this year, however, it has changed leadership, and the way it operates in Columbus has completely shifted.

Are we drinking more beer than in the past or is the craft beer trend finally tuning down?

04/22/2026

Nationally, one in six adults experience infertility during their lifetime, and one in eight women of reproductive age report that they or their partner required fertility services. As birth rates reach record lows in the U.S., federal efforts to promote pathways to parenthood accelerate.

The Trump administration says it wants to make in-vitro fertilization more affordable and have it covered by more insurance plans. What’s come of these proposals?

04/21/2026

Just as some movies are notorious for their soundtracks (everyone knows the "Rocky" and "Jurassic Park" theme songs), music in video games is just as important.

Sound design in video games is what makes virtual worlds come to life.

04/21/2026

Social media is something we have all learned to depend on in the 21stcentury to facilitate our social interactions and keep in touch with community members. But are these apps built with our best interest in mind?

In March, a California Jury ruled that Meta and YouTube were responsible for harming a young user with their addictive content algorithms.