Columbus This Week | Local news, politics and discussions for central Ohio
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago -A weekly podcast about technology, news, events, and important stories from Columbus. We feature debate and discussion on current, controversial topics and aim to get to the heart of the issues. Trevor and Eric are engineers and best buds.
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#67 - Speeding Past Stopped Schoolbuses
January 16, 2019 01:31 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBEver find yourself wishing that you could just blow past a stopped school bus because you have better things to do then wait on a bunch of children to unload? A central Ohio Chief of Police found himself in that exact situation, and is now under investigation for a moving violation. Continuing the trend of using Columbus as a test bed for rolling out national products, Microsoft and Kroger are partnering to create a 'smart' grocery store, with the intention of providing useful information, ...
#66 – New Year, New Crew
January 03, 2019 01:04 - 1 hour - 93 MBPerson of the year in Austin, Texas, wants the city of Columbus to know that is “very, very happy” for #savethecrew, and the city’s new sports venture. We also discuss how much efficacy matters in terms of the proposed $100 million in incentives the team has been offered by the city and county. Business news: lots of local closures for the end of the year, and L brands is looking to sell off unprofitable ventures Politics: GOP legislature effectively shot down by John Kasich after Kasich d...
#65 - The Vanishing of Urban Meyer
December 11, 2018 00:36 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBThis week has been chock-full of followups to long running Columbus news. Leading off with the two big sports stories: The Crew 2.0, Columbus Edition is poised to receive a new stadium downtown, with heavy potential investment from many major players, including the city and the state, with a caveats. Urban Meyer is retiring after the Rose bowl, citing health concerns. In city news, the ticket tax will soon have yet another exemption before going before the city council, this time for non-pr...
#64 - Oh Ess Who Turned Up The Heat?
December 05, 2018 16:05 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBWhile the Ohio weather meme might not always be true, it's certainly alive this week. It's December in Ohio, and it's been hot enough to go swimming outdoors, and cold enough to accumulate an inch of snow, within 40 hours of each other. Outside of weather gripes, we have a post mortem on the OSU Michigan game, more conflict over the ticket tax, and lots of controversial politics. Will the heartbeat bill be signed in law? Will Kasich be required to stand up to his party? Tune in and find out!
#63 - Ticket Tax Five: Ahnold's Revenge
November 29, 2018 02:52 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBWho would have thought something as small as a tax on tickets within a single municipality could be so controversial that it has everyone from Mayor Ginther, to Arnold Schwarzenegger drawing battle lines? Columbus this week, that's who. Join Trevor this week, for a very political episode, where local politics intertwines with bitcoin, hit and runs, personal spending limits, and plastic bags. Oh, and did I mentioned some jerk is going around sprinkling nails on state highways?
#62 - Forever a Bridesmaid...
November 21, 2018 17:13 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MB...Never ever getting light rail, HQ2, or the hyperloop. This week we discuss OSU Michigan, the saga of the two hipster towers, Kasich putting his foot down on principle and ceremony against the GOP, and of course, Amazon deciding it can do without our dear city. On the other hand, no one's rent is going up 40% (yet), so at least you can rest easy about that.
#61 - Ohio: Forever a Red State?
November 14, 2018 11:58 - 54 minutes - 75 MBUpdate: Between the time this was recorded, and when you listen, Amazon made their final announcement on HQ2. We'll be releasing early next week to focus on the outcome, even though (spoiler) neither HQ2/3 is coming to our dear city. The media is now swimming in articles about revoking Ohio's purple card, and sticking the red label on the state. Sam and Trevor discuss how much truth there is to that notion. In more local news, we have a hectic week of: a building burning down across the str...
#60 - The Unelectables
November 08, 2018 04:15 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBThe mid terms are finally here, two local boys are scolded by CPD for flashing a bb gun, we have even more coverage of the child poisoned with meth, and we do a policy by policy stance breakdown to wrap up our local election coverage. show notes: http://columbusthisweek.com/notes/60.txt
#59 - Poisoning Your Kids Candy
November 01, 2018 14:20 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBAnother Halloween, another batch of parent who need to be pelted with snopes links until they stop claiming that malicious strangers are OBVIOUSLY trying to poison their precious Hayyden, Aiden, and Jaidan. That aside, this week we chat about the second amendment and the gubernatorial candidates, the hyperloop finalization, and scooter lawsuits. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/halloween-non-poisonings/ Show notes: https://pastebin.com/qGsUbcSS
#58 - Make Halloween Unsafe Again
October 24, 2018 03:36 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBWe have a spooky episode lined up this week, as two central Ohio girls address the social media phenomenon known as momo, a creepy bird like being that has been ascribed to have done everything from convincing people to light buildings on fire, to bullying children into suicide, to doxxing, to [insert bad thing here]. Don't listen to creepy bird ladies on the internet, folks. On the other side of the coin, the teal pumpkin project aims to make halloween safe and fun for all, and one of our ...
#57 - Hashtag Saved The Crew
October 18, 2018 03:24 - 1 hour - 102 MBThe great Columbus soccer war is nearing its end with support from the people of the north, and Crew fans couldn't be any happier. Lots of dotted i's and crossed t's to come yet, but the commitment is all but final. In other news: vote! Not educated enough? Luckily for you, for the next 4 weeks your favorite podcast, Columbus This Week, will be breaking down the major races and issues that effect you as a continual feature, my dear Columbusite.
#56 - Columbus Day, No More
October 12, 2018 19:56 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBDo you like Columbus day? If you said yes, odds are, you are Italian, or get the holiday off. City employees however, will have no such luck, as Columbus Day is now a working holiday for cowtown, and Veterans city is a city Holdiday. In other pulse pounding news, Columbus has now witnessed its first scooter shooting. Community events ramped up this week as well, with a ladies night at the garage (hosted by AA), coffee with a cop events all across central Ohio (but not in Columbus proper or t...
#55 - Stormy Seas for CPD
October 03, 2018 01:56 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBThe women arrested with Stormy Daniels at Sirens back in July have filed a suit with the state of Ohio, under the grounds that the arrest was political and defamatory in nature. In less dramatic news, Chipotle aims to move 270 people to Columbus, Chase opens up a new FinTech center on the Otterbein campus, and CMH has been purged of all flights west of the Sierra Nevadas. Special thanks to guest host Sam Walk for filling in for Eric.
#54 - Reefer Madness and Issue One
September 19, 2018 03:01 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBThe struggle to have functional medical marajuana continues in Ohio, as new technologies are developing locally, and current providers fail to deliver. Meanwhile the midterms ads and political pieces are starting to drift out in preparation for November, and this year we only have one (1) issue on the ballot: Drug and Prison reform. We also discuss the tragic fifth third shooting, more scooter panic, and the city both acknowleding and ignoring the success of a certain popular bike lane. Spe...
#53 - Tasers for Tots
September 12, 2018 17:54 - 45 minutes - 62 MBThis week is abuzz with news, and Ohio has been making the national press after a young Cinci girl is tased during a shoplifting incedent. What's the most Dangerous road in Columbus? The answer may not surprise you. Sweeping scooter policy changes for the city of Columbus see a quick part three, in response to much criticism directed at the mayor's office.
#52 - Battle of the Crew Part 2
September 05, 2018 12:10 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBAuthur Blank has ignited the passion the legion of Crew fans with two statements almost designed to send fans into a frenzy. Could the Austin Crew and a new Columbus team coexist? Did the city of Columbus inadequately fight for the Crew? Only time can validate Blank's predictions. In other news, a mass casualty comes out of Ross County Correctional Facility as nearly 30 inmates were exposed to fentanyl via the prison air vents. Rounding out our stories, the city has enacted legislation on sh...
#51 - Urban Meyer and LimeBike vs. the World
August 29, 2018 04:01 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBAre you overjoyed or distraught or the Urban Meyer decision? If so, you probably don't live in Columbus, where citywide citizens came together to collectively say "Meh". In other news, our fair city gets yet another visit from el Presidente Trump this summer, while Kasich decided to avoid Trump and attend Matsuricon instead, cementing his tsundere relationship with Trump. In #savethecrew land, Precourt's team name and logo is a sight to behold. Not a good sight, but a sight nonetheless. Roun...
#50 - Shades of Scarlet and Gray
August 21, 2018 02:12 - 50 minutes - 70 MBLots of follow up stories this week, as the Urban Meyer OSU drama continues to heat up after the investigative committee follows up with Zack and Courtney Smith. In addition, we finally got to the root cause of the Chipotle food poising incident in Delaware county, the legislation around the 7% entertainment for Columbus is live, and the rental scooters are expanding at an explosive pace, with very tentative legal support from the city. In new news, Grove City will soon be the hoppinest pla...
#49 - The Race To End No Races
August 15, 2018 03:27 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBBalderson. O'Connor. The election is down to the wire, with money bombs, presidential visits, key endorsements, and seemingly everything on the line, if you listen to the party rhetoric. The problem is, this race isn't even over when it's over, and the victory will by definition be fleeting, since the elected candidate has to win again in November, which raises the question: Why do the parties care so much about a special election that is going to be upset less than four months from now? In...
#48 - Urban Meyer's X
August 08, 2018 03:54 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBMWe can't avoid the elephant in the room this week, Urban Meyer is front and center of the local news cycle. The feature topic is an in depth discussion of the Urban Meyer scandal, the reactions from supporters and detractors, and a breakdwon of likely outcomes. In news that won't be making any headlines, we also talk about a three way twitter fight between LeBron James, Donald Trump, and John Kasich, Ohio's student debt problem, and the governor's bill to reign in on payday loan exploitation.
#47 - Corruption, Scandal, and Dog Birthday Pawties
July 31, 2018 02:58 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBIt's often said that no news is good news, and unfortunately Columbus has a lot of news this week. Join us as we discuss the Stormy Daniels planned police sting, drugs being brought into Ohio prisons, corruption in manufacturing, and the worst crime against humanity yet: dog parties. Don't despair though, it's not all bad news this week, as Ohio libraries will soon be recieving new educational services, two dozen central Ohio companies made a top 300 list for best places for women to work, a...
#46 - Kasich Speaks for the Trees
July 24, 2018 22:07 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB...and he says "Dear farmers and Ginthers, please do not cut these". In a rare moment of republican environmentalism, we witness John Kasich fighting against a coalition of farmers on the speed and regulations around the lake Erie cleanup. On the flip side, Columbus's own mayor Ginther would like to remove trees from poor, high crime areas of city, citing that trees provide effective cover for criminals. Is this a good, well thought out idea? No, no it's not, and you don't need to tune in to...
#45 - A Year To Cheer
July 18, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis episode marks the one year anniversary of Columbus This Week, which we celebrate by drinking heavily, and blathering about the local antics of the fine folks of Columbus. This week sees a porn star arrested in the classiest joint in the city, serial vandalism towards nice cars in nice neighborhoods, and harsh words from Honda USA towards the Trump administration's tariffs.
#44 - Red Cross Needs Blood For Riots in Pickerington
July 11, 2018 03:02 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBYou won't believe what went down in the city of Pickerington this week during the city's annual fireworks display, but that might be because even the officer reporting the near riot struggles to believe what he's saying. Outside of that den of evil, things are so calm, that the biggest uproar in the entire metro area is changes to parking laws. If you live in Columbus proper, you may soon be required to move your car every 72 hours. In housing news, yet another national study paints a bullse...
#43 - Stop Thinking of the Children
July 05, 2018 03:12 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBAmerica's youth is in rough shape it seems, if the slew of articles and legislation in the air in Ohio are actually needed. From articles about how to prevent your child from burning themselves for fun, to legislation throwing 19 year olds in a rehabiliation school for sexting, this week has been all about protecting the children from themselves.
#42 - CoverMyTaxes
June 27, 2018 11:47 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBCoverMyMeds is looking to build their own #HQ2, and they would like you, the taxer payer, to provide a small grant of ~40 Million dollars for it. The BFA and the NRA are suing Columbus and Cinci, as exactly every person on the planet predicted, given the new gun legislation on the table. Meanwhile, the church(TM), Kasich, and the police are making a push for more gun control statewide. In news that won't die: Reagan Tokes act update, Crew lawsuit news, and the electric snek odds of being vap...
#41 - City Enacts Plan to Replace the Homeless with Gays
June 20, 2018 04:11 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBIt's a fun week to be gay in Columbus, as Vice President Pence is protested during a serendipitous visit, drama brews over private security changes for the pride festival, and the festival itself finds protestors of the event arrested. If you are homeless however, it's not your week: as not only is Dublin going after you, but Columbus City has also introduced some rather aggressive anti-panhandling legislation, as well as plans for signage. In other news, the Columbus Police make the news on...
#40 - Goodbye Foreign Beer, Hello Foreign Food
June 13, 2018 00:40 - 1 hour - 101 MBLots of worlds colliding in the Captial of Ohio this week. We have sagara making national news, Com Fest only supplying Columbus local brews, and Canadian tariffs that will hurt the economy of one midwestern state more than the other 49. Which state could it be? Find out, on Columbus This Week!
#39 - Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
June 06, 2018 12:22 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBIs maintaining employment a struggle for you? If so, statistically you don't live in Columbus. Join us this week as we chat about all the new shops opening, UPS hiring 600 new workers, and Columbus 2020 hitting their city wide jobs goal of +150,000 two years ahead of schedule. In other news, nationawide children's hospital is now 3D printing organs, drawing on a dog with parmanent marker leads to a happy ending, and a background check CEO tells us why #MeToo means you should contract out yo...
#38 - Bring your baby to the bar
May 30, 2018 12:14 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBWhile Columbus may not have a reputation for tourism, it looks like we may soon the the elusive bar baby demographic, as multiple breweries and bars open their doors to the little folks who can't open the door themselves. If that's not enough to draw the tourists in, we also have sharpie dogs, #chipotleHQ2, and a lack of out of school suspensions. If you are a touring bum though, you may look to avoid Dublin, as the city aims to hunt down your kind and shame you with signage.
#37 - Market Gods and Squirrel Jihads
May 22, 2018 12:41 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBThe gubernatorial race is heating up, as the most pressing issue of our time is on the table: Should we A) legalize sports gambling and give the money to specific groups in Ohio, or B) legalize sports gambling and give the money to the state of Ohio general fund; truly a moral black and white question. In addition, Columbus's housing market continues to rise unfettered, even despite the best attempts of local pink bombers and suicide squirrel saboteurs. As for the feature, we attempt to con...
#36 - Pills, Petitions, and Platitudes
May 16, 2018 03:54 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis week we visit a city council meeting in Worthington to watch the sparks fly as second amendment drama is on the agenda. In one corner we have three overly meta teens, a handful of thirtysomething suburbanite moms, and a guy who swears he knows how guns work. In the other, we have boomers in "AMERICA NEEDS GUNS" shirts, newsletter soldiers, and 1,500 different statistics. In other news, the gubernatorial primaries are over, and we run through the policy background (or lackthereof) of eac...
#35 - Biking into the Scioto River
May 08, 2018 21:28 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBCORRECTION: I referenced a letter written by a Worthington city council member named Scott Myers. In doing so I incorrectly referred to him as the mayor. I am an idiot, please ignore me. It's bicycle safety month in the US, so strap on your helmets kids. A new shared bike startup comes to Columbus, with an interesting business model: You can leave your bikes anywhere when you are done with them, no dock needed! I'm sure this can't have any unintended consequences. In local news, Worthington...
#34 - Coastal elites discover Fox in the Snow for the sixth time
May 02, 2018 04:36 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBTax season may be over, but the state and city are still looking for money where ever it can be found. ECOT's money? Ohio's money now. Extra revenue from John Glenn? Extra revenue for the city you mean. Luckily, with great budgets, come great libraries, free buses to downtown, and presumably less taxes needed next year. In larger news, the moderates are polling well, given that their competition seems very intent on throwing their own primary away. For those of you following the housing ma...
#33 - The old sport is dead; long live the esports
April 25, 2018 11:38 - 1 hour - 107 MBAs OSU football fans mourn the loss of Earle Bruce, fans of a different type of sports are cheering the announcments from a different Ohio university. Tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money will go to people good at certain video games. In addition we talk about problems keeping your neighborhood nice in Hilltop, the Cleveland greyhound that got lost on it's way to NYC and ended up in western Ohio, and much more.
#32 - Columbus 2: The homeless strike back
April 18, 2018 12:18 - 1 hour - 107 MBEric's sworn enemy, the homeless masses, have had enough with his yuppie kind, and stabbed one. In addition, the Crew move to Austin is on its way to being a giant legal drama, the kind that becomes a low budget cash grab film ten years after the fact. The city also may be getting a shake shack, and legalizing dogs in resturants and bars, although that seems like it'll happen over Eric's stabbed and bitten body.
#31 - Buying the crew,and legalization too
April 11, 2018 11:36 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBThis week we get a glimpse at this year's marajuana legislation, which seeks to treat the drug like alcohol in almost every regard, including liscening and home development. In city related news, Columbu's own ROOT insurance just recieved one of the largest stage 3 funding amounts ever, the city is dead set on buying the crew, OSU revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree, and much more.
#30 - Wendy's Cooks up a Hiphop album
March 27, 2018 12:01 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBThe title isn't a joke for once, wendy's literally put out a rap album. Listen to one of their original songs one minute into the podcast. Also, traffic cams may soon be a thing of the past in Ohio, as regulations may serve to make them a nonviable revenue model. In sports news, more is out about the city's case with precourt, and Columbus is on it's way to being a major hockey hub in the midwest, whatever in the world that means. More firearms protests and legal proposals from the city; we ...
#29 -The fight for 15 weeks
March 22, 2018 03:42 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBWhat constitutes life? What constitutes a living wage? What constitutes terrorism? What constitutes a 'first world way' to do away with your enemies and hear the lamentations of their women? Join us this week as we talk state abortion laws, proposed OSU and state minimum wage changes, and a Russian global terror plot.
#28 - Steeling from the homeless
March 16, 2018 08:32 - 1 hour - 115 MBGood lord, it seems like Eric can't go one week without a new story of weird encounters with the homeless. Oh well, I'm sure it's just random coincedence. Lots of happenings in local politics this week, as Kasich gives the State of the State, the Dem Governor primary debates estblish two clear frontrunners, and we talk about the implications on Trumps tariffs for jobs and income equality.
#27 - Towering Buildings and Rising Dragons
March 08, 2018 07:57 - 1 hour - 111 MBLots of buildings being thrown up in the first week of March, as local businesses make public their budgets and plans for the year. We've also changed up the format a bit now, in order to more closely align our topics with Columbus news, and less often with regional/Ohio news. This week's feature is all about Xi Jinping, who half of the show's hosts are convinced is a dictator in all but name. Also, some local ice cream lady vents her feelings on twitter, some Dispatch journalist vents their...
#26 Bomb threats are booming
February 28, 2018 19:43 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBHigh school activism is at an all time high, both good and bad, in Ohio. On one hand, a record number of threats to shoot up or blow up schools are being reported. On the other, local Upper Arlington students are setting an example nationwide with a civil protest. In other news, Kucinich is intent on throwing away his chances at the governorship before he even starts, Columbus City Schools are jockeying for money in response to a state budget shortfall, and Columbus has literally demolished ...
#25 The 'Talent Thief' of the midwest
February 22, 2018 12:45 - 1 hour - 119 MBWhat city is brutally ripping away all that hard earned talent that the coastal cities earned fair and square? You guessed it, Columbus. In addition, a local business owner did the exact thing that you should never ever do on twitter in the wake of two dead Westerville police, the odds of the hyperloop not being vaporware looks to increase slightly, and we chat about yet another mass shooting, with a focus on the National Rifle Association this time around.
#24 Plummeting Apparel Sales and the Fashion Wage Gap
February 12, 2018 16:47 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBWould you spend $50 on a shirt or $120 on a pair of shoes? If you are the average American, then you just answered no. This week we talk about what is causing the fashion industry to bleed out, race baiting flyers put up around Hilliard, and a software developer who sought to use sexual favors as currency. Columbus This Week on Podbean: https://columbusthisweek.podbean.com/ Columbus this Week on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-columbusthisweeks-podcast/id1260782318?mt=2 ...
#23 Underrepresented Chinese immigrants conquer the world
February 06, 2018 13:27 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBEric is back again to detail yet another story of the homeless hating him. Why does one man have so many stories about the homeless wanting to knife him? Are they Chinese sleeper agents trying to execute the anti manadrin propgandist? Does he offer to give them money through wechat? To find these answers, and more, tune in to this episode of Columbus this Week! Columbus This Week on Podbean: https://columbusthisweek.podbean.com/ Columbus this Week on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podc...
#22 Crew News; Doctors urge Ohioans not to kill themselves
January 30, 2018 04:19 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThis week we are joined by a guest host and friend of the show, Sam, while Eric is on vacation. Lots of updates on ongoing Columbus happenings, as well as a discussion on a potentially controversial physician assisted suicide bill proposed on the Ohio legislature. Columbus This Week on Podbean: https://columbusthisweek.podbean.com/ Columbus this Week on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-columbusthisweeks-podcast/id1260782318?mt=2 follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/cbus...
#21 Clean your cars off or Amazon won't move here
January 23, 2018 16:28 - 1 hour - 129 MBThis week we talk about Columbus making Amazon's top twenty list, Columbus's lack of concern for throwing sheets of snow at other drivers at 50 MPH, and all the hottest spots to spit on people in our great city. Columbus This Week on Podbean: https://columbusthisweek.podbean.com/ Columbus this Week on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-columbusthisweeks-podcast/id1260782318?mt=2 follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/cbusthisweek follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook....
#20 Below Zero Hot Takes
January 18, 2018 04:04 - 1 hour - 131 MBWe are back from our winter hibernation, just in time to lose heat, and have to record in a frozen building. This episode features James Damore's new lawsuit, a very expensive whiskey tasting event, and Eric getting mad about things. Columbus This Week on Podbean: https://columbusthisweek.podbean.com/ Columbus this Week on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-columbusthisweeks-podcast/id1260782318?mt=2 follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/cbusthisweek follow us on facebo...
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December 22, 2017 12:06 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBWith the rising murder rates in Columbus, there's a 200% chance one of the cohosts gets murdered before next episode, so listen in to hear the dying words of a dead man. Show notes: https://pastebin.com/iBh1qZJz Columbus This Week on Podbean: https://columbusthisweek.podbean.com/ Columbus this Week on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-columbusthisweeks-podcast/id1260782318?mt=2 follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/cbusthisweek follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook...
#18 Columbus 2.0: Austin This Week
December 15, 2017 19:48 - 1 hour - 125 MBHave you ever wondered why clickbait is so darned effective? Probably not, but that question is designed to draw you in regardless. Luckily for you, it turns out that exploiting your easily manipulated primate brain isn't paying dividends for news orgs anymore, and some of your least favorite news media are probably cutting their staff as we speak. Why is this happening? Tune in to find out (yes, that was more shameless attention highjacking) Show Notes: https://pastebin.com/zP5cgKq0 Colum...