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The City Club Forum

The City Club of Cleveland firmly believes in the free expression of all ideas and the benefits of an open exchange. It is nonpartisan and does not take positions on issues. All speakers must answer unfiltered, unrehearsed questions directly from the audience.

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Watch the City Club Forum live during the broadcast - view now! Live video stream available during Friday broadcast, 12 p.m. (EST).

In partnership with The City Club of Cleveland, ideastream broadcasts Friday Forums, panel discussions, debates and other programs on WKSU, WCLV, WVIZ and The Ohio Channel, and archives them on the web.

Generous support for this partnership is provided by PNC and the United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.

  • Combating Gun Violence in America
    As the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven Dettelbach is charged with overseeing the federal agency charged with protecting the public by enforcing laws and regulations related to firearms, explosives, arson, and alcohol and tobacco trafficking.
  • Hope, Health, and Humanity: A Conversation with MetroHealth's Dr. Airica Steed
    Dr. Airica Steed joined MetroHealth in December 2022 and is the first woman, first Black person, and first nurse to serve as its chief executive in the health system’s almost 200-year history.
  • Propelling the Region and Its People Forward
    Join us at the City Club as we hear from Emily Campbell as part of our Local Heroes series, and where opportunities lie for propelling the region, and its people forward.
  • A Closer Look at U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
    Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy. Between 1978 and 2003, Miller served at the State Department as a historian, analyst, negotiator, and advisor to Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, where he helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process, most recently as the senior advisor for Arab-Israeli negotiations.
  • A Path to an Inclusive Economy
    After he built CLE Consulting, into a thriving business and tax advisory firm, LaRese Purnell has devoted himself to teaching the tools of entrepreneurship and wealth building throughout Cleveland.
  • The Future of the Community Development Ecosystem: Remarks from Tania Menesse
  • 2023 State of Downtown
    What does the future of downtown Cleveland look like? Join us to hear from Downtown Cleveland's Michael Deemer and University Circle Inc's new President, Kate Borders on how can we reimagine downtown from a business district into a diverse, vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood.
  • The Golem of Brooklyn
    Adam Mansbach is back with his latest novel, The Golem of Brooklyn--which is a hilarious and satirical weaving of Jewish folklore and history into a thoroughly modern tale of faith, retribution and healing.
  • Connecting Across the World: Remarks from German Marshall Fund's Heather Conley
    As the organization’s sixth president, Heather Conley is leading the German Marshall Fund forward during these times of international unrest and upheaval.
  • Not Just a Pipe: Bottled Water's Link to Governmental Distrust
    Manny Teodoro, journalist and author of Profits of Distrust, sheds light on why many people choose expensive, and environmentally destructive bottled water over regulated tap water.
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