Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show open/Dr. Paul Laurence - Us Deputy Sec for Veterans Affairs on the Veterans Administration's Federal Electronic Health Record. 7:04 Actor Kristoffer Polaha on World Humanitarian Day. 16:53 Child Lifestyle Expert Elizabeth Warner gives an update on the latest learning toys and activities for kids for fall. 25:32 Face the State: An interview with Libertarian Candidate for Ohio Governor Don Kissick.

00:00 Show open/Peggy Kohler, Performing and Visual Arts Program Manager at the James Comprehensive Cancer Center, on the upcoming concert to benefit the Heather Pick Music Foundation. 7:06 Dr. William Datema, President of the National PTA, on youth nicotine use. 16:58 Shelby Doyle, Senior Vice President of Policy and National Partnerships at The National School Choice Awareness Foundation. 26:21 Face the State: portion of an interview with Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

00:00 Show open/ George Baker, Vehicle Safety Lead at General Motors, on vehicle thefts. 11:34 Cicely Waters, Director of Communications for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, on a new program that hires veterans to be truck drivers. 20:57 Jordan Hebert from KABOOM gives the highlights of the 2026 State of Our Kids Study on children's mental health. 2327: Face the State: Getting ready for Election Day with Franklin County Board of Elections Director Antone White. National Veterans Memorial and Museum President Colonel Bill Butler gives an overview of the "Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors" exhibit featuring paintings by former president George W. Bush.

00:00 Show open/ Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute on gas prices. 10:55 Tom Bullock, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Ohio on energy costs in Ohio. 23:28 Jane Clauss of the International Housewares Association with Fall living tips. 33:30 Face the State: Gas prices and a proposed fuel tax holiday with University of Cincinnati Political Science Professor David Niven.

00:00 Show open/ YWCA President and CEO Elizabeth Brown on the organization's 140th anniversary. 9:58 Dr. Paul Haut of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Association on children's access to healthcare in Ohio. 19:21 John Goodwin of Humane World for Animals on puppy mills in Ohio. 27:39 Face the State: AI regulation with former Ohio Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan