A 1934 menu and a TAT mural give Columbus pizza lore a firm local-history anchor.
Columbus earns a tightly framed chapter in pizza history as Amy Juravich speaks with Jim Ellison, author of Columbus Pizza, a Slice of History.

Central Ohio, examined from all sides.
All Sides with Amy Juravich is a steady, interview-driven news and culture program rooted in Columbus and Central Ohio. Its conversations move from pizza history and tree canopy goals to national politics, public lands, food traditions, maps, and practical garden advice.
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All Sides with Amy Juravich is a measured public-radio interview show with Columbus and Central Ohio at its center. It favors explanation over spectacle. A typical hour begins with a local or timely premise, then gives a guest enough room to build the context behind it. The range is wide, but the method is consistent. Pizza history becomes a story about immigrant restaurants, old menus, and how a city remembers itself. Tree planting becomes a discussion of canopy coverage, volunteers, nonprofits, residents, city partners, and the practical meaning of shade. National politics arrives with a more serious edge. In the Ken Rudin conversation, the show considers presidential conduct, Iran, the 25th Amendment, midterm turnout, J.D. Vance, and the limits of political coattails without abandoning its calm interview rhythm. The softer hours are still information-rich. Rick Steves brings independent European travel into the studio. Mike Oswald talks about public land, crowded national parks, Western states, and the urge to look beyond the obvious stops. Capri Cafaro frames food as a route into rural and small-town American culture. Deb Knapke turns unstable spring weather into practical gardening advice. Brent Warren uses Columbus maps to talk about growth, identity, temperature, race, ethnicity, and changing neighborhoods. The show’s best moments come when a familiar local subject widens into a larger civic question. It is curious, grounded, and patient. It also carries a strong WOSU membership-drive presence in the sampled episodes, with pledge language and thank-you gifts woven directly into the hours. That gives some episodes a fundraising texture, but it also reinforces the show’s public-media setting. The result is a useful daily program for listeners who want Central Ohio stories handled with context, national issues discussed without frenzy, and culture treated as part of civic life.
Made for: For listeners who want public-radio interviews with a strong Columbus focus, practical local context, and enough range to include politics, gardening, food, travel, and city history.
What sets it apart: The show’s local specificity sets it apart: pizza, tree canopy, maps, gardens, and public media funding all become entry points into how Central Ohio works and changes.
All Sides with Amy Juravich is WOSU Public Media’s daily news program that dives deep into issues important to Central Ohio. Hosted by Amy Juravich, All Sides explains how the most complicated issues affect our lives. Amy and her guests explore all sides of an issue and reflect all sides of life in Ohio.All Sides connects with listeners on air, on-line or on-demand via the All Sides podcast.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
All Sides turns wide-ranging public affairs into specific, accessible conversations grounded in Columbus, Ohio, and the practical questions behind larger stories.
Amy Juravich builds each conversation around concrete questions, then gives guests room to supply history, context, and practical detail. All Sides with Amy Juravich can move from Columbus pizza and the city's changing map to national politics, rural food traditions, and life…
A 1934 pizza menu shares airtime with national politics; your curiosity should have range.
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A 1934 menu and a TAT mural give Columbus pizza lore a firm local-history anchor.
Columbus earns a tightly framed chapter in pizza history as Amy Juravich speaks with Jim Ellison, author of Columbus Pizza, a Slice of History.
Ken Rudin weighs Trump's political influence through Iran, public opinion, and the 2026 election.
A profane Easter Sunday Truth Social post about Iran becomes the entry point for a broader look at President Trump's political durability. Amy Juravich and Ken Rudin follow the thread from calls to invoke the 25th Amendment and Trump's threat to annihilate Iran's civilization to…
A clear, map-led review of Columbus's growth, divisions, and search for identity.
Columbus's sense of itself gets a clear visual frame in this review of Columbus in 50 Maps, Brent Warren's book about a city long stuck with unflattering shorthand and more recently praised for its growth and livability.
Capri Cafaro explains how America the Bountiful follows small-town food stories back to culture, labor, and the table.
America the Bountiful keeps its focus away from celebrity chefs and big-city restaurants, using rural and small-town food stories to open up a wider view of culture, work, and place.
A grounded look at reclaiming attention by trying a simpler phone.
Tech Tuesday follows a practical push against the smartphone's quiet pull on everyday attention. Consumer Reports home and technology reporter Courtney Linwall explains why she bought a Nokia 2780 Flip after watching people return to simpler devices and after trying other ways…

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Columbus faces challenges in tree planting due to federal funding cuts, but volunteers and nonprofits are working to meet tree canopy goals ahead of Earth Day.
Jim Ellison discusses his book 'Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History' and why Columbus is considered a great pizza city.
Ken Rudin discusses the fallout from President Trump's profane Easter Sunday post about Iran, including threats of annihilation and a blockade, and examines whether his core supporters remain loyal.
Travel expert Rick Steves discusses European travel tips and his new book collection on NPR's All Sides.
Travel writer Mike Oswald discusses his new book 'Public Land, 1000 Western Wonders' about America's national parks and public lands in 11 Western states.
Deb Knapke discusses how plants cope with extreme weather fluctuations and offers spring gardening advice.
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All Sides with Amy Juravich is a WOSU membership drive episode in which host Amy Juravich interviews Capri Cafaro—former Ohio state Senate minority leader turned host and executive producer of the public television series America the Bountiful—about the show, its companion cookbook, and a curated gift box of artisan products.
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A discussion on the unpopularity of the US-Israel joint strikes on Iran, comparing the lack of clear reasoning to past American conflicts like World War II and Vietnam.
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