All Sides with Amy Juravich

All Sides is the long-running NPR call-in show from WOSU Public Media in Columbus, Ohio, and even though it is technically a regional program, the topics stretch well beyond state lines. Amy Juravich took over hosting duties a few years back and runs the show with the calm, slightly dry tone you would expect from public radio. Each episode pulls together a small panel of experts, reporters, or policy people and spends about an hour chewing through one topic -- could be housing affordability, could be artificial intelligence in schools, could be the latest election rules fight. Listeners call in throughout, which keeps things grounded and occasionally unpredictable. What I like about it is the pace. Nobody is rushing to the next soundbite. Guests are given real time to answer questions, and Juravich is comfortable letting a conversation breathe when it is going somewhere. The show has been around since 2005, and that experience shows -- producers pick smart topics and generally line up guests from more than one perspective. With over 300 episodes on the feed and a steady weekly release, it rewards anyone who wants thoughtful civic conversation without the shouting match that cable news has defaulted to. A solid pick if you miss the idea of neighbors working through hard questions together.