Cincinnati Magazine Podcast
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHosted by associate editors Katie Coburn and Kevin Schultz, the Cincinnati Magazine Podcast provides an inside look at the stories and events we're working on each month. Make sure to check out our website for more coverage on all things Cincinnati at cincinnatimagazine.com and follow us on Twitter @CincinnatiMag and Instagram @CincinnatiMagazine.
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Episodes
Politics: City Council Candidate Greg Landsman
November 03, 2017 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Greg Landsman. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council Candidate Tamie Sullivan
November 02, 2017 14:16 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Tamie Sullivan. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Inside the Issue: October 2017
October 31, 2017 21:20 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBCincinnati Magazine celebrates its 50th Anniversary issue! And yes, we realize this is the last day of October. We explain that, and talk about our Golden Anniversary with editor emeritus Linda Vaccariello, who interviewed a number of notable Cincinnatians, and Craig Fehrman, who profiled Reds legendary radio announcer Marty Brennaman. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council Candidate Ozie Davis
October 27, 2017 19:32 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Ozie Davis. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Live at the Lodge: BLINK, More Nick Lachey, and Thank Yous
October 25, 2017 14:27 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBA very special and emotional podcast recorded live at Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge. We discuss and review BLINK and what it signals about the city, return to our ongoing discussion on local legend Nick Lachey, then acknowledge that all good things must come to an end (probably). Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council Candidate Seth Maney
October 18, 2017 17:42 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Seth Maney. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council Candidate Derek Bauman
October 12, 2017 19:43 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Derek Bauman. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council Candidate Michelle Dillingham
October 05, 2017 19:03 - 33 minutes - 31 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Michelle Dillingham. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council candidate Jeff Pastor
September 28, 2017 15:24 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBContinuing our Politics Podcast series, a conversation with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Jeff Pastor. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Live at the Lodge Podcast: 50 Years, Nick Lachey, & Pizza
September 26, 2017 19:58 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBWe're back at Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge for another Live at the Lodge Podcast, talking the magazine's 50th Anniversary issue, our city's most defining people and moments, and our upcoming Slice Night event. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Politics: City Council candidate Tamaya Dennard
September 20, 2017 17:48 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn the first episode of our new Politics podcast series, we talk with 2017 Cincinnati City Council candidate Tamaya Dennard. Visit us at cincinnatimagazine.com
Inside the Issue: September 2017
September 18, 2017 19:26 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThe Cincinnati Magazine Inside the Issue podcast is back! (And we explain why it took so long.) We also delve into our September Fall Arts Preview: digital editor Amy Brownlee discusses the new look of the city's stage scene, and Brian Isaac Phillips, producing artistic director at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, talks about the troupe's new theater. We also chat with Jay Gilbert about his Living In Cin column on WEBN's 50th anniversary, his long tenure with the station, and whether radio ca...
Inside the Issue: July 2017
July 07, 2017 20:53 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBHere in Cincinnati—and America, really—we mark summer with an uptick in our hot dog consumption. The Queen City's past and present is practically a giant, continuous sausage link, hence our July coverage package exploring our current Golden Age of Hot Dogs. We peel back the casing on how the package came to be, and then discuss Justin Williams' feature on Sean McCarthy and his Cincinnati Strongman persona, as well as Philip Eil's tragic tail of a Portsmouth pill mill. Finally, we wish Adam F...
Live at the Lodge Podcast: Hamilton, Hot Dogs, & Regular Dogs
June 29, 2017 15:44 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWelcome to The Room Where It Happens. (I'm fairly confident that's a Hamilton reference.) Get more Broadway and Brooklyn insight from Adam Flango on his tears-and-avocado-toast-filled weekend in NYC, along with a seamless transition to our unrequited love of hot dogs, evidenced by our July issue coverage package. (Forgive us our inability to refrain from a few sophomoric jokes, as well.) We also dish on our weirdest reporting experiences—not nerdy ones, we promise!—and an in-depth discussion...
Inside the Summer Travel Issue
June 23, 2017 02:11 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn the June issue of Cincinnati Magazine, we offered 18 weekend getaways, one for each weekend of summer. In this episode, we look at a few of those destinations, including a small town in Indiana and an ocean-crossing voyage in Florida. We also talk to digital media editor Amy Brownlee about the joy of radio and go behind the scenes of Sarah Stankorb's story about rape on college campus.
Nuxhall Way: Scooter Gennett!
June 07, 2017 22:23 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBAn emergency pod inaugurating Scooter Gennett into the Hall of Fame
Nuxhall Way: Wait, Are the Reds Actually Good?
May 10, 2017 20:42 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThe Reds weren't supposed to be good. They were barely supposed to be respectable. Yet more than a month into the season, the team has been hitting (quite literally) on all cylinders and actually winning baseball games. Sure, some of it seems like smoke and mirrors. But maybe, just maybe, these players are just better than we thought? Either way, the city doesn't exactly seem to be noticing. On an unrelated note, we also look at the odd guests attending Dre Kirkpatrick's summer football ca...
Inside the After Dark Issue
April 27, 2017 19:34 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBCincinnati is a different place when the lights go down. And no we aren't talking about bars and strip clubs. (Well, except one.) The city is filled with late night entertainment options that digital media editor Amy Brownlee curated into May's Cincinnati After Dark package. We talk to her about how she distinguished this package from others and what her takeaway was after visiting a longtime Newport institution. Plus: looking into stories about the complicated influx of Chinese students to ...
Inside the April Issue: the Creative Class
April 04, 2017 14:55 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBCincinnati as a burgeoning hub of creative, millenial minds was a laughable notion just 15 years ago. But while similar cities have experienced a brain drain, Cincinnati has avoided that pitfall and grown its creative class. That's the focus of April's feature package, and to get a better feel for how the city's creative class has evolved, we spoke with stylist, Haile Fellowship winner, and creative class OG Tamia Stinson about the evolution of Cincinnati's creative workforce. And while your...
Inside the 2017 Best Restaurants Issue
March 08, 2017 17:10 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBEach year, a select few are responsible for evaluating the best restaurants in Cincinnati. This year, Alyssa Brandt was called up to the big leagues. We discuss the months-long process of eating and thinking about food, how it works, and what surprised her (like, say, eating ears?) along the way. After that, we look back at a uniquely Cincinnati story in February's issue about beloved and troubled chair maker Chester Cornet.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Bengals PR Director Jack Brennan
February 17, 2017 16:09 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBJack Brennan has spent more than two decades as public relations director for the Cincinnati Bengals, and, ahead of his upcoming retirement, Justin Williams talked with him about covering the team versus being part of the organization, what it's like dealing with the many colorful Bengals personalities over the years, and Brennan delivers his spot on Mike Brown impersonation.
Live at the Lodge: Puppies and the Past
January 30, 2017 22:11 - 37 minutes - 30.8 MBHow do you write a story about a dog without it becoming an unrelenting sapfest in the same vein as A Dog's Purpose? We discuss that and more, including movie theater etiquette, Cincinnati's love of history, and personal blasts from the past. This episode was recorded live at the Overlook Lodge on January 23, 2017.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Post Mortem
January 05, 2017 22:14 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBAs the season came to a close with rousing win against the Ravens, the Bengals finished their disappointing season 6-9-1. It's time to take stock of what went wrong, what went right, and what's next for the team.
Fulcher 2 Stay: History Repeated
December 20, 2016 21:05 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBBundled up in coats, hats, and mittens, we ventured out into the freezing temperatures at Paul Brown Stadium and took in the sights and sounds of the Bengals-Steelers game. The sights were a split crowd flicking off fans in Steelers gear, and the sounds were the guy two rows in front of us screaming to throw the ball downfield in order to draw a pass interference penalty. A report from Fulcher 2 Stay Bowl V
Fulcher 2 Stay: Trash Talk
December 13, 2016 19:17 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBThis podcast? Garbage. These hosts? Garbage. But most of all, Terrelle Pryor? Garbage. Adam Jones exists to enliven the Bengals otherwise moribund season, and he did that and more with his pointed commentary on the quality of play of one Terrelle Pryor. We talk about that and, because this podcast is nothing if not devoted to the cinematic exploits of Vin Diesel, we also spend more time than any Bengals podcast will discussing the latest Fast and Furious trailer.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Battle of the Redheads
December 07, 2016 16:22 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBAndy Dalton saw his opponent across the field. A fresh-faced rookie named Carson Wentz posed a threat to Dalton's title as the NFL's best ginger quarterback, one that he has proudly held since 2011. What ensued ostensibly pitted the Bengals against the Eagles in a game that didn't carry much meaning to two teams out of playoff contention, but for Dalton and Wentz, it meant everything.
Live at the Lodge: Giving Thanks
November 30, 2016 22:50 - 46 minutes - 65 MBWe have topics related to the magazine to discuss, we swear. But we here at the Cincinnati Magazine podcast feel very strongly about Thanksgiving food. And since the teams that play sports in Cincinnati aren't particularly inspiring, we decided to focus on turkey, stuffing, and gravy instead. We also take a peak inside December's Best of the City issue.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Silver Linings Playbook
November 15, 2016 19:19 - 37 minutes - 35 MBThe Bengals lost to the Giants on Monday night in spectacularly uninspiring fashion. They played it safe on fourth down (after plenty of unmanageable third downs), wilted against a weak rushing offense, and continued their trend of losing relatively close games. The Bengals are 3-5-1, and very possibly could lose against a run-heavy Buffalo team in Cincinnati on Sunday. And yet, optimism abounds at the Fulcher 2 Stay Podcast! (Eat your heart out, David O. Russell.) Not for this season of cou...
Fulcher 2 Stay: Midseason Awards
November 08, 2016 20:02 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBThe Bengals have an annoying 3-4-1 record midway through the season, and the London game cemented the team's status as underwhelming at best. Yet amazingly, underwhelming may be just good enough to win the AFC North. We hand out midseason awards and superlatives, including MVP, player that causes the most consternation, and best couple. Plus, there's a special audio game at the end!
Fulcher 2 Stay: The Browns Cure All
October 24, 2016 19:20 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThe Browns are very bad at football. This much is undeniable. The Bengals may not be bad at football, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are good at football either. The Bengals are a hard team to read, so we looked into what actually mattered in Sunday's 31-17 victory. For more on the Bengals, make sure to check out Fulcher 2 Stay at CincinnatiMagazine.com. And don't forget to subscribe/rate the podcast on iTunes.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Gronk Beats the Bengals
October 17, 2016 20:21 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBThe Bengals came into Foxborough underdogs lived up to the billing. Despite a first half that delivered some hope, the Bengals fell to the Patriots and now sit at 2-4. Is this the team we are going to be seeing for the remainder of the season? Or will the Bengals be able to turn things around in the two weeks they have before their bye? We discuss this and more, including the appeal of Rob Gronkowski and the lack of appeal of Landry Jones.
Inside the East vs. West Side Issue
October 14, 2016 14:11 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAh, the relationship between the east side and west side of Cincinnati. It's something we've talked about on the podcast before, so we won't bore you with our thoughts on the subject again. Instead, we talk to people integral in making the October issue of the magazine happen, including representatives from each side of the tracks.
Fulcher 2 Stay: BBQ Hangover in Dallas
October 12, 2016 17:38 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBMaybe it was the nightlife in Dallas that distracted the Bengals players the night before last Sunday's game against the Cowboys. Or maybe they consumed an unreasonable amount of barbecue and suffered from a brisket-induced hangover. Either way, the Bengals looked terrible in their 28-14 loss to the Cowboys. Luckily only one of us (Justin) managed to watch the game, so the lucky one (Adam) only had the box score from which to gain insight. (You know, because there aren't other ways of consum...
Live at the Lodge: East vs. West Side
October 07, 2016 15:21 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWe've explored the relationship between the east side of Cincinnati and the west side of the city before, but in the October issue, we discovered that the two sides of town aren't quite as different as they seem. We discuss how the magazine executed its East vs. West package and also tell at least one (but probably more) embarrassing stories.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Tyler Eifert Tears
October 05, 2016 21:26 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBWeek five was the week that things were supposed to turn around for the Bengals. Tyler Eifert was set to return against the Cowboys, and with him the Bengals red zone and rushing woes would be cured. Except that he is hurt again and now Justin is sad. But on the plus side, at least Andy Dalton isn't Ryan Tannehill! Also, make sure to check out our latest sponsor.
Fulcher 2 Stay: Sad Cookies
September 27, 2016 21:03 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThe Bengals dropped to 1-2 after losing their first home game of the season, and while it's not time to panic yet, there are some things worth discussing regarding the team's performance against the Fightin' Trevor Siemians. Associate editors Adam Flango and Justin Williams discuss the secondary's sloppy day, new father A.J. Green, and our mutual admiration of Fabletics. Pretty please subscribe to and rate the podcast on iTunes.
Fulcher 2 Stay: The Pete Morelli Conspiracy Game
September 19, 2016 19:48 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBThe Bengals lost to the Steelers in a dreary, rain-soaked affair that is a pretty solid microcosm for Pittsburgh weather on any given day. (Seriously, the weather in Pittsburgh is secretly terrible, except for the approximately 12 days a year when it is the most beautiful place on earth.) The conditions played a factor in a sloppy game that confirmed some worries about the Bengals (run offense/defense) and allayed some fears (pass protection). But referee Pete Morelli's crew also played a fa...
Inside the Money Issue
September 19, 2016 17:53 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBNot to brag or anything, but we think the actual physical copy of our magazine looks pretty great. Others do too, as our designers have won multiple national awards over the years. But us lowly peons that attempt to write the most punny heds (that's magazine terminology for headlines, kids) and stories that aren't horrible offer essentially no help to the art department. So we sat down with our design director Megan Scherer to learn more about how her team puts together each issue, specifica...
Fulcher 2 Stay: Week 1
September 12, 2016 18:28 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBAnother year, another 16-course sampler platter before the main entree of postseason disappointment is served to sad fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals defeated the Jets on the NFL's first Sunday of the season in a game that showed Andy Dalton can be good without a full arsenal of weapons. He may have gotten eaten alive by a Jets defensive line in the process, but for a man that has been accused before of not handling pressure too well in the past, Dalton didn't let the relentless p...
Fulcher 2 Stay: Week 1
September 12, 2016 18:28 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBAnother year, another 16-course sampler platter before the main entree of postseason disappointment is served to sad fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals defeated the Jets on the NFL's first Sunday of the season in a game that showed Andy Dalton can be good without a full arsenal of weapons. He may have gotten eaten alive by a Jets defensive line in the process, but for a man that has been accused before of not handling pressure too well in the past, Dalton didn't let the relentless p...
Nuxhall Way: Why People Attend Reds Games
September 07, 2016 19:55 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBOn August 17, we set out to ask Reds fans attending that night's game against the Marlins why they were choosing to attend the game. The Reds are not particularly good at playing baseball, though, as one fan pointed out to us, the team has performed better in the second half of the season. But on an overcast weekday game against the Marlins, one that was without any special giveaway or fireworks display, is that really enough to draw people to a game? Our search for that answer took us on a ...
Live at the Lodge: Harambe and John Travolta
September 02, 2016 15:10 - 46 minutes - 43 MBFor the last three-plus months, the internet has been captivated by Harambe, the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a child climbed into his enclosure. It's morphed into something that defies logic and reasoning. Last Sunday, someone ran onto the field at Fenway Park in Boston wearing a customized jersey with Harambe on the back. At political conventions, people held up Harambe signs during newscasts. A Harambe tribute song has more than 3.7 million views on YouTube. We here at the m...
Inside the August Issue
August 15, 2016 21:11 - 42 minutes - 30.3 MBFor some people, the spelling bee they won in second grade was a crowning achievement. Others may have won a little league championship or conducting some sort of exploding volcano experiment that garnered a first place ribbon. We here at Cincinnati Magazine ate Pop-Tarts. The breakfast pastry of champions was a critical component of our childhood, adolescence, and now adulthood, so we were astonished upon discovering Fat Ben's version of pop-tarts. Now of course they aren't called Pop-Tarts...
Inside the July Issue
July 07, 2016 19:16 - 42 minutes - 50.6 MBThere's a difference between cover bands and tribute bands. Tribute bands are lame. Seeing them impersonate an actual band is strange and off-putting. But cover bands are wonderful and deserve praise. They play the hits and the crowd loves it. For the July issue, Lisa Murtha wrote an oral history of the Rusty Griswolds, Cincinnati's preeminent '80s cover band, and we talked with her about the story. Then we discussed Erick Trickey's story on Republican bronze medalist John Kasich and examine...
Nuxhall Way: Smile! The Reds have Tyler Holt and Cody Reed
June 22, 2016 22:07 - 31 minutes - 30.3 MBIt takes a gentleman and a scholar, someone with a dedication to his craft, to watch, analyze, and engage with the 2016 Cincinnati Reds. We know because each time we scroll past Fox Sports on the television, the muscles connecting to our thumb tense up in a sort of self-preservation/defense mechanism designed to prevent us from viewing something upsetting. So we turn to Grant Freking, who has managed to yet again find a light in the darkness in one Cody Reed. But before that, we revel in the...
Inside the June Issue: Caves and Music
June 03, 2016 17:09 - 56 minutes - 65.9 MBEach month, we go behind the scenes of the latest issue of Cincinnati Magazine and learn about the stories behind the stories. This month, we may have tripled down on the concept by looking at Pete Rose and summer getaways in previous podcasts. But now, we're talking caves with Cait Barnett, who ventured to Mammoth Cave in southern Kentucky to discover the wonder of stalagmites and cave bacon. Then, we discuss the different kinds of musical artists playing in Cincinnati in June. To read abou...
Nuxhall Way: Reds Spelling Bee (and even more Pete Rose)
May 26, 2016 19:13 - 44 minutes - 53.1 MBFear not: we don't really talk about how bad the Reds are this season. That's no fun. Instead, we have a spelling bee! But before that, we go more in-depth on Pete Rose. There are things we learned when planning the June package about Rose that were surprising in a number of different ways, and the interview with him yielded some insight into how Pete's mind works. For more coverage of the Reds and to read stories discussed in this article, visit CincinnatiMagazine.com
Live at the Lodge: Summer Getaways and Pete Rose
May 24, 2016 19:05 - 57 minutes - 56.4 MBIn their monthly podcast at the Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge, associate editors Adam Flango and Justin Williams talk about the deceptive outdoorsy-ness of Cincinnati and what places they enjoy adventuring to come summer time. After that, they meet a new friend, listen to Pete Rose singing during an Aqua Velva commercial, and discuss the burgeoning Cincinnati music scene ahead of Bunbury in June. To read articles discussed in the podcast, please visit CincinnatiMagazine.com
Inside the Bars Issue with Molly Wellmann
May 06, 2016 16:56 - 1 hour - 77 MBCocktail sorceress Molly Wellmann knows her way around a bar. She's led Cincinnati's burgeoning craft bar scene with style. In this episode of the Cincinnati Magazine Podcast, we go inside the May issue of the magazine and discuss how we determined which bars made the cut. Then we talk with Wellmann about her bar habits, what makes a good customer (hint: it's not that hard), and how she operates. We also go inside Justin Williams's journey to Costa Rica with the Morgans, Ohio's first family ...
Live at the Lodge: Bar and Grocery Habits
April 26, 2016 04:07 - 58 minutes - 50.3 MBIn May, Cincinnati Magazine looked at where to drink now. It's a compilation of watering holes that range from dimly light dives to classy cocktail joints to brotastic sports bars. In doing their proper due diligence (so, basically, drinking), associate editors Adam Flango and Justin Williams discovered just how much their bar preferences have changed since they were 21-year-olds. They discuss the transition into adult drinking, followed by a range of magazine-related topics, including: whet...