Ohio v. the WORLD

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 15: “OHIO v. PUNISHMENT” LIVE! (The Caning of Michael Fay) Episode 15: “Ohio v. Punishment” (The Caning of Michael Fay) LIVE!!! It’s the Season Two finale and it’s our 1st live show. We chat with comedian Mark Lucas at the Columbus Podcast Festival live from the historic Garden Theatre. … More Episode 15: “Ohio v. Punishment” our LIVE Season 2 Finale is here! Click to listen.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO “Ohio v. Peace” (Bosnian War/Dayton Peace Accords) Episode 14: “Ohio v. Peace” (Dayton Peace Accords/Bosnian War) Alex tackles the complicated Bosnian War of the 1990s and the peace conference in Dayton, OH that finally brought war to an end in the former Yugoslavia. Alex is joined by OSU Professor of … More Episode 14: Ohio v. Peace is OUT now! Click hear to listen to how Dayton, OH ended a war

BUY TICKETS HERE…$20 SINGLE DAY PASSES Our Season 2 Finale “Ohio v. Punishment”, will be a LIVE show at the 2018 Columbus Podcast Festival. Here’s the details: WHAT: Episode 15: “Ohio v. Punishment” LIVE!!! WHO: Guest, comedian Mark Lucas WHERE: Short North Stage, 1187 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43201 WHEN: Sunday May 13, 2018 … More Come See Ohio v. the World LIVE at the Columbus Podcast Festival Sunday May 13th! Buy tix below

 LISTEN to OHIO v. the SOUTH CLICK HERE Episode 13: “Ohio v. the South” (William Tecumseh Sherman) Alex travels to Lancaster, Ohio to the Sherman House Museum to meet with Frank and Laura Bullock.  The Bullocks lay out the life and military career of General William Tecumseh Sherman, the main who conquered the South and … More Episode 13: “Ohio v. the South” is OUT. LISTEN HERE to the story of GENERAL SHERMAN

CLICK HERE to LISTEN to EPISODE 12: “OHIO v. the ’60s” Episode 12: “Ohio v. the ‘60s” Alex is joined by OSU History professor David Steigerwald and author Bill Shkurti to discuss the most turbulent decade of the 20th Century, the 1960s. We discuss the entire decade using Bill’s 2016 book “The Ohio State University … More Episode 12: “Ohio v. the ’60s” is OUT! Click here to listen to our newest episode

LISTEN TO EPISODE 11 HERE!!! Episode 11: “Ohio v. the Gilded Age” (John Hay). Alex sits down with award-winning author, John Taliaferro, to discuss the most interesting man of the late 19th Century, John Hay of Cleveland, Ohio. We dive into John’s book, “All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay From Lincoln to … More Episode 11: “Ohio v. the Gilded Age” (John Hay) LISTEN HERE

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 10: “OHIO v. SLAVERY” Episode 10: “Ohio v. Slavery” (the Underground Railroad). Alex looks at the central role of Ohio in the Underground Railroad and the abolition movement to defeat African American slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act in the mid-19th century. We interview Mary Oellerman of the Kelton … More Episode 10: “OHIO v. SLAVERY” (Underground Railroad) is HERE! CLICK TO LISTEN

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 9: OHIO v. THE MAFIA!!! Episode 9: “Ohio v. the Mafia”. Alex interviews Rick Porrello, author of To Kill the Irishman, about the Cleveland Mafia and its downfall at the hands of Danny Greene in the 1970s. We travel to Little Italy on Cleveland’s east side to discuss the history … More Episode 9: “Ohio v. the Mafia” is OUT! Click here to listen

CLICK HERE to LISTEN TO EPISODE 8!!! Episode 8: “Ohio v. Celebrity” (Kate Chase) Alex and author John Oller sit down again to discuss perhaps America’s first celebrity, Cincinnati’s Kate Chase. They discuss the Civil War-era “belle of the north” and her decades in the public spotlight during the Gilded Age. Alex discusses John’s 2014 … More Episode 8 is here!! Click to hear “Ohio v. Celebrity” the rise and fall of Kate Chase

Episode 7: “Ohio v. Rock n’ Roll” Alex interviews 4 guests about the history of rock n’ roll in Ohio. We sit down with Jerry Depizzo, of the band OAR, to discuss the birth of rock n’ roll in Cleveland, OH and famous DJ Alan Freed (5:00). We look at the tragic concert by the … More Episode 7 Rocks!! Listen to “Ohio v. Rock n Roll” HERE!