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Alex interviews former Columbus Dispatch reporter Kathy Gray about Ohio’s most famous treasure hunter, Tommy Thompson. We discuss how the California Gold Rush transformed America, the tragic sinking of the “Ship of Gold” the SS Central America in 1857 and Tommy Thompson’s quest to find North America’s largest sunken treasure. Alex and Kathy discuss the finding and recovery of the gold and the many investors who pay for Tommy’s expeditions. We also look at the downward spiral of Tommy’s life, why’s he’s still in jail and ask where is the gold? Rate/review the show on iTunes 

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Alex interviews David Steigerwald, US history professor at The Ohio State University about the “Buckeye Bullet”, Jesse Owens. We look at the Owens’ family’s role in the Great Migration, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich, FDR, the near US boycott of the Games and Jesse’s 4 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Email us at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate/review the show on iTunes.

Every episode we have an Ohio beer while we record. This state has incredible craft beer and we celebrate it every episode. Here’s the beers we’ve used so far:

Top Row:
17th State Pale Ale,(American Pale Ale) 17th State Brewing  Co., Cleveland, OH.
Commodore Perry, (English IPA) Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
10-Ton Oatmeal Stout, Warped Wing Brewing Co., Dayton, OH
Middle Row:
Corbin’s Revenge, (Ohio IPA) Temperance Row Brewing Co., Westerville, OH
Berzerker, (Belgian IPA) Zauber Brewing Co., Grandview Heights, OH
Mystic Mama, (Western IPA) Jackie O’s Brewing Co., Athens, OH
Oval Beach, (Belgian Blonde) The Land Grant Brewing Company, Columbus, OH
Bottom Row:
Lawlessness, (American Porter), Platform Beer Co., Cleveland and Columbus, OH
Cardinal Crusher (American Pilsner), Linage Brewing, Columbus, OH
Truth, (IPA), Rheingeist Brewing, Cincinnati, OH
Ceremonial, (Session IPA), Burial Beer Co., Asheville, NC

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Episode 11: Ohio v. the Confederacy (Morgan’s Raid). We journey back to the Civil War and Morgan’s Raid of Ohio in the summer of 1863. Alex interviews historian, David Mowery, author of Morgan’s Great Raid (2013). David and Alex analyze the Confederate Army’s raid of the Buckeye State in July 1863. In our longest single episode of Season One, we look at the Battle of Buffington Island and General Morgan’s raiders on their epic ride as the they achieve the northernmost incursion of the rebels in the Civil War. Don’t forget to rate and review the show on iTunes, like our Facebook and Instagram pages and check out our website www.ohiovtheworldpodcast.com

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Episode 10: “Ohio v the Victorian Age”. Alex interviews Lisa Wood, of the Ohio History Connection, about the “Most Interesting Woman in the World”, Victoria C. Woodhull. We look at the nine lives of Victoria: child preacher, spiritualist, actress, Wall St. broker, suffragist, presidential candidate, mother, inmate and classy English landowner. We look at the Victoria’s extraordinary life in 19th Century America as she takes on the social and political norms of the Victorian Age. Email us at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com with questions and comments. RATE and REVIEW the show on iTunes!!

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Alex and his guest, Jim Dicke, tell the story of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the role of Ohio congressman, William McCulloch of Piqua, Ohio. Alex and Jim discuss the turbulent years in America as African Americans struggle towards equality in the world of Jim Crow. We look at the roles of JFK, LBJ, MLK, SNCC and the unknown Rep. McCulloch on the difficult road to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. CLICK HERE to listen to EPISODE 9! Ohio v Jim Crow!!

Play Episode 8: Ohio v Flight (Wright Bros) HERE!!!

Ohio is the First in Flight, not North Carolina. We settle this debate forever with “Ohio v. Flight”. Season 1, Episode 8: Ohio v Flight. Alex interviews Wright Bros. amateur historian, Mike Allbritain, about the Dayton brothers who conquered human flight. We look at how they accomplished the impossible and began the age of flight. Mike lets us in on how ice hockey helped spark flight and how Orville and Wilbur Wright’s work ethic changed human history forever.

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1. Episode 1, Ohio v. the Nixon Administration: 67 Shots, Howard Means (2015)
2. Episode 2, Ohio v. the Electoral College: The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President, Kyle Kondik (2016)
3. Episode 3, Ohio v Booze: Last Call, Daniel Okrent (2010)
4. Episode 4, Ohio v. the British Empire: The Naval War of 1812, Theodore Roosevelt (1882)
5. Episode 5: Ohio v. Death: Enduring Courage, John Ross (2014)
6. Episode 6: Ohio v. War: America’s War for the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich (2016)
7. Episode 7: Ohio v. Murder: Dr. Sam Sheppard on Trial, William Mason and Jack DeSario (2003)
8. Episode 8: Ohio v. Flight:  The Wright Brothers, David McCullough (2015)

Read all of these books after listening to the podcast episode for a much more detailed understanding of each topic. Sorry to give you homework but these are some great books.

Want to see the live performance of Alex’s book recommendation song? Well, that’s weird, but here you go. Alex and Columbus singer/songwriter Jon Elliott of the Floorwalkers and Doc Robinson fame belt it out. An incredible job of backup singing by the audience at the Launch Party back at the end of March.  You’ll need to be on Instagram to see it and you should probably start following our ‘Gram page #ohiovtheworldpodcast too. Click the LINK if you can’t view it…ohiovtheworldpodcast

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Who killed Marilyn Sheppard? Ohio v. World tackles the murder that inspired “The Fugitive”. In a two-part, true crime episode, we go full blown Serial to solve what was once called the “Trial of the Century,” in 1954. Listen to both parts and email us (ohiovtheworld@gmail.com) or reach out to us on our Facebook page and tell Alex who you think killed Marilyn in Bay Village, OH.
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Eddie Rickenbacker PBS Clip Click Here. We’re so excited for American Experience on PBS’ three-part, six hour mini series on World War I, “the Great War”. The program focuses on the American role in World War I from 1917-18. Click here for NY Times review of “The Great War”

Eddie Rickenbacker, the “Ace of Aces”, is prominently featured in the series. A clip is here to watch Eddie Rickenbacker PBS Clip Click Here. Show airs Monday through Wednesday 9-11pm. And of course, you can listen to Episode 5: Ohio v Death to hear the entire story of Columbus’ own “Captain Eddie” by clicking here for Episode 5 “Ohio v Death” (Eddie Rickenbacker)