Author: ohiovtheworld

CLICK HERE to listen to OHIO v WAR (Episode 6)!! Episode 6: Ohio v. War…we’re back!! Alex is the host and guest for this episode focusing on America’s foreign policy in the 1990s. We go to a forgotten, historic event on Ohio State’s campus on Feb. 18, 1998 to find out how Ohio stopped a war. Alex takes you to a CNN International Town Hall TV event with Pres. Clinton’s cabinet broadcast live across the world as the U.S. prepared to bomb Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The role of Central Ohioan protestors, Monica Lewinsky, and American’s failed foreign policy in the Middle East in helping Ohio to stop a war…for 10 months anyways. Email the show ohiovtheworld@gmail.com with thoughts and show ideas, let us know on our Facebook page if you were there on 2/18/98 when Ohio stopped another war w/ Iraq. CLICK HERE to listen to OHIO v WAR (Episode 6)!!

LISTEN to EPISODE 5 HERE! Ohio v. Death: Alex travels to and records in an exact replica of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s childhood home. We interview Warren Mott, the owner and curator of the awesome Mott’s Military Museum in Groveport, OH. Alex and Warren look at the life and many near deaths of Eddie Rickenbacker, America’s “Ace of Aces” in World War I. We look at the dozens of times he cheats death during his incredible life as Columbus’ first national celebrity.

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Below is the replica of Captain Eddie’s childhood home where we recorded Episode 5. The house was constructed and sits on the property of Mott’s Military Museum in Groveport, OH. Special thanks to the incredible Warren Mott for meeting with us and sharing his vast knowledge of Columbus’ own Eddie Rickenbacker.

 

LISTEN to Ep. 4 “Ohio v. the British Empire” HERE.   Thanks so much to Jason for his expertise on the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie. Check out his 30 essay on the battle and Commodore Perry, “Tiger on the Lake.” This awesome piece of history was our template for the essay, click below. LISTEN to Ep. 4 “Ohio v. the British Empire” HERE

TIGER ON THE LAKE – Battle of Lake Erie – J. E. Anderson – 2010

Click here to listen to Episode 4  Episode 4: Ohio v. the British Empire. Alex sets sail to the North Coast to look at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Our guest, Jason Anderson, discusses the immortal Oliver Hazard Perry and his stunning naval victory off of Put-In-Bay over the powerful British Navy in September 1813. Email the show at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com. Don’t forget to rate/review and subscribe to the show on iTunes and Stitcher, and share it on Facebook with your friends.

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Why is Prohibition Ohio’s fault?? Alex goes to the Anti-Saloon League Museum in Westerville, OH to interview Beth Weinhardt about the ASL and Prohibition. We analyze how the heck the 18th amendment came to be the law of the land in 1920. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show and rate/review the show on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio. Email Alex at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com with any show ideas or questions. Check out the website at http://www.ohiovtheworldpodcast.com.

LISTEN HERE: Episode 2: Ohio v. the Electoral College (Why Ohio Picks the President) So goes Ohio, so goes the nation. Ohio has picked the president correctly in 29 of the last 31 elections (since 1896). Alex interviews author Kyle Kondik about his awesome new book, The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President. . We look at the elections of 1948, 1976 and 2004 in this episode. CLICK THE LINK: Episode 2: Ohio v. the Electoral College (Why Ohio Picks the President)

Ohio v. the Nixon Administration Click the link to listen to Episode One from Season One. Alex interviews Larry Disbro and Dean Kahler, two eyewitnesses from the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970.

Click to hear our very first episode on one of the darkest days in American history.