CLICK HERE to LISTEN “EPISODE 5: OHIO v THE COLD WAR!!! Episode 5: “Ohio v. the Cold War” (Curtis Lemay) Alex welcomes back Bruce Carlson, podcast host of “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics” (https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com/).  Alex and Bruce travel through the first 25 years of the Cold War by chronicling the life of General Curtis E. Lemay from Columbus, Ohio. Lemay’s career was in … Continue reading Episode 5 “Ohio v. the Cold War” is OUT! Click here to listen to the story of General Curtis Lemay

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 4: OHIO V CIVIL WAR Episode 4: Ohio v. Civil War (Edwin Stanton). Alex speaks with author Walter Stahr (www.walterstahr.com) about his acclaimed 2017 book Stanton: Lincoln’s War Secretary and the life of Stubenville, Ohio’s Edwin Stanton. Stanton, was the Secretary of War during the U.S. Civil War and a member of President Abraham Lincoln’s “Team of Rivals.” Stahr … Continue reading Episode 4 “Ohio v. Civil War” is out! Click here to listen to the story of Edwin Stanton

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO ALEX on TOWN HALL OHIO Town Hall Ohio is Ohio Farm Bureau’s weekly public affairs radio program. The hour-long broadcast elevates important issues such as private property rights, food safety, wildlife, education, science and technology, business challenges, government and politics. High profile guests from government, industry, academia and other arenas are regular guests on the program. Find stations and airtimes … Continue reading Alex appears on statewide radio program “Town Hall Ohio” to discuss Ohio history and “Ohio v. the World”

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 3 “OHIO v. BLACK POWER” Episode 3: Ohio v. Black Power (Carl Stokes/Glenville Shootout). Alex travels to the Land to meet with historian/author Jim Robenalt about his awesome book Ballots and Bullets (www.amazon.com/dp/B075TH4YNT/ref…oding=UTF8&btkr=1). We discuss Jim’s book and how Cleveland became the center of the civil rights movement in the North. We journey through the 1960s in Cleveland, including: … Continue reading Episode 3: Ohio v. Black Power is OUT, click here to listen

CLICK HERE TO HEAR EPISODE 2: OHIO v. BOOTLEGGING Episode 2: “Ohio v. Bootlegging” (George Remus) Alex travels to Cincinnati to meet with 3 historians from the Price Hill Historical Society about the “King of the Bootleggers”, George Remus. We follow his rise from a German immigrant to a high-powered lawyer in Chicago to becoming the most successful bootlegger of the Prohibition Era in the … Continue reading Episode 2: Ohio v. Bootlegging is out! CLICK to hear the story of George Remus, “the King of the Bootleggers” during Prohibition

LISTEN TO EPISODE 1: OHIO v. THE MOON CLICK HERE Season 3, Episode 1: “Ohio v. the Moon” (Neil Armstrong). 3…2…1…liftoff to Season 3 of Ohio v. the World. We’re going on mankind’s greatest adventure from the Earth to the Moon with Wapakoneta, Ohio’s own, Neil Armstrong. Alex travels to Wapak to the Armstrong Air&Space Museum and hosts a roundtable discussion with 3 Armstrong experts. … Continue reading Season 3 is finally here! Click to hear Episode 1: “Ohio v. the Moon” (Neil Armstrong)

Season 3 of the world’s ONLY Ohio history podcast, “Ohio v. the World” launches on October 12, 2018. Episode 1: “Ohio v. the Moon” will take a new generation through one of the most important moments in the history of mankind: Neil Armstrong’s moon landing on July 20, 1969.  Interviews for Season 3 will begin on August 1st. Shows will be released on every other … Continue reading Ohio v. the World Season 3 Premiere Date Announced: 10.12.18

Alex was selected for a 3-year term to serve as Trustee on the most important Board in the state dedicated to Ohio history. Read the entire press release below… CLICK HERE FOR OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION PRESS RELEASE.. We can’t wait to serve! Continue reading Press Release: Alex Hastie named to Board of Trustees at the Ohio History Connection

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. We’ll discuss the May 1994 caning of Michael Fay in … Continue reading 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 Eastern European history, Theodora Dragostinova, to break down how Ohio … Continue reading Episode 14: Ohio v. Peace is OUT now! Click hear to listen to how Dayton, OH ended a war