CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO Ep. 12: Ohio v. Pollution!!! Episode 12: “Ohio v. Pollution” (Cuyahoga River Fire). Alex sits down with author and professor Dr. David Stradling to discuss the infamous Cuyahoga River fire of 1969. We analyze Cleveland’s role in the modern environmental movement by discussing David and Richard Stradling’s book, Where the River Burned. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBWLHKO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 We look at the causes and sources … Continue reading Episode 12: Ohio v. Pollution is OUT NOW! Learn about the infamous Cuyahoga River Fire of 1969

LISTEN TO EPISODE 11 OHIO v. WEALTH HERE!!! Episode 11: “Ohio v. Wealth” (John D. Rockefeller). We travel to Cleveland to tell the story of the richest man in the world, John D. Rockefeller and the infamous Standard Oil. Alex meets with Kevin Callahan of the Western Reserve Historical Society to discuss Rockefeller’s youth and building of the oil empire, Stndard Oil on the shores … Continue reading Episode 11 is here! “Ohio v. Wealth” the story of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

CLICK TO HEAR EPISODE 10: OHIO v. MURDER 3.0!! Episode 10: “Ohio v. Murder 3.0” (Eliot Ness/Cleveland Torso Murders). It’s our annual true crime episode…Alex travels to Cleveland to meet with author Dr. James Badal and historian Becky McFarland about the career of famous Cleveland lawman Eliot Ness and the notorious Cleveland Torso Murders in the 1930s. Alex and Becky discuss Ness, the leader of … Continue reading Episode 10: Ohio v. Murder 3.0 is OUT! Enjoy our annual true crime episode about Eliot Ness and the Cleveland Torso Murders

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 9: JAMES TRAFICANT v. the WORLD!!! Episode 9: “James Traficant v. the World” Alex interviews LA filmmaker Eric Murphy about Rep. Jim Traficant of Youngstown, Ohio,  the subject of his excellent 2016 documentary, “Traficant: Congressman of Crimetown”. Buy or rent it on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/ondemand/traficant). Stop what you’re doing and watch this movie.  We follow the rise and fall of … Continue reading Episode 9: “James Traficant v. the World” is OUT NOW. Click to hear the story of the “Congressman of Crimetown”

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 8: OHIO v. DISCRIMINATION Episode 8: “Ohio v. Discrimination” (Colonel Charles Young) Alex travels to Wilberforce, Ohio and the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center to learn about the life of Colonel Charles Young.  (https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/national-afro-american-museum)   We talk about history’s highest-ranking African American military officer until 1940 with author Brian Shellum and NAAMCC Executive Director Dr. Charles Wash. Young’s … Continue reading Episode 8: Ohio v. Discrimination tells the story of Col. Charles Young CLICK TO LISTEN

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN to EPISODE 7: OHIO v. UNEMPLOYMENT Episode 7: “Ohio v. Unemployment” (Coxey’s Army) Alex sits down with author Jerry Prout, political science professor at Marquette University, to discuss the first march on Washington by Coxey’s Army in 1894. Sparked by the economic depression, the Panic of 1893, Jacob Coxey and his army of unemployed men march from Massillon, Ohio to DC.  … Continue reading Happy New Year! Episode 7: Ohio v. Unemployment is OUT NOW

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EPISODE 6: OHIO v. the PATRIARCHY Episode 6: Ohio v. the Patriarchy (Madeline Pollard) Alex sits down with author Patricia Miller to discuss her hit new book, Bringing Down the Colonel. Miller’s novel tells the story of a sex scandal involving a young Cincinnati college student, Madeline Pollard, and a powerful Congressman, William Breckinridge that would grip the nation’s attention … Continue reading Episode 6: Ohio v. the Patriarchy is HERE, Click to Listen

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”