Cincinnati Magazine Podcast

We dive behind our March issue, which highlights local family-owned restaurants and how they've responded to these challenging times. Freelancer Carrie Blackmore Smith also joins us to chat about her feature story on ghost kitchens and the role they play in the local food scene.

Three guests join us on this month's episode to chat about our February cover package, "The Value of Work": Editor-in-Chief John Fox discusses the main takeaways; Kelly Rectenwald describes her work as the Cincinnati Art Museum's associate objects conservator; and Django Kroner talks about building custom treehouses with his company The Canopy Crew.

New Year, New Doc? Our Top Doctors issue features the tri-state's  top 908 physicians in 69 specialties, plus we introduce you to six local providers who are changing the face of healthcare. We also discuss the story of a body-snatching doctor who stole John Scott Harrison's remains from his North Bend, Ohio, grave in 1878—and then escaped justice.

You know what December means: Our Best of the City Issue is on newsstands! We discuss the people, places, and things included in this year's list. Plus, freelancer and former staffer Amy Brownlee shares her story on Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary, the area's only dedicated natural burial preserve.

We chat about Cincinnati's literary features, including local bookstores, libraries, writing clubs, authors, and more. Plus, freelancer Leyla Shokoohe shares her story about the enneagram and how local companies are using it in the workplace.

This month we chat about some of the resources highlighted in our Work the System issue, which serves as a guide to navigating local government. We also discuss the pandemic's impact on local journalism with freelancer Patricia Gallagher Newberry.

This month we chat about the organizations and creatives highlighted in our local arts package and how they're taking on a new normal. Freelancer TT Stern-Enzi also joins us to discuss his conversation with Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac about Black Lives Matter, defunding the police, and other relevant issues.

This month we chat about the region's farms, CSA programs, and farmers' markets highlighted in our Local Food cover package. Plus, we interview freelancer Gil Kaufman about his story on how Cincinnati's Holocaust and Humanity Center is keeping survivors' stories visible during an invisible pandemic.

We discuss how Cincinnati made it through the 1884 Courthouse riot, the 1918 Spanish Flu, the 1937 flood, and other tragic events, and then we discuss how today's leaders are helping the city weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

Happy Pride Month! We take a deep dive behind our Pride issue, in which we highlight local LGBTQ leaders, including Jim Obergefell, whose landmark Supreme Court victory legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. five years ago. Plus, we discuss the city's newest councilmembers and a profile on a local man who turned his life around after serving a 21-year prison sentence.

Join us as we dive behind our Pets Issue! We chat with Heather Hauser, who owns seven guinea pigs, three of which are certified therapy animals, as well as Jim DeBrosse, who wrote a story investigating the mysterious flashes that happened near Bethel, Ohio, in January.

This month, we chat about Cincinnati's response to COVID-19 before diving behind the scenes of our Craft Beer Boom issue. We also call Reds center outfielder Nick Senzel to chat about his baseball career.

Our main dining critic joins us to chat about his ranking of Cincinnati's 10 hottest eateries outlined in our Best Restaurants issue. Editor Katie Coburn also shares details about her feature story on two local women who are running for Congress.

This month we chat about Cincinnati's architecture styles, the artist behind some of the city's most popular murals, and a freelancer who canoed from Cincinnati to Louisville with 30 strangers.

To kick off 2020, we dive behind the scenes of our annual Top Doctors package. We also discuss the citywide Power of Her arts initiative and chat with guest star Mitra Jouhari, a Los Angeles–based comedian, actress, and writer, who grew up in West Chester.

December is here and so is our Best of the City issue! We chat about the winners highlighted in this year's package, plus a feature story on a local professional basketball player. We also discuss our annual online fundraiser for local nonprofits, Cincinnati Gives.

Spoiler: This year's party is held at Great American Ball Park! From live entertainment to all-you-can-eat food, you don't want to miss our Best of the City Party. We break down what this event is all about in less than four minutes.

This month we dissect our Cincinnati Vs. Northern Kentucky cover package, which highlights the similarities and differences of the two regions. We also chat with Judi Ketteler about her regular Welcome to Middlehood column, and Lisa Murtha discusses her feature story on the Covington Catholic High School student who was misidentified for a classmate involved in a confrontation that garnered national media coverage.

Our Events Manager Sloane Scheuer provides a behind-the-scenes look at our Savor Cincinnati Fall Dinner Series, which will take place Nov. 4-8 at a brand new location, The View in Mt. Adams. Plus, returning to Savor this fall, Chef Caitlin Steininger from CWC and Station Family + BBQ joins us to chat about her excitement and what guests can expect from this one-of-a-kind event.

What's our Wine & Spirits issue all about? We chat about the reporting (aka drinking) that went into our October cover package. Plus, freelance writer Jim DeBrosse discusses his feature story about a local spinal surgeon who fled the country six years ago to avoid criminal prosecution. Wild stuff, y'all.