Eric Weltner discusses his documentary, Mohawk Monopoly, about the Cincinnati Mohawks hockey team of the 1950s. They dominated the International Hockey League for most of the decade but folded nonetheless. We also talk about Cincinnati’s other pro hockey team as well as teams from other cities. The film premieres February 25th. International Incide…

Joey Witterstaetter is an armchair historian from Delhi and a massive baseball fan. He talks to us about his hometown. Indeed, his family’s roots in the community go back to the early 1800s. He also had a relative that played professional baseball in the 19-teens and 20s. He made a documentary about that, which we also discuss. Get social with us: …

PF has known Duane Pohlman for almost 40 years. Wow. They talk about working at the same college radio station. Don’t worry, they don’t go too deep into the weeds. It’s mostly a talk about investigative reporting and some of the harrowing experiences Duane has had in the course of his career. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Face…

They’re admittedly not Disney or even amusement park people, our Darin and his family, but they had a go with some hilarious results. Whether you’re a Disney person or not, I think you’ll dig Darin’s insights into the Kingdom of the Mouse. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page …

It’s the Super Bowl wrap up show! No, it’s not a recap of the big game, but rather Josh and Darin reviewing the goings on here at Cincy Shirts during the Bengals postseason run. The boys take you behind the curtain and share some crazy stories about that historic time. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy…

It’s another round of Cincinnati inspired tunes! This time we go through the twenty-teens to hear tunes from hometown acts as well as artists from Philadelphia, Denmark, Nebraska, and more. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page Instagram: @CincyShirts Snapchat: @CincyShirts The…

It's an encore presentation of Episode 48 with Rich Walburg. Sadly, we lost Rich this past week. He spent 25 years on the radio in Cincinnati working for 97X, Q102, and WLW along the way. Rich was the Director of Communications for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Rich talked to us about his days in radio, including stories about Bill Cunningha…

It’s the Best of The Cincy Shirts Podcast 2021, Part 2. Hear clips from our friends at the VOA Museum, Findlay Market, the Warbird Museum, Kings Island, Plaid Room Records, and more. It’s just a small sampling of the great conversations we have on the pod. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Offic…

It’s the Best of The Cincy Shirts Podcast 2021, Part 1. Hear clips from our friends at the Zoo, Library, area museums, authors, artisans, content creators, and more. It’s just a small sampling of the great conversations we have on the pod. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page …

The Bengals beat writer for The Athletic joins us. We talk about the current season, a little team history, how the team is perceived around the league, and more. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page Instagram: @CincyShirts Snapchat: @CincyShirts The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme…

Peter Bronson was a journalist for years and years mostly for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and he has written several books, the latest of which, Forbidden Fruit: Sin City's Underworld and the Supper Club. It details the history and tragic end of the Beverly Hills Supper Club. We hear about how Peter arrived in Cincinnati, his newspaper work, the mob i…

Wendy Hart Beckman is the author of 10 non-fiction books on a variety of subjects. Her latest, Christmas in Cincinnati, covers the holiday season in the Tristate from the Shillito's elves to the Zoo’s Festival of Lights. We discuss how she went from the EPA to published offer, talk about a few presidents, and more. Get social with us: Facebook: Cin…

In this episode, Darin takes us from the online-only days up through today in the story of Cincy Shirts. We hear about what it’s like to be partnered with a massive company, the eureka moment that launched the company as we know it today, and before that an update on some Shirts news, including a few words about a beloved team member that left us t…

It’s an encore presentation of Episode 40 with John Kiesewetter in which we discuss WKRP in Cincinnati. There’s more to the show than “Turkey’s Away,” though we do discuss that as well. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Listen here below, or find it in iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, TuneIn, and Spotif…

The Golden Lamb was established in Lebanon in 1803 and is recognized today as the longest continually operating business in Ohio. John Zimkus is the official historian of The Golden Lamb, and he joins us to discuss the history of the inn and tavern, its famous guests, ghost stories, and more. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off…

Fun While it Lasted is a blog all about “the lunatic fringe of the pro sports industry, with tales of hustlers and marks, grand delusions and shoestring budgets, guerilla marketing and Ponzi schemes, of humble beginnings and even humbler endings.” The site is filled with the stories of hundreds of defunct pro sports teams from a variety of sports l…

Their roots as a band go back to the 1920s and the Franz Klaber Orchestra. Today they are the Klaberheads (officially still the Franz Klaber Orchestra) and play traditional German music, along with Germanified tunes at Oktoberfests and other events throughout the Tristate and across the nation. Ericka Klaber joins to talk about the group’s history,…

He’s known for his time on Cincinnati City Council, as the leader of the Baseball on Broadway movement, the former owner of Arnold’s, the former proprietor of the original Ludlow Garage, and more. Mr. Tarbell joins us today to discuss those pursuits as well as growing up in Hyde Park, going to St. X high school when it was downtown, working in the …

Joe Hansbauer is the President and CEO of the Corporation for Findlay Market, and he joins us to discuss the history of the market, the changes and challenges it has seen over the years, the Opening Day Parade, the exciting things going on today. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Listen here below…

Donna Laake and Susan Daniels are both members of the Norwood historical society and they join us to talk about the city’s history, including its former name, the boom times, the bust times, and the epic comeback, plus a whole lot more Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Listen here below, or find i…

Joe Nuxhall is the subject of a new book by John Kiesewetter, who usually talks with us about TV. The Old Lefthander & Me, and John chats with us about Nuxy, some of the people he worked with both on the field and in the booth, as well as some of the great stories that were uncovered. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near th…

Cincinnati Enquirer librarian Jeff Suess joins us. A California transplant, he talks about what a newspaper librarian does, baseball, the very famous film director from his hometown, and more. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Listen here below, or find it in iTunes, Stitcher, Podbean, TuneIn, and…

Cam Miller is a Reds and Star Wars fan. Were he and Josh separated at birth? Cam is also a filmmaker. We discuss all three subjects in this episode. Also, Josh and Cam find out they have another connection. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Listen here below, or find it in iTunes, Stitcher, Podbea…

What does 3CDC do? Is it an urban development corporation, is it an event planning operation? Turns out it’s both and more. Joe Rudemiller gives us the details as we discuss revitalization, gentrification, and more. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Listen here below, or find it in iTunes, Stitche…

The history of Kings Island can be found in bits and pieces on the Internet: Wikipedia, the Kings Island website, our blog. But no one has done a comprehensive history of the park-- until now. Evan Ponsitingle tells us what prompted him to write his book, Kings Island: A Ride Through Time, and tells us a few fun stories including, how the park got …