Just Cincinnati

In this episode, Stephen and Kyle with Third Act Ohio activists Jess Grim, Ditte Wolin, and Ted Wolner."Third Act, a national volunteer-based organization focused on protecting the climate and strengthening democracy, is expanding its reach to Ohio with a state-wide chapter that officially launched December 1, 2022. The new chapter, like the national organization, is led by a group of “experienced Americans” — people over the age of 60. When it comes to the fight against climate change, the chapter leaders say a simple way to do so is for people to take a look at where they keep their money." (WVXU)WVXU Story About Third Act Ohio: https://www.wvxu.org/ohio-news/2022-12-01/third-act-ohio-group-climate-change. https://thirdact.org/working-groups/ohio/ThirdActOH@gmail.comhttps://fossilfreefunds.org/https://www.asyousow.org/https://www.greenamerica.org/https://350.org/Sign the Pledge!: https://thirdact.org/act/bank-on-our-future-pledge/Upcoming Dates For Your Calendar (Join the Working Group For More Info)January 11, 2023: Third Act Ohio Working Group MeetingJanuary 20, 2023: Columbus, Ohio Bank Action DayMarch 21, 2023: Day of Action (Save your credit cards for this date!) - https://thirdact.org/national-day-of-action/The four big American banks who are the biggest lenders to the fossil fuel industry: Chase, Citi, Wells-Fargo, and Bank of America#thirdact #Ohio #Cincinnati #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #CreationCare #Elders #Seniors #activism #divestment #fossilfueldivestment #dirtyfunds #banking #NKY #OH #KY #IN #Ohio #Kentucky #Indiana #WVXU #NPR #Chase #Citi #Wells-Fargo, #BankOfAmerica

Today, Kyle Vath talks about how everyone can switch to renewable energy sources for their electricity in less than 5 minutes and often at no increase in their electric bill...today! Take a listen as Kyle talks listeners through the process step-by-step and describes the experience after he switched his electric supplier to one that funds 100% wind energy.Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEWhat is "Energy Choice"? - https://competitiveenergy.org/what-is-choice/ Great video on Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) - https://youtu.be/_12VYXms6-cCompare supplier options here: https://energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesCategory.aspx?Category=Electric #greatercincinnati #ohio #Indiana #Kentucky #Cincinnati #justice #renewableenergy #climatechange #environmentaljustice #creationcare #electricity #RECs #renewalenergycredits #energychoiceMusic Credit: Kim Taylor - https://www.kim-taylor.net/

Dr. Nikki M. Taylor, Professor of History and Chair of the Department at Howard University, specializes in 19th century African American History. In this episode, Kyle Vath and Stephen Byers talk with her about her book, Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community 1802-68 (2005) (https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Frontiers+of+Freedom)Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWE#greatercincinnati #ohio #Indiana #history #Kentucky #Cincinnati Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_M._TaylorProfessional Profile: https://profiles.howard.edu/profile/48706/drnikki-m-taylor Books:Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community 1802-68 (2005): https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Frontiers+of+Freedom America's First Black Socialist: The Radical Life of Peter H. Clark (2013): https://www.amazon.com/Americas-First-Black-Socialist-Radical/dp/0813140773 Driven Toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio (2016): https://www.amazon.com/Driven-toward-Madness-Approaches-Midwestern/dp/0821421603Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women, Wild Justice, and Lethal Resistance to Slavery [In Progress]. The manuscript examines enslaved women who used lethal violence to resist slavery from the colonial to antebellum eras, challenging all previous interpretations about the nature of their resistance.Dr. Taylor mentioned the work of Dr. Carolette R. Norwood who is working on present-day sociology in Cincinnati: https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/norwoocrPhoto Credit: Howard UniversityMusic Credit: Kim Taylor - https://www.kim-taylor.net/

This week Kyle Väth and Stephen Byers talk with Megan Fischer, CEO of Cincinnati's Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. Sweet Cheeks works to eliminate the existence of diaper need in our community so that all babies have a chance to be healthy, happy, and safe.Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEWebsite: https://sweetcheeksdiaperbank.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/sweetcheeksdiaperscincy/ #greatercincinnati #environment #ohio #Indiana #menstrual #diapers #poverty #inequity

This week Kyle Vath invites The Very Reverend Owen C. Thompson, Dean of Cincinnati's Christ Church Cathedral, to speak with historian and podcaster Jerry Landry about the legacy of President William Henry Harrison. Jerry and Owen discuss Harrison's history of supporting laws to legalize slavery, his role in the Native American removal from the Cincinnati area, and his part in founding Cincinnati's Christ Church in 1817.

This week, Stephen Byers and Kyle Vath talk with Ryan Mooney-Bullock, Executive Director of Green Umbrella.Green Umbrella serves as the regional sustainability alliance of Greater Cincinnati, with hundreds of member organizations and individuals passionate about enhancing the environmental health and vitality of our region. The organization works in a 10-County Regional Footprint: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren (in Ohio); Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton (in Kentucky); and Dearborn and Franklin (in Indiana).Their Mission: "We lead collaboration, incubate ideas and catalyze solutions that create a resilient, sustainable region for all."Their Vision: "A vibrant community where sustainability is woven into our ways of life."Website: https://greenumbrella.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/greenumbrellacincy/

In this episode, Stephen and Kyle talk with immigration attorney Vanita Fleckinger who advocates for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the Northern Kentucky area. Listen as Vanita shares some advice on what needs to change in the U.S. immigration system and how local citizens can be a part of the change.

In this episode, Stephen talks about his journey to democratizing his electricity by joining the solar club. He and Kyle are joined by Jan Thurman and Greg Leksan from "Solar Is Freedom" - a local solar company based out of Amelia, Ohio.https://www.solarisfreedom.com/

In this episode we talk with Rachel Baker (https://www.rachelbakerforschoolboard.com/) who is running as a candidate for the Forest Hills Local School District Board of Education. Some of her challenging experiences have been highlighted on NPR as well as local media stations (WCPO and WXIX). Rachel shares her ideas about how to bring back civil conversations in an effort to improve the educational experience for children.

Episode 14: Today Kyle Väth and Stephen Byers talk with Michael Forrester, Director of the Office of Environment and Sustainability for the City of Cincinnati. Michael shares some of the exciting work happening in the city and the equity lens through which they look for all of their projects. Hope you give it a listen!Cincinnati Office of Environment and Sustainability: https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/oes/BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760828Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEPhoto Credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carltoncollins/Music Credit: Kim Taylor#Justice #Cincinnati #Community#HamiltonCountyOhio #Equity #ClimateChange #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice

Episode 13: Today Kyle Väth talks with Ruth and Owen from the Young Activists Coalition who are talking about their efforts to remove the Cincinnati Police Department SROs from the Cincinnati Public School District. We think these two young people will inspire you...we know they inspired us! Hope you give it a listen!Young Activists Coalition: https://youngactivists.org/BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760828Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEPhoto Credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carltoncollins/Music Credit: Kim Taylor#Justice #Cincinnati #Community #CPD #HamiltonCountyOhio #ACE #ToxicStress #Guns #FixOurSchools #YoungActivists

Episode 12: Today Kyle Vath and Stephen Byers talk with Carlton Collins, Project Director at The Heights Movement. We talk about their work to relocate the Cincinnati Police Department gun range and revitalize the historic Lincoln Heights community. Hope you give it a listen!The Heights Movement: https://theheightsmovement.org/ BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760828Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEPhoto Credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carltoncollins/Music Credit: Kim Taylor #Justice #Cincinnati #LincolnHeights #Community #BlackExcellence #CPDGunRange #HamiltonCountyOhio #CincinnatiCityCouncil #Election 2021 #ACE #ToxicStress #Guns

Episode 11: Today Kyle talks with Kim Taylor and Dan Carlson about leaving Evangelical Christianity and finding community and fresh (but ancient) theology in their new Christian community. Hope you give it a listen!BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760828Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEPhoto Credit: Kim TaylorMusic Credit: Kim Taylor#Justice #Cincinnati #Exvangelicals #Christianity #Atheism #Community #Agnosticism #TheEpiscopalChurch #Anglicanism

Episode 10: Just Humans. In this episode, Stephen Byers and Kyle Väth speak with internationally-known speaker, writer, and counselor Bart Campolo. Check out his podcast Humanize Me (https://bartcampolo.org/humanizeme) or his website (https://bartcampolo.org/). Hope you give it a listen!BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1760828Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../just-cincinnati/id1564101682Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TX87MPmopnoamvadCCzWEPhoto Credit: Bart CampoloMusic Credit: Kim Taylor#Justice #Cincinnati #BartCampolo #Humanism #Exvangelicals #Christianity #Atheism #Community #Agnosticism #SecularHumanism #SecularReligion

In this episode, we talk with Deborah Davis, Director of the Minority Business Assistance Center at the African American Chamber of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.https://mbaccincy.com/https://mbaccincy.com/media/https://www.aacconomics.com/

Dr. James P. Buchanan was educated at Yale University and University of Chicago where he completed a PhD in comparative religions and value systems. He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, The University of Moscow, and the University of Beijing. His teaching and research has focused upon ethics, global systems, and interfaith dialogue. He held the first endowed chair in E/RS at Xavier before becoming University Professor and Executive Director of The Brueggeman Center.Interfaith Cincy began as a joint academic and interfaith project between the Brueggeman Center for Dialogue at Xavier University and the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Fellowship through Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. They began at a planning meeting between Judie Kuhlman, a Xavier Graduate student in Theology, and Nathan Farb, a Rabbinical Student at HUC-JIR, as well as Dr. James Buchanan of the Brueggeman Center. They set out to answer the basic question: “What is the state of interfaith activity in Cincinnati?” They soon found that no one in Cincinnati had attempted a comprehensive study of the people and organizations participating in interfaith projects. They began by interviewing many leaders and members of diverse organizations across the tri-state metro area. They found a lot of passionate individuals serving their communities through interfaith cooperation toward meeting common needs. They also found that the greater the level of cooperation, the greater the level of success. With this new knowledge in mind, they set about creating a permanent and dynamic resource to serve the interfaith community: InterfaithCincy.org.Their goal is to seek out these groups and the services they provide, in order to enable them to expand their capacity. The website provides a communication network for individuals to share success stories and their best ideas. Interfaith Cincy uses academic resources to objectively represent the variety of organizations that we have encountered in a growing directory.In keeping with their scholarly roots, InterfaithCincy.org is also an educational tool designed to strengthen interfaith dialogue.https://www.interfaithcincy.org/

In this episode, Kyle Vath talks with Susan Silver and Heidi Knellinger, members of Knox Presbyterian Church and they talk about working toward racial justice after learning how their church benefitted from a racist bequest over a century ago.https://vimeo.com/512591705

In this episode we talk with Saiful H. Rahat, a climate scientist and doctoral candidate at the University of Cincinnati. Rahat talks about practical ways we can bring about a more just Cincinnati in the arena of climate change and the environment.

In this episode we speak with Anne Gray, Education Specialist from Rumpke Recycling. She will talk about what can be recycled and what can't. She also discusses reducing consumption and tips on how we can be a part of the solution.

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp recently wrote a column entitled, "The Privilege to Push Against Progress" where she talks about the School Board meeting held in Fort Thomas schools where a racial equity class was tabled due to push back surrounding "Critical Race Theory". You can follow more of Bonnie's writing at https://writerbonnie.com/.

Today we release a bonus episode with Mr. Harold Jones, Board Member of Juneteenth Cincinnati who highlights for us the events of this weekend and what this Juneteenth means to him.Find out more at www.juneteenthcincinnati.org 

In this episode we speak with the Reverend Olivia Hamilton who serves as the Curate at Calvary Episcopal Church in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati, and until very recently served as a full-time chaplain at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital in the Psychiatry department. She feels deeply called to working with children with mental illness and their families. Olivia received her Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 2015. For two years after that she served as an assistant chaplain to college students through the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Harvard. Olivia's family includes her wife Molly (who is a nurse practitioner in the Children's Hospital Trans* Clinic), their adopted daughter and foster son, as well as their rescue. Both Olivia and Molly are Cincinnati natives, who enjoy cooking, spending time in the woods, and hanging out with their big extended family. As you'll see during our time together, Olivia discusses some important points about how we can bring about a more just Cincinnati in relation to the LGBTQ+ community and our communities of faith.

In this episode of Just Cincinnati, we speak with Benita Munnerlyn. She's the Food Rescue Dispatcher at Last Mile Food Rescue – they're an amazing organization that's working hard to bring about a more just Cincinnati in the areas of food insecurity, food waste, and even the environment.Last Mile Food Rescue: https://lastmilefood.org/Last Mile Food Rescue App (Apple): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/last-mile-food-rescue/id1535559876Last Mile Food Rescue App (Google): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lastmilefoodrescue.app

If you're like us, the last two years have been overwhelming in light of the injustices brought to light and laid bare for the world to see. Racism, police brutality, environmental injustice, and healthcare disparities. The list could go on and on. Many of us began waking up to these injustices, only to feel overwhelmed, small, and insignificant, wanting to help but feeling in adequate and unsure of how to make a difference. And so what many of us have done, is well...nothing. We have become paralyzed with our inability to make a difference or to even know where to start.There are a number of great podcasts that highlight the injustices of our time…and, there are also quite a few podcasts that highlight the news and the politics of the Greater Cincinnati area. But what we saw time-after-time was that there were no podcasts focusing specifically on the injustices in our region, the Greater Cincinnati area.And so, this podcast will work to do just that. Each week, we will highlight the injustices in our community, amplify the local voices working for justice, and finally, we hope to empower you, the listeners, with practical, tangible, and local ways to bring about a more just Cincinnati.In the coming weeks, we will be interviewing some amazing people doing courageous work, right here in our own backyard. And we know you'll walk away inspired and with a nugget or two of really good information on small steps you can take to be a part of the change for good. Join us next week as we work together to bring about a more just Cincinnati.