The Downtowner: An ideastream Podcast

Is Northeast Ohio a region reliant on Cleveland populated by people who don't like Cleveland very much? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-12-americans-against-the-city.

Cleveland doesn't have a "gayborhood." Is that a sign to others that the city isn't open to diversity? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-11-where-are-clevelands-gays.

What's with all the surface parking lots in the center of our fair city? Are they hindering Cleveland's progress? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-10-clevelands-surfeit-of-surface-parking-lots.

What caused the bar scene in the Flats to fail, and will its make-over avoid those mistakes? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-09-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-the-flats.

We're talking about gentrification with Cleveland State University urban studies scholar Richey Piiparinen, Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-08-is-downtown-cleveland-becoming-a-white-luxury-enclave.

From perks like dog washing stations to downsides like other dogs, a look at city living, doggie-style. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-07-downtown-clevelands-going-to-the-dogs.

Three "empty nesters" who recently moved Downtown say it's a good place to be -- for now. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-06-is-cleveland-a-good-place-for-successful-aging.

Yes, but only if you stop thinking of it as a mall, says Ken Till, the man in charge of redeveloping Tower City. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-05-can-the-mall-at-tower-city-be-saved.

The Downtown Cleveland Residents Association wants a voice in development decisions. But what do they have to say? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-04-downtowners-unite.

Listener John Randolph takes co-host Amy Eddings to task for saying she won't walk to work when it's cold and snowy Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-bonus-episode-cleveland-winter-is-no-match-for-this-walker.

Clevelanders are anxious about the loss of his star power but is that what they should be anxious about? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-03-the-lebron-james-economy.

How Cleveland's mass transit system struggles to be relevant in a city where car commuting is cheap and easy. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-02-our-aggressive-car-culture.

A recent defeat of a regional transit plan in Nashville and an online Best of Cleveland burger poll fueled this debate Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-bonus-episode-cleveland-vs-suburbs-who-gets-to-call-themselves-clevelanders.

Historian Mark Souther on the trouble with "Believeland" and Cleveland's other image campaigns Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-episode-01-believeland-cleveland-we-have-a-confidence-problem.

Introducing "The Downtowner," ideastream's podcast on Cleveland's newest, oldest neighborhood. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/news/the-downtowner-why-were-doing-this.