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Meanwhile... at the Museum
by Cincinnati Museum Center
Behind the scenes at Cincinnati Museum Center with the people who make it run, the stories we tell each other and the memories that make it matter.
Episodes
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Bob Herzog, The Storyteller
You know him for his coverage of local news, makeup tutorials, dance moves and his slow descent to madness in the snow. Now get to know the man behind the myth as local news anchor Bob Herzog stops by to chat with Cody and Mitch about his twisting path to become a newscaster, his love of theater,...
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Inside the Photo Collections with Arabeth Balasko
Arabeth Balasko, Curator of Photographs, Prints & Media discusses her role as the steward of the photography, print and video collection at Cincinnati Museum Center, her challenges with preserving and digitizing media and some of the coolest things she's found exploring the collection.
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Poetry and Physics with Anna Barnes
We've said it before and we'll keep saying it, Cincinnati Museum Center is a place that seems to collect interesting people. Take Anna Barnes: A poet with a physics degree, she worked in a planetarium and as a math teacher before finding her way to CMC, where she she helps guests get the most out...
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Brenda Hunda, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at CMC
Cincinnati is known around the world for our fossils from the Ordovician period, and Cincinnati Museum Center has the largest collection of Ordovician fossils there is. The keeper of that collection is our Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Dr. Brenda Hunda, and today we're digging into her...
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America's Founding Documents with Katherine Gould and Jill Beitz
It's July 2026, and that means we're commemorating 250 years since America's Declaration of Independence. Cincinnati Museum Center is fortunate to care for documents dating to the Revolutionary era and the early days of the republic, including a rare July 1776 printing of the Declaration of...
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Dr. Kimberly Hamlin, Historian, Author and Professor of History at Miami University
It's the 250th anniversary of American independence, and that's got us thinking a lot about history. So we called up our friend, colleague, and in Cody's case, former college history professor, Dr. Kimberly Hamlin. Listen in as we talk about Dr. Hamlin's work as a historian and author, discuss…
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Bob Genheimer, George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology
After 36 years at Cincinnati Museum Center, archaeologist Bob Genheimer is retiring. In this episode, Bob digs into a career spent uncovering the human stories he's discovered. Along the way, he shares why archaeology is about people and makes a strong argument in the archaeologist vs....
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Ryan McNaught AKA The Brickman on LEGO Jurassic World The Exhibition
LEGO Jurassic World The Exhibition is now open at Cincinnati Museum Center (May 22 2026 - Jan. 4 2027)! To celebrate, we chatted with the leader of the Brickman Team, Ryan McNaught, about how he became The Brickman, his role as a judge on LEGO Masters Australia and what it takes to design and…
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Cordel George Jr., Manager of Volunteer and Intern Services, CMC
Cincinnati Museum Center wouldn't be what it is without the hundreds of volunteers who greet guests, take tickets, guide tours, catalogue the collections, and so much more. But coordinating those volunteers is a job all its own. In this episode, we chat with Cordel George Jr., Manager of…
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Sarah Staples, Helen Steiner Rice Archivist at Cincinnati Museum Center
Go behind the scenes with Sarah Staples, Helen Steiner Rice Archives Manager at Cincinnati Museum Center, as she shares what it takes to preserve the documents that give us a better understanding of the past. In this episode, Sarah Staples discusses her work managing over 1,300 collections…
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Ariana Katovich, Executive Director of Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network as seen in Wild Rescue
Wild Rescue is a film that celebrates the wildlife heroes who care for, rehab and release animals in need, focused on Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network. We talked to SBWCN's Executive Director, Ariana Katovich, about what it takes to run a rescue that cares for thousands of animals every year,...
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Kelsey Enderly, Associate Vice President of Guest Engagement, CMC
Cincinnati Museum Center is a place that people form a lifelong connection with. Case in point - today's guest, Kelsey Enderle. From visiting as a kid, to working in Camps and overnight programs in college, to her current role as Associate Vice President of Guest Engagement, Kelsey keeps coming...
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Ian Shive, Director of Wild Rescue
You may not know it, but you’ve probably already seen some of the work of our guest this week, Ian Shive. From documentaries aired during Shark Week to contributions to major Hollywood films of the early 2000s, Ian has had a long career in film and media. All of that has led up to his latest...
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American Judaism and Cincinnati's Role in Reform Judaism - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll post a handful of podcast shorts diving into topics across American history through the lens of our collections. One of the founding principles of...
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Environmental History - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll post a handful of podcast shorts diving into topics across American history through the lens of our collections. History doesn't happen in a vaccuum…
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Collecting Protest Materials - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll post a handful of podcast shorts diving into topics across American history through the lens of our collections. In this episode of Past Forward,...
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Bill Stringer, Assistant Manager of Museum Engagement
Do you know anyone who is a juggler, actor, fire-breather, stilt-walker, viking warrior, TV mascot, and guest experience professional? We're going to guess you said no and introduce you to Bill Stringer, Assistant Manager of Museum Engagement at Cincinnati Museum Center.
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Makayla Dean, Manager of Zoology Collections and the DNA Lab
If you're our host Cody, a room brimming with jars of dead animals preserved in fluid sounds like a nightmare. If you're Makayla Dean, our Manager of Zoology Collections and DNA Lab, it's part of an average day at work. From preparing study skins to feeding flesh eating beetles, managing zoology...
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Sister Nancy Linenkugel on her connection with Otto Frank
In 1974, Franciscan Nun and 8th grade teacher Sister Nancy Linenkugel sent a letter to Doubleday, the American publisher of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, which Sister Nancy was teaching in her class. She was hoping to get more information on Otto Frank, Anne's father, who had edited...
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Museum Collections - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll post a handful of podcast shorts diving into topics across American history through the lens of our collections. Today, we're talking about…
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Megan Dillon, General Manager for SSA at Cincinnati Museum Center
After spending some time in the museums at CMC, there's nothing like grabbing some grub from one of the cafes, or browsing the gift shop for a souvenir or gift! Our partners at SSA Group manage our food at retail in Union Terminal. And our guest today, Megan Dillon, manages the SSA team at CMC....
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Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. with Paweł Sawicki, Deputy Spokesman at Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is an incredible opportunity for people in Cincinnati and the surrounding regions to experience hundreds of authentic artifacts from Auscwhitz. In this episode, we're talking to Paweł Sawicki, Deputy Spokesman at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum about the...
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Jon Jon, Radio Personality on KISS 107.1
If you're a radio listener in Cincinnati, you know his voice. Now get to know the man behind the mic. In this episode, we've got Jon Jon in the studio to get the inside scoop on how he made it to the airwaves, his thoughts on a rapidly changing media landscape, and how to stay relevant in a world...
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Turkey and Corn - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll post a handful of podcast shorts diving into topics across American history through the lens of our collections. Today, we're talking about two...
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Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. with Luis Ferreiro, Director of Musealia
Today, Auschwitz is remembered as the primary example of the Holocaust, one of the darkest chapters of human history. In our latest featured exhibition, Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away., visitors can experience this story through a selection of over 500 artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau...
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Michael Anderson, Director Public Relations & Photography, Cincinnati Reds
Today we welcome our friend Michael Anderson to the show! Michael is the Director of PR & Photography for the Cincinnati Reds, which means it's his job to get the word out about the team and organization, both on and off the field. We'll talk to Michael about his experiences during his 17 years...
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Cameron Schwalbach, Paleontology Collections Manager at CMC
When you have a paleontology collection as large as ours, it's a full time job just to keep it organized. And the person in charge of keeping it organized is Cameron Schwalbach. As our Paleontology Collections Manager, Cameron keeps track of our massive collection, works in our Paleo Lab to…
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Lauren Brewer, Manager of Memberships at CMC
If you're a CMC Member, and you've attended any of our special Member exhibit previews, Member OMNIMAX screenings or special member hours, you should know that there's someone in particular that helped make them happen: Lauren Brewer, our Manager of Memberships! Not only does Lauren lead our...
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Celebrating 2 Years and Over 50 Episodes of Meanwhile... at the Museum
Over the past two years, we've put out 50 episodes of Meanwhile... at the Museum. That's 50 incredible conversations with curators, exhibit designers, educators, scientists, movie directors, meteorologists, registrars, astronomers and so many more. In this episode, Cody and Mitch are looking back...
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John Auer, Director of Featured Exhibitions and Exhibits Business Development at CMC
Cincinnati Museum Center is a rare museum in that we have our own in-house Exhibits team that can do it all, from design to fabrication and installation. This team also manages the featured exhibitions that we bring to Cincinnati, like Barbie: A Cultural Icon (open through Sept. 1, 2025)…
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Jason Perkins, Vice President of Technology at CMC
Have you noticed how everything these days, from refrigerators to televisions, is connected over the internet? Our VP of Technology Jason Perkins sure has - because he's the one who has to keep it all running! From interactives in the exhibits to employee computers to our website and ticketing...
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Dean Regas, Astronomer
In his over 25 year career as an astronomer, Dean Regas has been the lead astronomer at Cincinnati Observatory, the host of the podcast Looking Up, co-host of the PBS show Star Gazers, a contributing writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer and so much more. Now flying solo, Dean is a rogue astronomer...
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Randi Rico, Meteorologist at WLWT
When we brought this week's guest in to record at 9:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, her day was almost half over already. As a morning TV meteorologist with Channel 5 WLWT in Cincinnati, Randi Rico is gets up at 2 a.m. to get into the studio and bring you the info you need to plan your day, your week or…
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Mark Borison, Host of the Jungle Jims Podcast
He's been a podcast host for one of the wildest grocery stores anywhere, a tiger-striped Pepsi ad star, and a giant cicada. And now Mark Borison, host of The Jungle Jim's Podcast, can add "guest on Meanwhile... at the Museum" to his extensive resume! We'll chat with Mark about how he ended up...
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Chris Bedel, Director of the Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve System, Cincinnati Museum Center
Did you know that Cincinnati Museum Center co-owns and manages (with The Nature Conservancy) a nature preserve in Adams County Ohio? The Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve System is a hotspot of biodiversity located on the edges of the Appalachian mountain chain. For over 30...
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Chef Meagan Aylward, Manager of the Cr(eat)e Culinary Studio Featuring the Kroger Food Lab
The Cr(eat)e Culinary Studio Featuring the Kroger Food Lab is a space that brings together some of our favorite things about Museum Center - science, history, culture, community - through food. People of all ages and abilities can learn how to cook some awesome dishes, as well as the science of…
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Barbie: A Cultural Icon Exhibition Producer Tim Clothier, Illusion Projects, Inc.
In Barbie: A Cultural Icon, you can explore over 65 years of toys, fashion, and culture through the lens of the best selling doll of all time, Barbie. Today, we're talking to the man who made it happen, Exhibition Producer Tim Clothier. Tim is the founder of Illusion Projects Inc., an exhibition...
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Meteorologist Cam Hardin of WCPO
Cam Hardin is many things, including an Applebee's superfan, deviled eggs connoisseur and Mountain Dew sommelier. But he's also a meteorologist, or a scientist who studies weather. You may recognize him as a TV weatherman at WCPO in Cincinnati. We'll dig into what it's like to be a meteorologist,...
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Scott Schuster, Vice President, Philanthropy at Cincinnati Museum Center
As a nonprofit institution, our mission and our goals would not be possible without our generous donors. But finding those donors, helping them to see how their money can make an impact and managing those relationships takes the work of a whole team of people. That's why we have a Philanthropy…
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Lt. Commander Monica Borza, Former Blue Angels Flight Surgeon
The Blue Angels are the U.S. Navy's incredible flight demonstration team, and right now their Super Hornet jets are roaring across our OMNIMAX screen at Cincinnati Museum Center. The skills of the pilots are incredible, but it takes a whole team to put on the shows, to do them safely and to keep...
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Talking Julia Child with Todd Schulkin, Executive Director of the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
Julia Child is an icon of American cooking. With her cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and her TV show "The French Chef," Julia made French cooking accessible to millions. In our featured exhibition "Julia Child: A Recipe For Life" (February - May 2025) you can explore the life of...
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Dave Duszynski, Vice President of Featured Experiences
Dave Duszynski has been part of our organization since before it was Cincinnati Museum Center. While he originally worked at the planetarium in the Museum of Natural History & Science's old Gilbert Avenue location, has been in charge of our OMNIMAX theater since it opened in 1990. He's also been…
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T. REX Writer, Director and Producer Andy Wood
Our latest OMNIMAX film features one of the biggest stars to ever grace our domed screen - Tyrannosaurus Rex! We sat down with Andy Wood, the writer, producer, and co-director of T. REX to talk about the process of making a movie this big, what it takes to get dinosaurs into the movie, and what…
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Dan Hurley, Author and Public Historian
Dan Hurley has been a public historian in Cincinnati for a long time. You may have seen him on TV, heard him on the radio or read his essays in local newspapers. He also worked in our History Library and Archives for years. Now, in his new book Four Cincinnatis and Other Essays, Dan has collected...
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Santa Claus, Legendary Holiday Figure
Every year from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, you can visit with Santa Claus here at Cincinnati Museum Center. So for Christmas this year, we asked Santa himself to come be on the podcast. We'll get the inside scoop on Santa's cookie and milk preferences, how to end up on the...
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Brian Pollock, Manager of STEM Resources
Is Brian Pollock a physicist, a scientist or a chef? Depends who's asking. Brian is an informal educator extraordinaire. A lover of science and education who has come to be a lover of history and museums, Brian is part of the team that develops programs at CMC, particularly science programs. If...
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Arynn McCandless, Director of Program Development
Arynn McCandless is our Director of Program Development. So when you come into the museum and see a demonstration on the water cycle, dance in the Children's Museum, or watch a show on our Science Stage, you're seeing some of Arynn's work in action. In this episode, we'll talk to Arynn about her...
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Christine Engels, Archivist
Our Cincinnati History Library and Archives started collecting documents in 1831. So you can probably imagine that after almost 200 years, we have quite a few papers in our collection. So how do you manage and care for all those historical records? Enter Christine Engels, our Manager of Archives....
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Dr. Glenn Storrs, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Associate Vice President of Science and Research
Almost 30 years ago, Dr. Glenn Storrs arrived in Cincinnati as Museum Center's new Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. At the time, the vertebrate paleontology collection was mostly focused on ice age animals. Which are great! But Glenn had a vision for a dinosaur collection and exhibit. Over the...
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Amy Vlastelica, Director of Exhibition Design
After bouncing from coast to coast and even a few stints in Hong Kong, Amy Vlastelica has landed at Cincinnati Museum Center as our Director of Exhibition Design. So what does an exhibition designer do? We'll dig into that, Amy's career in museums and design firms, and her efforts to create the...
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