Backstory: an Ithaca Voice podcast
Hosted by Megan Zerez and Jimmy Jordan · The Ithaca Voice
4.9from 30 ratings
- 47
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Backstory: an Ithaca Voice podcast
Backstory is the local news podcast powered by the newsroom of The Ithaca Voice. Every week, our reporters take you behind the scenes of the stories shaping Ithaca, Tompkins County and the reality that surrounds these ten square miles. The Ithaca Voice is an independent not-for-profit online news outlet based in Ithaca, N.Y. New episodes of Backstory drop Tuesday.
- Publisher
- The Ithaca Voice
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 27 Jun 2025
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 47 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Oct. 13, 2026 — Beyond city limits: stories from the Town of Ithaca's supervisor
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Oct. 6, 2026 — The ripple effects of the Jane Doe rape case at Cornell ... and beyond
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sept. 29, 2026 — A new wind farm may be on the horizon in Hector. But who gets the final say?
Inside a recent episode
Oct. 13, 2026 — Beyond city limits: stories from the Town of Ithaca's supervisor
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There were already very good partnerships developed with other municipalities, with other organizations, but I think that I helped strengthen those even more. have great relationship with the staff and the other board members. So I'm proud of how I took on the role and played that role out. One of the issues I see with the town is I say it's a little bit tongue in cheek, but branding. There's a lot of people who don't know there's a town of Ithaca who think of Ithaca as a single governmental entity. I was actually speaking with a friend of mine a while back and I just casually mentioned something about the town, town hall. […]
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- Rod Howe
- Ian Greer
- Jeb Puryear
- Jordan Kueneman
- Kathy Bernson
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100
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- Quality
- 44
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 51
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Questions about Backstory: an Ithaca Voice podcast
Who hosts Backstory: an Ithaca Voice podcast?
Megan Zerez and Jimmy Jordan host the show. Published by The Ithaca Voice.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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