If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk

About If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk

This is a podcast about the built environment in Cincinnati, with a special focus on housing. Episodes are created as part of course projects by students in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati.

Publisher

Hayden Shelby

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Nov 2022

Latest episode

26 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 38 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E2: Community Land Trusts: A New Vision for Homeownership

   Chris Bongorno discusses community land trusts with host Sam Rayburn, exploring their potential to increase homeownership in Cincinnati and Dayton, offering a new vision for affordable housing in this interview.

2. 

   26 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E6: Adaptive Reuse: What is Old is New Again

   Ponce City market has effectively brought revitalization to theOld Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta. The project has brought jobs, commerce, and connection. You can also access the Atlanta BeltLine, a project which connects Atlanta by revitalizing its former rail into walkable spaces. This instance of adaptive reuse is regarded as being highly effective, but itwasn't done alone. Thank you to Frances Bohn of Jamestown LP for participating in the podcast and to Nathan Fenske and Max McGill for both audio editing and hosting the interview. References: https://poncecitymarket.com/ https://www.jamestownlp.com/properties/ponce-city-market https://discoveratlanta.com/things-to-do/shopping/ponce-city-market/ https://travel.usnews.com/Atlanta_GA/Things_To_Do/Ponce_City_Market_64741/ (https://travel.usnews.com/Atlanta_GA/Things_To_Do/Ponce_City_Market_64741/)

3. 

   26 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Welcome to Season 4

   The podcast introduces Season 4, where Housing Systems students explore nationwide housing alternatives to address the current housing crisis.

Inside a recent episode

S4E2: Community Land Trusts: A New Vision for Homeownership

Published 26 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That might be an opportunity to say, look, we're going to get in front of that. Public investment is being made or private investment is being made. Let's look at the immediate surrounding area and say, how can we maintain some of the property in a trust that is community -owned and can be preserved. Affordability can be preserved for generations. A lot of times, the other models of affordability, you know, there's the public housing model, which is entirely reliant on public subsidy. Those that affordability is locked in on those homes, but there are certain affordability models that are a one -time subsidy, and the first time that property sells or turns over, that subsidy is gone. […]

Who has been a guest on If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Bongorno
• Daniel Grinspan
• Nathan Wildfire
• Eden Spencer
• Stephen Kendall

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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