Cleveland Voices Podcast

Center for Public History + Digital Humanities
  • 5.0 (6)
  • Documentary

Cleveland Voices is a podcast by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at Cleveland State University Department of History that combines oral history excerpts from the Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection with new and original commentary and historical interpretation to create a fuller picture of the city's past and present.

Episodes

  1. 11/15/2018

    Coventry Village, Part One

    Welcome to Cleveland Voices episode 3, the first of a two-part series examining the development of Coventry Village. The episode begins in 1890 with Patrick Calhoun gazing from Lake View Cemetery over the land that he would help develop into Cleveland Heights. It culminates in the late 1960s during Coventry’s Summer of Love. List of Oral Histories (in order of appearance): Dave Woldman clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3034 Allen Rapoport clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3035 Frank Gerlak clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3033 Joanne Lewis clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2434 Clara Rankin clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2271 Ruth Dancyger clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2372 Tommy Fello clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2277 Steve Presserclevelandvoices.org/items/show/2285 Russell Baron clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2424 George Fitzpatrick clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2257 Allen Peskin clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2649 Chris Roy clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2867 Violet Frayne clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2287 Larry Beam clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2279 Dennis Coughlin clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2272 Doris Allen clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2427 Sura Sevastopoulos clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2426 Written and produced by Sarah Nemeth, Research Associate at Cleveland State University. Thanks to the band This Moment in Black History for letting us use their song "Pollen Count" (from the album "Public Square") as the music in this episode. Their music is available on your favorite streaming service and at discerning independent record stores. Special thanks to the project staff who narrated the supplementary audio for this episode (in order of appearance): Sara Sprouse Toni Berry Cory Sprouse David Nicolai Natalie Neale

    42 min

  2. 11/08/2018

    Detroit Shoreway, Part Two

    Welcome to the second entry in our two-part series exploring the development of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The episode begins in the late-twentieth century – a time of neighborhood uncertainty. It culminates in a discussion about gentrification and the current state of Detroit Shoreway. Written and produced by Sarah Nemeth, Graduate Student of History at Cleveland State University. Thanks to This Moment In Black History for letting us use their song "Pollen Count" (from the album "Public Square") as the music in this episode. List of Oral Histories (in order of appearance): Jeff Ramsey clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2606 Bruce Ferris clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2621 Terry Metter clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2938 Gloria Aron clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2919 Mary Jane Yuhas clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2611 Diana Cyganovich clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2916  Anthony Anzalone clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2624 Norm Polonski clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2923 Ray Pianka clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2609  Bernie Rose clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2915 Sean Watterson clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2941 Demetrish Parham clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2922 Jeff Moreau clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2940 Pastor Dean van Farowe clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2935 Moneeke Davis clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2924 Mary Jo Mazzarella clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2616

    39 min

  3. 11/08/2018

    Detroit Shoreway, Part One

    Welcome to the first episode of the Cleveland Voices podcast, and the first entry in our two-part series exploring the development of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The episode begins in the late nineteenth century – a time of neighborhood growth and prosperity. It culminates in the late twentieth century with the neighborhood at a breaking point. Written and produced by Sarah Nemeth, Graduate Student of History. A Special Thanks to This Moment In Black History for letting us use their song "Pollen Count" (from the album "Public Square") as the music in this episode. List of Oral Histories (in order of appearance): Ray Pianka clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2609 James Craciun clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2618 Frank Murphy clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2631 Peter Kole clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2614 Lynn Kupsa clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2612 Bernie Rose clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2915 Anthony Anzalone clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2624 Juanita Ortiz clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2613 Sister Ann Kilbane clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2628 Beverly McClintok clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2615 Donna Belles clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2608 Mary Jane Yuhas clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2611 Ruth Rubio-Pino clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2939 Mary Jo Mazzarella clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2616 Bennie Jean Johnson clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2627 Councilman Matt Zone clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2610 Nancilee McCormack clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2625

    33 min
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Cleveland Voices is a podcast by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at Cleveland State University Department of History that combines oral history excerpts from the Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection with new and original commentary and historical interpretation to create a fuller picture of the city's past and present.

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  • Creator
    Center for Public History + Digital Humanities
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
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