If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk

If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk

Hayden Shelby

Episodes 38
Avg. Duration 9m
Activity Sporadic
Since Nov 2022
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Hourly
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Episodic
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anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

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.

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Recent Episodes

S4E8: Housing Culture: The Broad View

Jan 26, 2026 35m

Shelby King, Journalist at Shelterforce, has been coveringhousing issues all over the country for over a decade. She shares her perspective on where housing culture is right now, what stands in the…

S4E5: Zoning Reform in Minneapolis: Insight from the Field

Jan 26, 2026 26m

The City of Minneapolis passed zoning reform in 2018 thateffectively eliminated single-family only zoning. Seven years in, Eden Spencer shares her perspectives on how its going based on experience as…

S4E4: The Missing Middle Housing Fund: What Will it Take to Scale up this Idea?

Jan 26, 2026 31m

The Missing Middle Housing Fund works across the PacificNorthwest to find solutions to the hurdles that stand in the way of building middle housing at scale. Nathan Wildfire, CEO of the Missing…

S4E2: Community Land Trusts: A New Vision for Homeownership

Jan 26, 2026 22m

Thank you to Chris Bongorno, TDM Practice Lead atToole Design Group, and Immediate past president of the Yellowspring Home Inc,for participating in the podcast, and to Sam Rayburn for hosting the…

S4E9: Conclusion: No Silver Bullet, Only Buckshot

Jan 26, 2026 5m

In our concluding episode, Kenny Smith and Jenna Normalshare their insights from this season, reflecting on the possibilities of using lots of small solutions to solve this big problem. Producer:…

S4E6: Adaptive Reuse: What is Old is New Again

Jan 26, 2026 30m

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…

S4 Welcome to Season 4

Jan 26, 2026 4m Trailer

Welcome to Season 4 of If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk! This year the students of Housing Systems have hit the road (figuratively), speaking to practitioners and experts around the country about…

S4E7: Open Architecture: Building for a Future We Can’t Know

Jan 26, 2026 27m

Stephen Kendall, Professor Emeritus of Ball StateUniversity, has spent his decades-long career pushing forward the concept of open architecture, which asks us to re-think who we design for and how.…

S4E3: Missing Middle Housing with Opticos Design

Jan 26, 2026 26m

Opticos Design is responsible for launching the movement forMissing Middle Housing, leading planners and policymakers throughout thecountry to rethink how to build walkable and affordable…

S4E1: Introduction: A Housing Road Trip

Jan 26, 2026 5m

Welcome to Season 4, where we look around the country forinspiration on how we can change housing ownership, design, regulation, andculture. Hosts: Kenny Smith and Jenna NormanProducer: Jacob Sheridan

S3E9 S3E9: Conclusion: The Challenges We Face and Reasons to Hope

Jan 17, 2025 9m

Guest Interviewee: Kathy Schwab Hosted By: Logan Price, Arthur Schmid Written By: Logan Price   Produced By: Teddy Morgan-Jablonski Edited By: Harris Eidelman Researched By: Asmita Gurung, Samiha…

S3E6 S3E6: The Hollywood Apartments Transformation and the Role of CDCs

Jan 17, 2025 8m

Introduction: ​ This episode focuses on College Hill, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, and the transformation of the Hollywood Apartments from disrepair to a model of affordable housing. Key…

S3E4 S3E4: Bennett Point: A New Development in Pendleton

Jan 17, 2025 9m

References: City of Cincinnati. (2024). Notice of Funding Availability. https://www.choosecincy.com/nofa. Ohio Housing Finance Agency. (n.d.). Bennett Point Proposal Summary.…

S3E2 S3E2: The Barrister: Affordable Housing in the Heart of Cincinnati

Jan 17, 2025 10m

In this episode, we explore the Barrister, an innovative affordable housing project in downtown Cincinnati's central business district. Host Brady, along with co-hosts Lily and Luke, speak with Ben…

S3E8 S3E8: The Role of the Cincinnati Development Fund

Jan 17, 2025 10m

In this episode of If Cincinnati’s walls could talk listeners will learn about all things CDFIs. This includes what CDFIs are, how they work, and the impact they have on affordable housing projects.…

S3E5 S3E5: The Role of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority

Jan 17, 2025 8m

Thank you for joining us for Episode 5 of this season of If Cincinnati’s Walls Could Talk. We would like to extend our appreciation to our interviewee, Gary Boeres, Director of Housing Development at…

S3E3 S3E3: The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Jan 17, 2025 11m

Thank you to Ryan Haas, Kale Merillat, Melissa Plaggemars, Charlie Shepherd, and Mitch Stone for their work toward making this episode possible. We’d also like to thank Stephanie Sweeney for taking…

S3E1 S3E1: Introduction: How Did We Get Here?

Jan 17, 2025 12m

Hosts Greg Robison and Mitali Taraikar sit down to discuss the state of affordable housing in Cincinnati and the United States as a whole. They hear from Liz Blume, who spent 30 years as a planning…

S3E7 S3E7: Affordable Homeownership with HURC and the Port

Jan 17, 2025 12m

Homesteading and Urban Redevelopment Corporation. Homesteading & Urban Redevelopment Corporation. (n.d.). https://hurccincy.org/ Mercado, A. (2024, August 2). Defining community development in…

S3 Season 3: Affordable Housing Finance in Cincinnati

Jan 16, 2025 3m Trailer

Why is it so hard to build affordable housing? In the next nine episodes, we'll tackle that questions, taking you through the complex system of affordable housing finance in Cincinnati and the United…

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