The Cleveland Podcast

The Cleveland Podcast

Join Caesar and Fred the Mud-Monster as they explore northeast Ohio and the City of Cleveland. Sometimes serious, often ridiculous, two outsiders talk about the city. What could go wrong? Find other ways to listen and links to our social media sites at https://theclevelandpodcast.com

Episodes

November 28, 2021 87 mins
Fred and Caesar get together in person for the first time in over a year to catch up, talk about new projects, learn about Native American history, and discuss the Cleveland Indians controversial name change to the Cleveland Guardians.

Also, Fred the Mud Monster (AKA Buzz Killington) gets academic and discusses Jacques Derrida.


Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_history_of_Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas

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Part 3 of 3: Fred and Caesar once again talk NFL football and look back at the 2020 Cleveland Browns season. Guests include Tim Boulware from Fremont, Jordy from Vancouver, Phil from Youngstown, Baz from the UK, Dan in Cincinnati, as well as Jason and Mike from North Olmsted.
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Part 2 of 3: Fred and Caesar once again talk NFL football and look back at the 2020 Cleveland Browns season. Guests include Tim Boulware from Fremont, Jordy from Vancouver, Phil from Youngstown, Baz from the UK, Dan in Cincinnati, as well as Jason and Mike from North Olmsted.
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The Cleveland Podcast is back! Fred and Caesar talk NFL football and look back at the 2020 Cleveland Browns season. Guests include Jordy from Vancouver, Phil from Youngstown, Baz from the UK, Dan in Cincinnati, as well as Jason and Mike from North Olmsted.
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(Explicit Content) Still under lockdown, a very easily distracted Caesar calls in from a local park to catch up with Fred. Fred attempts to dive deep into the subjects of history and social reform while Caesar swears a lot and gets freaked out by a squirrel.

Breaking free from the usual TCP type content, the guys cover lots of non-Cleveland related subject matter.
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"The Blue Blazes of the Buckeye Trail" is the first episode in a series where Caesar will be exploring local hikes and other outdoor adventures in and around Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. In this episode, we'll explore the origins of the blue blazes of the Buckeye Trail and what they mean. There is mild swearing in the episode for educational purposes, but I have decided not to use the explicit tag.
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In this episode, Fred explores the many homes and businesses in Cleveland and northeast Ohio that once served as sites for the underground railroad. You can still visit them today!
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In this weeks episode, Fred decides to ramble on a topic that he loves but you may not know about... Toastmasters. He has been a member for about 5 years and is talking about the organization’s presence in Cleveland.
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April 28, 2020 2 mins
(Comedy) Download the free, single version of the song from The Cleveland Podcast's episode "TCP Isolation Extravaganza - Hunkering Down in Cleveland"

Caesar sings about how hard it is to find romance during a global epidemic.
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(Explicit Content) In the weirdest, silliest episode yet, Caesar tries to navigate through the growing tensions that have so many people on edge over a month into the coronavirus lock-down. After finding that sanity is fading within The Cleveland Podcast camp, Caesar reaches out to the community in order to ask friends of the show how they are overcoming the struggles of dealing with the Ohio Stay-at-Home order.

Also, Caesar shares ...
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In his second solo episode, Fred talks about the journey of a famous, four legged Alaskan hero, and how he eventually made his way to Cleveland.
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In this first ever solo episode, Fred reviews some ideas that he found online for how to stay busy while on Coronavirus lock-down. He also makes some recommendations of his own and shares some of his personal experiences. Sometimes serious and often ridiculous, the Cleveland Podcast is a mix of humorous and informative content.
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Travel blogger Amanda Williams joins the Cleveland Podcast to share her experiences traveling the world, what it’s like to be a travel blogger, and why she loves calling Northeast Ohio her home. Fred and Caesar get sidetracked by movies, TV shows, and their fantasy football league. Meanwhile, Fred relives his childhood traveling experiences. Amanda’s great sense of humor contributes to one of the funniest TCP episodes yet.

We unders...
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TCP 2.6 - The Coronavirus - Social Distancing with Fred and Caesar (3.29.2020)

Who better to practice social distancing with than Fred and Caesar? We don’t usually cover current events, but this one in-particular seems a little too big to ignore. After a tough week of dealing with the freaked-out public, Caesar opens up a little and rants about the frustrations of dealing with a world-wide pandemic. Meanwhile, Fred puts things in pe...
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TCP 2.5 - The Western Reserve Historical Society with Chad Malkamaki (3.15.2020) 01

Chad Malkamaki from the Western Reserve Historical Society invites Fred and Caesar to explore the history of the Western Reserve, the museum, and gives tons of amazing insight about the history of Northeast Ohio.

This episode is extremely informative, a little more on the educational side than some episodes are, and it’s family friendly/safe for work...
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(Some Explicit Content) Fred and Caesar invite Nathan, a friend of the show (and a D.C. area resident), to discuss the differences between his hometown of Cleveland and the nation's capital. Jake from the skyscrapers episode returns to the show to add some more comic relief. Fred and Caesar try to figure out how to say the hard-to-pronounce east-side suburbs with the help from their guests and discuss a little bit of history of tho...
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Downtown Cleveland... Tours of Cleveland owner Scott O'Con joins the show to talk about the best things to do in the heart of the city... Where to eat, what to see, as well as hidden secrets all within walking distance of public square.

Fred and Caesar also read listener feedback about the best things to do downtown. This episode is packed with great information that you may not have known about downtown Cleveland.

Find Scott online...
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Our newest episode is out! Superfan Xavier Stewart joins The Cleveland Podcast to debate which city is better... Cleveland or Baltimore? The gang discusses everything from crime to goose poop to Ultimate Frisbee as they attempt to compare and contrast the the pros and cons of both cities.

https://www.spreaker.com/…/tcp-2-2-cleveland-vs-baltimore-w…

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Local fantasy and sci-fi fiction writers Matt and Stefanie Verish join the show to talk about the books they have written, the process of becoming authors, discovering local bookstores, and other fun Northeast Ohio related topics.
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A very quick rundown of where to start listening to The Cleveland Podcast. Fred and Caesar talk about their favorite episodes, what the show is all about, and ways to help support the podcast.

Sometime serious and often ridiculous, Fred and Caesar explore Northeast Ohio and the city of Cleveland.
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