The Ohio Bubble

The Ohio Bubble makes its first foray into the true crime genre with three real Ohio mysteries that have yet be solved. A man disappears on a weekend trip with his wife, a severed foot is all that is found of a vanished woman, and an entire town is terrorized by years of threatening letters. These stories don’t have easy answers but we dare to ask the questions.   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr The f...

Be4 the Destination   Is it weird to be sentimental about a state highway? For Nick, the anticipation of reaching Sandusky’s Cedar Point at the end of Ohio Route 4 colors the entire road with wonder. For Katie, the town of Sandusky is a treasure as the home of beloved family but the road itself is a means to an end. For Kelsey… well, she usually gets to Sandusky a different way. On this episode of...

Welcome to Ohio 101! If you can’t tell the difference between Ohio and Iowa, this is the episode for you. Unless you came here looking for stuff about Iowa. We can’t help you there.   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visit us at https://theohiobubblepodcast.podbean.com  to see them al...

Warning: this episode is a bit vanilla. In this edition of the Ohio Bubble, we embark on a blind taste test of Ohio’s ice cream brands to rank them once and for all. How many potential sponsors will we lose?   Ice Creams Sampled: Graeters Handel's Isaly's Johnson's UDF (United Dairy Farmers) Ruggles Velvet Whit's   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr    The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may...

We’re back with our second county special. We managed to do an episode on Hamilton County with only one reference to the musical. Meanwhile, Katie judges tornadoes, Nick says “also” a lot, and Kelsey presents her comprehensive hayride theory.   Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr    The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to space limitations. Please visi...

Time to get cultured as we look at some of Ohio’s largest museums. Kelsey’s glowing review of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History gets interrupted by an epic discussion on the nature of puns. Nick’s less-than-glowing review of the Columbus Museum of Art sends us all into an epic discussion/rant on modern art. Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not b...

Our first game! Play along with us as we try to guess some of Ohio’s most famous residents- past and present, real and fictional. Can you guess everyone on our list? Can we?  Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr   Spoiler Alert! If you don’t want to know the answers, don’t read our sources and supplements yet! The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on...

A few episodes back we said we’d take a trip to Kings Island to finally settle the score between it and Ohio’s other premier theme park, Cedar Point. Well, we keep our promises around here! Did we enjoy our excursion into the lair of the Beast or did torrential rains, slow lanes, and migraines restrain our campaign? Find out in this thrilling edition of the Ohio Bubble! Logo by ridz_khan on Fiverr...

Someone had the crazy idea of doing a whole episode for each of Ohio’s 88 counties. And we’re just crazy enough to try! We begin with Washington County, the first established. It’s now home to all the historical sites you could want in a county and all the creepy dolls you could want in a lifetime. In this episode, we also accidentally come full circle on just about every topic and say the name, P...

In Kelsey’s (temporary) absence we’re joined by lawyer and polymath, Brandon Isleib (AKA Restless Mosaic) to discuss the odd side of Ohio’s laws.  From banned monkeys to reptilian projectiles, we attempt to find out why these weird statutes are on the books. And Brandon attempts to segue between them… The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not be visible on your podcast App due to spa...

Like roller coasters? Then Ohio is the state for you! Between Cedar Point in the north and Kings Island in the south, we have 30 different coasters to choose from, including some of the tallest, fastest, and longest in the world. In this episode, we’ll take you through our memories of these two world class amusement parks and in an attempt to finally settle which is Ohio’s best. Along the way, we’...

Like all states, Ohio has a lot of symbols. From birds and trees to songs and candies, all kinds of things are used to represent Ohio to the wider world. But are we putting our best foot forward? Only Nick, Katie, and Kelsey have the audacity to rethink everything and suggest replacements for Ohio's official state... things. This episode also includes Nick's unpopular ideas about dog breeds, Katie...

We’re back for 2022 with our Buckeye-centric take on the cryptid phenomenon, examining the evidence for and against South Bay Bessie (Lake Erie’s Nessie), the Ohio grassman (Ohio’s bigfoot), and the Loveland frogman (Ohio’s weird uncle). Is Bessie just a big fish? Is there a grasswoman? Does Loveland’s frogman talk? Are we crazy for asking? The full list of sources, links and disclaimers may not b...

Nick’s description of Ohio as “America in Miniature” got us thinking- if U.S. Route 66 (and its Interstate analogue, I-40) is the “Great Amercian Road Trip,” what would constitute the “Great Ohioan Road Trip”? Settling on U.S. Route 42 and the parallel I-71, we attempt to design the ultimate Ohio road adventure, full of natural beauty, awesome food, and… some pretty morbid history.   Also in this...

Peek behind the curtain as we give you the Ohio State tour you didn’t get in orientation (with a couple detours to nearby Columbus State). Join us as we reminisce about the intricacies of campus dining, discuss the best way to enjoy a Buckeye Football game, and throw in some surprising trivia. This episode will also feature a spider named after a new wave singer, two would-be homecoming queens, a...

Welcome to our inaugural episode!  Think Ohio is only about corn?  Believe Ohioans are only obsessed with football?  Have the opinion Ohio really isn’t that important?  Join us as we chat about why Ohio is more than just a flyover state and really earns its place as the 17th state in the Union.    Also in this episode, we meet a lucky border collie, uncover the Invasion of the Alaskan Superintende...