We're on hiatus and taking a look back at some of the engaging stories from 2009. Episode 3: Dan Quixote is one of our favorites.

We're on hiatus and taking a look back at some of the engaging stories from 2009. Episode 13: The Newport Gangster Tour is one of our favorites.  

Local author Tamara York shares stories of the Cincinnati's best places to hike. Her book is 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles, highlighting hikes in the Tristate. The hikes are being serialized by CityBeat (click here).

This week we've mined our archives to bring out one of my favorite recordings: the Radical Media discussion from Cincinnati's 2003 Independent Media Expo. The Expo was a media educational and networking event that I helped organize in 2003. It was hosted by Media Bridges. This panel discussion included Dr. Ellen Bierhorst, Jimmy Heath and Josh Breitbart.

CityBeat News Editor Kevin Osborne discusses the top political and news stories of 2009. Read his related story here.

CityBeat Managing Editor Jason Gargano discusses the films of 2009, how the recession has hit the film industry and his favorite works of the past 12 months. Read Gargano's related end-of-year feature story here.

We're on hiatus this week and taking a look back at some of the engaging stories from 2009. Episode 6: Homeless in Cincinnati is one of our favorites. This episode of the CityBeat Podcast features voices from the Drop Inn Center in Over-the-Rhine. Staff members Pat Clifford and Kenny Havens discuss their work, providing shelter and restoring dignity to homeless men and women. (Read the related CityBeat news story here.) 

Progressive, urban minister Bart Campolo on the downward mobility, the Walnut Hills Fellowship and working with the poor in Cincinnati.

Richard Stewart, manager of Carriage House Farm in North Bend, takes us to his apiary. Photojournalist Amanda McLaughlin shares stories about beekeeping.

On this episode we discuss the horror genre and horror films with Michael Gross, Tom Savini, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins and Courtney Gains. Recorded at the HorrorHound convention in Cincinnati on Nov. 22.