Episodes of the Akron Podcast

Wild Lights At the Zoo Return Wild Lights, the annual holiday event at Akron Zoo, will return for the 2023 holiday season from Nov. 24 to Dec. 29. The event features a lighting display with over one million lights, including ...

Cedar Point and Six Flags Merge Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point and Kings Island, is merging with Six Flags Entertainment, the world's largest regional theme park operator. The goal is to create a stronger opera...

Snow is On the Way The National Weather Service is predicting a 60% chance of precipitation in the Akron area Tuesday night with a low of 28 degrees. With a cold front moving through the area, the precipitation will likely st...

Ever Wonder How Athletes Get Paid So Much? Bookie.com has once again donned its financial detective hat to unveil the annual sticker shock of attending an NBA game with the whole family. They've scrutinized everything, from t...

Akron Is A Tech Hub Akron has been designated a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce, making it eligible for up to $70 million in federal funding. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced the sel...

Local politics and new city roles. 1:38 New positions in the city government are being advertised by the assumed mayor's transition team. Local news and events in Akron, Ohio. 2:53 Upcoming concerts and podcast updates. 4:33 Bonnie Raitt concert announced for Akron Civic Theater with sp…

We have an update on Senate Bill 83 and First Energy is leaving the First Energy Building downtown. Some great concerts are coming to town if you remember the 80's, and it's now easier to lose all your money from home. Stan M...

To learn something you have to get out of your comfort zone, but according to an article about Senate Bill 83, that may soon be illegal. Bill that would prohibit discomfort should make you VERY uncomfortable. National Park Sc...

Today we have a fun way to check out Animals at the Zoo (including some of the Akron zoo), we; unfortunately, we add another death to the Akron Killings Map. Need an ID to vote? They are free. Apparently, there are no dirty c...

As warm weather is arriving, things are picking up and events are launching new seasons, groundbreaking and more, as the city hopes there won't be more window-breaking Mentioned In This Episode Akron groundbreaking for Lock 3...

If you don't have a credit/debit card, you might look into it. If you have a cell phone, you need to ignore it more. Dewine might glow in the dark in the future. Welcome to the Akron Podcast. Akron Events Calendar Get Involve...

Akron outsourced their non-emergency ambulance calls, and that company appears to be in a position to extort the city. As it takes a year to bring on a new EMT worker, things could become very bad come August 2023 when AMR (t...

Lebron James and his foundation continue to bless Akron residents as they add more value to downtown as house 330 opens to help people gain job skills. Join the School of Podcasting Value For Value How to use new parking mete...

Gas prices are down as Akron starts a rebrand. We prepared for the grand jury decision on Jayland Walker (which makes me scratch my head). Get to know your Mayoral Candidates, as we have seven people running. They are taking ...

Akron Teachers Don't Need to Redefine Assault According to Pat Shipe, the president of AEA, 63 assaults against teachers have been reported this school year. Data provided by the district shows there were 249 disciplinary hea...

The Rest of the Rubber Bowl to be Demolished Akron is tearing down the rubber bowl. If you want to know why click here and see the horrific pictures of what was once a majestic football stadium. Come See A Blimp Up Close The ...

CO Detectors The new law gives the Akron Fire Department and the Department of Neighborhood Assistance the authority to inspect buildings for CO detectors like they currently do with smoke alarms. The ordinance is complaint d...

Fall Fest October 22nd Fall Fest is C O M I N G to #downtownAkron & includes about 🦇13 #TrickOrTreat stations, including a haunted (but friendly) Akron METRO Regional Transit Authority BUS & stations by The Great Escape Room,...

The Mayor of Akron Will No Seek Re-Election "After much consideration and self-reflection, I have decided not to seek a third term as the mayor of this great city," Horrigan wrote in an emailed statement. "My reasons are my o...

Meet Kenny Lambert - Just a Dad From Akron Today is a special episode of the Akron Podcast. I saw where "Just a Dad From Akron" was coming to the Akron Civic. The more I looked into it, the more I wanted to meet the man behin...

Why Are You in Downtown Akron at 3:30 AM? Tyrone Brown is saying that police officers loaded him into a cruiser and drove him away from a crowd that had gathered after the bars closed that early Sunday morning on Aug. 28. The...

Who Gets to Vote? Ohio Issue 2 Ohio voters will decide this fall whether noncitizens can vote in local elections. State Issue 2, which would change the state constitution if a majority votes "yes" , proposes that only adult U...

Today we start off using data from a page from the Beacon Journal that lists critical violations from Summit Country Restaurants. The worst? Eddy's Deli & Restaurant 4581 Kent RD, Stow Lock 3 Update They are going to update t...

As I get organized after my trip to speak at a podcast conference, I wanted to take a quick second and ask for your feedback. Go to www.akronpodcast.com/contact Go to www.akronpodcast.com and use the microphone in the bottom ...