Meanwhile... at the Museum
Episodes
Cordel George Jr., Manager of Volunteer and Intern Services, CMC
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center wouldn't be what it is without the hundreds of volunteers who greet guests, take tickets, guide tours, catalogue the collecti...
Sarah Staples, Helen Steiner Rice Archivist at Cincinnati Museum Center
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes with Sarah Staples, Helen Steiner Rice Archives Manager at Cincinnati Museum Center, as she shares what it takes to preserve the ...
Ariana Katovich, Executive Director of Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network as seen in Wild Rescue
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wild Rescue is a film that celebrates the wildlife heroes who care for, rehab and release animals in need, focused on Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Netw...
Kelsey Enderly, Associate Vice President of Guest Engagement, CMC
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is a place that people form a lifelong connection with. Case in point - today's guest, Kelsey Enderle. From visiting as a kid...
Ian Shive, Director of Wild Rescue
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You may not know it, but you’ve probably already seen some of the work of our guest this week, Ian Shive. From documentaries aired during Shark Week...
American Judaism and Cincinnati's Role in Reform Judaism - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll p...
Environmental History - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll p...
Collecting Protest Materials - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll p...
Makayla Dean, Manager of Zoology Collections and the DNA Lab
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you're our host Cody, a room brimming with jars of dead animals preserved in fluid sounds like a nightmare. If you're Makayla Dean, our Manager of ...
Sister Nancy Linenkugel on her connection with Otto Frank
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1974, Franciscan Nun and 8th grade teacher Sister Nancy Linenkugel sent a letter to Doubleday, the American publisher of The Diary of a Young Girl ...
Museum Collections - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll p...
Megan Dillon, General Manager for SSA at Cincinnati Museum Center
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After spending some time in the museums at CMC, there's nothing like grabbing some grub from one of the cafes, or browsing the gift shop for a souveni...
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. with Paweł Sawicki, Deputy Spokesman at Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is an incredible opportunity for people in Cincinnati and the surrounding regions to experience hundreds of aut...
Jon Jon, Radio Personality on KISS 107.1
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a radio listener in Cincinnati, you know his voice. Now get to know the man behind the mic. In this episode, we've got Jon Jon in the studio...
Turkey and Corn - Past Forward at Cincinnati Museum Center
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is gearing up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. As part of our Past Forward at CMC series, we'll p...
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. with Luis Ferreiro, Director of Musealia
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Auschwitz is remembered as the primary example of the Holocaust, one of the darkest chapters of human history. In our latest featured exhibitio...
Michael Anderson, Director Public Relations & Photography, Cincinnati Reds
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome our friend Michael Anderson to the show! Michael is the Director of PR & Photography for the Cincinnati Reds, which means it's hi...
Cameron Schwalbach, Paleontology Collections Manager at CMC
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you have a paleontology collection as large as ours, it's a full time job just to keep it organized. And the person in charge of keeping it organ...
Lauren Brewer, Manager of Memberships at CMC
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a CMC Member, and you've attended any of our special Member exhibit previews, Member OMNIMAX screenings or special member hours, you should ...
Celebrating 2 Years and Over 50 Episodes of Meanwhile... at the Museum
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past two years, we've put out 50 episodes of Meanwhile... at the Museum. That's 50 incredible conversations with curators, exhibit designers,...
John Auer, Director of Featured Exhibitions and Exhibits Business Development at CMC
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is a rare museum in that we have our own in-house Exhibits team that can do it all, from design to fabrication and installati...
Jason Perkins, Vice President of Technology at CMC
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you noticed how everything these days, from refrigerators to televisions, is connected over the internet? Our VP of Technology Jason Perkins sure...
Dean Regas, Astronomer
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his over 25 year career as an astronomer, Dean Regas has been the lead astronomer at Cincinnati Observatory, the host of the podcast Looking Up, co...
Randi Rico, Meteorologist at WLWT
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we brought this week's guest in to record at 9:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, her day was almost half over already. As a morning TV meteorologist with Cha...
Mark Borison, Host of the Jungle Jims Podcast
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He's been a podcast host for one of the wildest grocery stores anywhere, a tiger-striped Pepsi ad star, and a giant cicada. And now Mark Borison, host...
Chris Bedel, Director of the Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve System, Cincinnati Museum Center
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Cincinnati Museum Center co-owns and manages (with The Nature Conservancy) a nature preserve in Adams County Ohio? The Richard and L...
Chef Meagan Aylward, Manager of the Cr(eat)e Culinary Studio Featuring the Kroger Food Lab
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Cr(eat)e Culinary Studio Featuring the Kroger Food Lab is a space that brings together some of our favorite things about Museum Center - science, ...
Barbie: A Cultural Icon Exhibition Producer Tim Clothier, Illusion Projects, Inc.
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Barbie: A Cultural Icon, you can explore over 65 years of toys, fashion, and culture through the lens of the best selling doll of all time, Barbie....
Meteorologist Cam Hardin of WCPO
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cam Hardin is many things, including an Applebee's superfan, deviled eggs connoisseur and Mountain Dew sommelier. But he's also a meteorologist, or a ...
Scott Schuster, Vice President, Philanthropy at Cincinnati Museum Center
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a nonprofit institution, our mission and our goals would not be possible without our generous donors. But finding those donors, helping them to see...
Lt. Commander Monica Borza, Former Blue Angels Flight Surgeon
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Blue Angels are the U.S. Navy's incredible flight demonstration team, and right now their Super Hornet jets are roaring across our OMNIMAX screen ...
Talking Julia Child with Todd Schulkin, Executive Director of the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Child is an icon of American cooking. With her cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and her TV show "The French Chef," Julia made Fren...
Dave Duszynski, Vice President of Featured Experiences
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Duszynski has been part of our organization since before it was Cincinnati Museum Center. While he originally worked at the planetarium in the Mu...
T. REX Writer, Director and Producer Andy Wood
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest OMNIMAX film features one of the biggest stars to ever grace our domed screen - Tyrannosaurus Rex! We sat down with Andy Wood, the writer, ...
Dan Hurley, Author and Public Historian
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Hurley has been a public historian in Cincinnati for a long time. You may have seen him on TV, heard him on the radio or read his essays in local ...
Santa Claus, Legendary Holiday Figure
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every year from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, you can visit with Santa Claus here at Cincinnati Museum Center. So for Christmas this...
Brian Pollock, Manager of STEM Resources
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Brian Pollock a physicist, a scientist or a chef? Depends who's asking. Brian is an informal educator extraordinaire. A lover of science and educat...
Arynn McCandless, Director of Program Development
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arynn McCandless is our Director of Program Development. So when you come into the museum and see a demonstration on the water cycle, dance in the Chi...
Christine Engels, Archivist
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Cincinnati History Library and Archives started collecting documents in 1831. So you can probably imagine that after almost 200 years, we have qui...
Dr. Glenn Storrs, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Associate Vice President of Science and Research
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 30 years ago, Dr. Glenn Storrs arrived in Cincinnati as Museum Center's new Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. At the time, the vertebrate pal...
Amy Vlastelica, Director of Exhibition Design
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After bouncing from coast to coast and even a few stints in Hong Kong, Amy Vlastelica has landed at Cincinnati Museum Center as our Director of Exhibi...
James Burns, Director of OMNIMAX Operations
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've seen an OMNIMAX film at CMC in the past 26 years, James Burns has likely been part of that experience, whether he was greeting you as you ca...
Katie Hunt, Paleo Lab Manager for Elevation Science at CMC
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been to Cincinnati Museum Center's Dinosaur Hall and Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight gallery, you probably notice our Paleo Lab. And if...
Celebrating the First Year of Meanwhile... at the Museum
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're shaking up our usual format as Cody and Mitch discuss some of their favorite moments from the first twenty-five episodes and first year of...
Tim McQuillan, Senior Director of Public Safety and Security
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim McQuillan has had a lot of jobs: roller coaster ride operator, airport bus driver, K-9 security officer and more. But today he's our Senior Direct...
Katherine Gould, Curator of History Objects and Fine Art
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Though collecting objects is just one part of what a museum does, it is a very important one. But why is it important to collect objects like a safe, ...
Graham Turner, Assistant Manager of Museum Engagement
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
15 years ago, a child wandered into CMC and never left. Now that child is an adult, and that adult is Graham Turner, an Assistant Manager of Museum En...
Charisse Lawrence, Director of Guest Experience
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A family walks into Union Terminal for the first time, overwhelmed by not just by the sheer scale of the Rotunda, but by the plethora of options befor...
Cody Hefner, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are flipping the script, as we welcome CMC President & CEO Elizabeth Pierce back to the pod as host instead of guest. We've learned a lot...
Marc Staubitz, Manager of Exhibits AV & IT
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Museums are full of technology (try counting how many screens, projectors, buttons and digital interactives you come across on your next visit!). And ...
Mary Fitzpatrick, Museum Engagement Specialist
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Though Mary Fitzpatrick has been a CMC employee since 2018, she's been with us as long as we've been in Union Terminal as a volunteer! As a Museum Eng...
Gwen Elliott, Director of Community Collaborations
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest has been an improv actor at Chicago's Second City, a nanny, a professional hamburger thief, and more. Here at CMC, we know her as Gwen E...
Nathaniel Weyman, Guest Experience Manager
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As any visitor to CMC who has interacted with him knows, our guest today has a passion for people. A Guest Experience Manager, Nathaniel Weyman makes ...
Mitch Seifert, Director of Video Production
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been listening to this podcast, you may have picked up on frequent references to someone named Mitch, who Cody likes to talk about like he's...
Bob Genheimer, Curator of Archaeology
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From his earliest days exploring the woods near Clifton, Bob Genheimer knew he was interested in digging up history. When he learned what archaeology ...
Dave Might, Exhibit Artist
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been listening to this podcast, you've probably noticed one name coming up again and again - Dave Might. Today we're talking to the man hims...
Samantha Leone, Assistant Manager of Museum Engagement
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher, twirler, princess, elf. Samantha Leone has filled all of these roles... more or less. Samantha knew she wanted to work with young people in a...
Elizabeth Pierce, President & CEO of Cincinnati Museum Center
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off the new year in style, we are welcoming our President and CEO Elizabeth Pierce to the show. We'll dig into her role of Master Plate Spinne...
Maat Manninen, Resgistrar
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some people seem to drop right into a role in life and stay there. Others undertake a long and epic journey, zig-zagging through a series of jobs, fie...
Jeb Brack, Museum Engagement Specialist
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been to Cincinnati Museum Center in the past few years, you've likely run into Jeb Brack. And if you ran into Jeb, you probably learned some...
Whitney Owens, Chief Learning Officer
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Answer: During the course of this Chief Learning Officer at Cincinnati Museum Center's 25-year museum career, she has traveled the world with Sue the ...
Tyler Swinney, NAGPRA Manager and Tribal Liaison
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Tyler Swinney, CMC's NAGPRA Manager and Tribal Liaison. You may be asking, what is NAGPRA and what does a Tribal Liaison do? If so, j...
Celebrating 25 Years of The Children’s Museum with Tony Lawson, Senior Director of School and Teacher Partnerships
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
October 24, 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of Cincinnati Museum Center's Children's Museum! First opened in 1998, The Children's Museum has been the ...
Jill Beitz, Manager of Reference and Research
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Cincinnati Museum Center is home to the Cincinnati History Library and Archives? With collections dating back to 1831, the History L...
Brenda Hunda, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology & Stacey Kutish, Senior Director of Exhibit Development
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cincinnati Museum Center is celebrating the opening of a brand new permanent exhibit in the Museum of Natural History and Science! Ancient Worlds Hidi...
Dave Zlatic, Chief Technology Officer
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you tried turning it off and back on again? This week week we're talking to Dave Zlatic, our Chief Technology Officer, who will be the first to t...
Rene Dean, Manager of Event Services - AKA Venomous Valdez
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't caught on by now, Cincinnati Museum Center tends to collect interesting personalities. Case in point: the voice of today's guest may be...
Bill Stringer, Assistant Manager of Museum Engagement
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know anyone who is a juggler, actor, fire-breather, stilt-walker, viking warrior, TV mascot, and guest experience professional? We're going to ...
Erica Schultz, Exhibition Fabricator
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that Cincinnati Museum Center has its own all-inclusive exhibits workshop? We're kicking off our new podcast by talking to Erica Schultz,...