Want to learn more about the City of Columbus in an easy-to-consume audio format that you can implement into your workout, your daily commute, or any similar type of activity requiring a stimulus boost? Well, you can look no further than 614Cast, a podcast launched this week by Tim Fulton, Amy Schmittauer and Eric Zimmer. The trio are setting out to fill a void that’s been created by the return of popularity to the podcast format.
“We’ve seen so many great media outlets covering amazing people and events of this city and that’s exciting because we have a lot of stories to tell in Columbus,” explained Fulton. “But with content being so heavily consumed in digital form — especially audio — and for Columbus to not be represented in that space, we saw a need and decided to fill it.”
The first episode went live on Tuesday, and the group decided to tackle a big topic: the Columbus City Council primary election. 614Cast has published a series of 10 interviews with City Council Candidates, but also spliced them together into one long 48 minute episode that touches upon the highlights. You can tune in to the episode, here:
Fulton says that the focus of the podcast won’t always be about politics, but will certainly always focus on storytelling.
“This is all about real conversations with real people,” he said. “Our goal is to open the eyes of people in Columbus and beyond about all the amazing things happening here. Restauranteurs, personalities, artists, designers, musicians, comedians, entrepreneurs; it’s all fair game.”
New episodes are planned to be published every Tuesday, and episode two will feature a conversation with Sang Lankhani, co-owner of The Table and former co-owner of Bodega, who will talk about the changing landscape of The Short North.
For more information, or to subscribe via iTunes, visit www.614cast.com.