Boiling Point Cincinnati
by Clayton Adams, Michelle Dunn & Mark Niehaus
Latest episode
Episode 114: Ohio Votes 2026: The Boiling Point Election Preview
Episode 114: Ohio Votes 2026: The Boiling Point Election Preview
About this podcast
A labor-friendly radio show & podcast hosted by Mark Niehaus, Michelle Dunn and Clayton Adams. The trio look into political events and labor union topics happening in the past, present and future. The podcast is based out of Cincinnati, Ohio and originally airs on WAIF 88.3 FM. Music removed from podcast episodes.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 113 episodes
- Episode 114: Ohio Votes 2026: The Boiling Point Election Preview · 1 h 55 min · Season 1 Episode 114With Election Day just around the corner, Michelle, Mark, and Clayton come together for a special election preview edition of Boiling Point! The trio breaks down key races across…
- Episode 113: Fighting Wage Theft and Funding Cincinnati's Schools · 1 h 49 min · Season 1 Episode 113In hour one, Michelle sits down with Brennen, Patience, and Manuel from the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center for an update on the ongoing fight against wage theft. The group…
- Episode 112: Public Schools, Global Wars, and Working Families · 1 h 55 min · Season 1 Episode 112In hour one, Michelle sits down with CPS parent advocate Sarah Beach to discuss the experiences and challenges of raising a child in Cincinnati Public Schools. Sarah shares her…
- Episode 111: Safeguarding Our Children and Our Elections · 1 h 51 min · Season 1 Episode 111In hour one, Michelle sits down with Pamela Miller, Senior Law and Policy Analyst at the Child Maltreatment Policy Resource Center, for an important conversation about protecting…
- Episode 110: Labor Under Trump + Making Sense of Ohio’s School Report Cards · 1 h 55 min · Season 1 Episode 110In hour one, Michelle takes a deep dive into the article “The Toll of an Anti-Union President,” examining the impact of President Trump’s second term on organized labor and…
- Episode 109: Healthcare for All + The Race for Ohio House District 29 · 1 h 54 min · Season 1 Episode 109In hour one, Michelle sits down with universal healthcare advocate Robin Dickman for a conversation about the current state of healthcare in America. The pair examine the…
- Episode 108: Public Schools, $5,000 Checks, and the November Election · 1 h 52 min · Season 1 Episode 108In hour one, Michelle sits down with CFT President Julie Sellers to discuss Issue 4, the Cincinnati Public Schools levy appearing on the November ballot. The pair break down why…
- Episode 107 - Judge Kari Bloom and Manisha Kotian: Inside Hamilton County's Courts · 1 h 44 min · Season 1 Episode 107In hour one, Michelle sits down with Judge Kari Bloom of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court for a conversation about her career in law and her work on the bench. Judge Bloom…
- Episode 106: Justice on the Bench, Merit Pay in the Classroom · 1 h 49 min · Season 1 Episode 106In hour one, Michelle sits down with Judge Chris Jenkins of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas for a conversation about his career in law and his work on the bench. Judge…
- Episode 105: Labor Gets Out the Vote · 1 h 3 min · Season 1Mark sits down with Will Minehart, Stephanie Hernandez, and Brian Griffin for a conversation about organized labor’s get-out-the-vote efforts across Southwest Ohio. The group…
- Episode 104: A Conversation with Elizabeth Tye + Back to School at CPS · 1 h 44 min · Season 1 Episode 104In hour one, Michelle sits down with Elizabeth Tye, candidate for Hamilton County Probate Court, to discuss her career as an attorney and the experiences that inspired her to…
- Episode 103: Behind the Mic with Nathan Ivey + Labor Day Preview · 1 h 46 min · Season 1 Episode 103In hour one, Michelle sits down with local podcaster and radio personality Nathan Ivey to reflect on his career behind the microphone. Nathan shares stories from his years in…
- Episode 102: The Manosphere and Prediction Markets + Paul Kurtz's Vision · 1 h 59 min · Season 1 Episode 102In hour one, Michelle and Clayton sit down with CFT member Preston Polen for a thought-provoking conversation on the growing influence of the "manosphere" and online prediction…
- Episode 101: The CPS Levy Debate + the AFT Convention Explained · 1 h 53 min · Season 1 Episode 101In hour one, Michelle breaks down the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education's recent decision to place an income tax levy on November's ballot. She examines what the…
- Episode 100: Cincinnati Practical Education Coalition + 100 Episodes of Boiling Point · 1 h 52 min · Season 1 Episode 100In hour one, Michelle sits down with Spring, Simon, and June from the Cincinnati Practical Education Coalition to discuss organizing workers in the hospitality and food service…
- Episode 99: Tech in the Classroom + This Week for Working People · 1 h 57 min · Season 1 Episode 99In hour one, Michelle sits down with Butch Gibson for a conversation on "Edutainment to Education" and the evolving role of technology in the classroom. Butch explores how…
- Episode 98: From Permaculture to Public Education · 1 h 53 min · Season 1 Episode 98In hour one, Michelle sits down with Susan VonderHaar and Howie Zuefle from the Cincinnati Permaculture Institute to discuss sustainability, regenerative living, and…
- Episode 97: Remembering Phil Amadon and Reimagining Cincinnati · 1 h 58 min · Season 1 Episode 97In hour one, Michelle begins the show with a conversation with Casey Whitten-Amadon about the history of Boiling Point and the lasting legacy of Casey’s father, Phil Amadon, who…
- Episode 96: Privatized Schools and Safer Streets · 1 h 52 min · Season 1 Episode 96In hour one, Michelle takes a closer look at Indianapolis’ ongoing experiment with privatizing public education. She examines how privatization efforts have reshaped schools in…
- Episode 95: From the Ohio River to Garden of Joy · 1 h 59 min · Season 1 Episode 95In hour one, Michelle sits down with Susan VonderHaar of Citizens for Rights of the Ohio River Watershed (CROW) for a conversation on the environmental challenges facing the Ohio…
