Discover Dayton Podcast

08/06/2024

The Gem City (by Tobi Brun)

Refracted in the glimmers of light,
Caught beneath the water falling down the dam,
Shot through domed glass walls encasing music and magic,
Dancing through alleyways and historic paths of cobblestone,
Painted on the faces of the ones who stop to watch the sunset,
A prism of history and renaissance,
Reflections across the centuries-
A city cut from gemstone, to cast its own light back into the night.

This poem was written for the show by poet, author, editor, and publisher, Tobi Brun of The Words Faire. I had her on the show recently and you can hear the episode now wherever you get your podcasts! Or, find it on Spotify at the link below.

Thanks Tobi!

On today's episode I’m talking to Tobi Brun of The Words Faire, a local independent publishing company. She can be found on Sundays at the Second Street Market selling published works, including one of mine! You can find out more about them online at www.thewordsfaire.com, where you can also submi...

04/25/2024

All right, the audiobook has finally made it's way to Audible! I'm guessing this is the one most people use, so hopefully someone will want to hear me reading the book on there... there's still time to be the first person to ever purchase the audiobook! Don't wait, act now! Those of you who enjoy the podcasts I do (Killing Time Podcast and Discover Dayton Podcast) might enjoy it more than most!

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03/12/2024

Today was a first for me as a podcast host as I got to interview Independent candidate for Ohio's 10th Congressional District, Michael Harbaugh (Harbaugh for Congress 2024). While I have interviewed congressional candidates on the show before, the "first" was actually smoking a joint with a congressional candidate as we talked about his campaign and where he stands on the issues. Needless to say, he supports drug legalization. Michael and his wife co-own and operate The Wild Banana, a food truck that sells smoothies and smoothie bowls. You can follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thewildbanana/.

In his spare time, Michael is running for US Congress. Join me for my conversation with him as I find out where he stands on a range of issues, including healthcare, Palestine, drug legalization, election reform, and much more on this episode of Discover Dayton.

To learn more about Michael's candidacy, visit his website www.harbaugh4congress.com, or follow him on social media platforms by searching for .

Also as I mentioned on the show, I do trivia with a couple of companies and I'm looking to add some new venues, so if you'd like me to host trivia at your bar, restaurant, or local business, please reach out at [email protected].

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Today was a first for me as a podcast host as I got to interview Independent candidate for Ohio's 10th Congressional District, Michael Harbaugh. While I have interviewed congressional candidates on the show before, the "first" was actually smoking a joint with a congressional candidate as we talked....

02/21/2024

Here's a short review episode on Silver Slipper, Roost, the Brightside's Battle of the Bands competition, and Trolley Stop. Hope you'll check them all out and remember that the Dayton Battle of the Bands is coming to an end soon! Tomorrow is your second-to-last night to catch one of the shows. I'll give you the breakdown on the episode!

Discover Dayton Podcast is produced by Arch Grieve, aka "The Gem City Dudeist Priest," and you can learn more about him at www.gemcitydudeistpriest.com. Visit the podcast website at www.discoverdaytonpodcast.com and watch this episode on YouTube or Instagram or TikTok if you prefer video as well!

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02/14/2024

Today we are excited to welcome to the Discover Dayton Podcast the show's first new regular contributor, Patrick Grieve, who will be doing film reviews for the podcast! We just posted two episodes - one where Arch interviews him as a new contributor (Ep. 77) and another (Ep. 78) which is his first episode and a review of the movie "Poor Things." We hope you'll take less than 20 minutes and check them both out sometime soon, especially since Poor Things is only available locally for a couple more days! And welcome to the show, Patrick!

We also hope to have some more episodes for you soon, so stay tuned!

Here's a link to the interview with Patrick, and you can also find that and the other episode wherever you get your podcasts...

Today we welcome our first new contributor, Discover Dayton film critic Patrick Grieve! Patrick is a writer and an editor who is also a movie buff and he is going to be doing regular movie reviews for the show moving forward. In this episode, I talk to him about his movie experience and credentials....

11/30/2023

For today’s Discover Dayton Podcast episode I went just down the road from me in the Belmont neighborhood of Dayton, so close that I was able to walk to the interview for the first time ever! Her name is Nicole Cornett and she’s the owner of Billie Gold Bubble Tea and I spoke with her on location at her new Dayton boba tea shop in Belmont and I hope to be back there later tonight for book club too!

In this episode I find out where she first tried boba, what inspired her to do a food truck business, where all of the awesome decor she has in the shop came from, collaborations she does with other businesses, and much, much more. Be sure to tune in to learn more about events she hosts, such as book club and the other cool things she has going on, like her bingo night upcoming clothing swap!

To learn more about the shop visit billiegoldbubbletea.com, and be sure to like and subscribe to this podcast too. As always I just like to remind people that you can find me online at www.gemcitydudeistpriest.com and on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook . I can do everything from perform your upcoming wedding to helping you work through your divorce, make you a cool t-shirt, and take you to Bosnia and Herzegovina, so please take a minute to check it out!
And if this episode inspires you to want to start your own food truck, I really do know where you can get one! Shoot me an email at [email protected] and I’ll be in touch.

And finally you can now find me each week hosting trivia at Trail Town Brewing in Yellow Springs on Tuesdays from 7-9PM, so I hope to see you there!

For today’s Discover Dayton Podcast episode I’m talking to someone who is just down the road from me in the Belmont neighborhood of Dayton, so close that I was able to walk to the interview for the first time ever! Her name is Nicole Cornett and she’s the owner of Billie Gold Bubble Tea. I spo...

09/09/2023

It was great talking with local hip-hop artist DeShawn Knight on the show recently, and if you missed it you're gonna wanna check it out soon as he has a show TONIGHT in Springfield and a new EP coming out later this month. Stay tuned for details about that release party as well!

Also, let me know in the comments I should talk to next!

Today my guest for the show is someone who has been on the soundtrack of my life recently (via his song "Are You With That,") so I was super excited to talk with him. On this episode we discuss what got him into music, who he'd love to collaborate with, haters, and much more, so you won't want to mi...

08/24/2023

Well it’s been a minute, but the Discover Dayton Podcast is back! This is an interview that’s about a year old now, and I hated sitting on it for so long. That said, last year was one of significant change for me as I went through a divorce, tried to move out of the country to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then met someone and fell in love and am now engaged. So, since I’ll be sticking around, I’m starting the show back up!

My guest on the show is arguably the most famous rocker in Eastern Europe, and his name is Dragan “Dji Dji” Jankelic. He was the drummer for the most popular ex-Yugoslav rock group in its day: Bijelo Dogma (or White Button). I met him by chance at a BnB in Sarajevo during a visit there last year and he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview. Known as the “Bonham of the Balkans,” Jankelic was famous for his innovative drumming techniques, such as being the first to introduce the use of double-bass pedals to the Balkans. In this interview we talk about all kinds of things that you won’t want to miss.

And, if you think traveling to Bosnia and Herzegovina might be in your future but aren’t sure what all there is to do, head over to my new travel company website: www.gemcitytravels.com, and learn more about what awaits you there. I also plan on leading trips there in the future, so reach out if you’d like to learn more!

Finally, I mention the ex-Yugo Rock Center in this podcast, which is run by some friends of mine and honors the rockers of the former Yugoslavia. I hope you’ll check out their website and consider going one day to visit with me! You can find them online at https://ex-yurock.com/.

One more note about episodes - I won’t be publishing at the rate I was before. I’m hoping to put out between 1-2 episodes per week right now, so I hope you’ll savor them!

Thanks for listening, and stay funky, Dayton!

Well it’s been a minute, but the Discover Dayton Podcast is back! This is an interview that’s about a year old now, and I hated sitting on it for so long. That said, last year was one of significant change for me as I went through a divorce, tried to move out of the country to Bosnia and Herzego...

09/30/2022

For those who don't know already this is the second to last episode I plan to do before leaving the show in the hands of a more-than-capable duo that I can't wait to announce... but until then here's my interview with the Turbofolk musical sensation, Fazlija, who is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and h...

09/10/2022

Hi everyone,

So I apologize that I haven’t had episodes out recently. For those who don’t know I’m actually going to be moving to Bosnia and Herzegovina next year, so I’m no longer going to be doing the show. But, if you love the show just know that I am looking to hand it off and leave it in good hands, so more on that as soon as I have more information.

That said, I do have two more interviews that I hope to post soon, but I can’t promise what the posting timeline will look like, but they were both recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, one of our seven sister cities.

I do plan on possibly starting a podcast when I move to Sarajevo, however, and maybe even a tourism business, so if you want to keep in touch then you can send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll let you know if and when I do decide to start something.

Thanks so much though for your support for this podcast, it’s truly been great being able to spotlight a city I’ll be sad to leave behind, and thanks to everyone who came on the show and helped me in other ways, including my Patreon supporters. I appreciate you all! Please keep in touch :)

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09/10/2022

For today’s episode, I’m excited to talk with Jonathan McNeal, manager of The NEON movie theater right here in downtown Dayton. The Neon is a non-profit independent movie theater that shows some great films and has an excellent and reasonably priced snack bar and is by far my favorite place to w...

08/26/2022

Hello and welcome to the Discover Dayton Podcast, the show that’s all about the Gem City's past, present, and future. My name is Arch Grieve and I’m your host, and there’s a lot that happened last week in Dayton and much going on this weekend and beyond. It was a very tough week in terms of lo...

08/22/2022

Today I’m excited to get to talk to someone I consider a personal mentor in my own life who is now a teacher in Yellow Springs and the Chair of the Dayton Sister City Committee. We used to work together at the Dayton Regional STEM School, however, and we still hang out and brew beer together quite...

08/12/2022

It’s August 12, 2022, which means it’s time for your news roundup episode where I read the news so you don’t have to. Be sure to listen to find out what happened last week in Dayton, as well as learn about what’s going on this weekend and beyond. Also, as I mention in the episode I’ll be t...

08/08/2022

Today's episode is a history-themed one, and just as a fair warning we will be talking about N**i POWs who were held at Wright-Patterson AFB. The story is a fascinating one though and my guest, Kathleen Caffrey, does a great job of discussing the nuances of it. It's a story though that I hadn't hear...

08/05/2022

Well today is Friday, August 5th, so that means it’s time for your weekly news roundup, where I read the news so you don’t have to! It was kind of a slow news week last week, but today we’ll look at payments Montgomery County will receive as part of an opiod settlement, and I’ll tell you an ...

08/03/2022

On the show today is a special episode where I get to interview multiple vendors from the Oak and Ivy Family Market, which is located at Oak and Ivy Park in the Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood in Dayton. My first interview is with Aimee Plesa, the market manager for the market who is also a vendor at 2nd...

08/01/2022

Today I’m excited to get to talk with Samantha Maang of Dayton’s Front Street Studios, an artists’ colony in the heart of downtown Dayton that is located inside a repurposed factory setting. We’ll talk about everything from what the buildings used to be to which artists you can find there to...