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Backed Up
Backed Up
Cincinnati Public Radio / 91.7 WVXU

There's something wrong with the plumbing in Cincinnati. Sewage is bubbling up in our basements and pouring into our waterways. Climate change... more

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Episodes

Episode 6: The Price of Progress

MSD serves most of Greater Cincinnati with sewer service, but separate entities are responsible for drinking water and storm water... more

10 Jul 2024 · 41 minutes
Episode 5: Dollars Down the Drain

One of the biggest barriers to progress is, of course, money. The only source of funding for fixing these problems... more

03 Jul 2024 · 36 minutes
Episode 4: Go With The Flow

So if MSD isn't responsible for stormwater...who is? Backed Up looks into "green infrastructure" in Cincinnati, like the Lick Run... more

26 Jun 2024 · 33 minutes
Episode 3: Sh*t Flows Downhill

Next on the suspect lineup: the rain. Storm clouds are an ill omen for a city with a combined sewer... more

19 Jun 2024 · 29 minutes
Episode 2: "I Now Pronounce You MSD"

Now that we know why raw sewage sometimes backs up into basements and overflows in public waterways, why hasn’t it... more

12 Jun 2024 · 29 minutes
Episode 1: Sewers Gonna Sue

There’s something wrong with the plumbing in Cincinnati. You might not know about it, even if you’ve lived here all... more

04 Jun 2024 · 29 minutes
Trailer

Introducing: Backed Up, a podcast that demystifies one of the most complex systems of public infrastructure — our sewers —... more

21 May 2024 · 1 minute
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