{"podcast":{"title":"Citizen Watchdog with Todd Zinser","slug":"citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser-7203605","podcast_index_feed_id":7203605,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6513336/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser--6513336","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b23eab1684282a8f6d192b2b4757abb7.jpg","author":"Joe Strecker Productions","episode_count":54,"summary":"The city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are run by the same party. There is no overight or dissenting voice....this is where Todd Zinser comes in. Todd bio is below https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP19/20150225/102984/HHRG-114-AP19-Bio-ZinserT-20150225.pdf He will keep an eye out on all the shenanigans in Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati. Nothing gets by Todd Zinser...the Citizen Watchdog","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T16:21:00.006426+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser-7203605"},"episode":{"title":"Ongoing challenges facing the Cincinnati retirement system","slug":"ongoing-challenges-facing-the-cincinnati-retirement-system","published_at":"2026-02-23T10:36:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser-7203605/ongoing-challenges-facing-the-cincinnati-retirement-system","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser-7203605","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ongoing-challenges-facing-the-cincinnati-retirement-system--70224078","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70224078/audio_video_project_1.mp3","summary":"Todd Zinser discusses the ongoing challenges facing the Cincinnati retirement system, particularly in light of a recent mediation regarding a class action lawsuit. The conversation delves into the funding status of the pension system, the implications of the Cincinnati Futures Commission's recommendations, and the potential regionalization of the city's waterworks as a means to address the pension deficit. The episode highlights the city's moral obligations to its retirees and the need for strategic financial planning to ensure the sustainability of the pension system.","meta_description":"Todd Zinser discusses the ongoing challenges facing the Cincinnati retirement system, particularly in light of a recent mediation regarding a class action…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1301,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser-7203605/episodes/ongoing-challenges-facing-the-cincinnati-retirement-system/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-watchdog-with-todd-zinser-7203605/ongoing-challenges-facing-the-cincinnati-retirement-system.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}