Episode 28: Live From Cleveland with Two Dollar Radio
On September 12, 2025 we sat down with Eric Obenauf, founder and Editorial Director of Columbus-based indie press (and bookstore and vegan café and bar) Two Dollar Radio to talk about publishing. Recorded live at the Cleveland Public Library during Literary Cleveland’s Inkubator Conference, our conversation spanned the history and guiding spirit of the beloved Ohio imprint, their steadfast commitment to Midwesternness, their new relationship with Seven Stories, and how they keep surviving. We talked acquisitions, distro deals, and the longstanding relationship between literary production and foodservice, with all our usual curiosity about the time, space, money, and energy involved in sustainably publishing books and also running a business with your closest friends and family for twenty years.
Then we lost the recording. Or thought we did. Until a couple of weeks ago when we found the file just sitting in a weird part of our shared drive. Obviously we are professionals and know what we are doing. So here it is. Cellar-aged. Our first and only live episode. Thanks to Danny Caine for setting up this conversation.