What’s Ahead for Local Programs in 2026?
Our local-programming is in full swing here at CET and ThinkTV, bringing you award-winning content from and for your community. Get your solutions-journalism coverage from Brick by Brick, delicious recipes and cooking tips from Stephanie’s Recipe Journal and arts and cultural programming from SHOWCASE with Barbara Kellar, The Art Show and Rodney Veal’s Inspired By. Catch up on your local shows and get ready for what’s to come in 2026 in our blog below:
Brick by Brick: Solutions for a Thriving Community
Season 2 of our award-winning and Emmy-nominated podcast and television show, Brick by Brick, kicked off in September and has released six new broadcast episodes since, all available for streaming on the PBS App. In the new season, our team of journalists have explored solutions to food insecurity, residential energy costs and other issues that are common in communities right here in Southwest Ohio.
We’re excited to continue producing Season 2 in 2026, with two broadcast episodes premiering each month from January through March. The next episode premieres Thursday, January 8, at 9pm on CET. As a multi-platform series, our Brick by Brick journalists Ann Thompson, Hernz Laguerre Jr. and Emiko Moore, also release articles and podcast episodes. Learn more on our website: https://www.cetconnect.org/brick-by-brick/.
Stream episodes of Brick by Brick now on the PBS App: https://watch.cetconnect.org/show/brick-by-brick/.
The Art Show
Our region is home to strong, vibrant, and thriving arts and cultural communities. The Art Show profiles local artists, organizations and exhibits. In Season 15, we’ve spotlighted creators and creations in Southwest Ohio and beyond, including the Wright Company Factory murals in Dayton, the Rhinestones synchronized swim team in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and Ohio Heritage Fellow Susan Abramovitz of Rock Riffle Run Pottery in Athens, Ohio.
More features are coming your way in the new year, with the next new episode premiering Saturday, January 17, at 6pm on CET. The Art Show producers also create Insider Segments, blogs and more. Learn more on our website: https://www.cetconnect.org/theartshow/.
Stream episodes of The Art Show now on the PBS App: https://watch.cetconnect.org/show/art-show/.
Stephanie’s Recipe Journal
Our local cooking show, Stephanie’s Recipe Journal, kicked off in September and has been bringing us delightful dishes ever since. So far, Stephanie has guided us through her recipes for challah bread, checkerboard cake, pumpkin-shaped cinnamon rolls and holiday appetizers, sharing her stories, baking tips and recipe cards along the way.
As the season continues, we have future episodes planned that feature recipes for soups, appetizers and other delights. The next episode premieres in February, and will feature Stephanie’s wild rice soup. Stephanie’s Recipe Journal takes inspiration from our long-running YouTube series, The Baking Journal. Learn more on our website: https://www.cetconnect.org/stephanies-recipe-journal/.
Stream episodes of Stephanie’s Recipe Journal now on the PBS App: https://watch.cetconnect.org/show/stephanies-recipe-journal/.
SHOWCASE with Barbara Kellar
Now in its 17th season, SHOWCASE with Barbara Kellar continues to shine a light on luminaries of our local community, from arts and cultural leaders to philanthropists. This season has brought us exclusive conversations with Robert McGrath, President and CEO of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Elizabeth Pierce, CEO of the Cincinnati Museum Center; and Jackie Congedo, CEO of the Holocaust and Humanity Center, among others.
In October, we introduced “Showcase Encore Presentations,” a collection of past episodes that still feel just as meaningful now as when they first aired. This series has given us a chance to revisit interviews with Cincinnati figures like restaurateur Jeff Ruby and wildlife artist John Ruthven. New and encore episodes air Saturdays, at 6:30pm on CET and Sundays at 8:30pm on CET Arts. Learn more about SHOWCASE with Barbara Kellar on our website: https://www.cetconnect.org/showcase/.
Stream episodes now on the PBS App: https://watch.cetconnect.org/show/showcase-with-barbara-kellar/.
Rodney Veal’s Inspired By
We are officially in Season 4 of our arts podcast, Rodney Veal’s Inspired By, which features interviews with local artists about their work and what inspires them. Each episode is a down-to-earth honest conversation with a real life working art maker, risk taker, and world shaper.
So far this season, our host Rodney has sat down with artistic siblings Bruce and Kathy Wade, flamenco dancer and choreographer Irene Rodtriguez, as well as Heather Jones, director of programs and engagement at The Contemporary in Dayton, and her husband Jeffrey Cortland Jones. The next episode drops on Thursday, January 1. Learn more on our website: https://www.cetconnect.org/theartshow/rodney-veals-inspired-by/.
Listen to episodes of Rodney Veal’s Inspired By on our website or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.cetconnect.org/theartshow/rodney-veals-inspired-by/archives/.
Explore all of our locally-produced series, documentaries and more on the website: https://www.cetconnect.org/local-programs/.
