Launching LIVE Thursday,
September 10, 2026 6PM EST
The Brew Is Back LIVE from Toledo is a weekly culture-forward podcast hosted by Erickka Jones, recorded live in downtown Toledo at 50 Way Studios.
Through honest conversations, The Brew Is Back documents the people, ideas, and movements shaping Toledo now — and carries those stories beyond the city. The show shines a light on the talent, leadership, innovation, culture, and momentum already happening here while creating space for the conversations that help define what’s next.
Watch every Thursday at 6 PM Live on Facebook and The Brew Is Back YouTube channel.
What Inspired The Brew Is Back Live in Toledo Podcast?
Erickka Jones and Carmaletha Griswold (Poet/Chef/Mom)
Erickka recorded her first live episode of The Brew Is Back podcast at 50 Ways Studios in Toledo. Episode 7, featuring her longtime friend Carmaletha Griswold talking about surviving a suicide attempt, received 28 times more engagement than the average Facebook Live without any promotion.n.
This inspired The Brew Is Back LIVE in Toledo, centered on the people, stories, and voices of Toledo. For Erickka, launching this next chapter in the city where her creative journey began feels both full-circle and deeply meaningful.
Erickka Jones, Craig Thompson (Owner of 50 Way Studios) & Carmaletha Griswold (Poet/Chef/Mom )
Watch the First 10 Episodes of THE BREW IS BACK Podcast
Erickka Jones interviews legendary model Tomiko-Fraser Hines in episode 10 of The Brew Is Back
The Brew Is Back podcast, takes its name from the Bitches Brew relationship column that Erickka wrote for Trace Magazine while modeling in New York in the ’90s. With the same bold, honest voice that shaped her writing, Erickka brings real conversations, fresh perspectives, and meaningful topics to a video podcast format designed to move the culture forward. Watch on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast