The Forest and the Trees
We tell important stories that embrace nuance and complexity while emphasizing clarity, insight and fun. You’ll be challenged and entertained—and come out a little smarter on the other side.
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CCNS Originals
Have you ever taken a second look at something so normal and ingrained that you barely notice it—only to discover that it makes no sense? That’s the subject of our new podcast.
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Journalism
A 20-year track record of long-form journalism that includes award-winning reporting on diverse topics including gun violence, tech startups and the inner workings of city government.
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Content Marketing
We help brands refine their message and connect with key audiences. Services include brand and content strategy, copywriting, and podcast and video production.
Learn something new—and have a blast along the way
About Cedar Cathedral Narrative Studio
Cedar Cathedral founder Steve Hendershot is an investigative journalist, bestselling author and award-winning podcast host from Chicago.
A few favorite projects:
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Undisputed Street Fighter (Dynamite)
Steve’s rollicking, globe-trotting book about the breakthrough video game series Street Fighter, told through the eyes of the game’s creators, star players and biggest fans. Undisputed Street Fighter was a bestseller and named one of the best video game books of all time by Nintendo Life magazine.
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Projectified (Project Management Institute)
Steve is the longtime host of this Mx Group-produced podcast. With more than 2.3 million downloads, this award-winning, interview-based show ranks among the most popular podcasts in its category in the United States as well as Great Britain, Canada and Australia.
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One City, 50 Wards (Crain’s Chicago Business)
Steve’s series, sponsored by the University of Chicago’s Center for Effective Government, showcased the structural quirkiness and historic dysfunction of the Chicago City Council. Winner of Chicago (Society of Professional Journalists) and national (Alliance of Area Business Publishers) journalism awards.
Our next big thing
Cedar Cathedral’s Next Big Project is a narrative podcast that calls out aspects of our society that are as strange as they are ingrained—and then asks whether those quirky practices and institutions are worth revisiting.
The first season looks at girls’ and women’s baseball, and asks why the national pastime remains mostly guys-only, even in era in which women’s sports are celebrated. Co-hosted by Steve Hendershot and Rachel Gansner, this season of Worth Another Look traces the overlapping stories of baseball and fastpitch softball, including interviews with hall-of-famers and pioneers.