OKI Wanna Know
Perhaps the most hyper-local and Cincinnati-specific of NPR radio station WVXU’s original podcasts, OKI Wanna Know is a write-in show which directly engages with its listeners, answering their nagging questions about stubbornly unexplained things in the Greater Cincinnati area. No other NPR podcasts can tell you as much about your backyard in Ohio, in Indiana or in Northern Kentucky!
Bill Rinehart, local host of WVXU’s broadcast of All Things Considered, dives deep into researching the backstory of each crowdsourced mystery and reports back with his findings.
-
Ohio's legislature first authorized the creation of night schools in the 19th century, and it was Ohio lawmakers who would take them away, too. -
Historians say pinpointing the first escape is really hard to nail down, and a lot of stories from enslaved people aren't written. -
A listener wants to know why several places in Hamilton County are named for Scottish places and people. -
A listener asks about Cincinnati's musical history. -
We answer more questions about area highways from listeners. -
Listeners have a great deal of curiosity about a large number of topics. We tackle a few questions in this one entry of OKI Wanna Know. -
Gilbert and Elsinore is where the Cincinnati Natural History Museum used to be. There was a planetarium, four giant sculptures of mammoths out front, and in the basement, a replica of a cave system. -
A Northern Kentucky listener wants to know why you have to swear not to duel when taking an office. -
OKI Wanna Know looks at the religious history of a Cincinnati neighborhood. -
OKI Wanna Know tackles another question from a listener about a historic Cincinnati school.
Bill has been with WVXU since 2014. He started his radio career as a disc jockey in 1990. In 1994, he made the jump into journalism and has been reporting and delivering news on the radio ever since.