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.
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A listener asks if a former cemetery might still hold some bodies. -
A listener asks about a building on the southeast corner of the historic span. -
The man some consider the "father of American music" lived and composed in Cincinnati in the mid-19th century. -
This week, OKI Wanna know tackles a question about a cemetery in Walnut Hills. -
Many people know who and where Remus killed, but don't know where he lived. -
Where you look for the full text depends on where you live. -
Plus, getting to know the neighborhood of Gano. -
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.
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.